Best Japanese Restaurants (Washoku)

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1

There are fish, vegetables, and meat tempura. The rice can be refilled, so you can sprinkle the soup stock steamed in a clay bottle to make the soup stock chazuke. It's also good for girls and dates.

Name

Maikohan Arashiyama Store

Address

45-1 Sagayanagida-cho, Arashiyama, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JapanGoogle Map

Tel

075-871-5108

Hours

11:00-15:00

Closed

Thu

How to get there

10 min walk, from Arashiyama station

Parking

No parking area

2

I had a "Kyoto bowl eating comparison set" at Arashiyama Itsuki Chaya. The bowl that was renewed to the autumn menu has a shabu-shabu, and an additional menu, the super-luxury "Five Grains Fertility Tamatebako". It is a luxurious dish with crab meat and karasumi hidden under the matsutake mushrooms.

Name

Itsukichaya

Address

10 Saganakanoshima, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto, JapanGoogle Map

Tel

075-862-0729

Hours

11:00-15:00

How to get there

4 min walk, from Arashiyama Station

3

Name

Yoshimura

Address

3 Sagatenryu-ji Susukinobaba-cho Ukyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map

Tel

075-863-5700

Hours

11:00-17:00

How to get there

Parking

No parking area

4

Just boiled udon with butter matches the black pepper very much.

Name

Teuchi Udon Bakaichidai

Address

1-6-7 Taga-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map

Tel

087-862-4705

Hours

6:00-18:00

How to get there

Parking

Free parking area is available

5

Thick cut sashimi is very delicious. Wakame seaweed soup with sea bream extract is also recommended.

Name

Arashi

Address

51 Kitanohama Okuwajima Muya-cho, Naruto-shi, TokushimaGoogle Map

Tel

088-686-0005

Hours

11:00-21:30

Closed

Wed

How to get there

8 min by car, from Naruto IC

6

Different from what I expected! Mix the sea bream sashimi and ground with yolk, then take them into a big mouthful with rice. You may say how many bowls of rice won't be enough.

Name

Iyosuigun

Address

2-6-37 Minato-cho, Imabari-shi, EhimeGoogle Map

Tel

0898-32-2000

Hours

11:00-21:30

Closed

Wed

How to get there

Parking

Free parking area is available

7

A famous udon restaurant in Kagawa. Specially, curry udon is the most popular but I like zaru-udon with tempura, too.

Name

Gennai

Address

1597-10 Shido, Sanuki-shi, KagawaGoogle Map

Tel

087-894-0180

Hours

10:00-20:00

Closed

Mon

How to get there

Parking

Free parking area is available

8

Its seasonings, nice firmness, soup and everything are perfect and genuine Sanuki udon noodle.

Name

Udon Honjin Yamada-ya Main-Store

Address

3186 Mure Mure-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map

Tel

087-845-6522

Hours

10:00-20:00

How to get there

Parking

Free parking area is available

9

Tokyo boast the specialty dish 'Tendon'. There is unbelievable queue at front of the restaurant at a lunch time and you have to wait. But it is worth waiting. It has many crispy shrimps, large congers, eggs, shellfishes with a secret sauce. The tendon is ultimate delicious.

Name

Kaneko Hannosuke

Address

1-11-15 Nihonbashimuromachi, Chuo-ku, TokyoGoogle Map

Tel

03-3243-0707

Hours

11:00-22:00 [Sat・Sun・Holidays]10:00-21:00

How to get there

10

There are two natural grown big shrimps that cannot stay in a bowl. Very nice fresh and chewy shrimp. It can't be eaten such a dynamic tendon except in Setouchi.

Name

Kaiho

Address

2028 Tsunomura Takamatsu-cho, Takamatsu-shi, KagawaGoogle Map

Tel

087-841-6969

Hours

11:30-13:30,17:00-22:00

Closed

Mon

How to get there

Parking

Parking area is available

11

You can eat Tokushima's local food at this restaurant. Well known Natuto-dai (sea bream) and Naruto Kintoki (sweet potato), and Shabu-shabu style Wakame sea weed which you can't eat elsewhere. Let's try here.

Name

Irodori

Address

2F 16-45 Oge Narutochotosadomariura, Naruto-shi, TokushimaGoogle Map

Tel

088-687-2913

Hours

6:30-10:00,11:30-14:30,17:30-21:00

How to get there

10 min by car, from Naruto Station

Parking

Parking area is available

12

Kama-age udon's values are certainly its chewiness of noodle and dipping sauce. They are rumored to be the best of Kama-age restaurant. You can enjoy the very genuine udon noodle's texture because they always provide us with freshly boiled udon. In addition, their dipping sauce was instructed by Masaru Doi who was a leading figure on Japanese food and born in Kagawa. It's not too much to say that the dipping sauce is a kind of cultural asset!

