This post was written in 2016. Shop details and prices may have changed since then.
Matsuya, the soba shop in Kanda, is a place I’d wanted to visit for ages. These days I’m busy ticking things off my bucket list.
Ten-zaru soba
It isn’t cheap, but the noodles are truly first-rate. And at lunchtime, sharing a table with strangers is simply how it works here.
Shrimp tempura
They’re enormous. Well worth the price.
Sobayu to finish
I had a lovely bowl of soba, but I can imagine some people finding the price hard to swallow. If you’d like high-end soba at a gentler price, I recommend Azumabashi Yabusoba. Just check their hours carefully before you go, since they’re a bit tricky.
Other visits to this place
- Back at Ajidokoro Matsuya for Snow Crab 2011.01.08
- Ajidokoro Matsuya, for Snow Crab 2010.11.29
- Kaisendon at Ajidokoro Matsuya 2009.09.16
- Ajidokoro Matsuya, a Seafood Set-Meal Specialist 2009.04.27