The 10 unmissable restaurants in Central Honshu (Chubu), June 2019 Discover Oishii Japan -SAVOR JAPAN -Japanese Restaurant Reservation Guide-

Update-date: Jun 06 2020

Author: SAVOR JAPAN

Categories: Nagano Nagoya Fukui Toyama Ishikawa Japanese Cuisine

The 10 unmissable restaurants in Central Honshu (Chubu), June 2019

Planning a trip to Central Honshu (Chubu) and looking for something specific to eat? There are plenty of restaurants to suit every tastes. Discover the best places to eat here, from traditional meal and quintessentially comfort food to western-style dishes and varied ethnic cuisine.

See full listings of Japanese Cuisine restaurants found in and around Nagano, Nagoya, Fukui, Toyama, and Ishikawa.

1. All-You-Can-Eat Lightly-Seared Meat Sushi x Meat Bar BRUNO Nagoya Station branch

All-You-Can-Eat Lightly-Seared Meat Sushi x Meat Bar BRUNO Nagoya Station branch cuisine

Near to Nagoya Station and Kokusai Center Station. Casually visit this meat bar with private rooms. The course meals are available from 2,980 JPY. This restaurant also offer a wide variety of casual bottles of wine. Reasonably enjoy Italian cuisine and wine in a sophisticated space, as well as a wide variety of meat dishes including roast beef and steak. Their authentic pizzas made from scratch are all 500 JPY! Also, enjoy the chef's recommended exquisite dishes with high-quality ingredients. This restaurant offers wines suited for your occasions. Please visit for anniversaries or on your way home from work.

All-You-Can-Eat Lightly-Seared Meat Sushi x Meat Bar BRUNO Nagoya Station branch

Open: [Monday-Thursday, Saturday, Sunday] 5:00 pm - 0:00 am [Friday, Day before National Holidays] 5:00 pm - 5:00 am
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 3,000 JPY
Access: 3 minutes walk from Exit 1 of [Kokusai Center Station] on Subway Sakuradori Line / 6 minutes walk from Exit 4 of [Nagoya Station] on Subway Higashiyama Line
Address: 1F, Takada Bldg., 3-19-27 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya city, Aichi (Map)
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2. Hokkaido Raclette Cheese GRILL MEAT FACTORY Meieki branch

Hokkaido Raclette Cheese GRILL MEAT FACTORY Meieki branch cuisine

All-you-can-eat pizza is offered during weekdays! They are very instagrammable! Also, enjoy their rich raclette cheese. Bottle wines are from 1,980 JPY. Reasonably and casually enjoy the savory Italian cuisine and wine in a sophisticated space; the authentic pizzas made from scratch are all 500 JPY, and the chef's recommended exquisite dishes with high-quality ingredients are from 480 JPY. Please visit for your anniversaries or on your way home from work. The restaurant will offer wines suited for your occasions. Enjoy various plans for parties and girl's parties! The plan with all-you-can-eat pizza is also offered during weekdays!

Hokkaido Raclette Cheese GRILL MEAT FACTORY Meieki branch

Open: [Monday-Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and National Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 0:00 am [Friday, Day before National Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 5:00 am
Closed: Irregular
Average price: [Dinner] 3,000 JPY
Access: 3 minutes walk from Exit of [Kokusai Center Station] on Subway Sakuradori Line / 6 minutes walk from Exit 4 of [Nagoya Station] on Subway Higashiyama Line
Address: 1F, Takada Bldg., 3-19-27 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya city, Aichi (Map)
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3. B-GATE AREA TOKONAME

[B-GATE AREA TOKONAME] offers large-size meat dishes, such as [Chita Beef 1 Pound Steak] and [Dobon Tonkatsu (pork cutlet)] with bone-in pork loin. They also offer a wide variety of dishes developed with a playful mind, such as [Ikashita Seafood Pizza with Squid from the Renowned [Toyohan] in Minamichita]. They also offer unique service to provide free foods or drinks by winning the game with rock-paper-scissors or roll of the dice. The restaurant built with the image of Brooklyn, NY, is ideal for dates and girl's parties. The whole restaurant can be booked for a private party from 60 people up to 80 people. Courses with all-you-can-drink are adjustable according to your budget.

