Local Cuisine Spots in Japan

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Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Japanese Food

Local Cuisine

Suganoya Horumon Shinshigai Restaurant

4.0

32 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kumamoto Kumamoto-shi Chuo-ku Shinshigai 2-10 Comfort Hotel Kumamoto 1F

Suganoya Horumon is a restaurant specializing in horsemeat located in Shinshigai 2 Chome, Chuo Ward, in the city of Kumamoto. In addition to the usual raw horsemeat, customers can try unusual organ meats raw, grilled, or in chitterling stews. The most popular menu items are Ganso Suganoya Chitterlings in Soy Sauce and Seven Types of Raw Horsemeat. There are also prix fixe meals featuring grilled horsemeat.

熊本まで来たので、美味しい馬肉が食べたいと思い、「菅乃屋新市街店」さんへやってきました。私はギリギリ入店することができたのですが、私以降の方は満席でお断りされていました。人気のお店ですね。まずは、レモンサワーでスタート！！お通しは、馬のネギトロ、ミートソース味で超美味いっす！！ [レバー刺し] 数量限定というレバー刺しをまずはオーダー！！新鮮なレバー刺しは最初コリコリ食感で、口の中...
Imobo Hiranoya Honten

4.0

48 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto prefecture Kyoto city Higashiyama ku Maruyama park Chirene In front of the Minamige

Imobo Hiranoya Honten is a venerable Kyoto-style restaurant located near Maruyama Park and Chion-in Temple in a quiet, atmospheric building surrounded by shrines and temples. A long tatami room with a narrow street facade, as is typical of Kyoto, the restaurant has been serving kaiseki cuisine centered on imobo for 300 years. A traditional Kyoto dish, made by boiling taro with dried cod, it is simple but has a rich flavor, which brings customers back time and again for more. An Imobo Tray, with imobo and side dishes such as Gion tofu, is very popular and serves as an easy introduction to this dish.

A good choice to eat Kyoto traditional Imobou in an authentic Japanese Restaurant. I ate the summer limited edition set and I was not disappointed.
Amago Chaya

4.0

23 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Shizuoka Pref. Izushi Ichiyama 540-1

Located in Ichiyama in the city of Izu, Amago Chaya is a restaurant specializing in amago (masu river salmon) and wasabi. Customers who reserve one day in advance can enjoy the deluxe Amago Dinner but without reservation can also enjoy amago kabayakiju (filleted and served with teriyaki sauce on rice), tenju (deep fried fish over rice), or zuke-don (rice bowl topped sashimi soaked in soup stock and soy sauce). It also serves set meals and stews with chemical-free wasabi and Amagi shamo ju made with the famous shamo chicken from the Izu region.

月ヶ瀬I.Cから浄蓮の滝に行く414号線右側にお店はあります。注文したのは ①紅姫あまごのづけ丼しずおか食セレクションにも認定されたようで生臭みもなく生わさびをのせて食べるとさっぱりして美味しい物でした ②あまごの蒲焼重特製ダレをからめて焼いたあまごの身はふわふわと柔らかくて生わさびをのせるか山椒をかけて食べるとこれまた美味しい！ビールを頼んだからなのか、あまごの骨の唐揚げも品が届く...
Niigata City Iwamuro Tourist Information Center Iwamuroya

4.0

8 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Nishikan-ku Iwamuronsen 96-1

This sightseeing facility in Nishikan Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture provides information on the Iwamuro Onsen (hot spring) region’s history, traditions, culture, and tourist spots. There’s a tourism information area, a rest area, a footbath, a dining hall serving local cuisine such as the famous “kensayaki” and “rice flour ramen,” making it great as a pit stop on drives. There are also regional specialty products and souvenirs for sale. The plaza and exhibition room of the “Dento Bunka Denshokan (Traditional Culture Museum)” host various seasonal events.

