This is a slightly sophisticated soba restaurant located right by the west exit of Kintetsu Ogura Station. Last time, I visited on a Friday night and the service was too slow due to a lively party, so I gave up on visiting at night. This time, for my revenge, I visited on a Sunday afternoon before 12 o'clock, with caution. There were no other customers, so I was able to order smoothly. For lunch, I had the Komomaki Don, which was light and delicious. I wanted some soup with my soba, so I ordered the mini kakesoba, but it was a bit too light. The total price of 1,100 yen was a bit questionable. It depends on whether you appreciate their attention to various ingredients.

The buckwheat noodles are made with Hokkaido flour and hand-cut into thin noodles. Despite the complicated details, the taste of the broth in the kamonanban and the soba soup was exceptional! Even though it's a small portion, they still serve soba-yu properly. However, unfortunately, the price has increased by 300 yen compared to three years ago. This is quite disappointing.

I was intrigued by an article I saw a while ago about a seafood bowl place that has increased its variety of toppings. I happened to be nearby, so I decided to look for it, and it was right outside Kintetsu Ogura Station! Such a convenient location that I never noticed before. When I saw the lunch sign outside the restaurant, I noticed they had a seafood bowl and soba set. However, next to it was a sign saying that they had run out of extra-large servings... Oh well, since I was already there, I decided to go in. Although I was curious about the other menu items, I ultimately chose the seafood bowl. The restaurant was empty as I entered, probably because it had just opened. The interior was typical of a casual dining restaurant. Looking at the menu, I saw that they had a variety of appealing authentic dishes, so I have high expectations for dinner as well. When the food arrived, I was surprised by the wide variety of toppings in the seafood bowl, including firefly squid. The toppings were fresh and very delicious. The soba was also very tasty, making it a highly satisfying lunch. I would like to visit again for dinner next time.

At the west exit of Kintetsu Ogura Station, just outside the ticket gates on the left, there is a hand-made soba restaurant called "Tanuki Soba". They offer a set menu of Hamaya seafood bowl and soba for 1000 yen, which includes fresh and delicious ingredients such as Kenken skipjack tuna, octopus, bluefin tuna (lean meat and medium fatty tuna), shirako, red snapper, and scallops. Among them, the Kenken skipjack tuna from Susami was particularly delicious. It is said that the Kenken skipjack tuna is caught mainly in the spring using a fishing method called "Kenken fishing" introduced from Hawaii during the Meiji era. Each fish is caught individually, resulting in a beautiful appearance and high freshness. The Bonito landed at the Susami market is widely known as "Susami Kenken skipjack tuna" and has become a brand (registered as a regional collective trademark in 2006). The soba noodles were also delicious. Thank you for the meal.

I visited this place on a whim after a long time. I ordered a seafood bowl and mini soba set for 900 yen. The standout was the boiled octopus, which was surprisingly delicious. The bonito and sea bream were also good. I enjoyed a piece of salmon and fatty tuna as well. The mini soba had a strange broth, and it was quite light in flavor, which puzzled me. Looking at the menu, the cheapest option was around 800 yen, with higher-priced udon dishes available as well. It seems like a gathering place for elderly people during the day, and transforms into an izakaya at night.

Exiting from the west exit of Kintetsu Kyoto Line Ogura Station, it takes less than 30 seconds on foot. This was my second visit. They mainly serve udon, soba, and rice bowl set meals during the day, and offer izakaya-style dishes in the evening. I ordered the same thing as last time, the Kino-ha Don mini soba set (800 yen). The flavor of the rice bowl and the soba broth is slightly sweet, which is a traditional Kyoto style that is becoming rare these days. The cost performance is also good. I was pleased that they served soba water without me having to ask for it.

The first noodles of the Reiwa era were from Hamaya in Uji-Kokura. I had the seafood bowl set with zaru soba for 900 yen. The freshly made soba noodles were delicious. Today's special topping was whale! The bowl was filled with sea bream, tuna, sweet shrimp, firefly squid, squid, all at a great value. We also ordered fried smelt tempura on the side. Everything was delicious, and we finished with dipping the soba noodles in the dipping sauce. Thank you for the meal.

Just outside the west exit of Kintetsu Ogura Station, on the south side, there are two soba restaurants side by side, with the one closer to the platform being the one I visited. The interior of the restaurant is surprisingly small, with tables for four and two, as well as a two-seat counter and two raised tatami seating areas for four each. During my visit at lunchtime, there were two elderly women and three elderly men dining, who seemed to be regular customers. I ordered the "Komomiji-don and Mini Soba Set" (800 yen) with the soba served as a regular size (+150 yen). The soba sauce had a slight soy sauce spiciness, not the traditional Kyoto style, but still quite good. The donburi had a slightly sweet dashi flavor, reminiscent of old-fashioned Kyoto taste. They even brought me soba-yu without me asking, which was a nice touch. It seems they also operate as an izakaya in the evenings.

I visited based on information from Tabelog. It is located on the left (south) side immediately after exiting the west side of Kintetsu Ogura Station. It is the first of two soba restaurants, facing left. It used to be located in a nearby shopping center. The interior is the typical narrow type with 4 counter seats, 2 tables for 2, and 1 raised seating area. The clientele is mainly solo male diners for lunch or elderly women. I initially ordered the tempura bowl set. The soba broth was dark in color, resembling Kanto style. The tempura bowl had the broth served separately in a school cafeteria-like container, which felt a bit odd. The tempura, including the shrimp, was delicious. It cost 800 yen, but I forgot to take a photo. Next, I tried the Kinoha-don set for 800 yen. It consisted of rice topped with onions, fish cakes, and egg. The light-colored sauce had a strong salty flavor without a noticeable soy sauce taste. It's a rare type of dish. You could choose between regular or zaru soba for the set. Most people opted for zaru soba. The white noodles with a dark dipping sauce were tasty. It may not be the best I've had, but it was enjoyable. The curry udon set costs 780 yen. It uses traditional curry powder and a broth without roux, which was satisfying. However, the portion lacked volume due to the toppings. Many lunchtime customers ordered dishes over 1000 yen, making me feel that the pricing is a bit high. While waiting for my order, I could hear the sound of a koto playing over the speakers, reminiscent of a train station. The aroma of bonito dashi filled the air. This experience at Hamaya was truly special. Welcome to Kintetsu Ogura Station!