B-GATE AREA TOKONAME

Open: 11:00 am - 12:00 am (Food L.O. 11:00 pm, Drink L.O. 11:30 pm)
Closed: Monday
Average price: [Dinner] 3,000 JPY / [Lunch] 1,380 JPY
Access: 1 minute walk from the west exit of [Tokoname Station] on Meitetsu Tokoname Line
Address: 5-140 Koie Honmachi, Tokoname, Aichi

4. Unagi-ka Shibafuku-ya

[Unagi-ka Shibafuku-ya], approximately 6 minutes walk from Kokusai Center Station on Nagoya Municipal Subway Sakuradori Line, is in a renovated old Japanese house in a town filled with the atmosphere of Edo period. The inside of the restaurant has a sophisticated space, fusing a modern sense into an old Japanese atmosphere with old columns. As the name of the restaurant shows, they are a specialty restaurant in unagi (eel) cuisine. Also, enjoy their wide variety of side dishes which go perfectly with alcohol, and unique unagi dishes, such as ahijo with liver, and hitsumabushi (broiled and chopped eel on rice) served with garlic pepper. Their new-style of dishes go well not only with sake and shochu (Japanese alcohols) but also with wine.

Unagi-ka Shibafuku-ya

Open: [Monday, Wednesday - Sunday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm)
Closed: Tuesday
Average price: [Dinner] 5,000 JPY / [Lunch] 3,500 JPY
Access: 6-minute walk from exit No.2 of Kokusai Center Station on Nagoya Municipal Subway Sakuradori Line
Address: 1-23-10 Nagono, Nishi-ku, Nagoya city, Aichi (Map)
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5. Mamaya Horumon Anjo branch

[Mamaya Hormone Anjo branch] serves excellent yakiniku (Japanese BBQ) with great value for money. Enjoy high-quality yakiniku without compromise at a reasonable price. The restaurant also offer a wide variety of izakaya (Japanese pub) dishes, including savory dishes, deep-fried dishes, and desserts. It is suitable for various occasions, as you can enjoy yakiniku and many other food menus. Inside the restaurant has a wide relaxing space with 13 tables and 6 private rooms. The popular [All-You-Can-Eat Course] is recommended to fully enjoy voluminous dishes. Please visit [Mamaya Horumon Anjo branch] to casually enjoy yakiniku for various occasions, such as parties and with families.

Mamaya Horumon Anjo branch

Open: [Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday] 5:00 pm - 3:00 am [Friday, Saturday] 5:00 pm - 5:00 am
Closed: Wednesday
Average price: [Dinner] 3,000 JPY
Access: 5 minutes by car from JR [Anjo Station]
Address: 1-3-9 Jonan-cho, Anjo city, Aichi (Map)
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6. Satoyama Marugoto Hotel Kayabuki-an

Satoyama Marugoto Hotel Kayabuki-an cuisine

Satoyama Marugoto Hotel is located in Mii, a small town in Wajima City on the Noto Peninsula, an area listed as a World Agricultural Heritage site. Here, guests can experience the lifestyle of the rural satoyama (rural areas between mountain foothills and arable fields). Filled with the aromatic scent of rice cooking on the stove, Restaurant Kayabuki-an is the heart of the hotel. With a goal of helping customers [eat, relax, and be at ease], guests can enjoy meals that draw from the knowledge of the town's elderly women while adding fresh touches. Its specialty is the [Satoyama Marugoto Set Menu] that comes with a selection of seasonal vegetable tempura and Noto pork sauteed in koji salt. The [Noto Satoyama Curry] is also a popular choice. The rural landscape spreads out in front of you here, and after a meal, people often take their time to enjoy conversation or even take a nap. Come bask in the cool breezes while enjoying a peaceful meal.

Satoyama Marugoto Hotel Kayabuki-an

Open: [Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - Sunday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] 9:30 am - 5:00 pm / Lunch menu 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Closed: Wednesday
Average price: [Dinner] 5,000 JPY / [Lunch] 1,500 JPY
Access: Around 10 minutes by car from Noto Airport. Located by the Koizumi Bus Stop on the Oku Noto Express Bus from [Kanazawa Station].
Address: 14-2, Urushihara, Koizumi, Mii-cho, Wajima city, Ishikawa (Map)
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7. APA HOTEL [Kanazawa Ekimae] Arcen Ciel

APA HOTEL [Kanazawa Ekimae] Arcen Ciel cuisine

At [APA HOTEL Kanazawa Ekimae Arcen Ciel], fully enjoy the cuisine made with an abundance of the local ingredients from Hokuriku, while enjoying the exquisite night view from the 14th floor. This restaurant offers various plans such as party plan, after the party plan, girl's party plan, and anniversary plan. Reservations can be made through the internet, so feel free to give it a try. Also, enjoy wine and cocktails with dishes prepared by a skillful chef. A sommelier, who is also actively working as a bartender, will select the best drink for you. Please visit for various occasions, such as sightseeing and anniversaries, to enjoy the charms of Ishikawa.

