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the chefs sizzle high-quality
Kobe-gyu steaks and local lobster.
Good deals at lunchtime.
TAMAGUSUKU:
Hamabe no Chaya ¥
Café
2-1 Tamagusuku, Nanjo-shi,
Okinawa 901-0604
Tel (098) 948-2073
This mellow wood-decked spot
with a magical view over the
ocean offers snacks, light meals,
teas, and coffee.
URASOE: Applemint Café ¥¥
Café
5-5-1 Makiminato, Fugu (blowfish), a deadly delicacy served in speciality restaurants throughout Osaka
Urasoe-shi,
Okinawa 901-2131 signature dish kiritampo, a hearty HIROSAKI: Anzu ¥¥¥
Tel (098) 878-4452 Closed Sun stew of meat, vegetables, and Izakaya
& Mon grilled pounded rice cakes. 44-1 Oyakata-machi, Hirosaki-shi,
A homely organic café with a Aomori 036-8191
pleasant garden. The good-value AOMORI: Nishimura ¥¥ Tel (0172) 32-6684 Closed Sun
set meals range from simple Seafood Sashimi, nabemono, and good
teishoku to Japanese curry and 1-1-40 Yasukata, Aomori-shi, regional dishes are on the
pasta dishes. Aomori 030-0803 menu, but the nightly shamisen
Tel (017) 734-5353 (a three-stringed instrument)
One of several good restaurants performances are the main draw.
in the Aspam building. Try
Northern Honshu jappajiru (cod and miso stew) KAKUNODATE:
or kaisendon (sashimi on a Aoyagi Samurai Manor ¥
AIZU-WAKAMATSU: bowl of rice). Noodle shop
Mitsutaya ¥¥ 26 Katuraku-cho, Kakunodate-
Dengaku DEWA-SAN: Sanko-in ¥¥ machi, Akita 014-0325
1-1-25 Oo-machi, Vegetarian Tel (0187) 54-3257
Aizu-Wakamatsu-shi, 92 Haguro-machi Touge, Explore the samurai houses and
Fukushima 965-0042 Tsuruoka-shi, Yamagata 997-0211 gardens, then stop here for the
Tel (0242) 27-1345 Closed 1st & Tel (0235) 62-2302 mushroom, bamboo shoot, and
3rd Wed of each month Sanko-in Temple serves subtly onion-loaded inaniwa udon
At this over 150-year-old former flavored multi-dish shojin-ryori, noodles.
miso factory they specialize in the strict vegetable-and-tofu
dengaku – skewers of tofu, fish, cuisine eaten by monks. KAKUNODATE: Ryotei Inaho ¥¥
and vegetables dipped into a Regional
miso paste and chargrilled. HIROSAKI: Kenta ¥¥ 4-1 Tamachi Kami-cho, Kakunodate-
Robatayaki machi, Akita 014-0311
AKITA: Hamanoya Bekkan ¥¥¥ 3 Okeya-cho, Hirosaki-shi, Tel (0187) 54-3311 Closed Wed
Regional Aomori 036-8004 Rustic ryotei-style cuisine
4-2-11 Oo-machi, Akita-shi, Tel (0172) 35-9514 featuring local flavors such as
Akita 010-0921 Ordering is simple here – point grilled pounded rice cakes. Great
Tel (018) 862-6611 to the meat, seafood, or veg lunch bento from ¥1,500.
Head to this lovely old wooden you want, and it will be grilled
house for ryotei and Akita’s for you. MATSUSHIMA: Donjiki Chaya ¥
Noodle shop
129 Matsuchima-aza-chonai,
Matsuchima-cho, Miyagi 981-0213
Tel (022) 354-5855
Soba and sweets in a 17th-century
thatched building near Entsuin
Temple. Try the skewered and
grilled dango (pounded rice balls)
in a sugary soy sauce.
MORIOKA: Pairon ¥
Noodle shop
5-15 Uchimaru, Morioka-shi,
Iwate 020-0023
Tel (019) 624-2247
The Morioka specialty jajamen
served here are addictive thick
wheat noodles with a meaty
miso paste and cucumber slices.
Transit Café, a beachside restaurant serving Italian cuisine, in Chatan At northern edge of Iwate Koen.
For more information on types of restaurants see pages 310–11

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