麺屋 侍 — Restaurant in Nara

An absolute meal it was-from start to finish. We followed the instructions they provided and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. It was our first time trying “Mazesoba” as people who always eat the same thing when visiting home and we were pleasantly surprised as we rarely find something new we’re curious enough to try.

The first stage of the dish was delicious on its own but it really hit the spot with the additional vinegar. It was creamy with the yolk and umami with all the toppings with the vinegar giving it a sharp kick you wouldn’t expect to work well with the dish. You finish by adding the soup and rice once your noodles have finished leaving behind plenty of meat, yolk, sauce and toppings and just making it a Devine finish. 10/10 forgot to take a picture of the actual meal but here’s just to show it’s a part of the clean bowl club! We look forward to come...

This mazesoba (まぜそば) outlet (or known as abura soba too) was originated from Taiwan soba and start in Japan in nagoya area.

Sometimes known as Abura soba where the recipe is using umami soy based than broth. The noodle in this outlet is chewy and thick with the topping of chasiu or other pork based meat. Just mixed all together before eating and the soup provided can be used to eat /drink cleaning up the left over in the bowl .

The owner is young and very helpful with clear explanation of the menu. We are just lucky that even we randomly choose the outlet (seem not so popular to tourists), we...

Great chicken ramen at Samurai—a perfect way to end our day of sightseeing.

After walking a lot in Nara on a cool and slightly rainy day, we arrived at Samurai. We had seen it when we first got to Nara and decided to give it a try.

Great decision! The ramen was incredible—flavorful and piping hot, just what we needed to recharge after our walk. Good in price too, two ramens and two colas 2600 yen

I highly recommend it to anyone visiting Nara and looking for a good...