The only instant ramen bar in the Bay Area is inside Quickly Benicia
Self-serve. Every Buldak flavor on the shelf. Free toppings, hot add-ons, and a heated bowl that keeps every bite hot. Bowls from $4.95.
822 Southampton Road, Benicia CA · Mon–Fri 11am–7pm · Sat–Sun 9am–7pm
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Quick Facts
Location
822 Southampton Road, Benicia, CA 94510
Inside Quickly Benicia
Hours
Weekdays 11am–7pm
Weekends 9am–7pm · Open 7 days
Pricing
$4.95 base bowl
Premium toppings $3.95 · Free toppings included
Model
100% Self-Serve
No server, no wait, no ticket
Flavors
Full Buldak Lineup
Original, Carbonara, Cheese, Curry, Jjajang + rotating limited flavors
Heat
Induction Bowl
Keeps your ramen hot from first bite to last
From shelf to bowl in minutes
The whole process takes about the same time as brewing a coffee, and you control every part of it. No server, no ticket, no wait.
Pick Your Flavor
Scan the open shelf of every Buldak flavor — Original Hot Chicken, Carbonara, Cheese, Curry, Jjajang, and rotating limited editions. Grab the pack that fits your mood.
Drop & Cook
Place the noodles into the heat induction bowl at the station, add water, and start the timer. It cooks the same time it takes to brew a cup of coffee.
Load Free Toppings
While the noodles cook, pile on free toppings — furikake, house sauces, spice blends, garlic, and crushed hot Cheetos. Mix and match until the spice level is exactly right.
Add Hot Toppings & Eat
Order hot made-to-order toppings — a fried egg, popcorn chicken, spam fries, or popcorn tofu. Stack two or three and your quick snack becomes a full, satisfying meal.
The result tastes closer to a bowl from a noodle shop than anything you would make at home in five minutes — and it still only takes about five minutes.
Every Buldak flavor on the shelf
Buldak built a cult following online for a reason. Quickly Benicia keeps the full lineup in stock — Original Hot Chicken, Carbonara, Cheese, Curry, Jjajang, and rotating limited flavors all on the same shelf.
Original Hot Chicken
The classic spicy kick
2x Spicy
Double the fire, double the reward
Carbonara
Creamy, cheesy, spicy
Cheese
Mild, cheesy, crowd-pleasing
Quattro Cheese
Four cheeses, pure indulgence
Rosé
Creamy tomato with a kick
Cream Carbonara
Ultra creamy and mild
Habanero Lime
Spicy citrus heat
Yakisoba
Stir-fried noodle style
Taco
Korean-Mexican fusion
Swicy
Sweet meets spicy
Rotating limited-edition flavors arrive seasonally — check in-store for what's on the shelf today.
Free toppings and sauces let you build the bowl your way
A base bowl is good on its own. A loaded bowl is better. Quickly Benicia stocks a rotating lineup of complimentary toppings so every customer can adjust spice, texture, and flavor without paying extra.
Free Toppings
None of this costs anything on top of your bowl. Grab as much or as little as you want.
Furikake
Savory Japanese seasoning blend for texture and aroma
House Sauces
Rotating spice blends to push heat up or down
Extra Garlic
Intensifies the base broth flavor
Crushed Hot Cheetos
Extra spice and satisfying crunch on top
Included with every bowl
Premium Freeze-Dried
The kind of add-ons you would expect at a proper ramen shop. They rehydrate right in the hot broth for deeper, more layered flavor.
Freeze-Dried Vegetables
Restaurant-style add-ons that rehydrate in hot broth
Specialty Proteins
Dried protein pieces that deepen the bowl
Specialty Seasonings
Layered flavors you would find at a proper ramen shop
$3.95 each · add one or stack a few
Hot Toppings
Made to order. Stack two or three and your quick snack becomes a genuinely hearty meal.
Fried Egg
Cooked to order and dropped right on top — the move regulars keep coming back for
Popcorn Chicken
Crispy and hot off the fryer, makes any bowl a full meal
Spam Fries
Salty and crunchy against the soft noodles
Popcorn Tofu
A vegetarian-friendly hot option with the same satisfying crunch
Ordered at the counter while noodles cook
The Regulars' Move
A loaded bowl with Original Hot Chicken Buldak, a fried egg, and popcorn chicken on top is what regulars keep coming back for. Stack two or three hot toppings and you have a genuinely hearty meal — not a snack.
