Soba / Udon Spots in Japan

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Japan
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  Oita
  
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  Kagoshima
  
  Okinawa

Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Soba / Udon

Teuchi Soba Yamasato

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamanashi Pref. Minamitsurugunyamanakakomura Hirano 115

This soba noodle restaurant is located along the Doshi-michi (National Route 413) in Hirano, Yamanakako Village, Minamitsuru County. It offers handmade soba noodles prepared by combining stone-ground buckwheat flour made with buckwheat grown by contracted farmers in Urabandai Oguni and spring water from Mt. Fuji a high vanadium content. Guests can try their nihachi soba (soba noodles made from a 8:2 blend of buckwheat and wheat flour), inaka soba (dark soba noodles made with coarse-ground buckwheat flour), ten-seiro (cold soba noodles served with tempura), kamodashi seiro (cold soba served with duck in a warm broth), or yubadashi seiro (cold soba served with tofu skins in a warm broth). After their meal, guests can enjoy the restaurant's kokuto kuzumochi, a chilled sweet made from kudzu powder, brown sugar, and Fuji spring water.
Omen Nippon Shijo Pontocho Restaurant

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Chujo-ku Shijo-dori-donto-cho Nishiiri

This eatery, Omen, established in 1967 at the Kyoto Ginkakuji Temple is popular for its homemade noodles made from 100% domestic flour. The specialty dish, Omen noodles, are udon noodles combined with the seasonal fresh foods. Customers enjoy returning again and again as the ingredients change according to the season. The Shijo Pontocho store has a limited time Pontocho light course menu.
Maruyoshi Shokudo

4.0

288 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Miyakojimashi Gusukube Sunagawa 975

Maruyoshi Shokudo is a long-established Okinawan Soba noodles restaurant located on National Highway 390 in Sunagawa, Gusukube, Miyako-jima City (between the intersection of National Highway 390 and Prefectural Highway 190 and the intersection of National Highway 390 with the Prefectural Highway 201). The restaurant’s Okinawan Soba noodles, which combine a thick pork-based broth with a touch of garlic with noodles that are boiled to a firm consistency, have been popular on Miyako-jima for many years; the restaurant is also famous for the brown sugar ice-candy that is served after the noodles (in the case of small-sized portions of Miyako Soba noodles, only for children).

We were lucky to be the last customers! And so lucky we could eat their number one soba dish! Meat is very tasty and portions are very reasonable. Mainly occupied by local! We got to try the ice...
Tsurutontan Daikokucho Branch

4.0

14 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Osaka Osakashi Naniwa-ku Shikitsunishi 2-1-11

This udon shop is right outside Daikokucho Station on the Osaka municipal subway. The shop offers a traditional Japanese atmosphere where you can enjoy a slow meal in peace. They offer over 40 varieties of dish, including the Zaru no O Udon, perfect to enjoy the unmasked taste and texture of the noodles, and Curry Udon, made with their original secret curry roux recipe that's remained unchanged since the shop's founding. They also serve a wide range of side dishes, including onigiri rice balls, Mini Filet Katsudon pork cutlet rice bowls, Mini Oyakodon chicken and egg rice bowls, and more. All the noodles served here are thin, with outstanding firmness and flavor, demonstrating the shop's pride in their house-made udon.

何故かあんまり美味しく無かったです。つるとんたんは美味しいイメージなのに初めて半分以上残しました。おにぎりは美味しかったです。夜は人が少なくて落ち着いて食べれるのでとても良いです。何回も食べてるのにこんなことは初めてです。
Sobakiri Miyota Matsumoto Branch

4.0

119 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Chuou 2-1-24 Go Fun Honcho Building 1F

“Sobakiri Miyota Matsumoto Branch” is a soba (buckwheat noodle) restaurant with classical music playing during the day and jazz at night. It boasts handmade nihachi soba. The soba is from Kiso Village in Shinshu Kiso, and also popular is “toji soba”, a local food of the former Nagawa Village (now Matsumoto City) famous for Nomugi Pass. It is a five-minute walk from JR Matsumoto Station.

