Soba / Udon Spots in Japan

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Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Soba / Udon

Soba / Udon

Tsukumo

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Oumeshi Shinmachi 5-45-2

A soba noodle restaurant standing along Prefectural Route 181 in 5-chome, Shin-machi, Ome City. In addition to chewy pure white nihachi soba noodles made with flour ground from the heart of the buckwheat seed, the restaurant also serves udon noodles. Other items on the restaurant’s full menu include rice bowls, oju multi-tier bento boxes, and the Tokyo X Nanban and Tokyo X Curry Nanban, made with Tokyo X brand pork.
Shuri Soba

4.0

286 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Naha-shi Shuriakatacho 1-7 Gallery Shiro Ma

Very friendly staff, my Japanese is very poor and they did their best to explain. A group of local students around my age asked me to sit with them, immediately welcoming me to the Naha community. I...
Ouchi-Juku Misawaya

4.0

139 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukushima Pref. Minamiaidugunshimogoumachi Ouchi Yamamoto 26-1

Misawaya, where visitors can eat handmade takato soba (leek soba), is famous as the place where their grated daikon radish soba is eaten using leeks instead of chopsticks. Since Masayuki Hoshina (Matsudaira) became lord of Aizu Domain in 1643, grated daikon radish soba has been called takato soba. As well as takato soba, visitors can also have kozuyu (a local soup) and tempura manju, traditional dishes usually served on auspicious occasions and ceremonial gatherings in Aizu.

I went here during winter and being able to eat good food while sitting under a warm kotatsu was wonderful. The environment is very cozy and the architecture is fascinating with many pieces of...
Kojimaya Souhonten

4.0

63 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nigata Pref. Tokamachishi Nakayashiki 758-1

Kojimaya Souhonten, said to be the birthplace of local specialty Hegisoba, located in Nakayashiki, Tokamachi City, Niigata Prefecture. Hegisoba is a type of soba that is served in a wooden dish called a hegi. Funori seaweed is added to the homemade buckwheat flour ground on a millstone to make this popular Niigata specialty. The restaurant serves a variety of dishes from bowls of noodles to more formal dishes, priding itself on always sticking to the three principles of freshly ground, freshly kneaded, and freshly boiled. A popular dish on the menu is their seasonal Tenbara-zen served with a large portion of kakiage (mixed vegetable and seafood tempura). There is also an area in the restaurant which introduces the history of the biggest water mills in the prefecture and the story behind hegisoba.

魚沼地方発祥のへきそばを食べに、十日町市にある有名店「小嶋屋総本店」に行きました。田園風景の中、大きな水車が目立ちます。建物も立派で入口にはへきそばの歴史が展示されています。カウンター席に座り、目的のへきそばを注文。待つ事数分でへきそばの登場。きめ細かいツヤのあるお蕎麦で、盛り付けも美しいです。辛子をお蕎麦に付けて食べることをオススメしていただき、早速試してみました。さっぱり...
Handmade Suisha Ki-soba

4.0

160 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamagata Pref. Tendoushi Kamatahonchou 1-3-26

This restaurant continues to offer the same Kanchu Hikinuki Soba, made from buckwheat flour ground in the coldest winter, as was offered to the Shogunate at the close of the Edo period. The soba from Yamagata and Hokkaido is ground in the water-wheel mill and used fresh in handmade noodles on site. Their ramen Tori Chuka, made with Japanese broth and chicken, was once a staff dish that was only available to a few, but now is a hugely popular dish on regular offer.

Here is famous for tori soba. If you visit yamagata prefecture must enjoy local noodles. Although here is always long queue. You should visit between lunch time and dinner time.
Kenjo Soba Haneya Main Shop

4.5

216 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Shimane Pref. Izumoshi Imaichichou 549

A long-standing Izumo soba restaurant founded at the end of the Edo period. This famous restaurant has served several emperors starting with Emperor Taisho. The restaurant’s legendary soba, flavorful and superb in texture, is made with local ingredients, and the buckwheat is ground with the husk using a stone mortar. The restaurant hand makes its soba noodles twice a day, ensuring diners can enjoy fresh made, fresh cooked soba whenever they visit. One of the most popular items on the menu is the warigo soba, soba noodles served with a three tier wooden warigo lunch box, a style characteristic of Izumo soba. The restaurant’s set meal options and the soba course, only offered here at the honten flagship location, are also well reviewed. The nearest station is Izumoshi Station.

