The 2024 Noto earthquake that struck in January 2024 caused severe damage in Toyama Prefecture. Many people may be wondering what they can do to help with the recovery. Here are some delicious restaurants in Toyama Prefecture where you can do your part. We would like diners to help support the community by visiting Toyama and enjoying your fill of dishes featuring ingredients from Toyama.
Tonami/Gokayama - Makibi Bistro Bar Ken's Familia
Enjoy wood-fired cuisine that will invite you into a world of gastronomical delights.
Makibi Bistro Bar Ken's Familia
Access: 15 minutes walk from Fukumitsu Station
Tonami/Gokayama - 19 Hitoyasumi Nanto Amyu Branch
Be moved by the cute café menu items emphasizing ingredients from Toyama Prefecture.
19 Hitoyasumi Nanto Amyu Branch is a modern cafe on the 1st floor of Amyu, a shopping center in the city of Nanto. You can enjoy dishes and sweets that look great on social media and that feature Yumechikara flour, eggs, milk, and other ingredients produced in Toyama Prefecture. The restaurant is in a relaxing setting with sofa seating and raised tatami seating for 6 people or more.
How cute! The Lunch Set with Pod Chowder in a Homemade Bagel and a Waffle Dessert has four soups to choose from. If you are feeling a bit peckish, they recommend the Tonamino Blueberry Waffle Sundae & Drink Set. Other menu items include parfaits, waffle sundaes, and delicious handmade sweets, so you will be spoiled for choice.
19 Hitoyasumi Nanto Amyu Branch
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 4,000 JPY / [Lunch] 1,200 JPY
Access: 10-15 minutes walk or 4 minutes by car from [Fukuno Station] on Johana Line / 3 minutes by car from Nanto Smart I.C. of Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway
Address: 1F, S.C. A-MIEUX, 366 Jikearayashiki, Nanto city, Toyama Map
Takaoka - Minatoya Takaoka Nomura Branch
Savor seafood directly from the fishing port of Shinminato, grilled on the grill.
Minatoya Takaoka Nomura branch
Address: 1272-1, Nomura, Takaoka-shi, Toyama
Access: Etchu-Nakagawa Station
Takaoka - Izakaya Kiwame
Boasting an extensive menu that brings smiles to the faces of diners.
The Izakaya Kiwame is located a 5-minute walk from Toide Station, and its charming exterior will raise your expectations. The restaurant has a wide variety of fresh seafood and flavorful alcoholic beverages. The restaurant's interior, decorated in the style of an old private house, has a homey, relaxing, and friendly atmosphere. The restaurant has spacious counter seating recommended for drinking alone, raised tatami seating that conveys the warmth of wood, and a banquet area that can accommodate up to about 40 people.
The restaurant boasts an extensive menu that allows you to fully enjoy the deliciousness of the seasonal ingredients up to the final dish of the meal. The Assorted Sashimi will delight you with the freshness of local fish; the Rolled Egg Omelet with Cod Roe has a delicious taste that swirls in your mouth; and the Chicken Guts Stew features only the small intestines of domestic chickens brought in from Kyushu. Such dishes are sure to delight your palate. We recommend this restaurant, which you will want to visit every time the season changes.
Izakaya Kiwame
Closed: Monday
Average price: [Dinner] 4,000 JPY / [Lunch] 850 JPY
Access: 5 minutes walk from Toide station
Takaoka - Family Shokudo Sakanaya-san
Everything is satisfying, from sashimi and sushi to seafood over rice and set meals.
For lunch, they recommend the Sakanaya Set Meal, featuring fresh seasonal fish. You can enjoy sashimi made from seasonal fish, such as saury in autumn and cod in winter, and miso soup made from perch. The popular seafood rice bowl is a luxurious dish featuring seven types of seafood, including tuna, salmon, and crab, and is also available for takeout. In the evening, the restaurant offers a wide variety of fish dishes as well as local sake from Toyama, and an all-you-can-drink option is available. Here, you can fully enjoy the delicacies of Toyama.
Family Shokudo Sakanaya-san
Address: 1555-4 Kitano, Imizu-shi, Toyama
Access: 5 minutes walk from Etchu-Daimon Station