My husband and I were keen to try the soba of Nagano. We chose the Tōji soba meal with mushrooms and mountain vegetables (and karaage chicken). How delicious! The soba was so good - the broth amazing...
Yamaguchiya

3.5

63 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Mie Pref. Iseshi Miyajiri 1-1-18

Yamaguchiya is a well-known udon restaurant offering the famous soft and super thick Ise Udon noodles in a rich broth. It is a long-established udon shop that continues to make the much loved udon, unchanged since it was founded in the early Showa period. The flour used for making these superb homemade noodles comes from the ayahikari wheat from Mie Prefecture. Every morning the flour is kneaded to create enough noodles for the day and then slowly boiled for an hour until they are done. The secret sauce is made with Niboshi (dried sardines), dried mackerel or dried bonito shavings, tamari soy sauce, and brown sugar to create a delicately sweet sauce that goes perfectly with the noodles. Their most popular bowl of noodles is the “gocha ise udon” with plenty of ingredients. The nearest station is Iseshi Station.

伊勢市駅から店まで人もいないし店も開いてないのでこの店もすいていると思って店内に入ったら中は満員でびっくり。伊勢うどんと地ビールを注文。汁の色を見ると非常に味が濃そうなのですが、実際は非常にあっさりした味。でもここがミシュランプレートのお店っていうのがよくわかりません。個人的には1度体験すればいいかなというお味。
Mentoan

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Pref. Narashi Hashimotochou 30-1

This is an udon noodle restaurant in Mochiidono shopping street in Hashimoto Town, Nara City. Customers can enjoy the well thought out menus and the specialty dish called kinchaku kitsune, a dish with a large boiled fried-tofu pouch filled with udon noodles in broth. The set menu of kinchaku kitsune with tempura in a box called tenju is also a popular dish at this restaurant.
Suzaka-ya Soba Ekimae Store

4.0

138 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Benten 1-4-29

Suzaka-ya is a soba restaurant located about three minutes on foot from the Bandai Exit of Niigata Station. It serves Hegi Soba, made from pure buckwheat grown near the nearby city of Ojiya with funori seaweed as a binding. Served arrayed in a wooden box called a “hegi,” it is characterized by a firm yet smooth texture. Suzaka-ya also serves such traditional Niigata foods as Noppe and a full range of local varieties of saké.

新潟駅から徒歩5分ぐらい。駅前の飲食店街のビルの2階にありました。へぎそばをいただこうかとメニューを見ると少し量が多そう。お店の方に聞くと盛り付け方が違うだけで蕎麦やそばつゆなどは同じということなので、ざるそばと新潟三昧セット、それに季節のお酒飲み比べセットを注文してみました。へぎそばは蕎麦のつなぎに布海苔という海藻を使ったお蕎麦。蕎麦の表面がつやつやしていて、のど越しがつるつる。なる...
Arakiya

4.0

170 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Shimane Pref. Izumoshi Taishachoukidukihigashi 409-2

Continuing for over 200 years since the late Edo period, Arakiya is the Izumo soba shop with the longest history. It is located in a quiet residential area and features a folksy, relaxed interior. Carefully chosen local Izumo soba flour is placed in a stone mill, quality well water is added, and round herring dashi (soup stock) is used to create the elegant taste. While soba supplies last. Approximately 10 minutes on foot from Taisha Station on the Ichibata Electric Railway.

