Aburasoba Chikara — Restaurant in Tokyo

Went mid-day between lunch and dinner and the service was great. Two Cantonese dudes running the place served up some amazing aburasoba which is a hot soba dish similar to buttered noodles. The set came with a small soup, and everything was just delicious. The seating space is a little cramped (as expected from a bar-esque noodle shop), but don't let that deter you from eating here. The menu is completely in Japanese though, as is the ticket machine where you...

A great place to get some tasty abura soba. It’s a restaurant with lots of options, from different kinds of maze soba, to ramen, to spare ribs among other things. I went with their traditional maze soba, and it was excellent. The meat was good and the noodles perfect. The oil they start with is quite good too, and when combined with the vinegar makes a well-balanced taste. Service was fast and the staff super friendly. Worth your time if you’re...

Solid aburasoba with fun alternative takes like coconut aburasoba (don’t try the regular toppings with them though). Sadly the service is slow, my aburasoba came pre-mixed (?!), and the chaashuu is expensive...