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About this place
One dish worth trying at Shinano is nishin soba, a classic choice at a Kyoto soba restaurant. One visitor trying it for the first time said it lived up to expectations; another chose a hot bowl on a warm day. Other hot soba and udon options include duck, mountain vegetables and keiran in a thickened broth, so there is a choice of toppings and styles to suit different tastes.
A diner who ordered tempura soba remarked on the generous portion of noodles and the pickles served alongside. They also reported that the restaurant accommodated their individual request to leave out the prawns.
There are also sets pairing rice bowls with a mini portion of soba or udon. The yam-topped rice bowl set costs 1,250 yen and comes with mini soba or udon, hot or cold. One visitor’s order combined grated yam, egg yolk and shredded nori over rice with cold soba and cucumber pickles. They recalled that the flavour of the tempura dipping sauce mixed into the rice worked well with the yam, while the cold noodles and pickles left a refreshing finish. It is a good way to make a rice bowl the main event while still having some noodles. Other sets include egg, tempura and meat rice bowls.
For udon, tanuki is served in a thickened broth. One visitor enjoyed the thick, ginger-rich soup with slender, soft noodles. With soba, rice bowls and thickened udon on the menu, Shinano offers a range of choices in a quiet setting that may suit diners looking for a calm meal or a place to eat solo.
