Teuchi Udon Goemon

For a lunch centred on chilled noodles, Teuchi Udon Goemon’s zaru set meal is one option. The menu lists it with seasoned rice for 950 yen. One diner who ordered the zaru soba set at lunchtime felt the portion was around 1.5 to 2 servings of noodles, and enjoyed them with the flavourful dashi dipping broth. It’s a combination that works whether you want to focus on the noodles or add rice for a fuller meal.

For something warm, there are also meat udon and curry udon set meals. Both come with rice, nori and a small side dish; the menu prices are 850 yen for the meat udon set and 950 yen for the curry udon set. A diner who tried the curry udon also mentioned beef, chopped fried tofu and Kujo spring onions in the bowl. The set’s rice and small side dish round out a meal with a generously topped bowl of noodles.