We Tried Soba at Michelin One-Star Restaurant Anbai【Nishitsu Gourmet】

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Lunch Guide: 36 Recommended Spots Around Hankyu Shukugawa Station

2019年12月1日

I visited あんばい, a well-known Shukugawa restaurant located about a 1-minute walk from Hankyu Shukugawa Station.

It looks like they serve juwari soba.

*Juwari soba is made with 100% buckwheat flour, without any binding flour.

Exterior of あんばい

There was a notice saying that children in the upper grades of elementary school and younger are not permitted.

Inside あんばい

There is a large table in the center, as well as tables that seat four.

The interior has a modern Japanese atmosphere and feels very clean.

Menu at あんばい

Many soba restaurants offer a la carte dishes, but this menu is simple and focused only on soba.

They also have limited-time soba and lunch-only menu items.

I visited near the end of lunch hours, but they still had the lunch-only dish available, so I ordered the “Seasonal Tempura Seiro”.

Food at あんばい

The first dish served was this “Toyama White Shrimp Kakiage.”

I had it with a little salt, but even without salt it was fragrant and very delicious.

It had the kind of flavor that makes you want a drink.

The soba was thin, pale in color, and had a moist look to it.

When I tried it, it had a pleasant buckwheat aroma and a light, refined taste.

There was more than I expected, and I ended up quite full.

After a little while, they brought out soba-yu.

It was slightly thick and comforting.

With jazz playing in the background, this was a place where you can quietly and leisurely enjoy soba.

あんばい Restaurant Information

Here it is on the map↓