THE BEST: Udon Noodles

[barawidan]

Okay my new obssession is udon noodles. In the last 2 weeks I've ordered 5 times from this Taiwanese place doing Tawainese style udon noodles on Broadway in Elmhurst, Queens. My question is who's serving beautiful udon noodles in NYC? So far I love it sauteed, at the taiwanese place its sauteed with bok choy and shredded chicken in some sort of sauce/dry spice mixture that's a complete mystery to me, perhaps that part of my fascination.

What's the japanese equivilent to the wide flat rice noodle, chow fun?

btw, anyome know how chow fun is made, the noodle itself, not the stir fried dish? anyone know?

-B

[Pan]

No-one's followed up on this so far. Anyone want to nominate some good places for udon?

[weinoo]

Are there any Japanese restaurants that are making their own udon noodles, a la the freshly made soba noodles at Soba-ya?

I like the udon at Tatany 52.

As an aside, I made a pretty darn good udon noodle soup the other night using dried udon called Marukin Sanuki Maru Udon, instant dashi, dried shitakes, some leftover roast pork and some other various C'town fresh vegetables.

[ErinB]

Honmura An makes their own noodles ... but they're pretty expensive.

But, really good.

[Todd36]

There are places in both Chinatown and Koreatown that make fresh white noodles, not excatly the same as Udon. In any case, their fresh noodles don't seem to be better than pre-packed noodles, based on my experience. I'm not aware of any restaurant that makes fresh Japanese type Udon noodles in NYC. Places like JAS Mart carry "fresh" udon, some made in Japan and some made in US.

[Dryden]

Honmura An unquestionably (in my mind, at least) makes the best soba noodles in New York - they also make fresh udon, which I haven't tried, but I would guess the quality is similarly excellent.

[Jammin]

i have had the nabeyaki udon at honmura an. definitely one of the better ones (if not the best) i have had. also, it's fairly cheap relative to other offerings on the menu.

Edited March 25, 2005 by Jammin (log)

[Banh Cuon]

omen restaurant down in soho is an udon specialist (a branch of a famous udon noodle restaurant in kyoto), and serves very good freshy made noodles both in a soup broth or "dry" for dipping. a little pricey, if i recall, but worth it for the delicious subtle taste, as well as a very nice "zen" decor and service in the restaurant itself.

[zeitoun]

omen restaurant down in soho is an udon specialist (a branch of a famous udon noodle restaurant in kyoto), and serves very good freshy made noodles both in a soup broth or "dry" for dipping.  a little pricey, if i recall, but worth it for the delicious subtle taste, as well as a very nice "zen" decor and service in the restaurant itself.

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Omen indeed has really good Udon noodles. They tend to focus on kyoto/western style of cuisine. I particularly like their Kama-age udon (warm noodles eaten with a cold sauce). I remember paying about $120 for two for a more than satisfying meal.

[Jukim]

I recommend "Onigashima" on 54th Street between 5th and 6th Ave. You can enjoy various home made Udon noodle soup dishes in affordable price.