Kouran (香蘭)
4.0
This gyoza pot sticker restaurant has been in business for over 50 years. A 10-minute walk from Tobu-Utsunomiya Station, the restaurant can be identified by its red sign and serves gyoza which are crispy on the outside and juicy on the inside. The vegetables used to make its gyoza fillings are all domestically grown. The gyoza skin's, on the thick side and fried in sesame oil, have a distinctive crunch. The restaurant's boiled gyoza, which can be enjoyed with soy sauce, vinegar, or rayu chili oil as you prefer, have a chewy texture the establishment takes great pride in. The restaurant's fried gyoza, cooked in an original, sesame-based oil blend, have a distinctive texture; try eating them like an Utsunomiya native with just some rock salt.
Review of Gyoza Shop Koran
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating宇都宮餃子色々ありますが、観光地化してきて、元々の店主や、店で作っていたタネ、カワではなく工場感満点になってきて正直味は落ちている。
皆さんの好きな地元の餃子屋が多分No. 1
香蘭はその中ではまともな味を出す店です。
焼きと揚げがオススメ。
ここでも水餃子と焼き餃子。それに今度はビールとライスもです。正直、やっぱりこの取り合わせが一番。
餃子は、これぞシンプルイズベストの餃子というもの。二人で餃子2皿のみでしたが、変な顔せず美味しく頂けました。回転を速くしたいと思っているはずなので、食べたらすぐにお店をあとにしましょう
Details
- Address
- Tochigi Utsunomiya-shi Honcho 1-24 [map]
- Phone
- 0286224024
- Hours
- 11:30-20:00
- Closed
- Tuesday
- Parking Lot
- Not available
*Coin parking available nearby - Credit Card
- Not available
- Smoking
- Not available
- Wi-Fi
- Available
- Average budget
- [Lunch] 1-1,000yen
- Estimated stay time
- 0-30 minutes
- Wheelchair accessible
- Yes (there is a step at the entrance)
- Infant friendly
- Available
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
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Tochigi Areas

Most visits to Tochigi revolve around Nikko, a small city home to the spectacular, lavishly decorated Toshogu Shrine and Nikko National Park with its mountains, lakes, waterfalls, onsen, and wild monkeys. Neighboring Oku-Nikko is an extension of the fantastic scenery famous for its autumn leaves, while Tochigi's capital, Utsunomiya, is the only place in the world where you can find oya stone beautifully exhibited in temples and the Oya History Museum.