Teuchi Toru Soba — Local services in Kyoto

From the moment my husband, daughter and I walked into this beautiful calm space we were greater by the lovely Toru who made us feel welcome instantly. His dedication to a preparing a truly special meal was evident from the beginning. Beautiful freshly milled 100% buckwheat soba noodles, amazing nukazuke pickles, a flavoursome broth and amazing sweet dumplings and red bean soup. Being coeliac I was impressed by his knowledge of gluten free options and his care to signpost that each individual item was gluten free. This restaurant is loved by locals and tourists seeking a gluten free meal. I truly...

The visit to Teuchi Tura Soba was definitely one of the culinary highlights of our stay in Japan. We came across the restaurant while searching for gluten-free Japanese specialties and in fact most of the dishes are gluten-free, there is gluten-free sauce (labeled separately) and the chef is very capable of handling this dietary requirement. Tea, main course and dessert were all delicious and it was great fun to watch the chef hustle and bustle (impressive one man show). The service was perfect and we highly recommend a visit to everyone (especially to anyone who needs to eat...

Amazing hidden gem for soba noodles. Working hours are a bit short, but worth arraging your day to fit a visit to this place. The person running it makes 100% buckwheat noodles himself, which most people don't do because it is very hard, and I've heard before takes a master to make (I tried it myself, never could get it to work; maybe it works since he makes flour from buckwheat himself too). Atmosphere is absolutely great and authentic. There's an English menu as well (though as with any heavily specialised place, it's very short; it's a soba noodle place after all....