Kansai
This soba restaurant is the top pick along Yumekyō-bashi Castle Rd. Try the nishin-soba (soba with herring), a local speciality. From the castle end of…
Must-see restaurants in Japan
Everest Restaurant & Bar Matsumoto
Matsumoto
Friendly Nepali service and tasty cuisine at reasonable prices awaits almost directly across the road from Matsumoto Station. Expect other Asian dishes on…
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
Finding a decent tonkatsu (deep-fried pork cutlet) joint can be a transcendental – or at least rather comforting – Japanese culinary moment. Ichiban is…
Downtown Kyoto
If you’re downtown and you feel like a break from Japanese food, head to this popular Taiwanese place on the 3rd flood of Takashimaya department store for…
Western Honshū
A large, pleasant canal-side restaurant opposite the Ōhara Museum of Art, serving sashimi set meals, seafood and rice dishes, and some desserts. You can…
Kōrakuen & Akihabara
This appealing all-rounder has the day's dining covered with lovely pastries and breads baked on the premises for breakfast through lunch and pizzas…
Kanazawa
If you think you've overdone the katsu (crispy fried meat) and gyōza (dumplings), you can come here for Hollywood juice blends, macrobiotic cookies,…
Kyūshū
For takeaway food, try the basement marketplace at Yamakataya department store, where stalls sell everything from baked goods to bentō (boxed meals),…
Nagano Region
This popular fast-food joint might be too colourful for some, but if you're travelling with kids they'll be sure to love absolutely everything about it:…
Hokkaidō
The speciality here is Ikeda-gyū – locally raised beef. You can splurge on a steak (paired with Tokachi wine), though there are cheaper options too, like…
Niseko
On the road up to Niseko Village, this popular complex brings together a number of Hokkaidō's signature dairy products under one roof: ice cream, yoghurt,…
Okinawa & the Southwest Islands
Fresh spring rolls, green curry, gōyā champurū (bitter melon stir-fry) and nasi goreng all feature on the menu here. A young crowd keeps it lively if you…
Beppu
Across from Beppu Station, Toyotsune serves up such local specialities as toriten (chicken tempura), plus lots of fresh fish. The more appealing main…
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
This family-oriented cafe serves popular teishoku (set meals) using local produce, including freshly pressed apple juice. There's a lovely kids' area so…
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
The main community centre in Rikuzen-takata is also a lively cafe with home-cooked food, good coffee and the odd live performance. It's an unofficial…
Kansai
This convenient branch of gyū-don (sliced beef on rice) specialist Butasute, across the street from Gekū, has later opening hours.
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
When in Ōtsuchi, stop for a special seafood donburi (rice bowl) at this popular restaurant run by a former fisherman. Lots of local vegetables from the…
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
There are only so many bowls of ramen one can eat in a day, so best to eat them at the oldest and most well-known ramen joint in town. Find it one block…
Hiroshima Region
This friendly, modern cafe is in a 150-year-old building beside the stone lighthouse on the harbour. There's a small menu consisting of sandwiches and set…
Nagano Region
Chunky ramen bowls and mouth-watering tezukuri gyōza (handmade dumplings) are dished out year-round in this 30-seat eatery downstairs on the corner…
Nagano Region
Part of an increasingly popular ramen chain, this branch a short walk from Nagano Station is always heaving with diners slurping away at the miso-ey…
Odaiba & Tokyo Bay
This is a collection of five ramen shops from around Japan, which means you can choose from Sapporo-style miso ramen, Hakata-style tonkotsu (pork bone),…
Kyūshū
This Korean restaurant does a brisk business in barbecue made with Miyazaki gyū (beef), bibimba (rice hotpot) and pajeon (savoury pancakes). A two-person…
Izu Peninsula
The anchor of the Nanz Village complex, this casual restaurant serves Mexican fare like fajitas along with pizzas and fish and chips. Creative cocktails…
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
Part of an upmarket chain restaurant specialising in tonkatsu (deep-fried pork cutlets), this branch by the Metropolitan Hotel is highly recommended by…
Roppongi, Akasaka & Around
The classy French restaurant at Musée Tomo overlooks a lovely garden and has a star-studded ceiling. Between 2pm and 5pm you can have a dessert and drink…
Kyūshū
A few hundred metres from the Imari Station area, this family-run place serves up super-fresh tempura, some on Imari-ware dishes. No English is spoken, so…
Kōbe
Run by a long-time Italian resident of Kōbe, this is the city's best place for pasta and brick-oven pizza. It's a popular local date spot (as much for the…
Odaiba & Tokyo Bay
Five different stalls dish up variations on tako-yaki (grilled octopus dumplings), a classic street food most famously associated with the city of Osaka…
Kii Peninsula
A cosy and convenient pit stop for curries, sandwiches and apple pie near the entrance to Oku-no-in. Its namesake coffee comes from a small-batch roaster…
Western Honshū
This cosy restaurant consists of one long table and counter, where the welcoming owners serve up Bengali-style curries and cups of chai. Some English is…
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
This friendly local eatery has novel food items, including nattō-filled fish cake and the refreshing alcoholic orange nacchiku drink. The owner is a mini…
Kii Peninsula
Of course not everyone in Kōya-san follows a monk's diet: locals love this tonkatsu (deep-fried pork cutlet) shop, a five-minute walk beyond the Oku-no-in…
Izu Peninsula
The best venue in the drab Marine Town development up the coast from Orange Beach, where you can enjoy thin-crust pizzas while sipping German-style craft…
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
Horse meat is a delicacy in Japan, and you can try every part of the animal here, along with various other Japanese culinary delights, washed down with…
Southern Higashiyama
While the food's nothing special, Asuka is a convenient spot to fill up on a range of affordable meals while sightseeing in the Higashiyama area, from…
Northern Honshū (Tōhoku)
Hundred-year-old Tokiwa is the best known of the local Yonezawa-gyū (beef) joints. It's in the north of town, a 30-minute walk from the main train station…
Western Honshū
Near the station on the upper floors of this shopping complex, restaurants serve international and good local food, all with menus and displays in the…
Ueno & Yanesen
This busy, famous place rustles up top-class soba (buckwheat noodles). There's a picture menu to help you choose. Look for the black-granite sign at the…
Matsumoto
This simple Taiwanese eatery near the castle serves amazing spicy soups, noodles and veggies, as well as the standard array of Chinese fare at very…
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