Jikaseifun Teuchi Soba Yakuan
A soba restaurant in a renovated inn annex from 150 years ago near Taimadera's Niomon Gate. The owner grinds buckwheat flour with a stone mill. Known for delicate thin-cut noodles and rich sobatsuyu. Selected for Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand 2016. So popular guests sometimes wait for previous customers to finish. Lunch only, closes when sold out.
Reviews praise 'extremely thin yet flavorful noodles' and 'outstanding aroma from stone-ground buckwheat.' Diners sometimes wait for previous guests to finish. Soba sashimi and soba miso also highly regarded. Some visitors required 4 attempts before successfully entering, indicating exceptional popularity.