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Update-date: Jan 29 2025

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Categories: French Italian Chinese Ishikawa

A perfect restaurant in Ishikawa for a slightly luxurious dinner with a great atmosphere.

Choosing a restaurant for dinner to spend a special day with a loved one is important. This time, five restaurants in Ishikawa, a popular travel destination in Japan, are introduced where one can enjoy a higher-level dinner in a relaxed atmosphere. May you have a wonderful evening.

See full listings of Chinese, French, and Italian restaurants found in and around Ishikawa.

French

Kanazawa Winery & Organic Farm's Machiya French Cuisine

Kanazawa, Owarimachi. In a charming space renovated from a Taisho-era town house, Kanazawa Winery produces wine from grapes cultivated in Ishikawa Prefecture. The French cuisine is served on the second floor of the same building as the town house winery. They offer seasonal local ingredients, including wheat and rice grown on their own farm, carefully selected organic vegetables, and fresh fish delivered directly from Kanazawa Port and Noto markets, skillfully bringing out the potential of the ingredients in their dishes.

A great restaurant in Kanazawa with a nice atmosphere, perfect for dinner | Kanazawa

Only course meals are offered for both lunch and dinner, featuring dishes that embody the nature of the satoyama and satoumi, with a remarkable composition that balances pace and rhythm. Their house-brewed wines, such as MIEKO Campbell Early, complement the dishes, inviting guests to a delightful marriage of flavors. The space is also exceptional, highlighted by earthen walls that represent the terroir of Kaga and Noto.

A la ferme de Shinjiro

Open: [Monday,Thursday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] Lunch 11:30 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) / Dinner 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm)
Closed: Tuesday, Wednesday
Average price: [Dinner] 13,000 JPY / [Lunch] 7,000 JPY
Access: 20-minute walk from Kanazawa Station on the JR Hokuriku Main Line, 1-minute walk from Owari-cho bus stop, 7-minute walk from Musashigatsuji/Omicho Ichiba bus stop
Address: 1-9-9, Owari-cho, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa
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Italian

Enjoy Italian cuisine that makes the most of ingredients nurtured by the great nature of Noto.

A chef who was captivated by the beauty and food culture of Noto and moved from Tokyo showcases his skills at this restaurant. Here, he offers Italian cuisine that maximizes the flavors of ingredients, utilizing organic vegetables sourced from local farmers and A5-ranked Noto brand meat. Desserts such as panna cotta enhanced with Kaga hojicha are also not to be missed.

The restaurant has a warm atmosphere that makes one feel as if they are visiting a friend's home in the countryside. With sofa seating available, guests can enjoy their meals while relaxing comfortably. The restaurant offers a wide selection of domestic wines and organic wines from Italy, making it a perfect place for anniversaries and dates.

Villa della Pace

Open: [Monday - Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] From Lunch 12:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) [Monday - Wednesday, Friday - Sunday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] Dinner From 6:00 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm)
Closed: Thursday
Average price: [Dinner] 10,000 JPY / [Lunch] 3,000 JPY
Access: 10 minutes by taxi from Nanao station on JR Nanao line. Located along prefectural highway 2.
Address: 36-4-2, Shirouma-machi, Nanao-shi, Ishikawa
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3. French[Restaurant Budō no Mori Le Tonnerre]

Experience Kanazawa French cuisine in a gourmet space that harmonizes with nature.

At the restaurant Les Tonnelles, located in a vast vineyard, guests can enjoy a wonderful moment in a beautiful building designed by the world-renowned architect Shigeru Ban, which harmonizes with nature. The interior features an open space with grapevines, allowing visitors to appreciate the beautiful nature that changes with the seasons.

The chef showcases his skills by preparing a course meal that abundantly uses fresh vegetables grown in their own farm. Seasonal fresh fish and carefully selected meats from the market are combined, with each dish thoughtfully crafted. Enhancing the cuisine are wines supervised by the restaurant and original non-alcoholic cocktails. By ordering a drink pairing, one can enjoy a luxurious marriage of food and drinks.

Restaurant BudoonoMori Les Tonnelles

Open: [Monday-Sunday, National Holidays] Lunch 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm (Last entry 1:00 pm) / Dinner 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm (Last entry 7:00 pm)
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 23,000 JPY / [Lunch] 23,000 JPY
Access: 15-minute walk or 5-minute taxi ride from the East Exit of Morimoto Station on the IR Ishikawa Railway
Address: 50-1, Iwade-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa
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4. Japanese-style Chinese Cuisine [Wafu Chuka Shoryutei]

Japanese-style Chinese cuisine utilizing seasonal ingredients from Kanazawa

At the restaurant [和風中華招龍亭], guests can enjoy Chinese cuisine that maximizes the seasonal ingredients of Kanazawa, carefully selected throughout the year. The chef's delicate techniques and aesthetically pleasing dishes enhance the deliciousness of each plate. There are course meals featuring luxurious ingredients, as well as reasonably priced lunch options, making it suitable for various occasions.

The interior is surrounded by reddish-brown walls in a house-style setting, and beyond the front yard gate lies a beautiful Milky Way. Additionally, there is a Chinese garden that allows guests to enjoy the seasonal beauty, creating a space where they can appreciate the beauty of nature along with their meal.

Wafuchuka Shoryutei

Open: [Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - Sunday, National Holiday, Day Before National Holiday] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm / Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm (L.O. 8:30 pm)
Closed: Wednesday
Average price: [Dinner] 4,500 JPY / [Lunch] 1,500 JPY
Access: Take a bus from Kanazawa station bound for the Ishikawa Prefectural Office and get off at the Eki-nishi Godochoshamae stop. It is a 5-minute walk from the bus stop.
Address: 3-5-35 Sainen , Kanazawa, Ishikawa
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5. French

A renowned French restaurant in Kanazawa that creates dishes to savor the 'now'.

Deliberately without a specialty, they devise new dishes throughout the four seasons. They showcase seasonal French cuisine through a fully reservation-based 'omakase course' at [BERNARD]. Their original worldview captivates people from both inside and outside the prefecture, earning them the honor of being awarded a star in the first Michelin Guide for Hokuriku. Both lunch and dinner are available only as courses, featuring a harmonious blend of surprises, smiles, and a happy aftertaste from the amuse-bouche to the main course and dessert.

The ingredients are centered around seasonal vegetables and seafood from Kanazawa and across the country, combining a variety of materials to create a single dish. These elements come together in harmony in the mouth, conveying the flavors of the season. The atmosphere, which allows guests to enjoy the experience in a natural way while serving the best dishes, is also appealing. It is a special restaurant that one would want to visit with a loved one.

BERNARD

Open: Lunch 12:00 pm - 2:30 pm *Reservations at 12:00 pm or 12:30 pm, as the start time of the course, are always required / Dinner 6:00 pm - 10:30 pm *Reservations time is limited to 6:00 pm or 7:00 pm, as the start time of the course.
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 15,000 JPY / [Lunch] 9,000 JPY
Access: 5 minutes by car from [Kanazawa Station] on JR Hokuriku Main Line / 5-minute walk from [Musashigatsuji Bus Stop] on Hokuriku Railroad Bus
Address: 102, Residence 2nd Musashi, 6-1 Musashi-machi, Kanazawa city, Ishikawa
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