Local Cuisine Spots in Nagano Area

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Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Japanese Food

Local Cuisine

Koshu Hoto Kosaku (Suwa Interchange Restaurant)

4.0

44 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Pref. Suwashi Okitamachi 3-53-1

"A regional cuisine restaurant located in Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture. The restaurant's ""Kabocha Hoto"" squash hotpot served with the restaurant's own original thick hoto noodles is particularly popular. Diners can enjoy a relaxing meal in the restaurant's charming interior which includes an old-fashioned sunken irori hearth. The restaurant is frequented not only by tourists but locals as well. "

ほうとうは、こちらのお店と決めている位おすすめです。お店の雰囲気や従業員の対応もいいです。量が多いのでお腹いっぱいになります。
Monzensaryo Yayoiza

4.5

20 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano prefecture Nagano-shi Daimon cho 503

This restaurant is housed inside a tatami wholesaler's built in the Edo period. Here diners can enjoy carefully prepared local cuisine which incorporates Shinshu (Nagano) and seasonal ingredients. Popular menu items include the steamed Shinshu beef and country-style usuyaki crepes made with 100% buckwheat flour and dressed with sweet miso and green onions. Located right next to the entrance to the road leading to the Zenkoji Temple.

My boyfriend and I had an amazing experience. The food was so tasty and beautiful and the staff was absolutely amazing as well! I would definitely come here again!
Chikufudo Obuse Main Store

Gourmet / Alcohol

973 Obuse-cho, Kamakitai-gun, Nagano Prefecture

This famous Japanese confection shop uses Japanese chestnuts, a local Obuse specialty, in place of the more common sweet red bean paste. The shop on the first floor sells delicious sweets such as kuri yokan (chestnut jelly blocks), kuri dorayaki (sponge cake with chestnut paste), and kuri kanoko (chestnut paste with molasses). In the second floor restaurant, diners can enjoy fresh-made sweets, rice with chestnuts, and traditional Shinshu (Nagano) cuisine. The restaurant’s parking lot is free for customers for the first two hours.
Otokichi

4.5

2 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Kiso-gun Nagisomachi Azuma 1223-1

This restaurant is on the Nakasendo Road in Tsumago-juku, which has been designated as Japan's first Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. They serve rustic yamaga-ryori cuisine as it's been made since the old days. You'll enjoy dining in this former post town while taking in the seasonal scenery. Their specialty is the Otokichi Teishoku meal set with Shinshu salmon sashimi, salt-grilled char, tempura, and side dishes. They also provide items like wild vegetable and matsutake mushroom dishes, as well as authentic soba noodles. You can visit their adjacent bonsai garden for free.

妻籠宿近くにある和食のお店で信州蕎麦をと思い利用しました。お蕎麦自体特徴はありませんでしたがたっぷりの量があり、定食の小鉢が炊き合わせ等充実していて美味しくお値段以上のボリュームと内容でした。
Kajikatei

4.5

8 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Iiyama-shi Tomikura 1769

This soba noodle restaurant, recently remodeled in 2017, has been a favorite of many since it first opened in 1990. Dedicated to preserving and sharing local cuisine, the restaurant serves soba noodles and sasazushi, popular local Tomikura dishes. Tomikura soba noodles make use of thistle fibers to hold them together. The restaurant's sasazushi has a rich flavor that isn't too sweet. Both are simple dishes whose flavor you will not tire of no matter how much you eat.

飯山に行ったら「笹寿司」は絶対に食べるべき！特に「かじか亭」がオススメです。料金は少々高いけど、お蕎麦と笹寿司がとても美味しく、一度食べたら忘れられません。一時、閉店しましたが、2017年4月27日にリニューアルオープンしました！新しくなった「かじか亭」、行ってみようかな・・・
Imamiya Hanbei

4.0

5 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Iida-shi Imamiyacho 4

This long-standing goheimochi broiled rice cake skewers restaurant was established in 1872. A local dish eaten in the Iida area in the southern part of Nagano's Ina Valley since ancient times, long ago the rice cakes were made by gatherings of local farmers to give thanks to the gods and pray for good harvests. From 11:00 to 14:00, the establishment operates as a teahouse serving soba, udon, ramen, goheimochi, and seasonal a la carte dishes. The restaurant's rice dishes require an advance reservation.

