Akihabara's 500-yen soba restaurants [Stand-up/Stand-up]

There are surprisingly many soba restaurants in Akihabara.
In fact, Akihabara seems to be a hotbed of stand-up soba restaurants.
...So! We've put together a list of cheap and reasonable soba restaurants in Akihabara that you can eat at for just 500 yen (including stand-up soba restaurants and other options)!

Those who have visited Akihabara, known as the mecca of otaku subculture, may know that there are many soba restaurants in Akihabara. In fact, Akihabara is apparently a hotbed of stand-up soba restaurants. So! We've put together a list of cheap and reasonable soba restaurants in Akihabara that you can eat at for just 500 yen (including stand-up soba restaurants and other options)!

Standing soba in Akihabara

Nadai Fuji Soba Akihabara Electric Town Branch

A soba chain restaurant located just a one-minute walk from the Electric Town exit.
The store was recently renovated and reopened in October 2019 and is sparkling clean.
The store is located in a busy area near Akihabara Station, so it has been popular with office workers and foreign tourists since before the renovation.
It's also open 24 hours a day, so if you suddenly have a craving for soba, you can come anytime!

Irorian Kiraku Akihabara store

A standing soba restaurant located immediately to the left after exiting the Showa-dori exit ticket gate.
A soba noodle chain that operates mainly within train stations in the Kanto region.
The best thing about it is that you can enter the store right after exiting the ticket gate.

Komoro Soba Akihabara Branch

A stand-up soba and udon chain restaurant located a 3-minute walk from Suehirocho Station.
They have stores mainly in Tokyo. There are seats, but they are few in number, so most of the seats are stand-up tables.

Also, on Kanda Myojin Street

There is also a Shoheibashi store.
Please note that the opening hours are different from the Akihabara store, from 10am to 20pm!

Soba Hiyamugi Sagatani Akihabara Branch

A soba restaurant located a 6-minute walk from Akihabara Station.
This chain has about eight stores in Tokyo, and by using the latest soba-making machines, they are able to make 100% buckwheat soba noodles, which are said to be difficult even for professionals, without any effort! You can eat delicious 100% buckwheat soba noodles, which are quick, cheap, and delicious.

Nadai Fuji Soba Akihabara Branch

This soba restaurant chain is located just across the crosswalk after exiting the Showa-dori exit.
The Denkigai store mentioned earlier is also located in a busy area, so it seems to be frequented by office workers and tourists from around Taito Ward.

Also, if you walk a few minutes from this store towards Ueno, there is also a Showa-dori store.

Minogasa Kanda Izumicho store

If you exit the Showa-dori exit, cross the crosswalk immediately, and walk towards Ueno, you will see the Nadai Fuji Soba Showa-dori store, and further ahead is a soba restaurant called Minogasa.

This restaurant uses authentic buckwheat flour from Togakushi in Shinshu, so you can enjoy delicious freshly made soba noodles!

STAND SOBA TOKYO

A stand-up soba restaurant that opened on the site of the former Iwamotocho Stand Soba Akihabara branch.
The sign remains the same, but the contents have changed!

Closed stores

Rokumon Soba Shoheibashi Branch

A soba restaurant near Kanda Myojin Shrine.
It looks like an old store, but it's actually a chain store with several locations in Tokyo.
The restaurant mainly consists of a standing counter and seating for small groups.

Akihabara

This soba restaurant is located past the Minogasa Kanda Izumicho branch mentioned earlier.

Please note that the store is open until 15pm and closes as soon as the soba runs out!

Iwamotocho Stand Soba Akihabara Branch

A soba restaurant located just across Izumibashi Bridge.
Since it was my first time going to a soba restaurant, I tried searching for it using the name of the restaurant, but I couldn't find a restaurant called Iwamotocho Stand Soba.
The reason is that when I searched around the area, the shop I ended up at was

Okonomiyaki tempura soba... proud of the taste??
I wondered if it was a different restaurant from Stand Soba, so I checked it on Google and found that it was called Iwamotocho Stand Soba (Ajijiman).
Is that "Taste Proud" written on the store sign really the store name?

So, I've put together a list of soba restaurants in Akihabara where you can eat for just 500 yen!
It's been less than a month since the consumption tax increase, so it's possible that some restaurants have changed their menu prices, but some stores don't have official websites, so it's best to check in person at the store.

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