立たち食ぐいそば

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Meanings

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stand-up soba stall; standing soba noodle bar

A small, casual soba restaurant where customers eat while standing at a counter. Common in train stations and busy urban areas.

There is a stand-up soba stall on the station platform.

急いそいでいたので、立たち食ぐいそばでさっと済すませた。

I was in a hurry, so I grabbed a quick bite at a standing soba noodle bar.

立たち食ぐい
立ち食い is the general term for eating while standing; 立ち食いそば specifically refers to a soba stall with standing-only counters.
そば屋や
そば屋 is a general soba restaurant, usually with seating; 立ち食いそば is a specific type of casual, standing-only soba eatery.

Compound of 立ち食い (tachigui, 'eating while standing') and そば (soba, 'buckwheat noodles').