Tables at Omen noodle restaurant.

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Omen

Northern Higashiyama


This elegant noodle shop, a five-minute walk from Ginkaku-ji, is named after the signature dish – thick white noodles that are served in broth with a selection of seven fresh vegetables. Choose from hot or cold noodles, and you'll be given a bowl of soup to dip them in and a plate of vegetables (put these into the soup along with the sesame seeds).

There's also an extensive à la carte menu. You can get a tasty salad here and brilliant tori sansho yaki (chicken cooked with Japanese mountain spice). Look for the traditional Japanese house with a lantern outside.


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