-
Hand-rolled soba noodles are the reason to come to this small, wood-trimmed Japanese noodle shop tucked into Fremont. The chef learned the technique from her grandmother and then kept going, pairing the buckwheat noodles with foie gras tofu or tempura-fried Oreos alongside the classics. A James Beard nominee, and the kind of place that earns a long wait without making any fuss about it.
The awards strongest first
- James Beard Awards 2022 · Nominee · Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific · Mutsuko Soma
- Bon Appétit America's Best New Restaurants
- Eater The Best New Restaurants in America
- The Infatuation #6 · The 25 Best Restaurants In Seattle
- Seattle Met Seattle’s 50 Best Restaurants
- Eater The 38 Essential Restaurants in Seattle
- James Beard Awards 2023 · Semifinalist · Best Chef: Northwest and Pacific · Mutsuko Soma
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
- The Infatuation The Best Restaurants & Bars In Fremont
One number, weighted & current 83
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
-
Seiro soba
“Soma serves traditional soba shop dishes like seiro soba (cold with dipping sauce) and super-crunchy tempura”
Eater -
Oreo tempura
“but also more creative dishes like noodles topped with tri tips or Oreo tempura”
Eater -
Foie gras tofu
“Japanese-centered snacks (looking, longingly, at you foie gras tofu)”
Seattle Met -
Tempura-fried oreos
“even extends to tempura-fried Oreos”
The 50
Reviews
Sign in to write a review.
No reviews yet
Reviews never count toward the Eat or Drink Score.
The neighbors closest first
- Hannyatou Japanese Cocktail Bar Drink · 63
- Art of the Table Eat · 70
- Aroom Coffee Fremont Vietnamese Coffee Shop Eat · 65
- Sea Wolf Bakers Bakery Drink · 60
- Russell's American Cocktail Bar Drink · 60
- Kin Len Thai Night Bites Thai Eat · 66
- Royal Grinders Italian Drink · 60
- Made in House Eat · 62
Something wrong with this entry? Tell us. Closed, moved, miscategorized: we want to know.