The Best Noodle Shops in Nara
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Nara has exactly one place on the list so far: Gen, honored by Gault&Millau.
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Rank 1. Gen
Japanese Noodle Shop
A soba shop tucked inside a sake brewery, where the water used to brew rice wine also goes into the noodles. The neighborhood name translates loosely to "pure water town," which tells you most of what you need to know. The chef hand-grinds buckwheat in a stone mortar and makes the noodles entirely from buckwheat flour. Order the mizusoba, noodles dipped in cold water alone, which is apparently how farmers tested a harvest and how you'll understand the point of all that grinding.
The awards
- Gault&Millau Gault&Millau: 2 Toques
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant