Menbo Yamamoto — Local services in Kyoto

My wife and I stopped by here and it was exactly what we’d hoped for. Small family run hidden gem. Friendly caring owners. Terrific delicious food. She was craving soba and I, udon. I had the Nabi Yaki udon. She had the soba and some karaage chicken. Everything was superb.

The udon came out bubbling. The broth was the best I’ve ever had. Fresh egg, perfect noodles, and so on. Definitely the best udon that I’ve had and I like my udon. My wife is a noodle snob from Vietnam and loved everything as well.

We would definitely come back and recommend it if you’re looking for...

We followed the reviews score and absolutely agree with all previous reviews.

I love my Udon Tamagotoji Tannin so muchhhh 😍 The mild beef broth with eggs was so delicious I ate until the bowl dry (I put rice in it to absorb everything 😂 ) My hubby had Karaage bento and he love it too. We also ordered tempura to share, the shrimp tempura was very good too 🤤

Seems the reviews are mostly from foreigners, but I found that locals come here too and the place is easily full since it has only 5 tables with a few...

My girlfriend and I have eaten in a lot of places during our many travels, but we are both convinced that we had the best meal we ever ate here in this restaurant, and that is not an exaggeration. It is a cozy little restaurant with extremely friendly staff, and the food... unbelievably delicious. Too bad we can't give 10 stars, because it certainly deserves it!

When we are back to Kyoto in the future, we will definitely eat here again (maybe even several times...