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Update-Date: Jun 4, 2025

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5 Must-Visit Restaurants in Ishikawa Offering Delicious Hokuriku Gourmet Food Along the Hokuriku Shinkansen Route

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.

Kanazawa - Oden Wajimafugu Nodoguro AMIYA

Nestled in Kanazawa's historic Higashi Chaya District, AMIYA restaurant offers dishes like "Kanazawa Oden" and seafood from Noto. Their oden, known for its gentle, sweet flavor from nodoguro (rosy seabass) broth, and other dishes featuring local ingredients such as Noto puffer fish, Noto pork, and Noto beef are popular. Pair your meal with local Wajima and Noto sake. AMIYA is an ideal spot for a girls' night out, a date, or memorable dining experience on your trip.

Oden Wajimafugu Nodoguro AMIYA

Open: Lunch 11:00 am - 8:00 pm (L.O. 7:30 pm)
Closed: Irregular
Average price: -
Access: Take the Kanazawa Loop Bus from the No. 7 bus stop at the Kanazawa Station East Exit Bus Terminal. Get off at the Hashiba-cho bus stop and walk for about 5 minutes.
Address: 1-12-12, Higashiyama, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa Map
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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.

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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

TEL: +81-50-5384-4902
Address: 4-11 Daishoji Higashimachi, Kaga-shi, Ishikawa
Access: 5 minutes walk from Daishoji Station

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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

TEL: +81-50-5870-8787
Address: 1-1 Shimotanimachi-guchi, Yamanaka Onsen, Kaga-shi, Ishikawa
Access: Kaga Onsen Station

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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.

This restaurant features counter seats that are well-decorated with unique Kanazawa furnishings, as well as table seats and tatami seating that are comfortably arranged, and individual rooms that will delight guests with their private feel. Guests can enjoy Japanese BBQ in the most comfortable space that fits the situation. Each seat is installed with a far-infrared nanoceramic roaster, so guests don't have to worry about smoke or smells. A comfortable place to spend some time in the middle of a trip.

Kanazawa Yakiniku Shishimaru

Open: [Sunday - Wednesday,Friday,Saturday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm (last order 10:30 pm)
Closed: Thursday
Average price: [Dinner] 4,500 JPY
Access: Kanazawa Station

Address: 2-100 Otomo, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa

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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.

This Japanese-style space based on the warmth of wood features moderate romantic tastes of Japan's Taisho era. This spacious interior, which feels somewhat nostalgic, lets guests spending a relaxing time. They have a lineup of local sake from the 3 prefectures of Hokuriku and shochu with a wide range of flavors, with a particular focus on brand sake from Ishikawa. Meat cuisine that goes well with the drinks is available, including the Dashimaki Japanese Omelet and Handmade Dumplings. There are also plenty of foods that children will enjoy. This restaurant is also recommended for families to visit.

Umaisakana Gohandokoro Kurohige

Open: [Sunday,Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:30 pm (last order 10:00 pm)[Monday,Tuesday,Thursday - Saturday,Day Before Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 11:30 pm (last order 11:00 pm)
Closed: Wednesday
Average price: [Dinner] 4,000 JPY / [Lunch] 4,000 JPY
Access: 15 minutes walk from Okobata Station

Address: 393-1 Chikaoka-machi, Kanazawa-shi, Ishikawa

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