A heat induction bowl keeps every bite hot until the end
The station uses a heat induction bowl — the detail that makes this setup work as a real self-serve ramen bar and not just a hot water dispenser. The bowl keeps your noodles and broth at temperature while you customize toppings, so the last bite is as hot as the first. No microwave, no lukewarm broth by the time you sit down.
Stays hot
Induction keeps the broth at temperature throughout your meal
Fast cook
Same time as brewing a coffee — about 5 minutes end-to-end
Solves instant ramen at home
No more microwave bowls gone cold ten minutes in
A ramen bar that photographs as well as it tastes
Everything about the setup is built for you to move at your own pace and walk out with a bowl worth photographing. Between the flavor wall, the topping bar, and the finished bowl — there's more than one shot worth taking.
The dedicated ramen station — every Buldak flavor on the shelf, ready to grab.
Grab a brown-sugar boba on the way in and a bowl on the way out.
No server, no rush — style your bowl, eat with friends.
Easy to find on Southampton Road — look for the orange Quickly sign.
Stop by 822 Southampton Road, Benicia CA and taste it for yourself.
Real recipes. Real creators.
Pick a Buldak flavor off the wall, load up at the topping bar, and recreate one of these viral recipes from @buldak_global.
Follow @buldak_global on InstagramAll content belongs to @buldak_global. Pick a Buldak flavor off the wall and try one at Quickly Benicia.
Pricing stays simple and low
A loaded bowl with a couple of hot toppings still lands well under what a sit-down ramen restaurant charges for a single bowl — and you get to build it exactly how you like it.
Base Ramen Bowl
Most popularAny Buldak flavor from the shelf — Original, Carbonara, Cheese, Curry, Jjajang, and limited editions.
Premium Freeze-Dried Toppings
Per toppingRestaurant-style dried vegetables, proteins, and seasonings that rehydrate right in the hot broth.
Free Toppings & Sauces
IncludedFurikake, house sauces, garlic, spice blends, and crushed hot Cheetos — included with every bowl, no upcharge.
Hot Toppings
Made to orderFried egg, popcorn chicken, spam fries, and popcorn tofu — ordered at the counter to build a full meal.
It's hard to find a faster or cheaper way to eat well in Benicia. At $4.95 a bowl, this is the best value in the Bay Area.
Get DirectionsAn easy stop any day of the week
That weekend start time means it works for a late breakfast bowl, not just lunch and dinner. Whether you are stopping in before errands or grabbing dinner on the way home, the hours fit most schedules.
- Monday11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- TuesdayToday11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Wednesday11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Thursday11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Friday11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Saturday9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
- Sunday9:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Location
Inside Quickly Benicia822 Southampton Road
Benicia, CA 94510
- No reservation required
- No separate parking lot — same stop, same lot
- Fuel up and grab lunch in the same visit
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know about the instant ramen bar at Quickly Benicia.
Buldak is a Korean instant noodle brand known for its Hot Chicken flavor and a wide range of spin-off flavors like Carbonara, Cheese, and Curry. Quickly Benicia stocks the full lineup so customers can try flavors they may only know from social media.
A base bowl of ramen is $4.95. Premium freeze-dried toppings are $3.95 each, free toppings and sauces are included at no charge, and hot toppings like fried egg or popcorn chicken can be added for a heartier bowl.
The ramen bar is open 11am to 7pm on weekdays and 9am to 7pm on weekends, seven days a week.
Yes. The entire station is self-served, so you choose the Buldak flavor, add free toppings and sauces, and order hot toppings like popcorn chicken, spam fries, popcorn tofu, or a fried egg to build your own bowl.
It is inside Quickly Benicia at 822 Southampton Road, Benicia, CA 94510, making it the only self-serve instant ramen bar in the Bay Area right now.
Yes. Because every bowl is built individually at the self-serve station, each person in a group can pick a different Buldak flavor and different toppings without holding up an order or waiting on a kitchen.
No. Walk in, pick a flavor off the shelf, and build your bowl at the station. Hot toppings like popcorn chicken or a fried egg are ordered at the counter while your noodles cook, so the whole visit stays quick.
This is a self-serve instant noodle station built for speed and customization. There is no kitchen line, no server, no wait. You control every part of the process from flavor selection to toppings, and the heat induction bowl keeps everything hot until the last bite.