Gourmet / Alcohol Spots in Asuka Area

  • Café Kotodama
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    4.0
    32 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nara Pref. Takaichigunasukamura Oka 1223
    This cafe located in Oka of Asuka Village, Takaichi County is run from a renovated sake brewery with close to 200 years of history. They offer their Kotodama Lunch based around fresh Asuka Village vegetables which changes every other week, and sweets including cakes and shaved ice made with Asuka Village fruits. Be aware that the only meal available is the Kotodama Lunch which is limited in supply.

    ランチで寄りました。ことだまランチ一種類のみで1650円、出てきたのは多国籍料理のようなもので、どれを食べても満足感がないというか何というか コレでこの値段?というのが正直な感想。ホールスタッフもたくさんいる割には皿が空いていても気がつかない。観光ブームや、かき氷などの映えのせいかお客様は多かったけど、2回目に行く気にはならなかった残念なお店(..)

  • Asuka-no-yume-ichi / Yumeichi-chaya
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    4.0
    32 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nara Pref. Takaichigunasukamura Shimashou 154-3
    A soba noodle restaurant located near Ishibutai Tomb, a popular sightseeing destination, in Asuka Village, Takaichi County, Nara Prefecture on the second floor of the Asuka-no-yume-ichi shopping facility. Inside, tables and chairs made from thinned timber from the forests of Asuka stand side by side; smelling faintly of wood with light pouring in through the windows, the restaurant has a comfortable atmosphere. The set meals, made with an abundance of Nara ingredients like ancient rice varieties and local vegetables, are well-reviewed. A warming Asuka nabe hotpot set is also served in winter. The first floor of the facility is a souvenir shop selling local Asuka specialties and handmade knickknacks.

    First of all, you probably need your own wheel to explore Asuka. If you end up in Asuka during lunch hour and your stomach is calling, this place is a very good option (you can of course drive to...

  • Coffee Sanpo
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    4.0
    13 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nara Pref. Takaichigunasukamura Oka 55-4
    This café in Asuka Village, Takaichi County, Nara, is situated across the street from the Asuka Village Office. Located in a remodeled classical styled house that exudes the taste of the former capital the shop has large windows and a relaxed atmosphere. In the rear garden you can sit on the terrace and look over Amakashi no oka hill and the site of the former Asuka Itabuki-no-miya palace. Carefully selected beans are roasted in house and the resulting hand dripped coffee is distinguished by its strong aroma and refreshing aftertaste. Along with their café menu they have a popular food menu with dishes such as Hainanese chicken rice.

    行った時期はもっと前だったかもしれない。真神原の風景が目の前で立地はいいのだが………まずコーヒーフレッシュを置いていない。仕方がないからブラックに砂糖だけでも入れようとしたら店主が「砂糖を入れる前に、コーヒーを一口でも召し上がってください」と。私は寿司を塩で食えとかラーメンのスープを残すな、などと客に主人の好みを押し付けるような通ぶった店は大嫌いなのである。拘るのなら店の前にその旨を書いておけと思...

  • Café HAGIO
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    4.5
    8 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nara Pref. Takaichigunasukamura Asuka 180
    This is a famous restaurant where one can enjoy the feel and beauty of the architecture in an old Japanese home while eating carefully prepared kaiseki (course) cuisine. It is located in Asuka Town, Takaicihi County, Nara Prefecture. The ingredients and flavorings are all carefully selected from across the country. They take special care with water and fire, using water coming from natural rocky sources and binchotan high-grade charcoal. Popular options include the Katte Shojin Course centered around vegetables and made with bonito dashi soup stock, and the Ofuku bento lunchbox limited to orders of at least 10. They also offer side dishes including homemade goma-dofu (tofu-like food made from crushed sesame seeds and starch) and seasonal vegetable tempura. They also sell Western-style sweets like cakes and bavarois as souvenirs. Seats are by reservation only and not available to diners under 12 years old.

