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I finished my work in Yaesu in the morning, so I had lunch at the popular standing soba shop "Kyobashi Megumiya" in Kyobashi for the first time in a while. It's a 2-minute walk from Kyobashi Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, located a little off the main street. The shop serves delicious soba that fills you up, and it's one of my favorite standing soba shops. I visited after about a year and a half, and currently they only serve lunch, not the evening menu focused on alcohol. They open at 11 am, and when I arrived around 11:15, the place was already quite crowded. The shop operates on a standing-eating style. There is no ticket machine, so you have to place your order verbally at the kitchen counter in the back of the shop. Previously, they had four types of soba - "Megumi Soba," "Dattan Soba," "Sarashina Soba," and "Inaka Soba" - all priced at 500 yen (tax included). However, the prices have been adjusted now - "Megumi Soba" is 500 yen, "Dattan Soba" and "Inaka Soba" are 550 yen, and the most popular Dattan Soba with black sesame mixed in is 650 yen. There is no more Sarashina Soba, instead, there is "Jifun Kiri (domestic 100%)" soba for 700 yen (tax included). The soba portion has increased compared to before. ・Small serving (150g ⇒ 200g) 100 yen off ・Regular serving (350g ⇒ 400g) 500 yen (tax included) - 700 yen (tax included) ・Large serving (550g ⇒ 600g) 150 yen extra ・Special serving (700g ⇒ 800g) 300 yen extra Toppings like grated radish, raw egg, tempura bits are +50 yen, simmered egg, natto, chopped seaweed are +100 yen, and grated yam is +150 yen. You can choose from four dipping sauces. The basic sauce and the rich mackerel broth are the same price, but the special green onion oil-infused ethnic-style green onion soup (cold/hot) is +150 yen, and the spicy Ma-La sauce with Sichuan pepper and chili (hot) is +200 yen. I ordered the "Jifun Kiri" soba and added one Jomon Soba Inari as a topping. I waited for the soba to be ready while standing next to the kitchen counter. As expected from a standing soba shop, the soba was served in about a minute! I received the domestic 100% "Jifun Kiri" soba and the "Jomon Soba Inari." I chose the basic sauce made from bonito, mackerel, and shiitake mushrooms. The regular serving of 400g was quite filling, more than the usual large serving. They seem to use a push-out noodle-making machine, so you can enjoy freshly made and boiled soba. The medium-thick cut domestic 100% soba had a delightful soba flavor with a good chewy texture and smooth finish. I enjoyed the well-balanced sauce with a rich and sweet taste. I finished the soba in three sips. There is shichimi togarashi and ground sesame on the table. When I had eaten about half of the soba, I added plenty of ground sesame to the sauce for a change in flavor and finished it in one go. There is soba-yu (soba water) in a pot on the kitchen counter. I poured plenty of soba-yu into the remaining sauce and enjoyed the soba soup while eating the Jomon Soba Inari. The Jomon Soba Inari is an Inari sushi with white rice, ancient rice, and soba grains. It was delicious, and it's a must-have topping at this shop. It's also nice that it comes with pickled ginger. I appreciate that I can place my order verbally instead of using a ticket machine, especially as an older person. It's really reassuring to be able to order without worrying about making mistakes when there's a line behind you during lunchtime.