When in Izumo, you must try soba. I did just that, I came here later in the evening and there was a waiting list, which can be a good thing, the wait wasnt long. My wife and I both ordered the cold...
Shigenoya

4.0

19 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Tougemachi 2

"This tea house is in Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. They are famous for producing ""Ganso Chikaramochi"" rice cakes in a range of flavors like walnut, anko bean jam, and grated radish soy sauce. They also serve buckwheat soba noodles and sweets. Kumanokoutai-jinja Shrine is nearby, and lots of worshipers stop by while visiting."

昨年10月に行きました。ここは群馬県との境でしたが、長野に行ったので信州そばの昼食を食べました。眺めも良くトイレもおもしろかったです。
SantateSoba NAGAHATAAN

4.5

34 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tochigi Pref. Nikkoushi Nagahata 635-1

This soba restaurant is located in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture. It offers soba noodles that are freshly ground, freshly made, and freshly cooked. The restaurant, which has a nostalgic atmosphere, offers table and tatami seating. Due to its popularity, lines sometime form before it even opens. It is visited by locals as well as people who come from great distances away.

三たてそば...
Men Notakumi Izumo-An

4.0

29 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyougo Pref. Awajishi Shiduki 3522-1

This veteran udon noodle shop is about ten minutes by car from Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway's Tsuna Ichinomiya Interchange. Founded 100 years ago, their excellent Awaji Island Udon combines the firmness of Sanuki udon with the chewiness of Osaka udon. They've maintained the same flavor since the beginning, taking pride in their healthful broth. Their freshly made kama-age udon noodles are only available at lunch. The most popular item on the menu is their Blooming Onion Tsukemen with fine, wavy house noodles and an entire onion blossom soaking in their naturally flavorful dipping broth.

淡路まるごとタマネギつけ麺が美味しいです。美味しいと有名な淡路島のタマネギをまるごと使ったつけ麺は、タマネギの甘さが絡まって美味しいです。
Shibadaimon, Sarashina Nunoya

4.0

46 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Minato-ku Shibadaimon 1-15-8

Sarashina Nunoya is a true Edo soba noodle restaurant in Shibadaimon that was established in 1791 where guests can try traditional cooking techniques that have been refined for over 220-years. The soba noodle taste and color are prominent due to the hand-crafted stone grounded flour used to make them. The soup stock uses only four ingredients giving it a deep, rich, sweet flavor. Their seasonal soba are also incredibly popular.

We enjoyed lunch here. The tempura was a highlight. The service is friendly and helpful. Well worth a visit if you are in the area.
Chikusei Main Store

4.5

169 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kagawa Pref. Takamatsushi Kameokachou 2-23

This is a famous self-service udon noodle restaurant that has branches in Osaka, Tokyo and the Chugoku region, located in Kameoka Town, Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture. The store is always bustling with locals and tourists, as well as famous people in show business who come to Takamatsu City for live shows and photo shoots. In addition to freshly boiled udon noodles, piping hot deep-fried tempura made after receiving an order is also popular. Many enthusiasts of the store visit the restaurant for fried “soft boiled egg tempura” and crispy “Chikuwa tube-shaped fish paste cake tempura.”