    料理はお腹に優しい柔らか素材が多い印象でした。どの料理もとても味わい深く楽しませてもらいました。席からは、素敵な庭園を見ることができ、目でも舌でも楽しめました。 料金が少し高いと思いました。

  • Hidamari cafe Asuka
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nara Pref. Takaichigunasukamura Koshi 17
    This is a cafe inside Café & Pension ASUKA located around a three-minute walk from Asuka Station. For lunch they serve dishes including curry with nutritious black rice and hayashi rice (hashed meat with rice) topped with a fluffy egg. The Hidamari Cafe Lunch, their most popular offering which changes every two weeks, is a set accompanied by several side dishes made from local vegetables, a dessert and drink.
  • Mendoya
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nara Pref. Takaichigunasukamura Oka 40
    This local restaurant is located in Oka, Asuka Village. The restaurant serves local cuisines from Asuka Village or Nara area, made with organically grown vegetables and good-quality well water, free of any chemical flavoring. The Gourd Bento, a lunch filled with local ingredients, and the Asuka Pot, made with free-range local chicken, stewed in milk soup, are very popular, and the pot course also includes kakinoha-sushi and warabi-mochi (bracken-starch dumpling). Homemade sesame tofu and warabi-mochi can also be purchased as souvenirs.
  • Coffee no Yakata Misono
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    3.5
    6 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nara Takaichi-gun Asukamura Misono 1-1
    This old-fashioned cafe has been in business in Nara's Asuka for 40 years. Continuing to serve carefully crafted siphon drip coffee the same as when it first opened, each cup is diligently brewed one at a time to order. Made using full-bodied, charcoal-roasted beans with just the right amount of bitterness, the cafe's coffee is highly aromatic. The cafe also offers a full array of breakfast set meals, desserts, and other foods.

    外見は黒い瓦屋根と白い漆喰壁の土蔵風で、店内もレトロで落ち着いた雰囲気です。平日の昼前でしたが、モーニングサービスが12時までなのでオーダーしました。厚めのトースト、キャベツのサラダ、ハム、ゆで卵も付いてそれなりにボリュームがあります。サイフォンで淹れてくれるコーヒーもスッキリして美味でした。640円なのでコスパは普通です。

  • Taiwan cuisine Fuku Minamoto
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    3.5
    3 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nara Takaichi-gun Asukamura Misono 24-1

    お店は台湾料理と書いてあったので、入ってみたら、学生や子供連れが多かった! 天津飯と担々麺を頼んだが、普通に美味しい上に量が多く、値段も安かった。 店内は、台湾風な感じだった。

  • Teuchi Specialty Shop Yozaemon
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    3.0
    5 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nara Takaichi-gun Asukamura Koshi 11-6

    飛鳥駅にあります。 大相撲関連の写真が飾っていて、ちゃんこ関連を売りにしていました。 唐揚げが食べたかったので、唐揚げ弁当を注文しました。レバーが美味しかった。 価格はちょっと高め。 ご年配の方々が経営され、配膳も自分達でされているようでした。

  • Hyaku Sushi
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    3.5
    2 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nara Takaichi-gun Asukamura Oka 1156

    赤かめバスの岡寺バス停から岡寺参道に入ったところにある寿司店です。にぎり寿司、巻き寿司などのセットだけでなく、各種定食もあり、どれも1000円前後と観光地としてはお手軽値段で、ランチタイムも15時頃まで営業していました。食事処が多くない地区なので、休憩するにはよいお店です。

  • I Suke Sushi
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nara Takaichi-gun Asukamura Ikatsuchi 379-1

    明日香村の住宅地の中にぽつんとあるお寿司屋さん。コース料理もあって、結構美味しかったです。また、行きたいと思わせる料理屋さんでした。

  • Asukanoshokutaku
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nara Pref. Takaichigunasukamura Asuka 631
  • 1 Minamoto Iori Handmade Soba Noodles
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nara Takaichi-gun Asukamura Misono 9-2
  • Salon de Etoile
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Nara Takaichi-gun Asukamura Oka 1156

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With a reputation almost as stellar as that of Kyoto, Nara is a must-visit for those searching for the remains of "traditional Japan." The largely green Nara city holds the majority of the prefecture’s treasures, such as the iconic Todai-ji Temple, in which a 15-meter tall Great Buddha sits, and Nara Park, where deer flock to befriend passersby. While mountains are by no means hard to come by in this area, for hiking with a reward, head to the Kii Mountains’ Yoshino district in spring, when the hillsides put on an impressive display of white and pink cherry blossoms.

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