Since we were in Shibuya, we decided to have dinner inside Shibuya Scramble Square at a restaurant called Tsuru Ton Tan Udon Noodle Brasserie. Luckily, we weren't too hungry when we got in the insane line-up because we had to wait for nearly 45 minutes to get a table. (At which point we became very hungry.)
Carbonara udon
I decided on the carbonara udon, which includes udon noodles, thick-cut bacon, eggplant, broccoli, fried lotus root, and an egg yolk. This tasted INCREDIBLE, especially when the egg yolk is mixed into the cream sauce, which makes it extra rich and flavourful. It doesn't like look it would contain that many things just from looking at it, but I kept finding different veggies and slices of meat as I fished around in the bowl.
I was originally tempted to get 1.5 servings of noodles because Japanese portions are usually smaller than North American ones and I have a very, shall we say, North American appetite. But good thing I didn't, because these bowls are MASSIVE (like, it could fit a pretty big watermelon). Based on this udon alone, I'd say that it's definitely worth trying and coming back to eat, but probably not worth waiting in line for 45 minutes, so I'd either visit during off-hours or try going to one of the other dozen locations around Tokyo. (I mean, to be fair, Shibuya Scramble Crossing is the busiest pedestrian crossing in the world, so I guess line-ups to eat around here are to be expected.)
Ramen, check. Soba, check. Udon, CHECK. Japanese noodle trifecta, COMPLETE!
Tsuru Ton Tan Udon Noodle Brasserie
Shibuya Scramble Square
2 Chome−24−12 スクランブルスクエア 13階
Shibuya, Shibuya City
Tokyo, Japan 〒150-6113
+81-3-6419-7155
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