Soba Mae

Notes

• Run by a craftsman who spent 35 years making soba in Japan itself
• The soy-sauce base and umami of the mackerel soba are truly outstanding. Though of course, at around 20,000 won a bowl, it's pricey...
• The warm soba (onsoba) can have a slight fishy smell, so if that's really not your thing, I'd recommend going with something else
• That said, even though I'm not a fan of fishy smells myself, the umami here more than made up for it, and I enjoyed it just fine
• It comes topped with ginger, and personally I loved that combination. Watch out if you don't like ginger though!