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Lovely little soba place in Asakusa! The staff are very friendly and they have a good English menu here! When the noodles are served to you, they explain it to you and give you a little place card with the instructions on how to eat it. I had a hot soba with special tempura (2 big prawn tempura) for 1450￥ and it was very hot just like that said so don’t be a fool like me and dive in! The tempura was fried using the flower technique in which batter is dripped onto it as it is frying to give it more volume. The purpose is to give you more texture in the soba when it breaks off and falls into the soup. Giving it a nice silky texture while the prawn was nice and juicy inside. The noodles were cooked wonderfully and the soup was delicious. Add some Shichimi chilli powder as you go to change the flavour profile of your meal and tuck in. Amazing meal for a cold day such as today! Warms the heart and soul and of course, the belly.

A typical, simple soba noodle house. The owner was very nice and although didn't speak english was really patient with me. We had the clam soba + tempura soba. I wouldn't say it was a meal that took my breath away in anyway but it did just offer simplicity that we need sometimes. It's about a 3 block, 10 min walk away from the shrine and away from the crowds and tourist trap, nice ambiance but fell short due to the lacking of taste in the noodles.

Nice soba, big portion, great service but the topping still need improvement. Although a little bit pricey, the thick broth taste good.

We found this restaurant via blog recommendation. The soba place is close Sensoji Temple. If you feel like taking a walk and meet some locals.. this is a good place. The place has English menu.. you just got to ask for it. Or.. they will figure it out once you don’t speak any Japanese. We ordered clam soba and duck soba. The soba noodles were so so.. it didn’t have us the “wow” effect. The soup base didn’t have special distinctions taste or flavors. The soba (buckwheats) noodles were “okay”. If you have limited time, I don’t recommend anytime take time hunting for this soba place. Also.. cash only restaurant.

Ordered takeout and the food was goooooood. Ebi tempura soba was nice but even better was their tamagoyaki 😋 A bit pricey. Definitely eat the soba there bc the tempura will get a bit soggy if you order it as takeout. Then order the tamagoyaki, and then another tamagoyaki to go! You heard! Also, they accept cash only. Maybe that’s changed but that was the case when I was there.

Delicious soba. The owners are very kind and attentive and the tatami seats give it a nice atmosphere. There’s usually a line since it’s a popular place.

Great little authentic soba joint with amazing noodles and oyakodon to die for. The food is very decently priced, the only downside perhaps is that none of the servers speak English but then again that kind of makes the charm of the place.

This place has great soba! Order the soba with clams as the clams are amazingly huge and fresh. The shop staff is so nice to teach us the proper way of eating soba despite us making several mistakes. 100% chance I will return in my next trip.

Great tasting Soba and Tempura. The shrimp tempura were so big I didn't even know Shrimp could grow that large! The vegetable tempura were all deep fried to perfection and not overly breaded. My soba noodles were soft and the right amount of chewiness that had me slurping them up faster than I could eat them. The inside of the restaurant was very traditional and felt very cozy. My wife who is Japanese said it is the best meal she has had the entire time we have been in Asakusa. If that isn't enough of a reason to give it a try I don't know what is.

A traditional Japanese-style soba noodle restaurant which is famous for its clam noodle ('Hamaguri Soba') and Oyster noodle ('Kaki Namban'). For me, this is the best soba place in Asakusa area.