Yamacho — Local services in Tokyo

Situated in the basement 1 of a building that house Aloha hawaii western tonkatsu.

The place is well ventilated despite being underground. Relatively spacious with a U-shaped wooden counter table which can seat 13-14 pax.

A senior lady attended to everyone. She was friendly, curt and precise.

Solo moves faster. Didnt need to wait in queue. We came here during lunch, and we were a small group of 4. So we had to wait for 20minutes.

Easy to order.

Pick - soup flavour between shoyu or miso. I picked miso. It costs 1000¥ for the noodle and soup base.

Then I added on toppings of my choice seperately. I added 2 eggs, shitake mushrooms, pork, big fried tofu and wakame. Came up to about 1650¥ in total.

Waited another 10minutes for the noodle. It was served pipping hot in a claypot. Soup was super flavourful and i find the udon texture special. Flatter and darker colour compared to the usual ones we get outside.

Portion is also very very generous. Extremely full after.

I recommend this place and i...

So glad I found this hidden gem on Google Maps! I ordered the miso udon, it was absolutely delicious and comforting on a chilly day. The lady who served the customers was really lovely and adorable. She was prompt in taking orders and serving food.

This is a really small and cozy eatery, which seemed to be popular among the locals. I visited during lunch time and waited for around 20 minutes for a seat. The menu was in Japanese, so I relied on Google Translate to communicate when ordering.

Overall, food was excellent and I really enjoyed my dining experience at...

Delicious miso udon. The standard udon is ¥1000 but you can pick different toppings. I got an egg, chicken and tofu which was an addition ¥300. I arrived 10 minutes before it opened and was only one in line, by the time I finished my meal the restaurant was full. This is a mum and pop business, although they speak only Japanese they’re very accommodating to international customers. Worth trying if you’re...