Vocabulary What does 蕎麦屋 (そばや, sobaya) mean? 蕎麦屋 (そばや, sobaya) means soba restaurant. Quick factsReadingそばやRomajisobayaPart of speechnoun 蕎麦屋そばやsobayasoba restaurant1noun soba restaurantAlso written: そば屋Kanji in this word麦wheat, barley屋house, roof; shop, store