This soba restaurant serves amazing handmade Japanese soba noodles. You can get them hot or cold. I ordered the 3 tiered cold soba served 3 ways. The one with the raw egg was my absolute favorite...
Teuchi Udon Ha

4.0

27 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kagawa Pref. Ayautagunayagawachou Hayukashimo 2222-5

Teuchi Udon Hayuka is a restaurant specializing in Sanuki Udon noodles. This is a self-service restaurant; after diners have ordered their Udon noodles, they add the desired toppings themselves. Teuchi Udon Hayuka is renowned for its thick, full-bodied, firm-textured noodles. The menu includes Kake Udon (traditional style Udon noodles in a simple broth), Zaru Udon (Udon noodles served on a bamboo tray), and Bukkake Udon (chilled Udon noodles served with a soy sauce based broth); diners can choose between two types of Bukkake Udon, one served with a mild-tasting broth and the other with a more strongly-flavored broth. The range of toppings available includes tempura, and also home-made roast pork, which is highly recommended.

手打ち感満載でしっかりしたコシあるうどんが楽しめます。出汁2種類選択できますが、濃口は少し甘さが際立つので薄口の方がサッパリして美味しいですね。讃岐食ってる感じはたっぷりで、次回来た時も寄りたい一件ですね。
Tamura Udon

4.0

56 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kagawa Pref. Ayautagunayagawachou Sue 1090-3

Tamura Udon is located at the intersection of Prefectual Route 17 and 183 north of Takinomiya Tenmangu Shrine. It looks like a small private house but is actually a popular noodle shop and there can be long lines at peak times. Its most popular dish is plain kake udon. The homemade noodles using locally sourced flour are firm and fresh, and the locals love it too. You can choose your own toppings which include standards such as boiled egg or tempura and unexpected items such as konbu seaweed tempura.

うどん屋はしご二軒目で訪問しました。厨房に入って、注文するところが讃岐うどんのお店に来たなと思いました。店内は、それ程広くありません。コシのあるうどんが印象的でした。店主と奥さんのやりとりや接客も香川県らしいお店でした。
Udon Sake Furukawa Kuremutsu (Aioi Shop)

4.0

37 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Gunma Pref. Kiryushi Aioichou 2-735-15

This udon shop in Aioicho Town, Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture is a famous place for traditional local cuisine called “himokawa.” With noodles over 15 centimeters in width, it provides a great taste in slippery, supple textures. You can enjoy it as the famous “mori himokawa,” or in curry nanban, with grated yams or covered in egg. Popular both for lunch and for dinner as an izakaya (Japanese pub), you may find lines forming during peak times.

人気のほうとうの店麺処酒処ふる川暮六つ相生店...
Tamagawaya

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Oumeshi Mitakehonchou 360

A soba restaurant standing along the Ome Highway in Mitakehoncho, Ome City. The restaurant serves handmade soba noodles created with high quality, 100% domestic buckwheat flour and mountain water, in addition to mountain vegetable dishes. You can also enjoy fresh water fish grilled to order over a charcoal fire straight from the on-site tank, including masu salmon, brook trout, and, in summer, sweetfish.
Negishiya

3.5

34 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Tokyo Oumeshi Katsunuma 1-40-4

An udon noodles restaurant a two minute walk from the south exit of Higashi-Ome Station. This long-standing restaurant was originally opened over 60 years ago as a noodle factory. The restaurant’s popular and hearty Tokyo X curry nanban udon, made with Tokyo X brand pork, is served practically overflowing from the bowl.

僕はカレーうどん、妻は煮込みうどんを注文。結論から言うとカレーうどんの方はイマイチだった。対して煮込みは（交換して食べさせてもらったら）絶品のうまさ。妻も同意見。なぜこんなことに? この店のうどんは「極太」。だから煮込みで食べるのが正解だったのだと思う。食べてる間に、程よくしんなりしてくる。かまぼこ、豚肉、ねぎ等とスープとのバランスもそれが前提となってるようです。会計時に...
Sobasho Matsui

4.0

40 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Gifu Pref. Gujoushi Hachimanchoukajiyamachi 774-2

This soba shop about a one-minute walk from Gujo-Hachiman Castle Town Plaza makes its noodles by hand. With a motto of freshly ground, freshly made, and freshly cooked, its soba is as fresh as it gets. Even in winter they only serve chilled zaru soba to emphasize the noodle's buckwheat flavor and feeling going down. You can also order a set garnished with karami daikon radish. One of their specialties is The Ultimate Soba Shop Tempura with different tempura fillings wrapped in soba noodles. Their Soba Kaiseki set comes with chilled zaru soba noodles, tempura, and pickled vegetables. It's only available for two groups at lunch and one in the evening.

