Groceries Spots in Saitama Area

  • Murayama
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Kasukabe-shi Kasukabehigashi 2-9-7
    A Japanese confectioner known for their top-quality sweets made with carefully selected ingredients by craftsmen who have honed their skills over many years. They are very particular in choosing their ingredients including handpicked adzuki red beans from the Tokachi Hokkaido region, Tanba chestnuts from Kyoto, first-rate agar, and all natural trehalose sugar. They offer a wide variety of sweets including yokan jelly, manju buns, fresh Japanese sweets, seasonal treats, and gift assortments.
  • Yamaguchi-ya Dango-ten
    Shopping
    Saitama Tokorozawa-shi Kamiarai 3-22-30
    This shop first opened over 100 years ago and specializes in Tokorozawa's specialty grilled dango rice dumplings. They continue to use the same technique of grilling them over traditional charcoal grills. You can eat them on the spot or take them home with you. When you eat them on the spot dunk them twice in soy sauce beforehand but when taking them home three dunks is recommended. The wrapping paper used for the take away packages is very chic and makes for a great souvenir.
  • Emile
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    4.5
    27 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Tokorozawa-shi Izumicho 1837-6
    A shop which serves up popular treats made with heartfelt attention offering original flavors of their carefully chosen safe ingredients. All of the cakes and sweets they sell are made on site in the bakery filling the shop with a sweet scent. They offer a wide variety of goods including entremets, small cakes, baked goods, gifts, and breads.

    またまた買ってしまった石窯焼きシュークリーム。 二個しか買わなかったけどね。 箱入れしてくれる変わらぬ接客、嬉しい限りです。 ありがとうございます。

  • Kurazukuri Honpo Kubotamachi Main Store
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    4.0
    7 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Kawagoe-shi Kubomachi 5-3
    A confectioner that first opened in 1887. Their popular Fukuzou treat has been sold for over 40 years and has sold upwards of 3.5 million units in a year. It has been certified as part of the Kawagoe Selection and as a Sai-no-Kuni Excellent Brand Product. Also popular is their Beni-Akakun rendition of the traditional Japanese Sweet Potato desert and their Kyutaro Kitsune manjuu pie dumpling.

    年始に長期で関東に滞在。 青春18きっぷを利用していた関係で、埼玉も訪問してきました。 このときに川越にも訪問したのですが、「くらづくり本舗 久保町本店」さんで「喜多のかけ橋」を購入。 「ダックワーズ」の和風バージョンみたいな感じなのですが、軽くて持ち運びがとっても楽(笑)。 食感も良くてとても美味しかったです。

  • Mio Casalo Kawagoe Kura-no-Machi Restaurant
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    3.0
    9 Reviews
    Shopping
    Saitama Kawagoe-shi Motomachi 1-15-3
    A restaurant sporting a relaxed atmosphere located near the warehouse district. This farm- run restaurant features a menu of dishes made with local ingredients including fresh picked vegetables and Koedo Black Pork. Popular choices include their Koedo Black Pork Hamburg steak, a daily limited item made with 100% black pork, and their Mio Casalo Plate which features their home-made ham and sausage with fresh picked farm grown vegetables and German bread.

    黒豚カレーを食べましたが、ただのボンカレー。小さいサラダとスープが付いてますが税込1430円は高過ぎです。せいぜい700円くらいの価値です。観光地区で観光客が1番多い通り沿いなので、観光客相手に荒稼ぎしているようです。

  • Umon (Ichibangai Shop)
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    4.0
    35 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Kawagoe-shi Saiwaicho 1-6
    The Ichibangai location of this confectioner has a tea house which offers a popular food menu starring Imo-Okowa (sweet potato and rice). Their popular Imo-Koi manjuu bun, a mixture of sweet potato and whole red beans wrapped in a dough made with mochi rice and yams, offers a nostalgic flavor and has been chosen as one of Sai-no-Kuni's Authorized Superior Brand Goods. Their Imo-Pote cakes and Imo-Okowa make for great souvenirs.

