Joetsu, Niigata, Japan｜居酒屋 傍 SOBA

It was very delicious. I'm glad that the evening session starts from 4pm. The fried skewers were great.

Came in a little early on a Sunday evening. There were no other customers, probably because of the coronavirus and the time. At 350 yen for kake soba and 500 yen for meat soba, the prices are as low as those at major discount soba chains, but the soba noodles are chewy and delicious. (However, zaru soba is 500 yen) Personally, I prefer it to the soba I had in Nagano. The soba itself was delicious, but the soup of the meat soba seemed a little weak, so maybe I should have used regular zaru soba instead? That's what I thought at first, but when I chewed the pork belly and soba together, the flavor of the fat added to it and it was delicious. 2021/10/24 revisited When I stopped by for the first time in about six months, I found that they had started operating an izakaya. For the izakaya menu, you order by calling the staff instead of using a ticket vending machine. One cup of Japanese sake starts at 450 yen, and a small 300ml bottle costs around 800 yen. You can choose from around 10 types of local sake. They also had a wide selection of sours and chuhai products. The appetizer is 300 yen. The snack menu includes tempura and fried tochio. Nice place to have a drink alone near the Shinkansen station.

Even though I'm not Japanese, I was able to easily make a reservation. The food was delicious, the atmosphere was lively, and the staff were very kind, so I was satisfied!