01 / Chuka soba — Tsukiji's first bowl

WAKABA.

A bowl at five, when the market opens.

Tsukiji Wakaba

— Open

05:00 – 13:00

Chuka soba in the Tsukiji Outer Market, from five AM.

Chuka soba — clear shoyu broth with ultra-thin curly noodles

02 / Market dawn

Open with the market.

A chuka-soba specialty stand in the Tsukiji Outer Market. We light the fire at five AM, the same hour the market opens. Breakfast for the craftsmen and buyers — and the first bowl for visitors.

03 / Chuka soba

One bowl, every morning.

Ultra-thin curly noodles. Clear shoyu broth. Chashu, menma, scallion. The same bowl, every day.

Chuka soba

中華そば

Ultra-thin curly noodles in a clear shoyu broth. Chashu, menma, scallion. One bowl.

¥1,000

04 / The work

Steam, noodle, hand.

The kitchen — the cook's hands at work — At the kitchen

Clear broth — shoyu base — The clear broth

Ultra-thin curly noodles cook fast — the moment they lift from the boil decides the texture. The clear broth is built the night before; the first customer and the last get the same bowl.

05 / Visit

Come at dawn.

Address

4-9-11 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Phone

03-6264-3966

Hours

05:00 – 13:00— Mon–Sat

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The standing counter — Tsukiji Outer Market — The standing counter, Tsukiji Outer Market

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