    たまたま通りがかかって見つけました。 落ち着いていて、良い雰囲気。 食べ物にバラが乗っていて、ほっこり。 店員さんも良い感じ^ ^ おこわのランチ美味しかった♪ 写真の物は、税込1200円です。

  • Imoju
    Shopping
    Saitama Kawagoe-shi Matsuecho 2-1-5
    A long-standing confectionery shop known for their potato sweets that first opened in 1886. It was the stage for the drama “Naite Tamaruka” which aired in 1965 and starred actor Atsumi Kiyoshi. They normally have around ten different treats available including their Imoju Senbei, thinly sliced high quality sweet potato brushed with fresh ginger flavored molasses one by one and then baked, their Imoju Matsuba candied sweet potato fries, and Imoju-Tou sliced candied sweet potato. The shop has been designated as one of the Kawagoe City Landscape's Important Buildings.
  • Kameya Main Shop
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Kawagoe-shi Nakacho 4-3
    A long-standing Japanese confectioner first founded in 1783. They served the Kawagoe domain for generations before, in 1847, receiving the Kameya Daijo Fujiwara Kaei professional certification from the Kyoto Imperial Palace. The treats they make, inheriting the flavor and techniques passed down from the Edo period, have earned them much admiration. Their signature product Kame-no- Monaka is a beloved and elegant bite-sized wafer cake shaped like a turtle shell, and there are also seasonal limited products with the flavor of cherry blossoms and matcha green tea.
  • Shimeya
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Soka-shi Shinmei 1-11-1
    A senbei cracker store that first opened in 1901. Their crackers are hand-made using traditional techniques from carefully selected rice from the Nigohan region. The rice is ground inhouse before being steamed, grilled, and seasoned resulting in their beloved original flavor. Their senbei stamped with the Mark of Authenticity labels them as being made with high quality ingredients and bearing traditional flavor and makes for great souvenirs.
  • Ota Kanchido
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Chichibu-gun Oganomachi Ogano 263
    This yokan (red bean jelly) shop is located along National Route 209 in Ogano, Ogano Town, Chichibu County. Their leading product is their “Kodai Chichibu neri yokan.” Ever since the second-generation shop owner produced the recipe for it in Nihonbashi in 1803, they have continued to preserve its unchanged flavor for over 200 years. They sell three kinds: “honneri (kidney bean paste),” “inaka (adzuki bean paste) ” and “yuzu citrus (kidney bean paste).”
  • Ota Kanchido Chichibu Store
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Chichibu-shi Kumagimachi 9-2
    This yokan (red bean jelly) shop is located across from Chichibu City Hall in Kumagi-machi, Chichibu City. Their star product is the “Kodai Chichibu Neri Yokan.” The recipe for it was passed down to their 2nd generation shopkeeper in Nihonbashi in 1803, so the taste and formula have been protected for more than 200 years. It is sold in three different varieties: honneri (kidney bean paste), inaka (azuki bean paste) and yuzu citrus (kidney bean paste)”.
  • Tamakiya
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    4.5
    5 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Chichibu-shi Banbamachi 9-5
    This Japanese and Western confectionery store is located on Banba-dori Street in Banba-machi, Chichibu City. Based on the concept “Cherish the natural features of Chichibu,” they make sweets that incorporates local produce. They sell the “colorful potato series” which is made of Japanese-style sweet potato with Sayama tea and maple syrup from Chichibu, and “Molt cake” which is a castella using egg yolks and “Ichiro’s Molt”, a whiskey distilled in Chichibu.

