Tsunoda Soba
Tokyo, Japan
The read// why locals go
At Tsunoda Soba in Tokyo's Asakusa, one man has been cutting buckwheat noodles by hand every morning for thirty-five years. That is the whole business model, and it is enough. Order the cold seiro — soba served plain on a slatted tray with a cup of tsuyu to dip into — and the noodle has nowhere to hide: texture, fragrance, the faint bitterness of good buckwheat. Around ¥1,100. It is a lunch-only operation a few streets from Senso-ji, and the crowd is mostly people who have finished at the temple and know exactly where they are going next. Small room, short menu, no distractions.
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Asakusa 1-7-9, 111-0032 — Tokyo
Asakusa 1-7-9, 111-0032 — Tokyo
The read// why locals go
At Tsunoda Soba in Tokyo's Asakusa, one man has been cutting buckwheat noodles by hand every morning for thirty-five years. That is the whole business model, and it is enough. Order the cold seiro — soba served plain on a slatted tray with a cup of tsuyu to dip into — and the noodle has nowhere to hide: texture, fragrance, the faint bitterness of good buckwheat. Around ¥1,100. It is a lunch-only operation a few streets from Senso-ji, and the crowd is mostly people who have finished at the temple and know exactly where they are going next. Small room, short menu, no distractions.