So-Men SO SO SO Laboratory - Shibuya City, Tokyo

linh dang

Really cute atmosphere resembling a laboratory, all the staff was wearing white long blouse. Decor was cute, plates and cups and cutlery were nice too. You can make your own bowl of soumen if you want, ordering through phone with a QR code so it was super convenient. The problem is the taste, the hot soumen’s taste was not that good, mediocre at best, but the cold soumen tasted good enough. I’d recommend the cold soumen if you go here. It’s a bit pricy too, but worth trying for the experience.

Alex Daniels

So-men is a delightful noodle shop with an array of option. Being able to customize your own noodle dish is really unique and a nice option if you don't like any of the preset menu dishes.

Michiko Setsu

Very good food and an interesting looking restaurant. I’d like to come back again. Says my son who likes Somen very much.

Michael Goodman

Really bad service. Staff not very nice and they seem quite lazy. Plenty of open seats and the staff doesn't seat people, lots of people waiting for no reason. Only when I complained and pointed to several open seats did they seat us and eventually others. (Yes, I speak Japanese and was with Japanese friends).

One seasonal soup (seafood and vegetables) had absolutely no flavor. The noodles didn't absorb any flavor from the broth. The clams were not properly cleaned so had sand in them.

Another tarako 鱈子 cream soup had much more flavor but really only good for a few bites. It's very heavy and feels like you're just eating a bowl of cream. This is the type of soup a restaurant would serve as amouse bouche in a single bite -- not an entire bowl.

Overall very let down.

Robyn Schou

Nice place with generally good food. The atmosphere is the main selling point. The food is very experimental, fitting with the lab theme. Go and try this place if you are feeling adventurous and want to eat at a very unique and different place.

Food is Life

I usually go to the one in Ebisu but sadly, they had to close due to the landlord..? I think the flavors and the different combinations that you can create here are quite different. The somen noodle and texture makes it chewy and enjoyable.

Lynn Kobori

(The staff is racist) I went with my friend for lunch (I’m white and my friend is black) , but from the moment we went in the staff was laughing at us. Because of our style. We took pictures because we thought the food was cute. And again, they laughed. We were talking Japanese, so they knew we could hear them. That were talking REALLY loudly. To all foreigners or half’s who live here, I don’t recommend this place. It was good, but ultimately the staff completely ruined it.

Hiroyuki Kato

そうめんのカスタマイズができるお店です。初めて伺いましたがあまりにもカスタマイズの種類が多いのでランチセットをいただきました。醤油ベースのあっさり出汁に濃いあじのしいたけがよく合って美味しかったです。ヒカリエだからしょうがないですが、そうめんにしてはお値段がね…というのがネックです。