もやしそば / Moyashi Soba / Chūka Taika — Sangenjaya, Tokyo

Moyashi Soba comes with doubutsu-kei ankake soup, topped with bean sprouts, pork, garlic chives and carrots. Medium width straight noodles. Fried rice, yaki gyoza on the side.

Chūka Taika is a Shōwa era Chinese restaurant. There are around 20 different noodle bowls and 10 rice dishes on the menu, the most popular being favorites in Nagasaki like champon and sara udon. The master is originally from Higashi-Nagasaki, he runs the shop with his wife. Open since around 1978, relocated to a newer space next door when the original building was demolished 7 years ago. Less