Shikinjo

At Shikinjo, you can order noodles on their own or pair them with another dish. The menu offers jajangmyeon, as well as combinations with champon, fried rice, boiled dumplings or fried dumplings, so you can choose according to your appetite and mood. Jajangmyeon is 800 yen, while a set with champon costs 1,200 yen. There are also combinations featuring two kinds of noodles. One diner who tried the jajangmyeon described its sauce as “ordinary”. Other reviews mention enjoying the noodles and fried rice, with seafood-broth champon and egg fried rice singled out as memorable. A bowl of special champon costs 1,000 yen; if you would also like fried rice, the champon and fried rice set is 1,200 yen. It’s a handy format when you’re choosing between noodles and rice—or want both.

There’s more to explore than noodles and set meals. The menu includes Korean-style sweet-and-sour pork, Manchurian-style sweet-and-sour pork and Korean-style chilli prawns. One diner visiting for lunch described the sweet-and-spicy stir-fried chicken tempura as “kanpungi”, noting its tangy flavour and generous portion. A review also says the à la carte portions are large and recommends dining in a group of 3 or more, making the restaurant worth considering if you’d like to share several dishes.

The drinks list includes Shaoxing wine aged for 5, 6 and 10 years, along with wine, Chamisul and Chum Churum. You could pair the food with Chinese wine, or choose wine or Korean soju. Shaoxing wine is listed from 1,500 to 3,000 yen, and an all-you-can-drink option is also advertised. Described as a Korean-style Chinese and Northeastern Chinese restaurant with a different feel from a typical neighbourhood Chinese restaurant, Shikinjo also has private rooms and facilities suited to groups. The menu makes it possible to put together anything from a solo noodle lunch to a dinner shared across several dishes.