Five Restaurants with Outstanding Soba to Try in the Ancient City of Kanazawa

This is a comfortable restaurant with a sophisticated atmosphere. It is about five minutes away on foot from the Higashi Chaya District, a major tourist destination in Kanazawa, so convenient to drop in at when you have time. The seating is all table seating, which is welcome to those who are uncomfortable with zashiki-style seating. The most popular menu item here is the "Seasonal Sobazen" (1,900 JPY (incl. tax) and up). It comes with an appetizer, donburi rice bowl, soba, and dessert, and is a good deal. Keep in mind that it is only available at lunchtime.

This restaurant is famous for its soba noodles made with homemade stone-ground flour. There is no artificial seasoning added to the dashi soup, so it is recommended for people who want to savor the flavors of the ingredients! The "Oshiborisoba" is eaten with a simple sauce of daikon radish juice and soy sauce, and is appropriate for vegetarians. The "Kamo Seiro," enjoyed with a dashi soup with duck, is a popular item available only during the fall and winter.

This restaurant is recommended for those who want to enjoy soba with good sake and shochu. Popular menu items here are the "Kurumi Soba" (930 JPY), which is eaten dipped in a mixture of tsuyu sauce and walnut (kurumi) miso and the "Dekei Nameko" from Yoshino-dani (1,030 JPY and up) with large nameko mushrooms. If they run out of soba during business hours, you may be able to watch them making soba in the shop.