While traveling takamatsu I discovered this lovely restaurant, it had an English explanation for everything making it extremely easy to order. Great tampura egg. Great udon Noodles. If you are in...
Fujiya Honten

Gourmet / Alcohol

Gunma Pref. Kiryushi Honchou 1-6-35

The Fujiya Honten is a long established store operating for over 120 years. It is famous for hand-made noodles called “Himokawa” which are made using the water of the Kiryu River and matured over a lengthy period of time. The menu includes dishes of noodles such as kake (noodles in soup), tsuke (with dipping sauce) and seiro (chilled with a dipping sauce). The most popular, Himokawa Curry Seiro is recommended, and is made using traditional techniques established over many years. The Himokawa noodles go perfectly with curry. It is approximately eight minutes by car from JR Kiryu Station.
Chitose

4.0

23 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

1-15-11 Iwabuchi, Ise City Mie Prefecture

This udon noodle shop is right near Ujiyamada Station. They serve authentic Ise udon in the warm atmosphere of an old-fashioned store. Located next to Isetoyouke Inari-jinja Shrine, the shop is well-known, having been popular with the locals for many years and visited by celebrities. Their hallmark dish is, of course, Ise udon, with fat, chewy noodles in a rich, sweet and savory sauce. Their meat topped Niku Ise Udon and Tsukimi Ise Udon with a raw egg on top come particularly recommended.

宇治山田駅から歩いて数分の、ここ伊勢うどんの名店。外観、内観ともなかなかのイニシエ系。これこれ、この感じが好きなんです。朝10時から開いているのが嬉しいわ-。この日頂いたのは「天ふら伊勢うどん880円」「伊勢うどん550円」。天ぷら伊勢うどんは、海老天が2尾。ぷりっぷりの海老天がン-まいっ♡伊勢うどんって…なんでこんなに美味しいんでしょうね。うどんの腰もないし、お汁も真っ黒である意味、強烈なビジュ...
Sobadokoro Daikan Yashiki

3.5

19 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Shizuoka Pref. Izunokunishi Nirayamayamaki 142-1

This soba noodle restaurant in Izunokuni City, Shizuoka Prefecture is famous for their Daikan soba, which is made with Mt. Fuji's famous spring water. Their diverse menu also includes items such as udon noodles, eel dishes, and tempura. The restaurant can also serve large groups. It offers a complete menu and a full array of other services just for large groups.

伊豆旅行のついでにくまぽんのクーポン利用で事前に予約しました場所柄通りすがりで入るお店では無いですので事前に予約のお客さん大半のようです予約時間前に到着しましたが駐車場の状況からそれほど混んではいないようでしたが準備の都合か予約時間までお土産スペースで待つ事に案内されて別棟の飲食スペースに移動それほど混雑してはいませんでしたがやはり準備の都合のようですねうなぎ御膳とステーキ御膳...
Soba Yasutake

4.5

13 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukui Fukui-shi Bunkyo 7-9-35

A soba noodle shop that focusses carefully on their ingredients. They serve a 100% buckwheat soba made with local native grown Fukui gensoba buckwheat that is stone ground and only mixed with water. The tempura is not pre-made and is fresh-fried after you place an order. They offer a variety of local sake and shochu liquors to pair with the soba. They offer several private rooms which are used for important family ceremonies including memorial services. In addition to their soba noodle course meals they also offer affordable lunch options and service a la carte.

２０２２年１月の土曜日に妻と訪れました。上品そうな佇まいと店内です。冷たいそばは、十割太打ちと十割細打ち。温かいそばは十割太打ち、若しくは二八そばから選べます。妻は、あげ焼きおろしそばを太打ちで、私はおろしざんまいを注文しました。太打ちそばはしっかりとしたそば感とモチモチの感じ。出汁は甘めであげ焼きの味が強く感じます。おろしざんまいは、おろしそば、とろろそば、辛味しぼりおろしです。細打ちでもしっか...
Takeyabu Hakone Restaurant

3.5

50 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kanagawa Ashigarashimo-gun Hakonemachi Motohakone 160-80

The restaurant's terrace seating is popular and attracts many customers on sunny days. In the evening, a course meal is available by reservation only, and reservations can be made for two people or more.

