How to book Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta

Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta was opened by chef Yuki Onishi on 26 January 2012 in Sugamo, Tokyo, where it started as a nine-seat shop^2,7. In 2014 it began serving a soy sauce ramen finished with black truffle, which quickly drew attention at home and abroad, and in 2016 it became the first ramen restaurant in the world to earn a Michelin star, which it kept for four years in a row^1,2.

In December 2019 the shop moved to Yoyogi-Uehara, into a basement space two minutes on foot from the station^1,2. After Onishi's death, Yuka Asakura took over as owner in December 2022, and in February 2023 the team added Yoru Tsuta, a members-only evening ramen restaurant^2,3. Time Out describes bowls built on ingredients from around the world and inspired by the late chef's favourite dishes⁵.

The kitchen avoids chemical seasonings and mixes Japanese, Western and Chinese influences in its bowls¹. Lunch runs from 11:00 to 15:00, and the shop is closed Monday to Wednesday¹. Seats are booked through Omakase, where reservations open every Tuesday at 11:00 for the following Monday to Sunday; each guest orders at least one noodle dish, payment is cashless, and the menu centres on soy sauce and salt ramen, a vegan noodle and rice bowls such as truffle egg rice and A5 wagyu sukiyaki over rice⁴.

In September 2026 the restaurant announced that it will leave Yoyogi-Uehara next spring, closing what it calls the first chapter of Tsuta, with plans for the next one still to be shared³.