Kameya Shinjuku

Kameya Shinjuku is a tiny stand-up soba counter tucked into Omoide Yokocho (Memory Lane), the atmospheric alley of tin-roofed stalls behind Shinjuku Station's west exit. With just 8 counter seats and hours that run almost around the clock, it draws commuters, night owls and tourists who eat shoulder-to-shoulder at all hours. Opened in 1971, it is now one of six Tokyo branches supplied by the company's own noodle factory, which makes the soba fresh every day. The signature bowl is the Original Tempura Soba, topped with a hot-spring egg and freshly fried tempura, with chilled tanuki and kitsune soba popular in warmer months.