つけそば / Tsukesoba / Maruchō - Sakado, Saitama
Old school Tokyo shoyu tsukemen. The soup uses pork, katsuo and saba. Noodles are house-made. Topping options include hana-katsuo and nori.
Original master Amari-san trained at Maruchō in Mejiro. His sons now run the shop. Open 8am-2pm (or until the soup runs out). 12 seats. Since 1971.