高尾山の頂上で食べたとろろ蕎麦 疲れた体にしみました?

Was nice weather over the weekend so I did a little exploring. Found this nice little temple near the Sumida River called Hozoin Temple (寳蔵院) in Arakawa. I wasn't sure where exactly I was allowed to go inside the temple, and I didn't have much time anyways, so I just took a peak through the gates and snapped a photo. It was a really quaint place and apparently it has some landscape paintings and itabi tablets. From what I saw, it looked like there was a garden across the ground. Maybe a rock garden or something of the sort, I wasn't able to get a good look at it though. The area around the temple was the hunting grounds of the Tokugawa Shogunate as well it seems. Pretty amazing to imagine there was enough greenery in the area to hunt in the past. Also managed to stop by a nice udon/soba restaurant for lunch. It was called Sunaba (砂場) I believe. I ordered the kamo (duck) nanban udon and it tasted great. Haven't had duck in a while, but it's always a treat. The lady taking orders was really nice as well. Overall a great place!

Went to a soba restaurant in Akabane called "Zenmi Kotobuki" (禅味寿). I got the "天せいろ" (Ten Seiro "Tempura Soba Served on a Bamboo Wicker Tray" If I had to translate it literally I guess lol). Cost 1350 yen and it was 大盛サービス (free extra serving of noodles). And who am I to turn down free noodles? The choice was obvious and so I got the extra helping! I really liked the atmosphere of the place too. The waitresses were wearing Japanese-style clothing as well, which made it a really nice experience. I always enjoy visiting small shops like this where the owners have it decorated in their own style and you can see all of the bottles of sake or whatever else is used to create the atmosphere of the restaurant. Anyways, as for the food, the tempura was cooked really well and the soba was the perfect texture. At the end of the meal they brought some hot soba water so I could drink the remaining tsuyu (soba sauce) as a sort of warm drink. Was a great experience that I haven't had in a while!

Was in Kanda the other day for an errand and stopped by this place called "Soba Dokoro Kameya" (そば処 かめや) outside of Kanda Station. It says "立食い" which means "standing noodles," but I didn't actually see any places to stand and eat so maybe it just meant that it was simple and quick like a standing noodle shop. I've never actually experienced what it's like to eat at a standing noodle restaurant (and actually stand while eating) but I think I prefer sitting anyways. I like to relax when I eat so I suppose that's why, but I should at least try it once, who knows, I might like it. Anyways, the place seems really affordable. I ordered the Ten Tama Soba since it was the most popular dish and it tasted great. The soup was really good and the egg was perfectly cooked. The texture of the noodles was also perfect. It's definitely a place to check out if your in the Kanda area and looking for some noodles. I think they may only be open during the morning and night, but I went around 4pm so maybe they close around that time to prepare for dinner.

Went to a soba restaurant in Ueno called Rengyoku-an (蓮玉庵) over the weekend and ordered same really tasty tempura and soba. I ordered the Tempura Seiro Soba (天せいろそば) and it was a bit pricey at 1750 yen but it tasted great. What I really liked about the restaurant though (besides the food), was the atmosphere of the place. It had a bunch of really awesome art hanging on the walls that was reminiscent of Edo Period art and I'm a pretty big fan of that so it was really enjoyable. The inside of the building was grey but it was very stylish. I'm not sure what the walls were made of, but it seemed to be some sort of granite and the coloring of the seats was also in a similar fashion but very tasteful. I definitely want to go back here again and try some more of their dishes! It's pretty close to Okachimachi Station so it's pretty easy to drop in for lunch.

日本の秋 蕎麦の花と 奥の赤いボケはヒガンバナです

日本人の食卓 。コロナ禍でなかなか外食にいけないので自作料理で外食した気分に浸っています。本日は天ぷらそばとタケノコの炊き込みご飯。

日本人の食卓 。コロナ禍でなかなか外食にいけないので自作料理で外食した気分に浸っています。本日はラーメンのお取り寄せ。最近では人気店のラーメンがお手軽にお取り寄せが可能に。こちらはラーメンですが、そば粉を使用しています。美味しく斬新！リピしたいと思いました。

日本人の食卓 。コロナ禍でなかなか外食にいけないので自作料理で外食した気分に浸っています。市場で買ってきた蕎麦にトロロと卵を落としてトロロ蕎麦の完成！

青森県八戸市湊町 浜市場みなとっと近くにある 「悦中庵 」 名物は「ゲソ天二八ざるそば」 ☆そばは1kgありますが、食べきれないときはお持ち帰り可能！ ☆ゲソ天ぷらが、サクサクして柔らかくて美味しいです。 蕎麦が盛り上がっているのが特徴の1品です！

熊本県天草市にある、2014年3月にオープンした蕎麦屋「天草蕎麦処 苓州屋(れいしゅうや)」にて、天草産のウニをのせた贅沢なメニュー『天草ウニそば』。

江戸時代後期の天保3年(1832年)に創業、京都府宇治市に本店を構える老舗茶屋『伊藤久右衛門』にて、「抹茶そば 単品」。

大阪府大阪市にある、山口県名物の瓦そばを提供しているお店「瓦そばすずめ」にて、『瓦そば並盛り2人前』。

福井県坂井市にある「越前蟹の坊」の『甘海老てんこ盛り丼とおろし蕎麦の膳』。

京都府京都市にある「蕎麦ろうじな」の『はりそば』。

京都府京都市にある「蕎麦もうやん」の『にしんなすおろしそば』。