Great ramen, wine list is an afterthought
Downtown · Ann Arbor · Asian noodle bar featuring Korean, Japanese, and other East Asian dishes · Visit Website ↗
Reviewed by the RagingWine Tasting Desk · July 4, 2026
RagingWine reviewed Tomukun Noodle Bar’s wine list and gave it The Lazy List — RagingWine’s Vibe-Check rating. How RagingWine reviews wine lists →
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The wine list at Tomukun Noodle Bar is exactly five bottles long — which is either admirably honest or quietly embarrassing, depending on your mood. This is a ramen and bibimbap spot at heart, and the wine program makes absolutely no effort to pretend otherwise. If you came here for the tonkotsu, you're in the right place; if you came for the wine list, you took a wrong turn somewhere around Detroit.
Five wines, five by-the-glass options — the entire list is poured by the glass, which means there's no bottle program to speak of. You've got a French Cab, an Oregon Pinot Noir, an Italian Pinot Grigio, a California Sauvignon Blanc, and a plum wine. That's it. No depth, no surprises, no regional coherence beyond 'wines that exist.' The Takara Plum Wine is the only nod to the restaurant's East Asian identity, and it's the most interesting thing here by default.
Every wine on the list is a by-the-glass option, priced between $12 and $13 — which is at least consistent. There's no rotation, no seasonal picks, and no sense that anyone is tending to this program between menu cycles. It's a static list doing the bare minimum.
Oregon Trails Pinot Noir — $12
At $12 a glass, Oregon Pinot is usually a tough sell without knowing the producer's retail price — but it's the most food-friendly option on the list and the most logical call alongside something rich and savory.
Takara Plum Wine
Most people skip plum wine because they think it's sweet and forgettable — and sometimes it is. But with kimchi fries or a spicy broth, the fruit-forward sweetness actually earns its keep. It's the one wine here that makes sense in context.
Comtesse Marion Cabernet
A French Cab at a Korean-Japanese noodle bar is a strange pairing at the best of times, and nothing about a $12 mystery Cabernet is going to change that. It has no natural home on this menu.
Fruili Venezia Pinot Grigio + Tonkotsu Ramen
A crisp, light-bodied Pinot Grigio cuts through the richness of a pork-bone broth without competing with the dish. It's not a profound pairing, but it's the most sensible one on the menu.
The Bottom Line
Come to Tomukun for the ramen — come for the bibimbap — just don't come for the wine list. Order a beer, or lean into the plum wine and have some fun with it.
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