Shimbashi Soba & Sake Bar - Collingwood

4.6

29 Reviews

$40 and under

Japanese

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2 people

Feb 16, 2025

11:30 PM

Booked 5 times today

Healthy
Gluten-free-friendly
Kid-friendly

"Bringing Gluten-Free Soba to the People"

The Japanese word “soba” refers both to the buckwheat plant as well as the noodles made from buckwheat flour. Soba is typically served in a hot aromatic broth topped with chicken, tempura prawns or a selection of vegetables or served cooled on an elegant bamboo tray with delicate dipping sauce.

Soba is one of the world’s most nutritious food and an abundant source of protein. Containing a well-balanced combination of amino acids, it has the highest protein make-up than any of the grains and is also rich in vitamin. Additionally, soba is low in fat and high in dietary fibre.

Soba’s long and slender shape has come to symbolise stability and longevity. It is traditional in Japan to eat soba (toshi-koshi soba) on New Year’s Eve to acknowledge the passing of the old year and to welcome in the new.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$40 and under
Cuisines
Japanese, Asian, Vegetarian / Vegan
Hours of operation
Lunch Daily 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Dinner Tue–Sun 5:30 pm–9:00 pm
Phone number
(03) 9193 9097
Website
https://www.shimbashisobamelbourne.com.au/
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
140 Smith St, Fitzroy, AU-VIC 3065
Neighborhood
Collingwood
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wine

What 29 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.5Service
4.4Ambience
4.6Value

Noise • Energetic

29 Reviews

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Leslie
Melbourne
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on January 24, 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The medium-sized dishes such as the agadashi tofu are very good value during the 5:30-6:30 pm Hapoy Hour.
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彩賀
Osaka
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 31, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Fantastic food, great service, we enjoyed our dinner !
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Christine
Melbourne
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 28, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food, and the people were lovely. Went here for a low key birthday dinner and it was perfect
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Leslie
Melbourne
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on December 5, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The happy hour on small dishes and some drinks is very good value.
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Julian
Melbourne
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on November 30, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 2
Food quality was very good, although quite expensive. Ambience was missing, and staff towards the end of the night were somewhat lacklustre.
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THEANYW
Victoria
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on November 2, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Beautiful food Need to update address in google
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DavidB
Melbourne
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on January 27, 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Bloody wonderful food after not being out for a meal for 18 months. Perfect for gluten-free-ers. Will definitely return
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Jhay
Melbourne
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on January 23, 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Always great service. The menu is entirely gluten-free with zero compromises in flavour and quality. The fresh soba (buckwheat noodles) is outstanding. So good to eat delicious Japanese noodles without worrying about gluten contamination. I love the sake tasting bowl (4 assorted small bottles of sake served in a bowl of ice). I love that I can choose from a selection of gluten-free beer. I highly recommend Shimbashi whether or not you are gluten-free.
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GemmaG
Melbourne
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on January 8, 2022
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Beautiful and fresh soba noodles. Love this place!
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RobP
Melbourne
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on January 3, 2022
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Greeted by friendly staff Food was good but not over the top Price was fair
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Shimbashi Soba & Sake Bar - Collingwood is rated 4.6 stars by 29 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Feb 16, 2025

11:30 PM

Booked 5 times today

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140 Smith St, Fitzroy, AU-VIC 3065

Additional information

Neighborhood
Collingwood
Hours of operation
Lunch Daily 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Dinner Tue–Sun 5:30 pm–9:00 pm
Price
$40 and under
Cuisines
Japanese, Asian, Vegetarian / Vegan
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Wine

Website
https://www.shimbashisobamelbourne.com.au/
Phone number
(03) 9193 9097

Shimbashi Soba & Sake Bar - Collingwood

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