APA HOTEL [Kanazawa Ekimae] Arcen Ciel

Open: 6:00 pm - 12:00 am (L.O. 12:00 am)
Closed: None
Average price: [Dinner] 5,000 JPY
Access: 1 minute walk from the Kanazawa Port Exit / West Exit of [Kanazawa Station]
Address: 1-9-28 Hirooka, Kanazawa city, Ishikawa (Map)
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8. STEAK YU

[STEAK YU] is on a quiet back alley, after crossing Saigawa-Ohashi Bridge from Nomachi Station. This restaurant is specialized in teppanyaki (grilled on an iron griddle) cuisine, where you can enjoy the high-quality ingredients carefully-selected by the owner such as local ingredients including [Noto Beef] and fresh seasonal ingredients from all over Japan. They offer exquisite courses including [Uniku], and their creative sushi fusing lightly-seared Noto Beef and fresh sea urchin from Hokkaido or Aomori, and [Sirloin Steak] with a savory melting flavor. These ultimate dishes will surely make you smile. As they offer various kinds of alcohol which go well with the dishes, you can relax and enjoy even with someone with different preferences. Inside the restaurant is a relaxing and comfortable space with modern jazz music. This hideaway for adults is often used for dates by matured married couples or for entertaining clients.

STEAK YU

Open: From 5:30 pm *For reservations with 8 people or more, please ask for hours of operation (the whole restaurant can be booked for 8 or more people).
Closed: Monday
Average price: [Dinner] 10,000 JPY
Access: 15 minutes walk from [Nomachi Station] on Hokuriku Railway Ishikawa Line (5 minutes walk from Katamachi Scramble Intersection)
Address: 1F, 1-10-4 Katamachi, Kanazawa city, Ishikawa

9. TOP RESTAURANT FOUR SEASON

In the luxurious space of [TOP RESTAURANT FOUR SEASON], relax and enjoy the seasonal ingredients of spring, summer, fall, and winter, together with wine. The French courses consist of dishes with appropriate potions and a light texture so that you can enjoy until the last dish. They mainly use the local ingredients to contribute to [local production for local consumption] and also focus on French ingredients and perfectly fuse them with Japanese elements. Inside the restaurant has high-end interior reminiscent of a European mansion or salon. Also enjoy the panoramic views of the city from the large windows in the entire wall, with the sunlight in the daytime, and romantic views at night. This restaurant is ideal for special occasions, such as anniversaries and with someone important. Have an extraordinary moment with impressive cuisine, wine, and service.

TOP RESTAURANT FOUR SEASON

Open: [Monday, Wednesday - Sunday, National Holidays] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)
Closed: Tuesday
Average price: [Dinner] 7,000 JPY / [Lunch] 2,500 JPY
Access: 6 minutes walk from [Takaoka Station] on JR West Japan Lines
Address: 14F, Hotel New Otani Takaoka, 1 Shinyoko-machi, Takaoka city, Toyama (Map)
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10. CAFÉ&DINING COO

CAFÉ&DINING COO] serves a wide variety of dishes, making use of an abundance of blessings from the sea and mountains of Toyama. The dinner menu consists of a-la-carte dishes and courses, mainly with Italian dishes. Enjoy various specialties carefully-cooked by the chef. The lunch menu includes a main dish where you can select among several kinds, and the buffet, to casually enjoy different exquisite dishes to your heart's content. At this hotel restaurant, casually enjoy meals or tea time with attentive hospitality unique to the hotel. This restaurant is ideal for various occasions, such as with someone important, with your family, or for big parties.

CAFÉ&DINING COO

Open: Breakfast 6:30 am - 10:00 am (L.O. 10:00 am) / Lunch 11:30 am - 2:00 pm (L.O. 1:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (Food L.O. 9:00 pm, Drink L.O. 9:30 pm)
Closed: None
Average price: [Dinner] 3,000 JPY / [Lunch] 1,800 JPY
Access: 6 minutes walk from [Takaoka Station] on JR West Japan Lines
Address: 1F, Hotel New Otani Takaoka, 1 Shinyoko-machi, Takaoka city, Toyama (Map)
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