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Tea, poured slowly.

Tea, poured slowly.

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SOBA · TEA · COUNTER

Soba and tea,
at the counter

Ten seats on Amoy Street. A short menu that follows the season.

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Buckwheat, water, hands

Soba made each morning from three things.

  • Buckwheat grains on a wooden plate.

    Buckwheat

    Buckwheat grains on a wooden plate.

  • Cold soba on a square tray.

    Water

    Cold soba on a square tray.

  • Fresh noodles prepared by hand.

    Hands

    Fresh noodles prepared by hand.

Three bowls of soba

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Juwari is all buckwheat, nihachi adds two parts wheat. Every bowl contains buckwheat.

  • Cold, with dipping broth · S$18

    Zaru soba

    Cold, with dipping broth · S$18

  • Warm clear broth · S$19

    Kake soba

    Warm clear broth · S$19

  • Garden vegetables · S$24

    Seasonal tempura soba

    Garden vegetables · S$24

Photo: cold soba with nori and tempura.

How to eat cold soba

Lift a few strands, dip a third, then finish with soba-yu.

  • Dip a third
  • Slurp freely
  • Pour in soba-yu

Photo: cold soba with nori and tempura.

SEASONAL TEA CALENDAR

Each season, one tea
and one soba.

The tea and the soba change together, four times a year.

A quiet tea table.
A quiet tea table.

  • SPRING

    Shincha

    Cold soba with bamboo shoot

    March to May

  • SUMMER

    Cold-brew sencha

    Zaru soba

    June to August

  • AUTUMN · NOW SERVING

    Hojicha

    Mushroom soba

    September to November

  • WINTER

    Genmaicha

    Duck soba

    December to February

See the autumn menu

Ten seats, two stations

Seats 1 to 5 face the cutting board. Seats 6 to 10 face the kettle.

10
Counter seats
60 min
Each seating
S$120
Whole counter, per guest

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A wooden counter in Japan.
A wooden counter in Japan.

Let the leaves unfold

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Three small pours side by side, from S$16 per guest.

  • Spring · poured cooler

    First leaves · S$18

    Spring · poured cooler

  • Autumn · now pouring

    Autumn roast · S$16

    Autumn · now pouring

  • Summer · served chilled

    Cold brew · S$16

    Summer · served chilled

Matcha whisked by hand.
Matcha whisked by hand.

Who cooks and pours

Two hosts run every seating, in full view.

  • SOBA MAKER

    Ren Aoki

    Cuts every batch by hand at the board.

  • TEA HOST

    Mei Ling Goh

    Brews each pot to the season.

Low tables by a garden, Kyoto.

Photo: low tables by a garden, Kyoto.

Find the counter

On Amoy Street, a three minute walk from Telok Ayer MRT.

  • 3 min From Telok Ayer MRT
  • 11:30 Lunch, Mon to Sat
  • 18:00 Dinner, Mon to Sat
Can you cater for gluten or buckwheat allergies?

Tell us in the dietary notes when you book a counter seat, and we will talk it through with you before your visit.

Are children welcome?

Counter seats are booked for parties of 1 to 4, so book a seat for each child. For a larger family, the whole counter seats ten.

Do you take a deposit, and how do I cancel?

To change or cancel a booking, call +65 6000 0110 or write to [email protected].