Yume Ga Arukara
Japanese restaurant · South Boston Waterfront
70 Pier 4 Blvd. #260, Boston, MA 02210
Highlights
Fresh, chewy udon noodles with flavorful broths and beef
Fresh, chewy udon noodles with flavorful broths and beef
"Yume Ga Arukara’s niku udon is legendary around these parts, and for good reason. The chewy, bouncy noodles are well worth the lines they conjure up, either at the restaurant’s original, shoebox-size space inside the Porter Exchange food hall at Lesley University, or at its flashy new sibling restaurant at the Seaport. There’s little choice here — the udon is served either hot or cold, spicy or not — which leaves less time for deliberation and more time for slurping those noodles." - Eater Staff
"We’d happily stand outside in 30-degree temperatures (with wind, no less) to eat the housemade noodles from Yume Ga Arukara. If you’re familiar with the Cambridge location, you won’t find any massive surprises here: lines, excellent ramen, and a tiny dining room. But the addition of a Seaport outpost means you might have a chance of getting in slightly faster. Come for lunch to get one of the cold and hot niku udon with tender strips of beef. The noodles are gelatinous, the broth is deep and rich, and you’ll be back to stand in line again within days. " - tanya edwards
"If you’ve been to this noodle shop’s Cambridge location, you know the drill: long line, short menu, quick service, and deeply delicious bowls of udon served to just 16 diners at a time. It’s mostly the same at their new Seaport spot, but the experience feels a little less rushed, more efficient, and extremely friendly, with all the same delicious noodles. Lunch at the bar is the move here—they’ll take your order when you’re in line if it’s busy—where you can watch the busy chefs pull long strings of fresh udon, slice and plop some fatty beef into your bowl, and drop in a perfect soft-boiled egg. It’s the perfect under $20 lunch in an area where that same amount of money will probably only get you half of a lobster roll (if you’re lucky)." - tanya edwards
"A sibling of a popular Cambridge udon joint just washed ashore in the Seaport. The gleaming new spot — with an udon machine imported from Japan, plus lots of light filtering in through floor-to-ceiling windows — is the perfect gallery for chef Tomohiro Shinoda’s artful noodles. The menu showcases bowls of both hot and cold udon noodles with flavorful broth (diner’s choice of cold or warm) that are topped with sliced beef and other goodies like grated ginger and Japanese pepper flakes. Slurp spicy or mild versions, and follow up your meal with dessert by Modern Pastry. Shinoda is expanding the menu soon, but for now you can enjoy just the classics." - Erika Adams, Nathan Tavares
"The long-awaited second location of popular udon joint Yume Ga Arukara opened on Monday, February 19 in the Seaport. The 16-seat noodle shop joins a slew of restaurants, bars, and entertainment businesses transforming the swanky neighborhood into the city’s newest dining hot spot." - Valerie Li Stack
