Aoyama Kawakamian

it was just me and japanese couples in their 40s-50s. i felt a bit out of place, but the soba was really yummy. and the apps particulary the 3 types of cold tofu were really good. sorry i cant think of better descriptors than yummy or good but go check this place out if u are around here and want to eat soba!

A little hidden away from the main crowded street, this stylish soba and Japanese cuisine restaurant is a true gem. Everything we ordered was beautifully prepared, full of flavor, and presented with care. The service and atmosphere were outstanding, and they even offer an English menu. Both the cold and warm soba were excellent, especially paired with tempura and fresh vegetables. All the appetizers and side dishes were equally delicious. We highly recommend this place!

I was in a bit of a rush and wanted some good food so ran into this soba restaurant. Overall it’s a nice restaurant and the food is good. I felt that the value was not quite there though. Service was not very attentive for the price level commanded and the food, while good, was not leagues better than something you could get for 1/2 to 1/3 of the cost. Overall I don’t think I’ll be back but the restaurant has a lot of potential if it could step up its service and polish the overall experience just a bit.

Great soba noodles place! Duck soup super nice and the meat is tasty! The atmosphere and vibe is also great!

ate here once when i was living in japan in 2010 but that didn’t leave much impression. gave it a try again this time, but was disappointed. i like the fact that the soba was more chewy than ones in other stores, but the tempura was super oily and it gave me super sick feeling and indigestion afterwards. not worth for the price tbh.

Food is great in my opinion. But if people are paying 2,000yen for lunch, the place should be clean. Full of dust around the window frame. It was even sticky. Surely it has not been cleaned for at least 3 months!! They should care more about basic hygienes.

The soba place I wanted to go to was closed but this was around the corner. The line up for this was confusing and they seated people slowly despite their being space. The tea they provide is really tasty and high quality and the duck soba was good as well.

One of the best meals I have ever had in Japan, everything I ordered was simply delicious. Service was top notch, they have an English menu. The salt water boiled green beans were surprisingly tasty; the fried mushroom and eggplant was heavenly. Of course the soba is the best, accompanied by lightly fried vegetable and shrimp tempura, what more can you ask for! Was totally worth the wait of about 20 minutes.

I loved the duck broth soba! It was a cold, winter day when we dined here for lunch and we were lucky enough to come before the line started to get long. So happy we came because the broth warmed up our bodies and the duck broth and duck meat were delicious.

4.5 / 5.0 - I'm not a big soba fan, but I've been to Kawakami-an in Karuizawa, which was nice, so my family and I decided to come here for lunch. Since we were a group of 8, we'd made a reservation in advance and it was a good thing we did, because there was a long line at peak lunchtime. Their specialty is soba, but their tempura is really good, too. I ordered the Kakiage Tempura Donburi (1,500 yen), which comes with a Mini Soba. The rest of my family ordered soba dishes and added a Mini Tempura Donburi. For dessert, I had the Warabimochi, which was good. My nieces had the Taiyaki, which were tiny (bite-size) considering the price, but they liked it. Not sure if it's because they were busy or lacked experience, but they were not the most attentive. We had to ask for our tea to be refilled multiple times. Besides that, we had a lovely meal and would come back again.

This is a soba place but with a wide variety of Japanese dishes and sake selection. The food was very good. Recommend to make a reservation since it is very popular.

Little tricky for the lunch menu, soba is offered without any duck meat. But soup is really nice, as well as the appetizer, tofu is my favorite!