Love this little bungalow near the main onsen hotels in Iwamuro. This location captures the essence of Niigata. There are many locally sourced fruits and vegetables available for purchase as well...
Aji Tasuke

Gourmet / Alcohol

Miyagi Pref. Sendaishi Aoba-ku Ichibanchou 4-4-13

A specialty beef tongue shop located in 4 Chome Ichibancho, Aoba Ward, Sendai City. Opened as a gyutan (beef tongue) grill in Sendai City in 1948, it is considered the father of all gyutan restaurants. They offer a set meal of gyutan-yaki plus barley with wheat rice, along with oxtail and tongue soup—all made using the trade secrets developed by the founder.
Oryori Yanagiya

5.0

17 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Gifu Pref. Mizunamishi Suechou Mashidume 573-27

This restaurant of local cuisine is located in Mizunami City, Gifu Prefecture after getting off the bus at the Sueasahi-machi bus stop from Mizunami Station. Their menu only has courses of random dishes selected by the restaurant, so you can enjoy amazing local dishes surrounded by a sunken fireplace heated by charcoal. They made various dishes such as river fish including sweetfish grilled in the fireplace, mountain bounty such as mountain vegetables and matsutake mushrooms, duck hot pots and venison fillets depending on the season and timing. They offer everything from Japanese sake to champagne and red wine that matches your meal. There is a free shuttle bus from the station that can be reserved depending on the number of people in your group.

ノスタルジックな風景にどこか懐かしさを感じながら囲炉裏を囲んで季節のものとジビエをいただきました。季節ごとに楽しめるとの事ですのでまた違う季節に来たいと思います。楽しい時間と居心地の良い空間に美味しいお料理。とても素晴らしい体験でした。ありがとうございます。
Yamanashi Houtou Sengenchaya (Fujiyoshida Shop)

4.0

16 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamanashi Pref. Fujiyoshidashi Kamiyoshida 5562-7

Located close to Kitaguchihongu Fuji Sengen-jinja Shrine, Sengenchaya offers delicious cuisine primarily focusing on Yamanashi houtou noodles, which you can enjoy in calm surroundings with a Japanese garden. Recommended items include Asama houtou as a souvenir, homemade spicy yotchabare houtou, and naturally-brewed inaka miso.

冨士浅間神社からすぐ近くにあるほうとうと吉田うどんをいただけるお店です。茶屋風の風情のある佇まいのお店で名物のうどんとほうとうを味わえるので参詣帰りにおすすめです。
Kotsukotsu-an

4.0

108 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Oita Oita-shi Funaimachi 3-8-19

新鮮なお刺身がコリコリしてて美味しかったです。関アジ関サバにたどり着けました。他にもたくさん大分名物があります。大分駅から歩いて１０分ほどです。
Heikejaya Fugu and Japanese Cuisine

4.0

32 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamaguchi Pref. Shimonosekishi Mimosusogawachou 1-1

A Japanese restaurant in Shimonoseki City. Come try Japanese cuisine that uses Shimonoseki’s specialties: puffer-fish in the winter and live squid in the summer. The puffer-fish is carefully prepared and served as sashimi with nice texture or in a puffer-fish hot-pot. The mouthfeel and sweetness of the squid is a delight to the senses and is prepared in a variety of ways including raw sashimi, shumai dumplings, and fried tempura.

特に調べて行ったわけではありませんでしたが、家族の誕生日に出かけ、ちょうどお昼ということで立ち寄りました。予約もしていなかったので混雑しているようなら他所でもいいかなと思っていたところ、2Fの部屋に案内され完全にプライベートランチでした。天気もよく関門海峡を眺めながらのゆっくりとした食事でした。瓦そばがメインですが、他も上品な味でした。
Kawagoe Imozen

Gourmet / Alcohol

Saitama Pref. Kawagoeshi Komuro 15-1

A local cuisine restaurant situated along Prefectural Route 160 in Komuro, Kawagoe City. The restaurant's menu focuses on dishes made with sweet potatoes, such as simple sweet potato kaiseki cuisine and sweet potato oju lunch boxes with broiled eel over sweet potato rice. The restaurant also offers Konnichi Ryori originated with Imozen, kaiseki dishes made with select, seasonal ingredients; eel dishes; and Shokado bento box lunches.
Mitsuta-ya

4.5

91 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukushima Pref. Aiduwakamatsushi Omachi 1-1-25

A local cuisine shop that was established as a miso (bean paste) manufacturing and sales company in 1834. It is famous for Aizu Miso Dengaku which are skewered konjac and sticky rice balls, vegetables etc. flavored with a red miso sauce and grilled on a charcoal fire by a hearth. It has a rustic, relaxing atmosphere and is a popular place for tourists. There is a section in the shop selling Mitsuta-ya products including miso. They have a variety of souvenirs such as hand-pressed sesame oil and Takada Plums, a specialty of Aizu. The nearest station is Nanukamachi Station.

