Tempura and Soba - Sawano An

🍜 Local Food · nagano, Nagano · 笘・{spot.rating}

Sawano An offers an authentic Japanese dining experience specializing in two of Japan's most beloved traditional dishes: crispy tempura and handmade soba noodles. The restaurant showcases the delicate art of tempura frying, where fresh seasonal ingredients are coated in light, airy batter and fried to golden perfection, paired beautifully with their house-made buckwheat noodles. Whether you choose hot soba in savory dashi broth or cold zaru soba for dipping, this establishment provides a genuine taste of Japanese culinary tradition in a welcoming atmosphere.

Visitor Information

📍 Address	nagano, Nagano
🎫 Admission	See official site
🚉 Access	–
🕐 Hours	Not available
🌐 Official	–

💡 Tips for Visitors

Many traditional soba restaurants in Japan are cash-only, so come prepared with yen. Lunch hours (11:30 AM - 2:00 PM) tend to be busy with local workers, so visiting slightly earlier or later may reduce wait times. When eating cold soba, dip only the bottom third of the noodles into the sauce rather than soaking them completely—this is the traditional way to enjoy the buckwheat flavor.