Shimbashi Soba

shimbashi soba is one of those places that i go to rather often when i feel like eating soba. i like soba, and d really loves it (what do you expect, its neither fried nor oily). anyway, shimbashi restaurant specializes in soba. they hand make theirs fresh everyday, so you really get good, healthy soba thats hand made and fresh at the same time. their whole menu consists of many different types of soba. you can get it hot or cold, with tempura, with duck meat or plain. or you could even get it in a set. i think they have set lunch menus too which is pretty reasonably priced.

my favourite is the soba with roasted duck and poached egg. i've tried the hot ones, and didn't really like it that much. Eventually after trying several other things, i decided that i liked the one with the duck best. so now i always get this when i go there. i like to break the yolk and mix it into the noodles and soba sauce underneath to give it a nicer flavor and texture. but judging from the other tables, the hot soba can be quite popular too. i see quite a number of people having it. i guess its all personal preference. it would be nice on a cold rainy day though.

the soba is hand made, so the texture is quite different from the regular soba that you buy in packets. its like hand made ramen versus the packet types. the hand made ones are usually more dense, so to speak, and more satisfying. i must admit that the soba here is really top notch. additionally i like to get a side of ebi tempura, which is done very well too.

on a side note, i did try this steamed rice topped with baby sardine dish. it looked pretty interesting, so i decided to order it. its pretty good, went really well with the ebi tempura too.

i really like the soba here. its the only place i go to when i feel like eating soba, simply because its so good. a queue can form up during peak hours though, but it usually clears pretty fast.

290 Orchard Road
#B1-41 The Paragon

Tel: 6735 9882