LAMI.

LANZHOU NOODLES · PRAGUE

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Hand-pulled Lanzhou noodles in the heart of Old Town, Prague.

BRAND STORY

Noodles that walked a long road

Two thousand years ago, a city stood on the banks of the Yellow River: Jincheng, the Golden City. Caravans crossed the river here heading west, carrying silk to Rome; pepper, cassia and tsaoko came back along the same road and fell into Jincheng's soup pots.

Two hundred years ago, that soup was given a standard: one clear, two white, three red, four green, five yellow. A bowl of noodles gained its name — Lanzhou lamian.

A hundred years ago, lamian travelled east. In Japan it came to be called ramen — the very sound of "la mian". Abroad, it grew into another shape.

Today in Prague, in a shop that once served Japanese ramen, we set the pot back on the fire. We are not changing the bowl — we are letting ramen return to lamian, letting the noodles come home. Lami — the name of the noodles, and the name of the road.

From ramen back to lamian. A bowl, two thousand years in the making.
An open kitchen, right inside the door.
An open kitchen, right inside the door.

FOUR SHEETS

One line, four sheets

JIN CHENG · THE GOLDEN CITY · 121 BCE金城the line leaves the Yellow River crossingGOLDEN CITY兰州的第一个名字 · 汉设金城县,丝路黄河渡口Zlaté město — první jméno Lanzhou, brod přes Žlutou řeku金城
The Golden City — Lanzhou's first name, the Yellow River crossing of the Silk Road
THE SILK ROAD · SPICES IN THE BROTH香料pepper, cassia, tsaoko fall into the brothSPICE ROAD花椒 · 草果 · 桂皮 — 一碗清汤,半部丝路香料史Stezka koření — sečuánský pepř, cao-kuo a skořice v jednom vývaru金城
The Spice Road — Sichuan pepper, tsaoko and cassia in one bowl of broth
LA MIAN → RAMEN · 1910东渡the word ramen is simply how lā miàn sounds拉麺 → ラーメンCROSSING EAST面东渡成 ラーメン — 这家店曾是它在布拉格的分身Cesta na východ — slovo „ramen“ je jen výslovnost „la-mien“金城
Crossing East — the word "ramen" is simply how "la mian" sounds
PRAHA · LAMI · 2026归the line comes to rest in a bowl, PragueHOMECOMING从 ramen 回到 lā miàn — 面回到它出发的路上Návrat — z ramenu zpět k la-mien, nudle se vrací domů金城
Homecoming — from ramen back to la mian, the noodles come home

A single ink line runs through all four sheets at the same height — the story of the noodles from the Golden City to Prague.

The standard of a bowl — set a century ago in the Golden City

Lanzhou noodles are not a dish — they are a set of rules. How long the broth simmers, how many widths the dough is pulled into, how hot the oil poured over the chilli. The rules have a rhyme Lanzhou has recited for a hundred years:

一清 · 二白 · 三红 · 四绿 · 五黄
THE FIVE VIRTUES OF ONE BOWL
一清
CLEAR BROTH

A beef broth so clear you can see the bottom of the bowl. Beef bones and chicken simmer all night; the froth is skimmed until only purity remains.

二白
WHITE RADISH

Thin slices of white radish in the soup — sweet, clean, the only "side" in this bowl.

三红
RED CHILLI OIL

Chilli oil red but not harsh — aroma before heat. Hot oil is poured over the chilli in stages, taking only its fragrance.

四绿
GREEN HERBS

Garlic sprouts and coriander are scattered just before serving; green floats on red — only then is the bowl complete.

五黄
GOLDEN NOODLES

Golden noodles — their spring comes from penghui plant-ash water. Pulled by hand before your eyes.

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Veleslavínova 59/3, Staré Město, 110 01 Praha 1

Two minutes from the Vltava, a short walk from Charles Bridge.

Phone:+420 777 981 178

Opening hours:Mon–Sat 11:00–22:00 · Sun closed

Email:lami@basu.cz

This is where you'll find us.
This is where you'll find us.

Veleslavínova 59/3, Staré Město, 110 01 Praha 1

Two minutes from the Vltava, a short walk from Charles Bridge.

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