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A Tabletop Journey: Osoba Horai (December 2025)

A tiny counter-only soba shop down a Gion alley, Osoba Horai. The star is the nine-compartment appetizer treasure box. From sashimi and spring rolls to soba with plenty of condiments and an ice-cream monaka finish, this is a solo tabletop journey in the order each dish arrived.
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A Tabletop Journey: Sarashina Horii (October 2025)

I went all the way to Azabu-juban just because I was craving that soba. At Sarashina Horii, founded in 1789, I savored pure-white sarashina soba and discovered shichimi is best sprinkled straight onto the noodles.