When it comes to soba noodles, there's probably no one who doesn't know "Okina Daruma." Okina Daruma is a soba restaurant run by Kunihiro Takahashi, a legendary soba master. The current location in Hiroshima, Sekka Sanbo, closed on May 6, 2015, and it seems they're relocating to Oita to pass on the techniques. So...
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Nestled quietly in a residential area of Nakajima, "Soba-ya Omori" offers exquisite soba noodles made with buckwheat flour selected from all over Japan, with the flour changing weekly. Fourteen years have passed since its millennium opening on April 29, 2000, and the owner, Masato Omori...
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Nestled quietly in a residential area of Nakajima, "Soba-ya Omori" offers exquisite soba noodles made with buckwheat flour selected from all over Japan, with the flour changing weekly. Fourteen years have passed since its millennium opening on April 29, 2000, and the owner, Masato Omori...
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Soba-ya Omori in Nakajima offers exquisite soba noodles made with buckwheat flour selected from all over Japan, with the flour changing weekly. The owner, Masato Omori, meticulously prepares the freshly made, hand-ground soba, while his wife, Saeko, carefully fries the crispy, light-tasting fried toast...
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Nestled in the residential area of Nakajima is the handmade soba noodle shop "Soba-ya Omori." Through the noren (curtain), you can still see the unchanging smiles of the owners, Mr. and Mrs. Omori. The shop is closed two days a week, Monday and Tuesday, as the busy Mr. and Mrs. Omori travel all over Japan serving as soba apprentices (lol), attending soba competitions and meetings...
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Nestled in the residential area of Nakajima is the handmade soba noodle shop, "Soba-ya Omori." Through the noren (curtain), you can still see the unchanging smile of the owner, Mr. Omori. Closed two days a week, Monday and Tuesday, Mr. Omori is busy traveling around the country serving as a soba noodle enthusiast (lol), attending soba competitions and meetings...
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Nestled in the residential area of Nakajima is the handmade soba noodle shop, "Soba-ya Omori." The owner, Mr. Omori, still has that familiar smile visible through the noren (curtain). I had tried to visit twice early in the new year, but unfortunately, they were closed for the day. This is my third attempt (lol)...
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Nestled in the residential area of Nakajima is the soba noodle shop "Soba-ya Omori." Through the noren (curtain), you can still see the unchanging smile of the owner, Mr. Omori. Closed two days a week, Monday and Tuesday, Mr. Omori is busy traveling around the country on soba-related assignments (laughs), attending soba competitions and meetings...
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I heard that Soba-ya Omori in Nakajima will be offering a new menu from the latter half of November, so I was given a sneak peek to sample it while also taking photos for their website. The new menu is a "Three-Variety Platter of 100% Buckwheat Soba" featuring 100% buckwheat noodles in a seiro (steamed) style, sarashina (a type of buckwheat noodle), and inaka (a type of buckwheat noodle) style...
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Nestled in the residential area of Nakajima is the soba noodle shop "Soba-ya Omori." The owner, Mr. Omori, still has that familiar smile visible through the noren (curtain). Although I've tried to visit several times recently, I've unfortunately encountered temporary closures, so it's been quite a while since my last visit...
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三ヶ日にあったお店を移転し、小豆餅にOPENさせた手打ちそば「陶そば正」さん。こちらは、信州産蕎麦を使用した手打の自家製粉蕎麦です。以前、三ヶ日にあった頃から噂には聞いていたので、近隣に移転されたことを知り伺うことにしま...
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暖簾越しにみえる店主、大森正人さんの笑顔が伺え一安心。ここのところ体調不良で2週間ほど休業していた大森さんがようやく復活です。中島にある「蕎麦家おおもり」。浜松で手打ちそばをいただくなら、大抵こちらのお店に伺います。いつ...
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