Kanda Yabusoba
7 expert reviews
“A squat building set in its own quiet garden, this restaurant is refined yet informal. For locals, it is just the neighborhood noodle joint, albeit one with a century of history.”
– DK Eyewitness
Frommer's
"This is one of Tokyo's most famous soba (noodle) shops, established in 1880 and rebuilt after the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake." Full review
Insight Guides
"The most illustrious noodle shop in the city, Yabu serves classic Edo-style handmade soba (buckwheat noodles) in a classic, tranquil setting complete with a small garden."
Time Out
"Like a living museum dedicated to the traditional art of the buckwheat noodle, Kanda Yabu Soba is housed in a low Japanese house with a small garden." Full review
Fodor's
"A basic soba meal costs just ¥670, but the shun (seasonal meal), which changes 10 times a year, is excellent and affordable." Full review
National Geographic
"This renowned noodle shop makes its own soba; housed in one of the few remaining 1920s buildings in the city; includes a small garden." Full review
Lonely Planet
"When you walk in, staff singing out the orders is one of the first signs that you’ve arrived in a singular, ageless place." Full review