I had been curious about this soba restaurant. When I arrived around 1 pm, the place was almost full. Luckily, I was able to get a seat. I ordered the shrimp tempura soba. The tempura was crispy and the soba noodles had a firm texture. The grated daikon radish added a refreshing touch on a hot summer day. It was delicious.

On this day, I visited "Soba Restaurant Osaka-ya Kikyo-ten" with my parents who had been saying "I want to eat soba" since the day before. We arrived at around 11:30 and the restaurant was busy with many customers. We were seated at a table on a raised platform. My father ordered the "Mori Sandan" while my mother and I ordered the "Nami Soba Teishoku". Our soba teishoku arrived in less than 5 minutes and the cold soba was delicious. The broth was just to my liking, with a perfect balance of flavors. The simmered kelp side dish was also delicious and complemented the rice well.

I was recommended to visit this place for the first time. It was around 11:45 and both the parking lot and the restaurant were crowded. Luckily, we found a spot quickly and didn't have to wait long to get in, but I imagine it gets busy during lunchtime. I tried the hand-cut soba noodles with high expectations. The soba had a great texture and the cutting was almost uniform, which was impressive. If I had to nitpick, I wish the dipping sauce had a stronger bonito flavor... but there's no doubt that it was delicious.

This is a lunch restaurant in Osaka-ya that specializes in hand-made soba noodles. They use a blend of 80% buckwheat flour and 20% wheat flour, known as "ni-hachi soba." The soba noodles are made with stone mills from Otoineppu. The broth is made from freshly shaved bonito, mackerel, and saba fish, as well as kombu seaweed from famous in Doan. The restaurant has a spacious counter and raised seating areas. This time, I chose the cold soba noodles without cucumber, as I'm not a fan. The noodles were delicious, with a nice firmness that comes from being hand-made. The broth had a deep umami flavor. This restaurant is sure to be popular. I only wondered why it's called Osaka-ya. Thank you for the meal.

The kakesoba was delicious! Not only the soba itself, but I was also satisfied with the fact that no chemical seasonings were used in the soup. I actually went two days in a row for work, haha. Being alone, I gave up on ordering the set menu to look cool. The sets that everyone else was eating had a huge portion! They were all saying how delicious it was... I wanted to try the oyakodon set. But the breakfast at the hotel was too delicious, and I had already eaten too much in the morning, so the kakesoba alone was enough to satisfy me. Thank you for the meal!

I visited a popular soba restaurant near Tsutaya bookstore for the first time. It was crowded during lunchtime on a weekday. I had the Tsukimi soba, which was delicious with just the right amount of dipping sauce. They also have a variety of set menus available.

I was thinking of going to a restaurant a little far away to eat, but it started snowing. There was a soba shop nearby, right? It's nice that there's also a daifuku shop. As soon as we entered, it started getting crowded. The menu is extensive (although I mostly ordered from the first page without looking much, later I realized there were more options). It's cheap for hand-made soba. It's made from Aomori Prefecture's stone-ground 80% buckwheat soba. Maybe I'll go for the duck soba, I feel like having warm broth with cold soba. The soba portion is generous, better than feeling like it's not enough. The cold soba tea is self-serve, and when I drank the soba broth in that paper cup, it was rich and delicious.

The couple who arrived before me ordered a parent and child rice bowl and a zaru soba, so I ordered the same and both the soba and the parent and child rice bowl were delicious. The soba is hand-made with Hokkaido soba with a rating of 2.8, so it matched well with the tenderness of the parent and child rice bowl. The soba dipping sauce was not too sweet, so it paired perfectly with the rich soba broth that you can dilute later. The neighboring restaurant, Daifukuya Osaka, has a sister as the landlady... For dessert, Japanese sweets might also be good. The BGM in the restaurant is jazz, so it's a nice atmosphere.

In March 2019, when I entered the shop, there was a pleasant smell of curry filling the air, so I ordered the "Curry Soba". The curry dipping sauce was relatively thin and didn't cling much to the noodles. I prefer a thicker sauce. The soba noodles were, of course, delicious. Osaka-ya Kikyo Branch Address: 418-487 Kikyo-cho, Hakodate City Tel: 0138-47-3800 Business hours: 11:00-15:00, 17:00-20:00 (open until 15:00 on Wednesdays) Closed on Thursdays Parking: About 6 spaces in front of the shop Inside the shop: About 15 counter seats, 2 table seats, and 8 sunken kotatsu tables.

Duck soba large serving for 1100 yen. The broth is flavorful and delicious, with a strong taste. The duck flavor is not overpowering.

I only took photos, but for some reason I also wrote down the menu and prices ('д') I think it must have been delicious ♡

I eat at the same place every day. It's always crowded. The soba noodles have a nice firm texture!

Bird bowl set ¥950

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