    シャインマスカットの大福がありました。 季節ごとに違うものがある様で 今の時期だけだそうです。 白あんにシャインマスカットがよく合いました。 家に持ち帰り食べたのですが、形が崩れる事もなく美味しいく、頂けました。 西武秩父駅にも売ってました。

  • King Shop Makotoya
    Shopping
    Saitama Tsurugashima-shi Fujimi 2-18-14
    This alcohol shop is located along Prefectural Route 39 in Fujimi 2-chome, Tsurugashima City. They stock a wide range of drinks starting with local sake from Saitama, as well as a careful selection of sake and shochu from breweries across Japan. The store is also equipped with a drink sampling corner for a small fee, where you can taste and compare over ten varieties of sake.
  • Fujiya
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    4.0
    2 Reviews
    Shopping
    Saitama Iruma-gun Ogosemachi Naruse 870
    This tofu shop is located in Naruse, Ogose Town, Iruma County. A long-established store that has been making tofu for four generations since the early Showa period, Fujiya produces and directly sells tofu using carefully selected soybeans from all over Japan and bittern produced on Izu Oshima Island. Fujiya also sells desserts such as no-bake cheesecake and pudding made using tofu, and features the Fujiya Tofu Research Institute, where you can find tofu in combinations of different ingredients each month.

    越生こだわりとうふ 「藤屋」、お豆腐屋さんですが、レアチーズケーキがお勧めです。食感が良く、また甘すぎず、価格はやや高めですが、一度食べてみる価値はあると思います。その他お豆腐も多彩にあります。

  • Baumkuchen cocoro
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Iruma-gun Moroyamamachi Tsuzuranuki 695-2
    This Baumkuchen store is located along Prefectural Route 30 in Tsuzuranuk, Moroyama Town, Iruma County. The store is directly managed by the local poultry farm, Hamada Poultry Farm, and produces Baumkuchen made from carefully selected ingredients such as fresh brown eggs, which have been awarded by the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The shop sells classic ringbaum cake and egg-shaped eggbaum, which is filled with custard cream.
  • Iruma Fureai Morning Market
    Shopping
    Saitama Iruma-shi Toyooka 3-10-10 Citizen Hall Parking
    This morning market is held in the parking lot of the Iruma Civic Center along Kaikan-dori Street in Toyooka 3-chome, Iruma City. It is open every Saturday from 7 a.m., with a wide selection of freshly harvested vegetables, Sayama’s specialty tea, eggs, processed goods, textiles, and more. Service Days are held on the first Saturday of every month.
  • Shinshimadaya
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    4.0
    3 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Hanno-shi Hachimancho 7-7
    This Japanese sweet shop is located along Kitaura-dori Street in Hachiman-cho, Hanno City. Founded in the early Meiji era, this long-established store specializes in “Miso-tsuke Manju,” whose taste remains unchanged since its foundation. It is a unique confection made by baking a sake bun with sweet and spicy miso sauce.

    群馬及び北関東でよく見かける焼饅頭のお店です。とは言っても焼饅頭の中には餡子が入っていて個性を持っています。注文後店頭で焼いてもらえます。また添いの他の和菓子もあるので近くに寄ることがあるのなら足を運ぶのも悪くないと思います。懐かしい和菓子のお店です。

  • Tsukasa Sekine
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Saitama Honjo-shi Chuo 3-3-41
    This Japanese confectionery store is located in Chuo 3-chome, Honjo City. It is a long-established business founded in 1916, and its delicious “Bushu Kuri Yokan” is a famous local specialty. It's a highly regarded as a neri-yokan (sweet bean jellies) with large chestnuts inside and has won the Prime Minister's Award at the National Confectionery Exposition.

    本庄のゆるキャラわっふるです。味は柚子、珈琲、小豆の3種類です。私は柚子党なのでこれを自分のものとして、残りを妻や娘へお土産にしました。

  • Saibokuham Honten Meat
    Life / Living / Hospital
    Saitama Pref. Hidakashi Shimooyazawa 546
  • Kakujoe Gyorui Soka
    Shopping
    Saitama Soka-shi Matsubara 4-790-3

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Eclipsed by neighboring Tokyo, Saitama is often branded as the sleepy suburbs. However, look a little deeper and you’ll uncover quaint towns bursting with history and crafts from the kurazukuri Edo-period clay houses of Kawagoe to the ancient tree-enveloped temples of Chichibu.

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