Chikaramochi

Curry udon combines a nostalgic dashi broth seasoned with curry powder and a generous helping of beef. One diner described the meat curry udon they ordered as a comforting bowl for a cold day, with tender noodles coated in a thickened broth. Curry udon is listed separately from meat udon, so you can choose between the beef-topped curry version and the standard curry udon, depending on your mood.

For a Kyoto-style dish, Kinugasa don is another option. One diner’s review described a bowl with finely prepared egg and chopped fried tofu, and Kinugasa don also appears on the menu. Other rice bowls include oyakodon, tanindon and tendon topped with egg. It is easy to choose between noodles and rice, and one diner paired a rice bowl with a small serving of udon to enjoy both.

If noodles are what you’re after, choices include nabeyaki udon, meat udon and Chinese-style noodles. The menu also ranges beyond udon and soba to yakimeshi fried rice and set meals. One diner enjoyed the home-style flavour of the fried rice, which included onion. The soba set meal is listed with tororo-kombu and three inari sushi. You can order a single dish or opt for a set meal.

This neighbourhood diner is an option for lunch or a meal on your own. Its lunch set is listed with a choice of fried items, salad, rice and miso soup.