Local Cuisine Spots in Niigata Area

  • Niigata City Iwamuro Tourist Information Center Iwamuroya
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    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...

  • Shikagoya
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Niigata Minamiuonuma Unto 437
    A regional cuisine restaurant located a 10-minute walk from the Untoan Temple, a Buddhist temple where the samurai Naoe Kanetsugu and the samurai lord Uesugi Kagekatsu studied in their youths. The restaurant’s building is constructed entirely of Japanese zelkova wood and was built some two centuries ago; inside, customers can enjoy the simple flavors of the area’s local cuisine. Particularly recommended is the Shikagoya Teishoku, which comes with a large number of local specialty dishes. The hearty meal includes cold zaru soba noodles made with local buckwheat flour, tempura, rice, and seasonal side dishes. The restaurant also serves many dishes you’ll find virtually no place else, such as deep fried karaage made with rare local Japanese fluvial sculpin; and kirizaidon, a rice bowl which is a popular cheap eat inMinamiuonuma.

    田園のど真ん中にあるお食事処。田園風景を楽しみつつお食事。きりざい丼(納豆、たくあん、野沢菜漬け、しゃけいくら、こしひかり)はオススメです!おやきもあります、

  • Uonuma Cuisine Restaurant Murangozzo
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    4.5
    35 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumagunyuzawamachi Yuzawa 2455
    This restaurant is the main dining area of the Hatago Issen Japanese inn, which is just outside the JR Echigo-Yuzawa Station. It is open, not only to guests, but also to customers from breakfast until the evening dinner. The restaurant serves uniquely arranged local cuisine, which is made with a variety of ingredients readily available in the naturally blessed Uonuma region. The restaurant prides itself on maintaining the flavor of the ingredients in its Murangozzo (Village Feast) dishes. The Kama meshi served here is cooked freshly every day, and contains the plump and sweet Uonuma Koshihikari rice. For an added cost, customers can also enjoy a day-trip to the hot spring.

    Wonderful summer menu lunch course - every dish beautifully presented, offering a delicious variety of flavours using local seasonal ingredients.

  • Harako Chaya
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    3.0
    2 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nigata Pref. Murakamishi Shiomachi 13-34
    This restaurant is about a 10-minute drive from the Murakami-Senami Hot Spring Interchange. It's on the second floor of the Salmon House salmon workshop next to the Iyoboya Salmon Museum. Seeing as Murakami is a salmon village here you can enjoy local cuisine made with salmon. Their menu is full of popular items including the Harako Donburi rice bowl with soy sauce salmon eggs over rice, the Salmon Takikomigohan rice dish with crumbled salmon mixed with rice, and the steamed salmon which serves soy sauce salmon eggs over a large slice of fish. All of the salmon offered as meals can also be purchased at the shop on the first floor.

    イヨボヤ会館に隣接する土産物店の2階にあるレストランです。新潟のB級グルメたれカツ丼の鮭版である鮭のタレカツ丼をいただきました。

  • Keyakien
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    5.0
    11 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nigata Pref. Minamiuonumashi Nagamori 24
    This country cuisine restaurant is located in Minamiuonuma City, Niigata Prefecture. It is a quaint building with a thatched-roof, built in 1870. Here, customers can enjoy different seasonal country cuisines and dishes, such as Noppei soup, which is full of local wild vegetables, and homemade bean curd heavily soaked in soup, and roasted dishes, cooked in a fireplace. A variety of Japanese sake brewed in Niigata are also available, including Manju Kubota and Koshino Kanbai, lending even further to your enjoyment of the flavors of the season's blessings. Accommodation in a separate building is also available, with a Japanese-style breakfast.

    11月初旬に訪問しました。赤、ピンク、緑に色づく山は圧巻でした。 観光スポットは東西に長く点在しているので最低2時間はみておいたほうがいいです。

  • Tegami
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    5.0
    3 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    3-5-7, Chuocho, Shibata-shi, Niigata, 957-0053

    お友達に連れて行ってもらいました。 彼女のおすすめのおみせだけあって、とても素敵なお店でした。 料理もすごくおいしいです。 こちらで岩牡蠣をいただきましたが、とてもおいしく、忘れられません! 機会があったらまた絶対行きたいお店です。

  • Tempura Kappoh Miyajima
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    2-1-39, Honcho, Sanjo-shi, Niigata, 955-0071
  • Yama Cafe
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    2-6, Nakamachi, Kamo-shi, Niigata, 959-1351
  • Asobi gocoro
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    3-3-5, Fukuzumi, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata, 940-0034
  • Satoyamajujoh Restaurant SANABURI
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    1209-6, Osawa, Minamiuonuma-shi, Niigata, 949-6361
  • Nihonryori Tsurugiya
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    2-13-1, Omachi, Itoigawa-shi, Niigata, 941-0061
  • Shirokujichu Nagaokaten
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Aeon Nagaoka store 1F, 1-249-1, Koshoji, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata, 940-2106
  • Shirokujichu Muikamachiten
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Aeon Muikamachi 2F, 3100, Yokawa, Minami-Uonuma-shi, Niigata, 949-6681
  • Shirokujichu Apitaniigatanishiten
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    apita Niigata west store 1F, 5-7-21, Koshin, Nishi-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata, 950-2023
  • Shirokujichu Kenoten
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Aeon prefecture center store 1F, 3-65, Idomaki, Tsubame-shi, Niigata, 959-1232
  • Wagurume Niigatanishiten
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Aeon Niigata west store 3F, 2-1-10, Koshinminami, Nishi-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata, 950-2028
  • Shirokujichu Apitanagaokaten
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Riverside Chiaki 1F, 2-278, Senshu, Nagaoka-shi, Niigata, 940-2108
  • Shirokujichu Niigataminamiten
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Aeon Mall Niigata south 1F, 1-1-1, Shimohayadoriyanagida, Kounan-ku, Niigata-shi, Niigata, 950-0150
  • Myokoh
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Art hotel Joetsu 11F, 5-1-11, Honcho, Joetsu-shi, Niigata, 943-0832
  • Tenjinyakaikan
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    1-29, Akifusa, Kamo-shi, Niigata, 959-1356

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Found along the northwestern coast of Japan, Niigata prefecture is celebrated for its high-quality rice and breathtaking nature, most notably its spectacular mountains, whose white peaks draw in snow sports lovers from far and wide over the winter months. Hit the slopes at Yuzawa, pick out your favourite modern artist at Echigo Tsumari, or take a ferry over to Sado Island for an extra adventure.

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