It’s a soba place I’ve been to before, but I went again this time. It’s a shame I can’t post somewhere new, but with a friend visiting, I have to stick to safe bets. We left the onsen ryokan around 10, but they only open at 11, so with a bit of time to spare we also toured a soba factory. It made for a surprisingly fun stop on the trip.
Front entrance
It’s a restaurant converted from an old-style mansion, but since I only had a standard lens with me, I couldn’t get proper interior shots. Not that I have any intention of lugging a separate wide-angle lens around. A single 35mm or so would be nice, though.
Tea
This is soba tea. The better the soba place, the more it should feel like a little soba theme park. Same goes for naengmyeon places: a soba shop that doesn’t bring out soba-yu isn’t worth going out of your way for.
The kamo nanban soba I ordered
The broth is piping hot, perfect for this time of year. It’s not ideal for enjoying the noodles, but a rich, high-calorie broth is exactly what you crave in the cold of winter.
The noodles
As expected, they’re a bit lacking. Especially for someone like me who’s busy taking photos, food that goes soggy this easily isn’t great, but you just have to take that into account and eat.
Kamo nan seiro (blurry)
I recommended it to my friend based on my own taste, but they said it was too greasy. Hmm.. recommending food is a tricky business.
Noodle close-up
Maybe because I shot it before eating, it looks like my hands were trembling ^_^
Ten-zaru soba
The tempura looks pretty well done too. I’ll have to order it myself next time.