Name

Nagata in Kanoka

Address

1180 Konzoji-cho, Zentsuji-shi, KagawaGoogle Map

Tel

0877-63-5921

Hours

9:00-17:00

Closed

Wed・Thu

How to get there

Parking

Parking area is available

13

An architecture Takeshi Hosaka's design. A spacious room with 300 seats in a building like cloud. 'Houtou' has handmade noodle in soup seasoned to miso tastes. With a secret spice, you can enjoy different taste. It's certain for you to become addicted the unsophisticated but deep taste once you eat it.◎Menu: Fudou Houtou ¥1080, local specialty, horseflesh ¥1080 300 seats are available for groups of tourists

Name

HOUTOU FUDOU Higashi-koiji Store

Address

2458 Higashi-koiji Funatsu Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Minamitsuru-gun, YamanashiGoogle Map

Tel

0555-72-8511

Hours

11:00-20:00

14

A historical sushi restaurant of the original 'Tsukami Zushi' made from freshly cooked warm rice and supreme seafood bought in the adjoining market. I love this sushi like malting in my mouth! ◎Their best-seller 'Uwamaze' has five sushi (1050 yen for lunch), and you can order more by five. Every seafood they use is excellent! There're people waiting in a line.

Name

Endou Zushi Central Market

Address

1-1-86 Noda Fukushima-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map

Tel

06-6469-7108

Hours

5:00-14:00

Closed

7,8

How to get there

15 min by car or taxi from Osaka Station.

Parking

Parking area is available

15

Teori Zushi (a kind of sushi which is colorful and arranged beautifully) of Kamado Saryo, a Japanese style cafe whose building were renovated from an old house built 70 years ago. Many kinds of foodstuff are all so colorful and beautiful that I want to appreciate them more without eating them. To roll the vinegared rice and seafood with laver by myself is also one of the attractions. Maruyama Teori Zushi is offered while stocks last, so you should make a reservation beforehand.

Name

Kamada Saryo Maruyama

Address

25-1-31 Nishi, Minami 2-jo, Chu'ou-ku, Sapporo-shi, HokkaidoGoogle Map

Tel

011-616-0440

Hours

11:00-17:30

Closed

Mon

How to get there

2 min walk from Maruyama Koen Park Station. 15 min by car or taxi from Sapporo Station.

Parking

Parking area is available

16

This sushi restaurant has a great panoramic view of Akashi Strait Bridge, the world's longest suspension bridge, spreading over the counter seats. The room, with a wine cellar, is filled in a modern atmosphere. With this great view in front of your eyes, you can have Edomae Zushi of mainly the fish caught in this sea around Awaji Island that is called a treasure house of seafood. The lunch is reservation only, and in 2-shift service.

Name

Kirin

Address

1871 Iwaya, Awaji-shi, HyogoGoogle Map

Tel

0799-72-3811

Hours

11:30-14:30,17:30-22:00

How to get there

5 min by car from Awaji IC.

Parking

Parking area is available

17

Maruyoshi's most-seller is Niku Kama-tama Udon Noodle (freshly boiled udon noodle mixed with egg and meat). To eat just only noodle, and roll the noodle with meat, you can eat as you like. When you finish to eat noodle, you can take a bite of rice to eat with the egg and meat left in your bowl.

Name

Maruyoshi Seimenjo

Address

1-5-12 Higashimachi, Hotarugaike, Toyonaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map

Tel

06-7509-6819

Hours

11:00-15:00,17:00-21:30

Closed

Tue

How to get there

1 min walk, from Hotarugaike Station

18

Soft and creamy Oyako-don (soft stewed egg and chicken on rice) is very delicious. The meringue is fizzy in my mouth, and the stock is also wonderful. It's only 890 yen with salad, side dish, and Akadashi miso soup. I like this lunch very much.

Name

Sumiyaki Shoten YOU Namba

Address

1st floor, 14-25 Sen'nichimae, Namba, Chuou-ku, Osaka-shi, OsakaGoogle Map

Tel

06-6647-8988

Hours

11:30-3:00

How to get there

1 min walk from Namba Station

Parking

Nearby toll parking area is available

19

It's a limited menu for only summer, which looks cool and makes us forget the hot climate of Kyoto. The dashi soup and sudachi (refreshing citrus fruit) has good gentle fragrances, and smooth soba noodle can bring my chopsticks continuously. The soup is really delicious that I want to drink all of it.

