Soba

The name of the hip Lower East Side soba joint, Cocoron, is Japanese for heartwarming, and indeed this soba specialty...

Pa-Yao Beef Noodle Soup

The Pa-Yao Beef Noodle Soup at Pure Thai Shophouse is a beautifully balanced dish. The protein, vegetables and starch...

Shio Ramen

Thanks to Ramen Setagaya, I have finally come to appreciate shio ramen . Shio, Japanese for salt, is a...

Inaka Soba

The inaka soba at Matsugen is fabulously delicious! For those who enjoy noodles with texture, this is the buckwheat noodle...

Toroniku Shio Ramen

I know there’s been lots of talk of the ramen wars in the City, but at the end of the...

Inaniwa Udon

Restaurant Seo’s signature Inaniwa udon in warm bonito broth is heavenly. Even as a soba fanatic, I recognize the high...

Noodle Salad (freshly made noodles & greens w/ grapefruit dressing)

The Japanese are good at creating salad noodles for summertime. It makes sense. It’s hot out, you want to have...

Uni Ikura Soba

Fall (specifically October and November) is prime soba season! This is when “new” soba — fresh soba noodles made from...

Menchanko (noodles)

I had almost forgotten how comforting the food at Menchanko-tei is, particularly the dish for which the restaurant was named,...

Pad Kee Mao

I like the vegetarian pad kee mao at Chelsea Thai because the crispy tofu is the key to goodness! Of...

Beef Salad

Soba Nippon created this star item on its menu, beef salad. The salad is a regular iceberg lettuce, shredded red...

Daikon Salad

Sobakoh takes its food seriously and treats the presentation and preparation of each ingredient respectfully. The daikon salad uses long,...

Pho

The pho at Bao Noodles is slightly more cleaned up than the usual authentic pho that includes everything from beef...

Sulung Tang

I love the description on the menu: “Snowy white ox-bone soup with white rice and white noodles. Carefully chosen bone...

Mee Goreng (Indian-style stir-fried egg noodles with shrimp, tofu and bean sprouts)

I’m a big fan of egg noodles, as long as they are cooked just right so that they’re still springy....

Ramen (toroniku)

Did I mention I love fat? As a little girl, I preferred fat to lean meat. I liked the taste,...

Ramen

Only available during lunch on Friday and dinner on Saturday, the ramen at Chikubu is worth lining up for. The...