Soba Ichi

Cuisine	Japanese
Price	$$$ (31-50)
Rating	6/10
Last Visit	June 13, 2026
Location	SFBA: Berkeley + Oakland

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General Notes

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Soba Ichi is run by the same people behind Ippuku. It's a restaurant specializing in soba in west Oakland. The biggest draw of this place for me is the vibes of the place. The outdoor seating is amazing on a nice, warm, sunny day. The indoor seating has a certain Japanese rustic aesthetic as well. Otherwise, I think the soba itself is just okay (I'm not the biggest fan of soba), although the rest of the food is quite good.

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Dishes Tasted

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• ★★☆☆ ebi ten seiro -- cold soba with dipping sauce and garnish (shrimp + veggies). The soba itself was okay, the flavor was decent but the texture was not particularly noteworthy. The sauce felt a little bit too salty which overpowered most of the other flavors.
• ★★☆☆ nishin kanroni -- simmered herring with sweet soy sauce
• ★★★☆ kamo yaki -- smoked duck breast with roasted onion sauce and yuzu kosho, duck meatball with egg yolk. Both of these components are super yummy and cooked super well.
• ★★☆☆ homemade tofu -- with negi, myoga. Interesting texture.