Japanese Food Spots in Okayama Area

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Okayama
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Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Japanese Food

Ebimeshiya (Mannari Shop)

4.0

37 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okayama Pref. Okayamashi Kita-ku Mannarinishimachi 2-53

This veteran western-style restaurant was established in 1966. It's located just east of National Route 180 and the Sasagase River. They are best known for offering the Okayama specialty Ebimeshi. Their Ebimeshi features black rice topped with prawns, and they make it with the same old-fashioned flavor they always have. Other items include Japanese rice omelets with prawns and limited menu only in winter such as Japanese rice omelets with prawns and white sauce, rice gratin with prawns, funameshi rice bowls with minced crucian carp. They also have lots of standard fare like curry and rice, hamburger steaks, and cutlets.

家族がえびめし食べたいなという一声で訪問することになりました。このお店に来るのは2回目、前回同様満席で、少し入店待ちしました。家族が『えびめし』を注文したので私は、『カツカレー』を注文。期待値は高かったですが、味は標準的な内容でした。えびめしは相変わらずの美味しさ。ハマる味わいです。
Fukusen Main Restaurant

4.0

10 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okayama Kurashiki-shi Shimotsuitanoura 2-8-39

A three-minute drive from the Kojima Interchange on the Seto Chuo Expressway. This restaurant specializing in sushi and other traditional Japanese cuisine is located near the Shimotsui Fishing Port. The fresh caught seasonal seafood is brought in twice daily from Shimotsui Fishing Port, in the morning and in the afternoon, ensuring that you can always enjoy the freshest seafood. They boast cuisine made with Shimotsui's specialty octopus and we recommend their TakoTako (Octopus) Meal allowing you to enjoy octopus prepared in a variety of ways. Also popular is their specialty Octopus Rice, made with fine cut octopus and lightly seasoned wild plants cooked together, and their Fukusen Meal made with seasonal ingredients.

何回もお世話になってます。今日は牛カツを頂きました。美味しかったです。ご飯は干し梅のカリカリと枝豆の混ぜご飯も夏らしく美味しいです。
Ajitsukasa Nomura

4.0

156 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okayama Pref. Okayamashi Kita-ku Heiwachou 1-10 Nomura Building 1F

Located a seven-minute walk from JR Okayama Station is a long-established deep-fried pork cutlet restaurant established in 1931. Their speciality is a pork cutlet on a bed of rice covered with a special demi-glace sauce as well as the normal pork cutlet and rice covered with beaten egg. The restaurant has 2/3 child size and 1/2 grandchild size portions and is recommended to those who want to try a variety of flavors. Some of the menu can be ordered as take out.

I went there during off-peak hours on Sunday but had to queue for approximately 15 minutes. I was still lucky not to wait so long due to COVID-19 and the lack of tourists. They offer menus in...
Okonomi Teppanyaki Tama-chan

4.0

73 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okayama Pref. Bizenshi Hinasechousougo 1118

Okonomi Teppanyaki Tama-chan is located along National Route 250 in Sogo, Hinase Town in the city of Bizen and specializes in Okonomiyaki, which is a dish similar to both an omelet and a crepe. Its best-known menu items are Kaki-Oko (oyster okonomiyaki) and Kaki-Negi (okonomiyaki with oysters and green onions), made with the oysters that the Hinase Town is famous for. The menu also features dishes made with seafood such as conger eels and prawns as well as teppanyaki-grilled Okayama Black Wagyu Beef.

常に長蛇の列ができているイメージのあるこのお店です。そんなわけで、開店時間のだいぶ前から開店を待っていました。お店の方いわく、「夏はそんなに込み合いませんよ」とのこと。空いてる時期もあるんですね。
Hamashin

4.5

9 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okayama Bizen Hinasecho Hinase 241-30

A four-minute walk from JR Hinase Station or a 20-minute drive from the Ako Interchange or Bizen Interchange. This restaurant is located west of the station just along National Route 250. Their specialty is charcoal grilled conger eel served over rice, a beloved dish since the owner's grandfather's time, and the fluffy mouthfeel of the conger eel matches perfectly with their secret sauce. They will also ship their cuisine throughout the country. They're known for offering a variety of dishes adorned with the restaurant's name including set meals, rice bowls, and sushi. They also serve meals made with seasonal ingredients such as oysters during the winter months.