平日夜に宴会でお世話になりました。お風呂に入ってからお食事というコースにできるのでお風呂好きには嬉しいところです。五平餅が美味しく、よい締めになります。予約注文もできるので、重宝させてもらっています。
Wachigai

Gourmet / Alcohol

4084 Kami Nakamachi Omachi, Nagano Prefecture

Located in Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture, this restaurant operates out of a refurbished civilian home that is 120 years old. It is known for its local traditional cuisine and its dedicated service. Highly rated is the “kurobuta don” with its strong umami taste from “Omachi kurobuta” raised in clean air with clean water, and the set menu “shionomichi omatsuri gozen” with its seasonal small bowl is popular. With its atmospheric Japanese space, this spot is one you can enjoy famous local brewers’ sake and the great taste of Omachi. *Since the famous Omachi “ozanza” has been discontinued, it will only be offered as long as available in the stockroom.
Kappa Shokudo

4.0

41 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Adumi Kamikouchi 4468 Kamikochi Goshoku Hotel Annex 2F

In the Kamikochi region of Matsumoto City near the Kappa-bashi Bridge is the Kamikochi Gosenjaku Hotel, and this restaurant is on the second floor of the annex. The menu includes sets such as “sanzoku yaki” (fried bandit) made from pickling chicken legs in a special sauce and deep-frying them, as well as meals that use Shinshu ingredients, noodle dishes, and others.

The service is quick and efficient. The restaurant is clean, and the food is decent. The Pork Curry was super spicy, which made it difficult to enjoy it. But the new menu item, Beef Ragout with...
Dengaku Kisoya

4.0

9 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Ote 4-6-26

Located one road east of National Route 143 in Ote, Matsumoto City, this restaurant specializing in local cuisine was opened in 1887. The famous “dengaku” dish is made with tofu topped with Shinshu miso and fried, and can be enjoyed either individually or as part of a set. There’s also food that uses carp, loach, and char, as well as handmade soba and seasonal dishes. The interior features Matsumoto mingei-style furniture.

Delicious Japanese food with charming English speaking service. Our lovely waitress helped us cater for the complicated food needs of one of our party and explained what everything was to the best...
Tokuriya Kyodokan Cafe

4.5

6 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Pref. Shiojirishi Narai 516

This building, which was a residence owned by a local influencer offered as lodgings for government officials and used as an inn for the common people in the Edo period, has a history of famed writers staying in its quarters. It is currently a restaurant where customers can savour local cuisine in an elegant space where they can feel its history. It also has a café menu that includes gohei-mochi (sweet rice cake skewers), oshiruko (mochi rice cakes in sweet red bean soup), matcha green tea and amazake (sweet fermented rice drink). It is seven minutes on foot from JR Narai Station.

Fantastic place, best lunch we have had in Japan. Set menu is excellent. Very good service and beautiful traditional building.
Azumino Gohan Kazayura

4.0

10 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Pref. Aduminoshi Akashinahigashikawate 13368-2

This restaurant serves home cooking utilizing seasonal ingredients sourced locally in Azumino. If you look down you will see the Saigawa River that lies below; if you look up you will be able to enjoy a view of the northern Alps. The only dish served at lunch is the sizeable Kaze Yura meal which includes nine different side dishes; it is very popular. Lunch is on a first-come, first-served basis; reservations are not accepted so it is recommended that you arrive early. It is around 15 minutes by car from Azumino Interchange on the Nagano Expressway.

急坂を登っていくので、びっくりしました。車は、7台くらい停めれそうです。犀川を眺めながらゆっくりと食事ができます。お通しのお漬物3種とお茶が最初にくるので、友人と会話していると大きな御膳で食事が運ばれてきます。ランチメニューは1メニューのみです。ちょっと量が多めです。品数を減らすこともできるようです。空間と食事申し分なしです。デザートが冷凍ケーキだと思われます。少々残念⤵︎珈琲は、美味しか...
Sanzoku

3.5

20 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Pref. Shiojirishi Daimonnanabanchou 10-1

"A local cuisine restaurant standing along Kogen-dori Avenue in Daimon 7 Ban-cho, Shiojiri City. The restaurant is believed to be the originator of ""sanzokuyaki,"" a local Shiojiri cheap eat consisting of huge pieces of boned chicken deep fried and covered with sauce. The restaurant serves sanzokuyaki and other chicken and local dishes."

3日間塩尻に滞在し 3軒（[山賊][龍胆][あかい靴]）の店舗で《山賊焼き》を楽しましたがこちらの嬉しいサーヒスは 5種類[400g 骨付][350g 骨付][300g 骨付][300g 骨無][150g 骨無]の中から選択出来ることです。又定食スタイルと単品スタイルの選択も可能となっています。妻は[300g 骨付]単品（1150円税込）に [焼きおにぎり&味噌汁...
Nagano-ken Choju-shokudo

3.5

24 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Pref. Naganoshi Minamichitose 1-22-6 MIDORI Nagano 3F

"A restaurant located in the Midori Nagano mall in the Nagano Station building. ""Choju-shokudo"" means ""long-life diner"" -thanks to local cuisine which makes use of seasonal ingredients, Nagano Prefecture boasts the longest life expectancy in Japan. The restaurant offers a fresh vegetable buffet as well as a ""24 seasons"" set meal, a medicinal tomato curry, and other tasty selections."

