Takanekoya – udon restaurant in Endoji shopping street

27/07/2025

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Kyushu udon restaurant Newly Opend in 2024

I visited a udon restaurant that opened in December 2024. It’s located in Endoji Shopping Street. The restaurant is called Takanekoya, though I’m not sure what the name means. It’s a udon shop from Kitakyushu. While Kagawa is famous for udon, Kyushu-style udon has been gaining popularity recently. A key feature is that the noodles are softer compared to those from Kagawa.

The interior of the restaurant has a café-like design. Since it just opened, everything is clean and fresh. As it was Saturday lunchtime, the group tables were fully occupied, and there was a queue. Since I was alone, I was seated at the counter.

Warm Dashi Udon (Hot)

Menu Item	Price
Kake Udon (Plain)	700 yen
Beef Udon	1,000 yen
Goboten Udon (Burdock Tempura)	1,000 yen
Kakiage Udon (Mixed Tempura)	1,100 yen
Shrimp Tempura Udon (2 pieces)	1,100 yen
Shrimp & Goboten Udon (2 shrimp)	1,300 yen
Beef & Goboten Udon	1,300 yen
Tempura Udon (assorted)	1,200 yen

Bukkake Udon (Hot or Cold)

Menu Item	Price
Bukkake Udon	800 yen
Goboten Bukkake	1,100 yen
Kakiage Bukkake	1,200 yen
Shrimp Tempura Bukkake (2 pieces)	1,200 yen
Shrimp & Goboten Bukkake (2 shrimp)	1,500 yen
Beef & Goboten Bukkake	1,300 yen

Kama-age Udon (Hot)

Menu Item	Price
Kama-age Udon	750 yen
Beef Kama-age Udon	1,100 yen
Tempura Kama-age Udon	1,250 yen

Kamatama Udon (Hot)

Menu Item	Price
Kamatama Udon (Egg)	850 yen
Beef Kamatama Udon	1,150 yen
Mentaiko Kamatama Udon (Cod Roe)	1,250 yen

Zaru Udon (Cold)

Menu Item	Price
Zaru Udon (Plain Cold Noodles)	750 yen
Goboten Zaru Udon (Burdock only)	1,050 yen
Tempura Zaru Udon	1,250 yen
Beef Tsuke Udon (Dipping Sauce)	1,100 yen

Toppings

Item	Price
Raw Egg	100 yen
Soft-boiled Egg	100 yen
Grated Yam (Tororo)	100 yen
Grated Daikon (Oni Oroshi)	100 yen
Deep-fried Tofu (Kumamoto Nankan-age)	200 yen
Beef	300 yen
Goboten (Burdock Tempura)	300 yen
Shrimp Tempura (2 pieces)	400 yen
Kakiage (Mixed Tempura)	400 yen

Extra Noodles: +100 yen / Small Portion: -100 yen

There is a menu, but it wasn’t available in English. That said, I think international visitors could manage somehow. I ordered a warm udon dish with burdock tempura.

The burdock tempura was crispy and delicious. The udon was softer than the ones I usually eat, but it still had a nice chewiness and a smooth texture that went down easily. The broth had a strong fish-based flavor and was very tasty.

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