Iori

At Iori, a soba restaurant in Tamade, the menu makes it easy to choose according to your appetite and mood, whether you fancy zaru soba, a tempura set meal or a rice bowl with noodles on the side. At lunchtime, you can make the noodles the focus with a chilled dish, or opt for a tempura set meal or a mini tempura rice bowl set. Rice bowls such as negitoro (minced tuna and spring onion) and tempura rice bowls can also come with udon or soba, a useful option if noodles alone do not feel quite filling enough.

One diner recalled the chilled soba as a highlight, while another recommended the zaru soba set meal. If you are in the mood to centre your meal on soba, a chilled dish may be a good place to start. One comment on the tempura noted its light, crisp batter. You can enjoy it alongside soba, order a tempura assortment, or make a tempura set meal the centrepiece of lunch.

For a different combination, one diner ordered a set meal pairing a tuna and grated yam rice bowl with tempura, and found it filling. Other rice bowl options include negitoro and tempura, as well as curry and chicken mayonnaise. In the evening, you can add small dishes to your meal: the menu lists a sashimi assortment, fried chicken wings and octopus with cucumber in salted sauce, along with draft beer and shochu.

A diner also mentioned being able to order from a menu with photographs, which may help when choosing a dish. Iori offers different ways to eat, from a simple bowl of soba at lunch to a set meal or small dishes in the evening.