平日ランチに伺いました。野菜（生と蒸し）ブッフェがあり、ヘルシーな食事を前面に出している印象です。魚の南蛮漬けの定食に野菜ブッフェを付けました。定食の味はごく普通。野菜が色々取れるのは良いですし、蒸した野菜は甘くておいしく頂きました。ただ、野菜はすごく種類が多いわけではないのに、週末６８０円、平日４８０円は、少々お高いように思いました。定食との合計で平日１５００円越えにしては、内容が少々物足りませ...
Usagiya

4.5

10 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Chuou 1-2-12 Takashima Building 1F

A regional cuisine restaurant located in Chuo, Matsumoto City. The restaurant serves local cuisine made with locally-grown ingredients as well as local liquors at reasonable prices. In addition to basashi and other horsemeat dishes, sanzoku-yaki fried chicken, and Nagano salmon, the restaurant's ramen, made with a dried fish and chicken bone broth, has won many fans.

松本駅からほど近く、ちょっとうら寂しい飲食街の一角に位置します。ほぼ地産食材で固めたメニューは興趣溢れています。郷土料理店は他にも存在しますが、対価価値はこちらが一番でしょう。「信州の恵」と称される前菜の盛り合わせ、なぜか赤身を出すことに拘泥した馬刺し、名物山賊焼、など魅惑的な品揃え、あれこれつまんで、そこそこ飲んで3人で1万円強、というのは称賛に値します。
Ogawa no Shou Oyakimura

4.5

19 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Pref. Kamiminochigunogawamura Takafu 6937

An oyaki dumpling shop and restaurant located in Takafu, Ogawa Village, Kamiminochi County. The establishment serves oyaki, handmade soba noodles, and seasonal dishes. The establishment also has a Jomon period-style pit dugout dwelling where you can make an oyaki and cook it on the irori sunken hearth, then eat them.

好きなおやきを焼いてその場で頂けます。とても雰囲気がよく、美味しかったです。又持ち帰りを出来ます。冷凍のおやきも買えるので良かったです。
Ushio

4.0

45 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Pref. Inashi Arai 3460

"A ramen restaurant located not far from JR Inashi Station in Ina City, Nagano Prefecture where you can enjoy ""romen,"" a local Ina City cheap eat which combines thick noodles with sauteed mutton and vegetables. The restaurant has table seating as well as tatami mat seating and is a popular destination for families. Frequented by tourists as well as local regulars, during lunch lines of waiting customers form outside the door."

B級グルメローメン好きにはたまらないと思う。一度は行ってみてほしい。歴史を感じる昭和感残る建物と、 B級グルメの味が、マッチしてとても良い。ラム、マトンの香りが苦手な方には向かないかもしれない。
Natsuzawa Kosen

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Pref. Chinoshi Toyohira Higashidake National Forest

This bathing facility is in Chino City, Nagano Prefecture. It's located at a 2,600-meter year-round mountain hut at a central trailhead in the Mt. Yatsugatake. When the snow is deep, you can't access it without a snowcat. It's an off-the-beaten-track hot spring with an abundance of metasilicic acid. The hut has plenty of amenities, and you can even borrow a hot water bottle at bed time.
Mamekichi Honpo Shinshu Tsu Chi Shige

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Nagano-shi Nagano Motoyoshicho 483
Kaishiyoku Dining Shosai

4.5

4 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

13-8, Futaba, Matsumoto-shi, Nagano, 390-0833

おいしいランチをいただきました。から揚げ御膳８４０円、牛すじランチ定食970円でした。両方とも大変おいしかったです。茶碗蒸しがついていてとてもお得でした。家族連れが多かったです、ランチの時間は2時半ぐらいまででした。
Sasugaya Iidaten

4.5

4 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

3895-1, Zakouji, Iida-shi, Nagano, 395-0001

ベビー含めたグループで伺いました。お座敷があるので、ベビー連れにも安心です。セットメニューが豊富です。量も多く満腹になります。季節柄、喬木産いちごを使ったパフェなどデザートもありました。美味しかったです。月一で？変わるスタッフさんのお手製新聞が、結構楽しみです。是非新聞の心理テストをして、待ち時間も楽しんでいただきたいです。

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Nagano Areas

Nagano prefecture is an exciting mix of mountains, hot spring monkeys, and preserved Edo history. At the heart of the Japanese Alps, Nagano is one of the country’s most popular destinations, whether in winter for its snow sports and the much-loved Jigokudani Monkey Park or in the warmer months for discovering the undulating hills on foot. For fantastic Edo architecture, head to the Kiso Valley for a 60-kilometer stretch of quaint wooden buildings that marked the Nakasendo route 200 years ago.