Chayakado — Restaurant in Kamakura

It is more the fun than the food. There are only maybe 14 places on the noodle slide, so depending on your arrival (last accept of guest is at 4 pm!!!) you will first fall in line, hopefully inside the Aircon room. Then you will get a waiting table (after 25 minutes in our case) where you can order drinks. After something more than 30 Minutes (depending on the current situation), your place outside on the noodle slide is prepared and you change your place for the last time. This is now the main meaning: catch cold noodles out of a bamboo slide, dipp it into your ordered sauce and ... eat! You will eat for something like 15 to 20 minutes until you are full. No time limit. The sauce and the noodles are good, no Tourist Trapp. Cold and not overwhelming. But good. Fun is about 1000 to 1.300 yen per head not included the bottled or drafted (!!) beer. Walk is from the Kita station for about 13 minutes, no bus I think. I expected more, but it was a nice visit and we don't...

Great experience and authentic somen, tempura, and yamaimo. It is rare to find this kind of experience near Tokyo and with such a nice setting. The elderly staff were polite and entertaining - at one point she saw our enthusiasm and deliberately started sending noodles faster to see if we could catch them. And we were all laughing. Despite having a full dining hall inside, one person came out to serve us nagashi somen and made us feel pleasant and un-rushed. The kicker was when one server from inside left the restaurant and went next door TO HER HOUSE to get a small pack of candy for our friend's 3-year old daughter. On the way out, they let her choose some stickers from a book of stickers they had for kids. This place is worth taking a trip from Tokyo for, even over an hour, to have the nagashi somen experience in the garden. From there you can walk around and visit the temples and small shops. Authentic Japanese food, and we'll received by Japanese people, not...

I finally got to experience the fun of Nagashi Somen, and it was unforgettable! For ¥2600, I had a set with dipping sauce, grated yam, tempura, and extra soup.

Arriving early meant I had the entire place to myself, and there’s no time limit for eating. The handmade somen flows down a bamboo channel with water, and you catch and eat it. The auntie owner thoughtfully observes when you're ready for more noodles. It's an endless serving until you signal to stop.

The dipping sauce was hearty and savoury but diluted over time due to the water from the noodles. Despite this, it remained enjoyable.

The tempura was excellent—light, crispy, and not greasy—featuring three vegetables, a shrimp, and a fish piece. It added a delightful crunch to the meal.

This unique somen experience is seasonal, available only from April to October. Reservations are not accepted, and it’s cash only. Don’t miss it if you're...