Name

Teuchi Soba HANAMOMO

Address

398 Kombuya-cho, Nishi-iru, Fuya-cho, Maruta-machi, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, KyotoGoogle Map

Tel

075-212-7787

Hours

11:00-18:30

Closed

Mon,4th Sun

How to get there

8 min walk from Maruta-machi Station

Parking

No parking area

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Sukiyaki Restaurants

Edogiku

1 Reviews

If you eat Sukiyaki in Osaka, you have to visit here. It has a good aftertaste of miso and Matsuzaka beef with egg is delicious.

Steak House Chacha

2 Reviews

You can also choose Sukiyaki and Shabushabu using super Sanuki beef and they are as delicious as a steak. Of Course, Last course is Udon.

Rinsui

2 Reviews

Tosa Aka-ushi is called rare wagyu because of the small amount of shipment. You can enjoy it in the Japanese style inn. Tosa wagyu that grows in the great nature in Kochi, has a good chewiness and the more you chew the meat, more juicy flavor comes out. It's the superb sukiyaki.

Shabu-Shabu Restaurants

Nannari

1 Reviews

This restaurant is proud of a locally grown pork. They prepare specially made sauce, vinegar with say sauce and sesame sauce.

Steak House Chacha

2 Reviews

You can also choose Sukiyaki and Shabushabu using super Sanuki beef and they are as delicious as a steak. Of Course, Last course is Udon.

Irodori

2 Reviews

You can eat Tokushima's local food at this restaurant. Well known Natuto-dai (sea bream) and Naruto Kintoki (sweet potato), and Shabu-shabu style Wakame sea weed which you can't eat elsewhere. Let's try here.

Yakiniku Restaurants

Tendan Ginza Store

2 Reviews

It melts in my mouth. You have to eat the special beef once.

YAKINIKU FUTAGO 37West 17th St

3 Reviews

A gorgeous room and atmosphere, that you never think it as Yakiniku restaurant, are like an entertainment of meat. Each dish has unique taste and display, especially the highlight is the first-rate Japanese black beef (wagyu) coming out from a treasure box! I like both its tastes and looking of this yakiniku restaurant.◎YAKINIKU FUTAGO 37West 17th St could overturn the idea of Japanese Yakiniku restaurant. They have a branch restaurant in New York, and it's reverse-imported to Japan with the popular style among New Yorkers. Course: Union Square 7000yen.

Rousu Tei

2 Reviews

Osaka's only pure black beef 'Naniwa Kuroushi' has strong taste but also has light aftertaste. You can eat the Osaka local beef that has high scarcity value at this restaurant.◎Assorted Red Meat 1600yen. You can grill them on clay stove with charcoal.

Oden

Egret Castle Mille

1 Reviews

Himeji's specialty 'Himeji Oden' with soy sauce mixed with ground ginger. You can eat this in front of the view of a World Heritage, Himeji Castle at this restaurant. Oden, tastes good as it is, with sharpness and depth, which is very delicious local food.◎Located on 4th floor of a cultural facility, I was surprised the restaurant was in it. For a restaurant is directed by a hotel, its hospitality and taste are nice same as the view.

Shusentei Nadagiku Komizo-no Kappa

1 Reviews

A long-established izakaya that directed by a famous sake maker, Nadagiku. Seasoned by stock soup that has inherited for more than 50 years, a big Himeji Oden is excellent with gingered soy sauce. This is the local specialty of Himeji you must eat.◎Kuro Oden ¥540, and because of the sake maker, Shiro Oden ¥540 used many sake leeks.

Noko

1 Reviews

A famous restaurant of Himeji Oden, selected in Bib Gourmand of Michelin. Various kinds of quality foodstuffs such octopus, yuba and asparagus are delicious and, then you eat them with gingered soy sauce, which is special way in Himeji, they change into more delicious food completely.◎There're no price lists and this restaurant is a little more expensive then other restaurants around this area. You can eat high quality 'Himeji Oden' .

Yakitori Restaurants

Gennai

3 Reviews

Grilled chicken on a skewer. To produce something nice with udon noodle, they had received training at other restaurant. This is the yakitori talked about.

Yakitori Kurogane

1 Reviews

The world of the real Tokyo calendar. Tetsu Omakase Course 8800 yen A wonderful course using the Miyazaki and Kuroiwa chicken brands. It was a really nice course with yakitori as the main dish and alternating with the dishes. Each item is very elegant and has a glittering feeling. The composition and contents are perfect for a date. recommendation.

Kemuri

1 Reviews

Sumibiyaki En, located in Umeda's Hatsutenjin area, is a restaurant where you can enjoy authentic yakitori grilled over binchotan charcoal and wagyu offal hot pot. Not only is it delicious, but it's surprisingly reasonable, and you can eat motsunabe for 1,080 yen per person. As expected, it seems to be popular, and the store is very crowded. Also, the "super broccoli", which is limited to four servings a day, was huge.

