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About this place
Soba-dokoro Soemon offers both chilled and hot soba, with seiro as a mainstay. Diners who have ordered seiro have commented on the noodles’ firm texture and enjoyed the smooth, cloudy sobayu. Opinions differ, though, on how fine the noodles are and how much bite they have. Choose the classic seiro, or go for ten-seiro to have tempura alongside it; the choice comes down to the combination you feel like eating.
Some diners single out the tempura as a highlight, praising its crisp texture and fragrant flavour. There are also reports of lunches pairing soba with a rice bowl, and the menu includes tamago-don and ten-tama-don. For a meal centred on soba, chilled options include oroshi and nori-kake, while kitsune and hana-maki are among the hot choices.
Small plates to enjoy before the soba include toasted nori, kamaboko and wasabi-imo. Beer, Kikumasamune sake and chilled sake are also available. The restaurant is in Hakozaki, Fukuoka, and is open for lunch from 11:30 to 14:30. It is listed as open on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Dine-in is available, and the restaurant is described as suitable for solo diners. For a relaxed lunch, choose between a chilled serving of soba and a hot bowl.
