Service: very kind and smiling
Equipment & Facilities: Old but very clean. Washroom equipped for physically-impaired customers
Prices: reasonable
Strong points: Soba/buckwheat noodles, sushi. Pottery on sale

I discovered this very traditional soba/buckwheat noodles restaurant near the Shimada Municipal Meuseum when I visited the old Ooi River Crossing Village/Kawagoshi Kaidou!
It made for the perfect stop for lunch during a very interesting visit of this important historical site!

A very traditional entrance!

It actually doubles up as a pottery atelier and you can find fine artifacts right from the moment you enter the place!

Some of it is for sale inside the restaurant!

And you can have a good view of the kitchen and working chef!

A really peaceful rural atmosphere!

Traditional Shizuoka Soba with grated yam!

The menu is fairly extensive including even sushi!
As for soba, they are very traditional and authentic!

This was my order!

Cold soba with tenpura/Ten Oroshi Soba!

Absolutely succulent!
Definitely looking forward to my next visit as I want to visit the village a bit more thoroughly in more clement weather!

SOBA GEN/そば玄

427-0037 Shimada City, Kawahara, 2-14-5
Tel.: 0547-34-3332
Mobile: 090-5617-7548
Opening hours: 11:00~14:00 (on week ends: 11:00~15:00). From 17:00, on reservation only
Closed on Mondays and 3rd Tuesday of the month. Open on Monday if it is a National Holiday
HOMEPAGE (Japanese)

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