家族５人で行き、子供が一緒でしたが、いらっしゃいませの声もなく、いきなり子供用の食事は持ち込みはしないで下さいねと、持ち込んでいないにも関わらず注意を受けました。いきなりこの接客で戸惑いましたが、空いている時間帯だったのかすぐに入店できました。注文後、子供が好きでないのか、終始険しい表情で１人店員方がお水や子供用のお皿を持ってきて、とても気遣いしたのと、気分が悪かったです。この悪い接客では、何...
Gaina Noodles Shop

4.0

18 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyougo Pref. Kasaishi Izumichou 25-2

"An udon noodle shop with a large torii gate standing to the side located a 10-minute drive from the Kasai interchange. The shop was opened by a man who apprenticed at the Ikegami Noodle Shop, a famous Sanuki Udon noodle restaurant frequently featured in the media, and customers can enjoy authentic Kagawa-style Udon noodles in the middle of Hyogo Prefecture. The restaurant offers two reasonably priced daily specials as well as a selection of seasonal items. The ""Gaina-chan Udon"" noodles, served in a colorful bowl, are popular with children. The restaurant's set meals come with the Udon noodles of your choice and the restaurant has a wide selection of toppings to select from among."

兵庫加西のがいなうどんさんへ訪問。釜玉うどん、とり天、ちくわ天を食べました。なかなか良かったです。かなりの行列でした。
Izushi-soba Takuan

4.5

19 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyougo Pref. Toyokashi Izushichoumachibun 148-5

This soba buckwheat noodle shop is located on Prefectural Route 253 in Machibun, Izushi-cho, Toyooka City. They serve hand-made soba made with carefully selected domestic buckwheat flour from their retro modern space in a kominka (old Japanese-style house). In addition to the local favorite Izushi Sara Soba, they serve noodles in a hot broth, noodles with broth poured over them, and soba noodles made from 100% buckwheat flour that need to be ordered in advance.

兵庫には「出石皿そば」と言う有名な蕎麦処のエリアがあるんだ。他の有名店が平均して15:30で閉まる事が多い中夜遅くまでやってるのがまた嬉しい♪ 蕎麦はまず「塩」だけからいただき、次に「つゆ」だけ。そして薬味を投入して味わう。麺は平たく長方形で角がピンと立っている。提供される二八蕎麦は、かなり鮮度が短くカメラでパシャパシャ撮る暇も与えずさっさと食べる事が良いらしい...
Sobadokoro Izushijo

3.0

19 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyougo Pref. Toyokashi Izushichoumachibun 189

"A soba noodle restaurant situated along Prefectural Route 253 in Machibun, Izushi-cho, Toyooka City. The establishment is dedicated to serving ""fresh ground,"" ""fresh made,"" ""fresh boiled"" soba noodles made with Izushi spring water and a homemade flour stone ground using primarily local buckwheat. Here customers can enjoy Izushi's famous Izushi soba noodles, as well as juwari soba noodles made with 100% buckwheat flour limited to just 20 customers a day. The restaurant also offers soba noodle making classes (advance reservation required)."

4人で墓参りの後に昼食を頂きました。3名は皿蕎麦、1名は10割そばをオーダしました。追加で15皿と天ぷら盛り合わせを二人前頼みました。皿蕎麦を3人前（15皿）を運ばれた際、そばが皿からはみ出していましたが、提供された際に、バイトらしき人が手でそばを皿に戻してテーブルに並べたので、交換を依頼しました。この時期コロナウイルスの影響もあるとき、信じられない対応でした。蕎麦汁は出汁が効いており美味く、蕎...
Matsushita Seimenjo

4.0

74 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kagawa Pref. Takamatsushi Nakanochou 2-2

A noodle restaurant whose skills have been refined over 40 years yet still continues to make its udon the same way, by hand, unchanged since its establishment. Famous for the lines of waiting customers than form outside its door from the early morning, many udon lovers from across the country come here to try the restaurant's wares. Here you can enjoy the quintessential flavor of simple Sanuki udon noodles.

栗林公園近くにあります。高松に来たら栗林公園に行きたいのもありで朝食を食べれる時間からやっているお店を探しました。祭日でしたが朝7時からやっているので決めました。高松駅からバスでレインボー西回りで、中野町というところで降りて歩きました。お店に入ると何玉？とお母さんが声かけしてくださいました。わからなかったので小で温かいというと2玉で500円と。追加のものは要らなかったので自分で...