Teuchi Udon Sumita

"🌟Very off the beaten path, but widely accepted to be the best udon in Tokyo. There's also a great sake selection. Not very English friendly, and there can be a long wait, especially on the weekend, so try and go on a week day! The udon with chicken tempura is what they’re most famous for and is delicious, but I preferred the udon with vegetable tempura. They also sometimes have oden cooking here - mainly in the autumn and winter, so you can ask for a few things to try as a side. If there’s a line up outside (which there almost always is) you need to write down your name (english is fine) on the sheet of paper, and write the number of people in your group next to the 人 character. For about 3 years, I lived 5mins walk from this place so I went there pretty often, and about a quarter of the times I was there, a Japanese customer would come up to me and congratulate me on both finding and travelling out to the best udon in Tokyo - this never happened in other restaurants in this neighbourhood, so it's definitely highly revered locally! "