Kyoto-style dashi soba that feels like an ekisoba stand
This small soba restaurant in ITM’s T area runs 07:30–19:00, and the setup feels closer to a train-station counter than a sit-down mall spot. You queue, order, and eat quickly, then head straight back to security-side gates without a long pause in your schedule.
The signature here is the inari & soba set, mirroring the “Kyo Dashi Oinari” name and leaning hard on a light Kyoto-style dashi rather than punchy Tokyo broth. The combo of a couple of inarizushi pieces with a hot or cold bowl gives you enough food to get through a 60–90 minute hop without the heaviness of ramen or katsu curry.
Hours are 07:30–19:00 with last order around 18:30, so this works for mid-morning ANA/JAL flights out of Itami but not for the very first departures before 07:30 or late-night returns. If you’re catching an 08:30–09:00 flight, you can usually squeeze in a quick bowl and still be at the gate 20–30 minutes before boarding.
Menu boards highlight the dashi-forward hot soba, cold zaru-style soba, and sets that pair two or three inari pieces with noodles. Japanese bloggers point out that cold soba or standalone inari is quickest; full sets and extra toppings (tempura, extra inari) slow the kitchen a bit during the 11:30–13:00 lunch rush.
No big complaints surface in local writeups, and prices sit in the normal airport range for Kansai: think casual-restaurant levels, not premium steakhouse. Portions lean modest, which lines up with that “light meal before a 1–2 hour domestic hop” use case more than a full-day fill-up.
Tip: if your connection time is under 40 minutes, skip the set and just order cold soba or a couple of inari so you can eat, pay, and still walk back to your gate with 10 minutes to spare.