つけ麺椿

Tsubaki is smack-dab in the middle of Ikebukuro’s shady western district. Shady? Let’s just say that a hearty bowl of tsukemen might be the perfect food after a visit to one of the many soaplands in the area. And by area I mean within a stone’s throw.

Tsubaki is a camelia, by the way.

The noodles here have been called タピオカ麺 – Tapioca noodles. Chewy as it gets.

If the soup’s taste feels like a repeat of a dozen other tonkotsu gyokai shops, you can spice it up with the shop’s own olive flavored vinegar. Never seen that before!