Kagawa Ippuku Kanda — Restaurant in Tokyo

Passed by this small eatery one night after work, I was told by my Japanese colleague this place is popular. So I decided to visit on my last day at Kanda. It is conveniently located across Grand Central Hotel. I was so glad to chance by this shop. I ordered a small tan tan udon (which already includes an onsen tamago), an extra onsen tamago unknowingly and their 赤天. Food was served promptly, staff was attentive and warm. They are thoughtful to provide dashi for customer to customise their sauce. The tan tan meat sauce is flavourful and their shichimi brings the udon to new dimension. It was really yummy! I hope to try out their kake udon and ika geso tempura when I return to Kanda again. It was a wonderful experience dining in. Oh yes I went in at about 11:10am. Avoid the queues and arrive...

OCT 2024

Ordered a small kamatama udon with butter and two sides which took about 15 minutes to arrive. The udon has a soft springy chew and the raw egg and butter added a rich creaminess which was quite tasty. There was also a side of soup stock to add little by little to change up the flavor; it was savory and slightly sweet. As for the sides, the chicken tempura was coated in a pretty thick batter and the meat was thin so it was not satisfying; and although the kakiage was huge, it was slightly over cooked and very greasy; tasted mostly of sweet onion. Overall udon was good at an affordable price but the sides were a little...

Absolutely terrific curry udon, quite possibly the best udon I've ever had. The sauce was very flavourful (the flavour was pretty typical japanese curry flavour) and the handmade udon were spectacular. Service was super helpful and quick. You order at a mashine and there are free water refills at your table. I went on a Wednesday at around 1 pm, but there was no lunch rush and I immediately got a seat.

Highly recommended restaurant, not just by me but also by the good people at Michelin. Yet, not a fancy place but super down to earth cooking...