Soba
in Tokyo
Buckwheat noodles served chilled with dipping sauce or hot in broth. Tokyo's soba tradition moves easily from quick standing counters to quiet, centuries-old noodle shops.
Did you know?
Soba became one of Edo's everyday fast foods, prized for speed, fragrance, and the concentrated dipping broth known as tsuyu (soy-based dipping sauce).
Where to Find It
1 place to try Soba in Tokyo
Kanda Matsuya
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A beloved soba institution dating to 1884, serving hand-cut buckwheat noodles in a preserved old Tokyo wooden building.
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