On our way to Okayama, we went to Bizen to have a look of this town. We came to Hamashin to have our lunch which was said has different style of oysters cooking which later we discovered was not...
Kappo Mamakari

4.0

4 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okayama Pref. Okayamashi Kita-ku Omotechou 3-9-2

"This long-established Japanese restaurant is located approximately a five-minute drive from JR Okayama Station. ""Mamakari,"" which is also the name of the restaurant, is another name for Japanese scaled sardines, and cuisine using the fish is Okayama Prefecture's famous local dish. More than 90% of the fish which the restaurant uses is naturally raised, rice and vegetables that are pesticide-free much as possible, and you can taste delicious seafood dishes prepared without any chemical seasonings. One popular menu item is the lunch course ""Horai"" that is recommended for gatherings such as among friends."

郷土料理を食べることが出来る店です。比較的安いのにボリュームもあり満足でした。おいしい酒もありました。
Korakuen Shikisai

4.0

10 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okayama Pref. Okayamashi Kita-ku Kourakuen 1-5

"This restaurant is located approximately an eight-minute drive from JR Okayama Station. Situated on the outer garden of ""Okayama Korakuen,"" one of Japan's three great gardens, you can enjoy Japanese and regional cuisine using plenty of local ingredients from Okayama. They also handle banquets, wedding parties and Buddhist memorial services. Their ""bara sushi"", a specialty of Okayama scattered with rich amounts of seafood and mountain delicacies, is especially recommended. In addition, their ""Hanayaka Gozen"" is a set that includes tempura, a simmered dish and dessert, and is popular with female patrons."

よく冷えてだしがおいしいでしたパンフレットで見たのと同じで友人に早速紹介する予定で友人もきっと行くと思いますこのようなお店が岡山にたくさんできることを希望します
Hamayoshi

4.0

39 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Achi 2-19-30

"This local restaurant is located approximately a seven-minute walk from JR Kurashiki Station. You can taste delicious, special seafood dishes using freshly caught seafood delivered daily from Shimotsui Fishing Port. An especially recommended item is the ""Omakase Kaiseki"" course that you can enjoy seasonal tastes of Setouchi from sashimi to simmered dishes and desserts using the Okayama specialty ""Mamakari"" (Japanese scaled sardine). Their ""Mamakari Teishoku"" and ""Hamayoshi Teishoku"", lunch menu items that let you taste Okayama seafood, are also popular."

予約対応有りで、魚介料理は絶品。特にオコゼ刺身の薄造り、肝•皮、唐揚げ、あます事なく堪能しました。地酒も良く、特に伊佐見の芋焼酎は最高です。定番の酒類は良心的価格だと思います。３人だったのですが、料理も良く予算オーバー気味でしたがクレジット決済可能ですので問題ありません。倉敷市に立ち寄る事があれば、また行きたいと思います。
Hakubi

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okayama Pref. Nimishi Nishigata 469-1

"This local restaurant is located approximately a one-minute walk from JR Niimi Station. It is a long-established restaurant founded in 1929 that is often featured in the media and popular with not only local residents but also tourists. Their ""Bicchu Matsuri Sushi"" with whole mackerel sushi is a popular menu item that has kept the same taste since the store's founding. Their sturgeon dishes using fresh caviar, famous as one of the world's top three delicacies, and shabu-shabu hot pot with Japan's oldest cattle breed ""Chiya-gyu"" are also recommended."
Kurashiki Ivy Square Restaurant Ivy

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Honmachi 7-2

This restaurant is located inside the composite facility Kurashiki Ivy Square, which contains a hotel as well as a multi-purpose hall, memorial hall, and more. It is known for its red brick ivy-covered structure. The modern Western interior has a high ceiling that gives the space an open feel. The Western-style cuisine served here, including the Okayama-brand pork, is made with select ingredients. There's everything from casual lunch sets to full-scale steak dinner courses, and their charcoal-roasted coffee is one of the star attractions of their coffee and tea options. The exotic atmosphere lets visitors treat themselves to an elegant experience. The nearest station is Kurashiki Station.
Ryokan Kurashiki Restaurant

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Honmachi 4-1

This is a restaurant located in the Japanese inn Ryokan Kurashiki, in Honmachi, Kurashiki City, the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter. At lunch time the menu offers a two stage box filled with 12 small dishes of seasonal cuisine called the sanpo-michi lunch box (limited to 50 meals), the Kurashiki lunch plate (reservations required), and the chirashi sushi bowl. After 14 o’clock, guests can also enjoy a coffee time break with tea or coffee, or matcha powdered green accompanied by local confectionary Fujito Manju and sweets as well.
Kurashiki Wanoumami-dokoro Sakuraso

4.5

16 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Honmachi 3-11

An atmospheric townhouse in the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter underwent renewal in 2014 to become Sakuraso. They use fresh local seafood and vegetables to meticulously create delicate Japanese meals. In addition to course-based cuisine, the lunch menu is excellent-the limited-quantity Shokado bento (lunch box) is particularly popular. Reservations are accepted, and they will try to accommodate specific dietary issues and requests. 10-minute walk from JR Kurashiki Station.

