Big in Japan was one of the first Japanese restaurants I tried when I first came to Montreal, and remains one of my favourite ramen joints until today. Their signature eggplant-minced pork ramen is the bomb and is always my top choice every time I come here. The portions are big and very flavourful, not like the average miso broth in mediocre ramen bars. The dessert and creative dinner options are always fun to try out and I always recommend this place to friends from out of town. A bonus on the side is its convenient location on St.Laurent -- within walking distance to many great speakeasies, jazz bars and clubs. Definitely recommend the Big in Japan bar down the street. There's no sign though, so you will have to look very carefully for the hidden door!