Teuchi Soba Ichinomae
手打ちそば にのまえ
A small handmade soba shop that has made Tabelog's Top 100 Soba list two years running. It also serves South American dishes and Argentine wine.
A handmade soba restaurant on the second floor of a meat shop in Suehiro-cho, Mito. It made Tabelog's EAST Top 100 Soba list in both 2024 and 2025. The standard cold morisoba costs about 1,000 yen. In winter there is a limited-edition Akatsuchi Juwari (100% buckwheat) soba, and sets with seasonal tempura are also available. What sets it apart is the South American dishes on the menu, including Brazilian sausage and ceviche (reservation required), along with about 40 Argentine wines. With only about 15 seats and 4 parking spaces, it fills up quickly at lunch. From Stop 7 at the north exit of Mito Station, take a bus bound for Ibaraki University and get off at Kami-Mito Iriguchi.
Opening hours
11:30-14:00 (last order 13:30), 17:00-20:00 (last order 19:30); lunch only on Wednesdays; closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Thursday hours vary by source, so call ahead.
Nearby sights
- Mito Hachiman-gū
- Ibaraki Prefectural Museum of History
- Tokiwa Shrine
- Art Tower Mito
- Kairaku-en
- Tokugawa Museum
- Lake Senba
- Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki