Handmade Soba Tsukuba

At Handmade Soba Tsukuba, a bowl of rich soba broth makes a welcome finish to seiro soba. One diner who ordered tempura seiro remembered the fragrant noodles, freshly fried tempura and rich broth. Another described a selection of tempura with prawns, pumpkin, lotus root and green pepper: the batter was light, and the lotus root had a pleasing bite. Choose classic seiro to focus on the soba, or tempura seiro if you’d like tempura alongside it; both make appealing options for lunch or dinner.

A diner who ordered grated-daikon soba enjoyed the sharp heat of the spicy daikon. Others have tried grated-yam soba and duck seiro, offering different combinations of toppings and dipping sauce to choose from. Several diners also mention fresh wasabi grated to order alongside the seiro, adding an extra touch to the soba. The post-meal soba broth is often described as thick and rich.

At lunchtime, a set with a rice bowl is another choice. One visitor reported having a chicken tempura rice bowl with seiro for 900 yen—a satisfying pairing if you’d like a rice bowl with cold soba. In the evening, you can have a drink and a small dish, such as sashimi, rolled omelette or grilled fish, before your soba. One visitor described sipping shochu with simmered winter melon, then ordering tempura seiro when the time felt right—a relaxed way to enjoy a drink and a bite before dinner.