My stomach is filled with joy as I slurp down a warm and comforting bowl of soy sauce ramen at the long-established ramen shop "Hamaryu".

Located along the river in Motohama-cho, Hamamatsu's long-established ramen shop "Hamaryu" has been in business for 40 years. The monaka (sweet bean paste confectionery) from the neighboring Suzuki Seian shop is also delicious and highly recommended. Hamaryu is characterized by its clear soup, born from meticulous preparation, and its sauce, which was conceived based on soba noodle broth...

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Let's try the new menu item at "Soba-ya Oomori": a three-variety platter of 100% buckwheat soba noodles.

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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After enjoying both hot and cold soba noodles at the handmade soba restaurant "Soba-ya Omori," we had zenzai (sweet red bean soup) for dessert.

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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