🍜 It's not just about dipping noodles in sauce! It's delicious all year round, featuring unique and creative vegetarian noodles based on a broth!

I came across this introduction by a Japanese influencer I follow, and it's less than a 2-minute walk from Nishi-Ogikubo Station—it's a rare specialty vegetarian noodle shop in Japan.

The noodles are somewhat similar to Taiwanese rice vermicelli, but in Japan, they are more commonly served cold. The most famous dish is "nagashi sōmen," where you eat the noodles dipped in broth.

However, this shop offers a variety of cold and hot flavors, so you can enjoy vegetarian noodles even in winter. The "Handa sōmen" they use is thicker than regular sōmen, giving it a firmer texture that won't become mushy when soaked in hot soup.

This time, I ordered the special flavor of the day, "Green Pepper Pork Noodles," which was full of green peppers that weren't overcooked, providing a crisp texture with smooth noodles. The mouthfeel was rich, and the broth was warm and comforting, with a hint of ginger that felt very healthy.

The shop doesn't have many seats, but it attracts quite a few local residents, and the staff is very friendly. They even collaborate with local nutrition meal providers, but the other dishes seem healthy on their own as well.

If you love Japanese vegetarian noodles, you definitely have to give this place a try!