Toshima City, Tokyo, Japan｜Kobaya

This small pasta restaurant packs a lot of punch. With just 7 counter seats it is tiny, there is always a queue outside, just one main cook too. But the menu is extensive, affordable and REALLY WORTH IT. You can adjust the amount of pasta that you got at no extra price. I got the salmon cream pasta with mushrooms and wow, it was the best I’ve had in so long. The staff were really kind and appreciative of their popularity!! Definitely definitely worth the wait!

Once you try the pasta you will know why the rating is so high here. Never came here since there are always people making long queue in front of the restaurant. Stumbled across here after all the shops I was planning on are being closed. Luckily there was no one waiting today. Since I was quite hungry after walking around the area, I went for cream meat sauce with mozzarella cheese and eggplant. After about 15 minutes my order arrived. The pasta was very chewy, fresh and cooked to the perfect point. It is a bit hard to describe of the sauce, but it is one of the best things I have ever had. It is lightly creamed, eggplant was stirred with garlic and oil, and mozzarella was lightly smoked which adds another flavour and fun to the dish. Despite the low reviews of long wait, this place holds such a high rating, which indicates nothing but the pasta is top-notch. The owner is very friendly and caring. One needs to be patient and humble to get the pasta, but it was very worth it.

Went there on the reopening after the typhoon, the place was managed by a guy who did it all and very well. He helped us translating the menu options and the food was surprisingly good (Italian spaghetti prepared in Japanese style)