Miya Kishimen Jingu Shop

Kishimen is listed as one of the must try food of Nagoya. I found out that there is a store just inside the compound of Atsuta Shrine. So we decided to stop by there for lunch before started exploring the shrine.

There was no English sign, just keep an eye for a flag with picture of a bowl of noodle. It's an open air restaurant with cafetaria style seating - long tables and benches. Some part of the seating area was covered with bamboo blinds. I liked how natural the whole setting was.

We ordered at the counter and was given a number. Then we slide to the next counter and wait for our orders to be prepared. I ordered the cheapest kishimen and hubby got the more expensive one. We wanted to compare the difference.

Mine had a scoop of whitish liquid which in the beginning I thought was milk. But then upon tasting it I decided that it was pureed radish daikon. Other than that there was maybe one or two pieces of fish cake, some green veggie and topped off with shredded nori. Hubby's bowl didn't come with the pureed daikon. But he got one shiitake mushroom, sliced fish cake, green veggie and lots of shredded bonito.

Kishimen is served with wide flat noodle that is made of flour. The broth I guessed was made of bonito with a touch of sake. The broth was tasty and light and not oily at all unlike ramen. So by around 2 pm we were hungry again.