The best place in Gujo to try real soba noddles. We try cold soba noddles and assorted tempura. Before to finish your soba the give you a hot pot of soba water, you must mix with the sauce where you...
Shinshu Soba no Kusabue (Ueda Oshiro Mae Store)

4.0

21 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Pref. Uedashi Ote 2-7-6

This soba buckwheat noodle restaurant is located in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture, and is famous for its walnut soba noodles and grated yam soba noodles. You can see traditional Komoro soba cutting, and enjoy the different scenic views throughout the four seasons and Ueda Castle from the second floor. The store accepts group customers, and is visited by many tourists.

上田の老舗、人気蕎麦の店です。そばは少し硬めでやや薄い色のそばです。のど越しのいいそばです。またつゆも出汁もしっかりととられたもので、おいしくいただけます。
Tamagawa Udon Hirokoji Main Restaurant

Gourmet / Alcohol

Aichi Pref. Toyohashishi Hirokouji 1-13

A long-standing udon noodle restaurant established in 1909 located not far from JR Toyohashi Station in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture. The restaurant is famous for serving Toyohashi-style curry udon noodles made according to a recipe passed down since the establishment first opened. Diners can enjoy a relaxing meal enwrapped in the restaurant's laid-back, Japanese-style decor. The restaurant also offers party plans and banquet courses and is popularly used by locals and as well as tourists.
Sobadokoro Taga

Gourmet / Alcohol

Shizuoka Pref. Atamishi Kamitaga 798

A soba restaurant in Atami City. Their noodles are directly purchased from contracted farms and kept at low temperatures, preserving the flavor and aroma of the soba they serve. They serve soba on traditional wicker trays, multi-tiered lunch boxes and tempura, and can accommodate banquet courses with advance reservation. Thick fried omelets are sold as souvenirs. One of the special features of the shop is its 200-year-old building.
Okufuji Main Store Kofu Sta. Mae

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamanashi Kofu-shi Marunouchi 1-7-4

Tori-motsuni, a specialty of Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, is a dish of fresh chicken livers, hearts, gizzards, and tamados stewed in a sweet and spicy sauce, which won the Gold Grand Prix at the 2010 B-1 Grand Prix and has become nationally known. The origin of this dish is Okufuji Honten, a long-established restaurant established in 1913. Around 1950, its stewed chicken meat with sweet and spicy sauce gained popularity and became a standard dish at soba noodle restaurants in Yamanashi. The dish is cooked from raw after ordering, and a 15-minute wait is required to enjoy its exceptional flavor.
Ebisu Tsuki

3.5

68 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Oita Beppushi-shi Ishigaki-higashi 8-1-26

Introduced to Beppu by a chef repatriated from Manchuria in the 1950s, Beppu cold noodles are a Japanese version of Korean cold noodles, featuring wheat flour, buckwheat flour, and starch noodles and a seafood-based Japanese-style soup. It is served at many restaurants in Beppu City, and Hugetsu, a 10-minute drive from Beppu Station, is a particularly popular restaurant that faithfully carries on the traditional taste. The soup, noodles, and toppings such as beef chashu pork and cabbage kimchi are all handmade, and the menu also includes hot noodles and bibim cold noodles.

This place has extremely delicious noodles!!! If you want to avoid waiting outside the shop (since the place is really small) avoid going right during lunchtime. Around2-3pm is recommended. The...