Traditional Japanese soba in an old post-war classic building. Service is excellent, and the food is perfectly prepared. It’s great to have this hidden gem in a quiet neighborhood nestled between Ogikubo and Nishiogi stations. They have surprisingly ample parking, and by foot it’s only 10 minutes walk from Ogikubo station. Menus and service all in Japanese, but if you want to experience a truly local soba-ya and if in the neighborhood, this is the place to go.

Quite hard to estimate the size of this large Japanese restaurant. Only the deepest quarter is shoeless, and the front room had about 5 tables for 4 out of five or six rooms overall. Menu features soba, but has a full spectrum up to banquets meals. They gave me an English menu without my asking, and it seems kind of out-of-date. I had already checked with them in my best Japanese about just getting a drink (since I already ate lunch). Garden is pleasant but not large and no music. Coffee wasn't an option and the default tea wasn't mentioned, but must come free. No Wi-Fi. My oolongcha was fine, but I was stretching it as a place to rest and study for a bit. I'm still in willing to call it a high four stars overall on the atmosphere and because I like soba. And Google Maps is again using the wrong shoebox. Okay, I answered the question about what I spent, but I think most people spend two or three thousand yen.

Had amazing soba Wanted to try the seasonal soba but was sold out The roe was amazing as well as the oysters

What a wonderful surprise it was to find Honmura-an-Ogikubo. The space is quite large and beautiful. I had cold soba with duck dipping sauce and it was amazing. My wife has hot soba in mushroom broth which she enjoyed very much. We also had tofu skin and duck pancakes which was really delicious. The biggest surprise for me is that this gem has a 4.2 star rating which simply does not do it justice.

Very nice location and ambiance, staff was also great, but the soba is rather average and the food doesn't justify the price, I think in this case it's more about the location. Portions are too small as well.