On March 16, 2024, the Hokuriku Shinkansen, which connects Tokyo and Kanazawa, was expanded to Tsuruga Station. Ishikawa currently has three new Shinkansen stations: Komatsu, Kagaonsen, and Awaraonsen. It is now simpler than ever to go to Hokuriku from the Kanto region. The Hokuriku area is a treasure trove of wonderful seafood and mountain cuisine, and here are 5 wonderful restaurants in Ishikawa worth taking the Shinkansen to.
Kaga - Kaga Cuisine Bantei
Enjoy traditional cuisine that uses seasonal Kaga ingredients.
Kaga Cuisine Bantei is located a 5-minute walk from Daishoji Station on the JR Hokuriku Main Line. This long-standing Japanese restaurant lets guests enjoy high-quality traditional food that uses rich Ishikawa ingredients. Their specialty is duck cuisine that uses wild duck, which is caught with traditional Kaga hunting methods. Options include duck skewers and the original Kamojibu hotpot. They also have several menu items that use fresh Kaga ingredients, including seasonal seafood, mountain greens, and vegetables, so guests can feel the changes of the seasons.
The relaxing Japanese-style interior is arranged with a space that can meet various needs, including counter seats that will bring joy to solo guests and sunken kotatsu-style tatami seating and table seats. The utensils that arrange the Kaga cuisine use Kutani ware and Yamanaka paints that originated in Kaga City. In addition, they have a diverse lineup of local Japanese sake that includes everything from sweet to spicy flavors. This lets guests enjoy the unique charms of Kaga with drinks that go well with the food.
Kaga cuisine Bantei
Address: 4-11 Daishoji Higashimachi, Kaga-shi, Ishikawa
Access: 5 minutes walk from Daishoji Station
Kaga - Ryotei Meigetsuro
Enjoy specialty eel cuisine and Kaiseki cuisine while being surrounded by beautiful nature.
Ryotei Meigetsuro is located at the foot of the Korogi Bridge, which spans the Daishoji River, an approximately 20-minute drive from Kagaonsen Station on the JR Hokuriku Main Line. At this restaurant, one can enjoy delicious food along with the rich green nature and the stream of the river. At this restaurant, there are delicious flavors that guests will want to go out of their way to come here for. These include the vividly colorful Kaiseki cuisine, which uses seasonal ingredients with a focus on local foods, and the Eel Rice Bowl, a dish passed down since the restaurant's founding that features a sauce that makes it truly excellent.
As one would expect from a long-standing Japanese restaurant, the spacious interior is filled with a Japanese atmosphere. There are also rooms where guests can gaze at the scenery from outside the windows and feel as if they are being enveloped in rich greenery. Since this restaurant is close to both Yamanaka and Kaga hot springs, it is recommended to drop by after visiting these hot springs. Guests will be delighted at being able to use this restaurant in a variety of ways, including for the lunch menu, takeout, and delivery.
Ryotei Meigetsuro
Address: 1-1 Shimotanimachi-guchi, Yamanaka Onsen, Kaga-shi, Ishikawa
Access: Kaga Onsen Station
Kanazawa - Kanazawa Yakiniku Shishimaru
Guests can freely enjoy lots of the delicious flavors of the brand Wagyu, Noto Beef.
Kanazawa Yakiniku Shishimaru is located near the Ishikawa Prefectural Government Office. At this Japanese BBQ restaurant, guests can freely eat plenty of Noto Beef, a brand of Wagyu that is the pride of Ishikawa. They serve A5-ranked premium-class beef, and other options, such as the rare-cut Black Upper Tongue, of which only 3 are stocked every week, and the Noto Beef Offal, are also gaining attention. Guests are sure to be moved by the melty and fine beef quality of the Noto Beef, made from cattle raised in beautiful nature.
Kanazawa Yakiniku Shishimaru
Closed: Thursday
Average price: [Dinner] 4,500 JPY
Access: Kanazawa Station
Kanazawa - Umaisakana Gohandokoro Kurohige
A generous Japanese izakaya that offers first-class food and arrangements at affordable prices for everyone.
Located a 15-minute walk from Okobata Station on the Hokuriku Railway Asanogawa Line, Umaisakana Gohandokoro Kurohige is an izakaya that has long been loved by the local community. It serves delicious seafood dishes and is close to Kanazawa Port. The seasonal seafood stocked every morning from markets at Kanazawa Port is both fresh and amazingly delicious. All cuisine options here have luxurious flavors due to their freshness, including the Sashimi Assortment, in which the exquisite knife handling shines through, and the Grilled Fish of the Day, featuring seasonal fish simply salt-fried.
Umaisakana Gohandokoro Kurohige
Closed: Wednesday
Average price: [Dinner] 4,000 JPY / [Lunch] 4,000 JPY
Access: 15 minutes walk from Okobata Station
Kanazawa - Ristorante SUGIYAMA
Enjoy Italian course cuisine in this retro building in the center of Kanazawa.
Ristorante SUGIYAMA is on 2F of a retro-modern building in the center of Kanazawa City. It is located just an 8-minute walk from Nomachi Station on the Ishikawa Line of the Hokuriku Railway. They take the greatest care with their local ingredients, including vegetables stocked directly from Kanazawa farmers, and serve courses that incorporate techniques from Kaga traditional cuisine. This restaurant has a lineup of innovative foods that can't be tasted anywhere else, which fuses both Italian and Japanese cuisines.
Ristorante SUGIYAMA
Closed: When Monday is a holiday, it is twice a business month irregular holiday
Average price: [Dinner] 12,000 JPY / [Lunch] 6,000 JPY
Access: 8 minutes walk from Nomachi Station