昭和以前の風格を感じる店舗です。水曜日は定休なので、木曜日の11時過ぎに訪ねたのですけど、手前が販売スペース、奥が飲食スペースです。予約は不可なので、当日の9時過ぎ以降に連絡しましょう。複数の味噌やタレを使い分け、調理用の囲炉裏で焼いています。ウィンナーは辛味噌、椎茸は醤油ダレ、といった要領です。しし唐を食べたい方は7月の後半からお盆頃に訪ねましょう。炭水化物ではお餅かお米を『はんごろし...
Osanai

Gourmet / Alcohol

Aomori Pref. Aomorishi Shinmachi 1-1-17

This is a local cuisine restaurant in front of JR Aomori Station, where one can try fresh seafood including scallops of Mutsu Bay. “Kenoshiru Ramen” is a blend of local Aomori “kenoshiru” cuisine with a miso-based ramen. Aomori's signature “Hotate Kaiyaki Miso” (scallop baked in its shell with miso) and “Hotate Fry” (fried scallop) set meals are popular with tourists who come to taste the deftly-prepared scallops which are neither frozen or boiled. In the interior wafts the atmosphere of an old-fashioned eatery, which is even easy to drop in by unaccompanied.
Tengoku Horse Meat Specialty Restaurant

4.0

25 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshinishiku Nihongi 2-13-12 Heaven Building 2F

This restaurant in Nihongi, Kumamoto City serves local fare with a focus on cuisine featuring horse meat. Items include horse steak, horse shabushabu (a Japanese hotpot dish of thinly sliced meat boiled with vegetables and dipped in sauce) and horse intestine stew, as well as raw horse sashimi. Their Special Selection Course provides the chance to try a variety of horse dishes.

熊本名物の馬肉料理を提供するレストラン。人気店との事ですが、平日のオープンと同時だったの直ぐに席に着けました。ミニ馬刺盛６種とひれステーキのスペシャル定食（3300円）をオーダー、ステーキは細切れで食べ応えが乏しかったです。 Paypayなどの電子マネーは使えませんでした。
Suganoya Ginza-dori Shop

4.0

70 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kumamoto Pref. Kumamotoshichuouku Shimotori 1-9-10 TM 21 building BF

Suganoya is a restaurant specializing in horsemeat, located along Ginza-dori Avenue in Shimotori 1 Chome, Chuo Ward, in the city of Kumamoto. Diners can enjoy horse meat in several forms: raw, grilled, in a stew, or in “sushi.” They can also try raw horse liver or rare organ meats. Full-course meals are available in the evening, and at lunchtime, diners can choose steaks or raw horsemeat set meals.

SUGANOYA offers horse cuisine which they make certain you understand before seating you. This is a nice gesture on their part as I can see being a clueless tourist and not knowing what you are...
Kintame Kyoto Nishijin Main Restaurant

4.5

22 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto City Kamigyo-ku Sembamon dori Itsutsuji Uruboru Town 576

This is an old Kyoto-style tsukemono (pickled vegetables) shop established in 1879 and located a three minute-walk along Senbon-dori Street from Senbon Imadegawa bus stop. The shop’s exterior with its large noren curtains has classic Kyoto charm. Aside from being able to buy seasonal Kyoto tsukemono, at lunch (only) the shop offers tatami “chazuke seats” inside for eating chazuke (rice with tea poured on). From the partition in the tatami room one can glimpse the washbasin and look out over the typical Kyoto machiya inner garden while dining—the height in sophistication. The popular Otsukemono Course contains a variety of foodstuffs including an assortment of seasonal tsukemono, sliced dried daikon radish, and light-brown miso zoni (soup containing rice cakes and vegetables).

