Stone-ground Soba Kotaro
An authentic soba restaurant where master craftsperson Kotaro Nakamura (12th-generation associate master) stone-grinds Oku-Etsu-grown buckwheat on-site. Offers three types of noodles. The Soba Zanmai lets you enjoy all three. Certified by Katsuyama City as an official 'Kachiyama Oroshi Soba' shop. Duck noodle soup popular in winter. Cash only.
Yahoo rating 4.23, 34 reviews. TripAdvisor 4.8/5, 6 reviews (all glowing). Repeat visitor posts confirmed on Jalan Net ('Kotaro again — as expected'). Tabelog review calls it 'one of the top soba shops in Fukui.' Praised as 'worth waiting in line and makes you want to return.'