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HAKONE: Yama Soba ¥
Noodle shop
704 Hakone-Yumoto, Ashigarashimo-
gun, Kanagawa 250-0311
Tel (0460) 85-7889 Closed Thu
Yama Soba on Hakone-Yumoto’s
main street has wood tables and
paper screen windows, which
make for a traditional setting for
excellent handmade soba, as well
as tempura dishes.
HAKONE: Bella Foresta ¥¥
European
1121 Ninotaira, Hakone,
Kanagawa 250-0493
Tel (0460) 82-1141
A healthy lunch-only buffet
within the Hakone Open-Air Dine in historic Edo-era surroundings at Raitei, Kamakura
Museum. The mostly European
dishes provide enough variety DK Choice KANAZAWA: Kotobukiya ¥¥¥
to suit all tastes. Kaiseki-ryori
KAMAKURA: Raitei ¥¥¥ 2-4-13 Owari-cho, Kanazawa-shi,
HAKONE: The Fujiya ¥¥¥ Kaiseki-ryori Ishikawa 920-0902
European 3-1-1 Kamakurayama, Tel (076) 231-6245
Fujiya Hotel, 359 Miyanoshita, Kamakura-shi, The elegantly presented set meals
Hakone, Kanagawa 250-0404 Kanagawa 248-0031 here blend traditional cuisine with
Tel (0460) 82-2211 Tel (0467) 32-5656 occasional modern touches in a
Highly rated French cuisine is The beautifully presented 19th-century former merchant’s
served here, in the elegant meals here, featuring multiple house. Reservations are required.
surroundings of one of Japan’s small dishes centered on
most historic Western-style seasonal produce, exemplify KAWAGOE: Unton ¥
hotels (see p303). Reservations Japanese cuisine at its most Noodle shop
are required. sublime. The setting, in an 10-5 Saiwaicha, Kawagoe-shi,
Edo-era building connected Saitama 350-0063
KAMAKURA: Nakamura-an ¥ to a sprawling 50,000-sq-m Tel (049) 225-6701
Noodle shop (538,000-sq-ft)garden complete Udon is the specialty inside this
1-7-6 Komachi, with pagodas and Buddhist old kura building on Kawagoe’s
Kamakura-shi, statues, is equally special. main sightseeing street. Chilled,
Kanagawa 248-0006 Reservations are essential hot, and even unconventionally
Tel (0467) 25-3500 at this ever-popular spot. spicy variations are available.
Handmade soba in various
guises, including chilled and KAWAGOE: Ichinoya ¥¥
topped with dried seaweed, KANAZAWA: Shiguretei ¥ Ryotei
and in hot broth with tempura. Teahouse 1-18-10 Matsue-cho,
Two minutes northwest of Within Kenroku-en Garden Kawagoe-shi,
Kamakura station. This lovely little tatami-mat-floored Saitama 350-0056
teahouse within Kanazawa’s Tel (049) 222-0354
KAMAKURA: Hachinoki Café ¥¥ famous garden, Kenroku-en, Set menus catering to a range of
Vegetarian serves matcha green tea along budgets and centered around
7 Yamanouchi, with traditional wagashi (sweets). unagi (eel), which is said to fight
Kamakura-shi, off summer fatigue.
Kanagawa 247-0062 KANAZAWA: Kitamaro ¥¥
Tel (0467) 23-3723 Closed Mon Ryotei KISO VALLEY:
Come here to try high-quality 2-3-3 Katamachi, Kanazawa-shi, Yamagiri Shokudo ¥
shojin-ryori on a budget. Situated Ishikawa 920-0981 Regional
near Kencho-ji Temple; other Tel (076) 261-7176 2179-1 Azuma Shitamachi, Kisoji,
branches in Kamakura offer Established over 150 years ago, Nagano 399-5302
full shojin dinners. this restaurant offers kaiseki-style Tel (0264) 57-3134
dinners as well as serving Serves a local version of udon
KAMAKURA: T-Side ¥¥ interesting local dishes, such incorporating mountain
Bangladeshi and Indian as the jibuni teishoku set meal, vegetables (sansei udon), plus
2-11-11 Komachi, which features duck stew. sweet rice cakes (gohei mochi).
Kamakura-shi,
Kanagawa 248-0006 KANAZAWA: Miyoshian ¥¥ MASHIKO: Yamani ¥
Tel (0467) 24-9572 Teahouse Noodle shop
Delicious meals from Bangladesh Within Kenroku-en Garden 88 Jyonaizaka, Mashiko-cho,
and India are served here, and Tel (076) 221-0127 Saitama 321-1404
the lunch menu is excellent Offers a choice of simple set teas Tel (0285) 72-7711 Closed Fri
value. It is situated just two or excellent value kaiseki-style Curry, rice, udon, and soba in
minutes’ walk northwest bento boxes, which are centered handmade ceramics. Try the
from Kamakura station along on the local kaga-ryori (produce filling vegetable curry udon (yasai
Komach-dori, then turn right. sourced in Kanazawa region). kare udon).
For more information on types of restaurants see pages 310–11
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