A hidden noodle restaurant is now open inside a coffee shop in Toronto

Toronto has all kinds of secret and hidden restaurants, bars and the like, but the newest semi-hidden spot in the city is now a noodle restaurant that operates out of a coffee shop.

Hako is located inside Carbonic Coffee, and the restaurant is serving up abura soba, a unique dish with soba noodles without any soup or broth. Typically, instead of any kind of broth, the soba noodles rest on top of a mix of sauces and oils that the diner mixes into the thick, chewy noodles along with the ingredients presented on top of the dish.

The noodle restaurant serves a good range of abura soba options, along with couple don dishes (rice bowls) and various appetizers.

Hako’s signature sauce is made using three types of Japanese soy sauce, along with dried skipjack tuna flakes.

The abura soba options available at Hako Noodle are a classic variety with chashu on top, as well as beef sukiyaki, chicken, a deluxe version with chashu and chicken, a veggie version with bean curd and edamame, and a tan-tan abura soba with minced pork, an onsen egg and green onion.

For the don, the options are beef sukiyaki or curry chicken, and the appetizers available at Hako are gyoza, edamame, tako wasabi and two kinds of skewers: beef or spicy chicken cartilage.

The best part is, this new addition to Carbonic Coffee means that not only can you get coffee there now, but also ice cold beer! It’s the perfect Japanese-style pairing for slurping up noodles and munching on snacks.

Hako is located inside Carbonic Coffee, which is a third wave coffee shop with a couple locations in Toronto. That means now you can also pick up a bowl of noodles on your coffee run.

Carbonic Coffee opened the location where Hako is located on Dundas West more recently, and the coffee shop also has another location on Baldwin in Toronto. The cafe actually also roasts its own coffee beans, and the locations serve menus of espresso drinks, single-origin pour-overs, tea, kombucha, wine, beer, cakes, and baked goods. The coffee shop also functions as a local store with artisanal beers, natural wines and local products.

Only in Toronto can you grab your latte and some abura soba in the same place. This new combination concept is just one more creative idea that makes the city great.

Hako Noodle is now open in Toronto at 870 Dundas St. W.