01 / ABOUT THE PLACE
About this place
Set along a street near Nakamurabashi Station on the Seibu Ikebukuro Line, fujimian is an unpretentious neighborhood soba restaurant suited both to a hearty meal and a casual drink. A large counter-style table anchors the center of the dining room, framed by surrounding tables in a relaxed layout that accommodates solo diners just as comfortably as groups.
The menu stands out immediately for its flexible pairings of rice bowls and soba. Alongside staples like katsudon (fried pork cutlet bowl) and oyakodon (chicken and egg bowl), the offerings include pork-filled kaikadon, curry donburi, and tendon with shrimp and vegetables, all paired with your choice of cold or hot soba. Whether dipping freshly fried shrimp and pumpkin tempura into savory broth or alternating between flavorful dashi-simmered toppings and chewy soba noodles, diners can tailor the meal to their own appetite.
Beyond full meals, fujimian is widely enjoyed for lingering over soba-mae—drinks and small bites enjoyed before the noodles. The kitchen prepares a variety of appetizers to accompany beer or sake, and solo customers frequently drop in from early evening for a drink. Savoring small dishes over a glass before rounding off the visit with tanuki soba or a hot bowl of noodles makes for a classic, comforting neighborhood soba experience.