Udon Noodle Restaurants

Teuchi Udon Bakaichidai

2 Reviews

Just boiled udon with butter matches the black pepper very much.

Udon Honjin Yamada-ya Main-Store

4 Reviews

Its seasonings, nice firmness, soup and everything are perfect and genuine Sanuki udon noodle.

Nagata in Kanoka

2 Reviews

Kama-age udon's values are certainly its chewiness of noodle and dipping sauce. They are rumored to be the best of Kama-age restaurant. You can enjoy the very genuine udon noodle's texture because they always provide us with freshly boiled udon. In addition, their dipping sauce was instructed by Masaru Doi who was a leading figure on Japanese food and born in Kagawa. It's not too much to say that the dipping sauce is a kind of cultural asset!

Kushikatsu Restaurants

Abon

2 Reviews

Probably the most difficult and most delicious kushikatsu restaurant in Japan. Make reservations by calling thousands of times on the day of the reservation. A mysterious fried food that feels like it can be eaten forever without any stomach upset.

Shun

2 Reviews

Their kushi-age(deep fried skewered foodstuffs) is refined taste and made elaborate to become a wonderful dish.

Naniwa Tachibana

2 Reviews

Kushiage (skewered and deep fried food) is a local specialty in Osaka. When you want to eat quality one, visit here! Duck meat with mustard, pork fillet with miso, you can eat creative kushiage here.

Tempura Restaurants

Kaneko Hannosuke

2 Reviews

Tokyo boast the specialty dish 'Tendon'. There is unbelievable queue at front of the restaurant at a lunch time and you have to wait. But it is worth waiting. It has many crispy shrimps, large congers, eggs, shellfishes with a secret sauce. The tendon is ultimate delicious.

Maikohan Arashiyama Store

3 Reviews

There are fish, vegetables, and meat tempura. The rice can be refilled, so you can sprinkle the soup stock steamed in a clay bottle to make the soup stock chazuke. It's also good for girls and dates.

Shiogama-ya

2 Reviews

Onigiri Shops

Onigiri Gori-chan

2 Reviews

This popular restaurant has been featured on TV and has long lines of people every day. It's worth waiting in line to eat! I want to eat it even if we line up! Features: The rice balls are big, the rice is delicious, there are a lot of toppings, it's fluffy, the seaweed is also delicious, there are a wide variety of toppings, and the toppings can be used in endless ways, free refills of miso soup, and free dashi, hail, and seaweed for chazuke.

Omusubi Cafe Panino-ni

1 Reviews

Omusubi Cafe is very popular for its Omusubi Plate with rice ball of tasty rice cooked in earthen pot. Surprisingly, their sweets are also delicious! The seasonal strawberry sweets are all very lovely, specially, I like French Toast. The cookie served with drink for free, adds more loveliness!

MISOJYU

1 Reviews

It's a recommendable restaurant when you visit Asakusa. There's a calligraphy art by Soun Takeda. And we can have a delicious Japanese food culture, such as miso soup of organic vegetables and stewed pork, and various rice ball of originally blended organic rice.

Takoyaki Restaurants

Takoyaki Fu-chan

1 Reviews

In front of the ferry terminal. With the beautiful Seto Inland Sea's scenery, I ate the freshly made takoyaki.

Otako Main-Store

1 Reviews

Otako's proud of the fresh and big octopus in their takoyaki. Piping hot and soft dough, taste is kind of traditional. By the way, I was happy to see the big octopus!

KOUGARYU Main Store

1 Reviews

Everyone knows this shop for Takoyaki, a local specialty of Osaka, and people make a line to eat it. The fluffy dough with grated yam and crispy surface are excellent, and it's an originator of Sauce-mayo Takoyaki.◎450yen for ten Sauce-mayo Takoyaki

Soba Noodle Restaurants

Yoshimura

2 Reviews

Teuchi Soba HANAMOMO

2 Reviews

It's a limited menu for only summer, which looks cool and makes us forget the hot climate of Kyoto. The dashi soup and sudachi (refreshing citrus fruit) has good gentle fragrances, and smooth soba noodle can bring my chopsticks continuously. The soup is really delicious that I want to drink all of it.

Namikiyabusoba

1 Reviews

A traditional restaurant opened in Taisyo era. A soba tsuyu, a sauce here is strong and salty (I wonder this expression of taste is right ..) that has attracted Edokko (people long-living in Tokyo) and been admired as the best one in Japan. This is the genuine taste of Edokko.

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