Sobayoshi

For a quick, filling meal, look no further than Sobayoshi. This soba specialist near Shin-Osaka Station serves up some great soba set meals. The service is fast and the food is good value for money.

[Sobayoshi - image © Florentyna Leow]

Is there a food group you can’t find in the Nishinakajima-minamigata Station area? Venturing one stop south of Shin-Osaka Station on the Midosuji subway line brings you to an area full of delicious little restaurants - from ramen to izakaya, there’s something for everyone here. Sobayoshi is the place to head to if you have a buckwheat noodle craving.

The menu is rather varied for a soba shop. There’s the usual offerings like duck and leek soba, cold dipping soba, tempura soba, and tentoji donburi (egg and tempura rice bowl). But there are more unusual offerings like mountain vegetable soba and rice sets, or whitefish soba and congee, as well as side dishes like omelette, salads, and sesame tofu.

We’ll be frank: it’s not the absolute best soba in town, but it’s pretty good for what it is, and more importantly, it’s great value for money - especially at lunchtime.

While it’s a non-smoking establishment between 11am and 1:30pm, customers are allowed to smoke after that. If you’re particularly sensitive to cigarette smoke but still want soba, go for an early lunch.

For more Osaka soba choices, see our Best Soba In Osaka page.

English name:
Sobayoshi

Japanese name:
そばよし 西中島店

English address:
3-20-3 Nishinakajima, Yodogawa-ku, Osaka-shi, 531-0011

Japanese address:
〒531-0011 大阪市淀川区西中島3-20-3

Opening hours:
Monday-Friday: 11am-10:30pm
Saturday: 11am-9:30pm
Closed Sunday and national holidays

Price:
Cheap to moderate

Non-smoking section:
No (11am-1:30pm is Completely Non-Smoking)

Reservations:
Possible

Nearest Transport:
Subway: 1-minute walk from exit 1 of Nishinakajima-Minamigata Station on the Osaka Metro Midosuji Line.
Train: 3-minute walk from Minamikata Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line.

Telephone:
+81-6-6305-0498

Website: Official website (Japanese)

Customer Reviews:
Read customer reviews of Sobayoshi on TripAdvisor.

Near To Here:
Sobayoshi is located in Osaka’s Shin-Osaka district. See our complete list of things to do in the Shin-Osaka district, including places to eat, nightlife and places to stay.

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