北野天満宮にほど近い漬物の老舗です。漬物を買えるお店は数多くありますが、京町屋の坪庭を眺めながら本格的な漬物御膳を頂けるお店は中々ありません。人気のお店と聞き、予約してから伺いました。旬の漬物は勿論、旅行者の私達にとって「白味噌仕立てのお雑煮」も珍しく、大変美味しく頂きました。ショップコーナーでは、様々な漬物を購入可能、大量に購入して地方発送しているお客さんもいました。「近為御膳」1.980...
Kunnatou Mozuku seaweed noodle shop

4.0

97 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Nanjoushi Tamagusuku Shikembaru 460-2

Kunnatou Mozuku seaweed noodle shop is a specialty mozuku seaweed noodle shop on the shore before crossing to Ojima Island located in Shikenbaru Tamagusuku Aza, Nanjo City. It offers mozuku seaweed noodles and mozuku tempura both using Ojima Island produce as well as unlimited fresh mozuku seaweed. It also sells processed products. “Kunnatou set meal” including soba noodles, tempura and vinegared mozuku and mozuku jelly are popular. On the “gajumaru terrace” you can enjoy them while gazing at the sea.

Simple seaweed food. There is not many options so if you are not particular with the choice this restaurant is just nice. View is nice as it is near a harbour.
Okinawa Soba Nakamura Soba

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunonnason Serakaki 1669-1

Okinawa soba noodles have various tastes depending on the region. At this store, their hand-prepared and thin 100% wheat flour sea lettuce noodles using homemade sea lettuce without preservatives are popular. The soup base is rich with pork and bonito, but the noodles go perfectly with the simple soup. Fish cakes with sea lettuce, pork ribs, sea lettuce and red pickled ginger are used as topping.
Hiraso

4.0

102 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nara Pref. Narashi Imamikadochou 30-1

A long-standing persimmon leaf sushi restaurant located a 10 minute walk from Kintetsu Nara Station which was founded in 1861. Persimmon leaf sushi is fatty mackerel served on a bed of vinegared rice and wrapped in a persimmon leaf, which has an invigorating fragrance. In addition to persimmon leaf sushi, Hiraso also serves chagayu tea gruel, a traditional priest’s meal, as well as seasonal local cuisine made with an abundance of Nara ingredients. The nearby Sarusawa Pond, considered one of top eight sights of Nara, reflects the Kohfukuji Temple’s five-tier pagoda; this lovely scene attracts many tourists who also like to stop by Hiraso for lunch. Hiraso also offers classes on making persimmon leaf sushi.

we did a lot of research and landed on this impeccable establishment for lunch for our day in Nara. Although the web and their posted hours has them as open they were inexplicably closed the day we...
Koshu Hoto Kosaku (Futaba Bypass Restaurant)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Yamanashi Pref. Kaishi Shimoimai 3001

This hoto noodle chain operates 10 restaurants in Yamanashi and Nagano prefecture. In addition to hoto noodles, a popular regional dish, their menu also includes a number of Yamanashi delicacies such as tori motsuni (boiled chicken giblets), horse sashimi, and nigai (boiled abalone). Their most popular type of hoto noodles are their pumpkin hoto noodles. The natural sweetness of pumpkin that fills your mouth warms both body and mind.
Nagoyajo Kishimentei

4.0

48 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Aichi Pref. Nagoyashi Naka-ku Honmaru 1-1 Nagoya castle inside

A Japanese restaurant located on the grounds of Nagoya Castle. Here you can enjoy famous Nagoya kishimen flat noodles. The restaurant also serves a wide variety of other dishes, from tebasaki karaage deep fried chicken wings to miso kushikatsu (skewers of fried food), breaded pork skewers covered with a miso sauce. In addition to an indoor seating area, the restaurant also has an outdoor seating area from which diners can take in the surrounding seasonal scenery. A popular establishment which sees many tourists visiting Nagoya Castle, during lunchtime lines of waiting customers can form outside the door.

2019年4月に名古屋城を観光した際にランチ目的で利用しました。温かいきしめんを注文。お揚げとワカメと鰹節だけのシンプルなきしめんでしたが、味はそこそこ美味しくて満足できました。