I was shopping at a boutique in Kurashiki and I asked the clerk to refer me a restaurant for lunch. She gave me two. I spotted Sakuraso first and lined up with other people to wait for it to open...
Higashida

4.0

18 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Achi 2-6-27

An old and established Japanese restaurant of Kurashiki, Higashida has a history of 30 years. You can take in a peaceful meal amid the relaxed harmonious atmosphere here, a sushi shop offering delicious otsukuri (raw slices of fish) and sushi made with fresh local fish. Enjoy the most exquisite time with true taste, when each piece of sushi is made with masterful technique. Five minutes on foot from the South Exit of JR Kurashiki Station.

Sweet and cozy family lead Restaurant in Kurashiki. The Sushi tastes amazing! If you have the chance - try it!
Candle Taku Watanabe House

4.0

12 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okayama Pref. Kurashikishi Chuou 2-5-19

Enjoy a chat by candlelight with seasonal food and drink at Candle Taku Watanabe House. Located in a renovated Taisho period storehouse, it has the feel of a traditional Japanese house drenched in candlelight. Their French-based set menu changes monthly. Reservations are required for dinner, so please get in touch in advance. The restaurant is a 13-minute walk from JR Kurashiki Station.

very delicious cuisine, French style with Japanese ingredients. the chef and waiter were so nice, tried to explain to us the dishes by Google translate. the chef also gave us a special dessert...
Azuma Sushi Sun-Ste Okayama

4.0

186 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okayama Okayama-shi Kita-ku Ekimotomachi 1-1 Sun-Ste Okayama 2F

Highly recommended, and I would return if Im ever in Okayama again. Sushi was fresh and delicious, and they had my favourite engawa on the menu. We ordered both the sushi and bara chirashi sets, and...
Orange House

4.0

9 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okayama Bizen Hinasecho Hinase 241-103

Its close to hinges station so we stop by. Very small cottage with pizza food. We like it as its cozy and small. Food is fresh and nice.
San-chan

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okayama Bizen Hinasecho Hinase 1449-1
Uotomi

4.5

4 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okayama Takahashi-shi

If you like fish, here is a hidden gem that is off the beaten path. With private rooms for parties of up to 10 or 12 people check it out.
Iwategawa

5.0

14 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okayama Okayama-shi Kita-ku Tamachi 1-9-20

This venerable, informal kappo cuisine restaurant is in the urban area adjacent to Nishikawa Green Road Park. They offer seasonal dishes with a focus on quality ingredients. In addition to seafood mains like sashimi platters or salt-grilled rosy seabass, they also have a variety of a la carte dishes like lightly pickled vegetables or Wagyu rib-roast. They also offer seasonal multi-course menus, and support parties like company drinks or girls-nights out. They have private rooms and counter seating, so lone guests are welcome, as well.

高島屋の裏に近い場所にあります。地理的詳しくないので場所はマップで調べていただければと思います。岡山でも老舗のお店が移転して新規にオープンしたとのこと。新しめの店内は明るく、入店すると目の前にカウンターとテーブル席、奥に座敷がある感じ。来店した時は平日なのに満席。 21時以降は少し余裕がありました。事前に予約してコースを注文。前菜3種、刺身盛り、小鉢、焼き魚、煮魚、たたき、握り寿司、味...
Nishikura

4.5

10 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okayama Maniwa-shi Katsuyama 1162F

This restaurant is about a 15-minute walk from JR Chugoku-Katsuyama Station. It is managed by the sake brewery Gozenshu Tsuji Honten, which dates back to the Edo period. The shop is located in a remodeled 150-year-old sake brewery building, and offers cuisine made with sake lees and koji, like only a sake brewer could make. The shoyu koji and shio koji, flavorings made with special koji molds, are all made in-house. Their Nishikura-zen meal, which includes a pre-dinner sake, sake lees pickles, and sweet, alcohol free amazake, has been popular here since 1989.

Nishikura has recently been renovated, with the restaurant moving to the 1st floor of the building, with the shop and a little cafe on the ground floor. The food is a little expensive, but worth it...

Okayama

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Okayama Areas

Overshadowed by Hiroshima to the west and the Kansai region to the east, Okayama is an easy spot to miss but a nature-rich gem where the Seto Inland Sea laps at its toes and peach and grape farms complete its interior. One of Japan’s Three Great Gardens, Koraku-en in Okayama city is well worth a visit before progressing to Kurashiki, where preserved wooden Edo buildings line the picturesque canal.