Gourmet Directory - Japanese
"L/O" means "last order".
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Traditional
| Name | Japanese Name | Prices | Address | Phone | Hours | Closed | C/Card |
| Kakifune | かき船 | ¥¥¥ | 7-30 Marunouchi | 11:30-14:00 17:00-20:30（20:30 L/O） |
Weds | X | |
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| Kura | 蔵 | ¥¥ | 1-10-22 Chuo | 11:30-14:00 17:30-22:00（21:30 L/O） |
Weds | OK | |
| My husband and I ate at Kura the other night. It was the best sashimi we have ever tried. We also ordered seasonal vegetable tempura and Basashi. You must go! They have an English menu and made us feel very welcomed. They even gave us complimentary miso soup, tea, and a quick snack before our sushi arrived. We also received two sketches of the restaurant. SUPER FRIENDLY! [Elizabeth (guestbook), August 2011] | |||||||
| Sakuraya (Eel) | 鰻・割烹 桜家 | ¥¥¥ | 4-9-1 Ote | 11:00-14:00 17:00-21:00（20:30 L/O） |
Mon | OK | |
| Matsuka (Eel) | まつか | ¥¥¥ | 3-2-29 Chuo | 11:30-14:00（Lunch Only） | Thurs | X | |
| Matsuka is an unagi (eel) restaurant in a Japanese traditional building. I went there with my friend. At the entrance, very big and beautiful flowers welcomed us. We ordered unagi lunch boxes which have 3 pieces of unagi each. The lunch box is 2500 yen.The price depends on how many pieces of unagi you order. The unagi was very soft and thick and its skin was also soft. The sauce was thick. It was delicious! I recommend that you arrive by 11:00am, otherwise the unagi will be sold out! [Masano, May 2009] See Sodai's blog for more details. [April 2011] | |||||||
| New Miyoshi | 新三よし | ¥¥ | 1-7-17 Chuo (Mouri Bldg 1F) | 11:50-14:00 (weekdays only) 17:00-23:00 (22:30 L/O) |
Sun,New Year Holidays | X | |
Sushi
| Name | Japanese Name | Prices | Address | Phone | Hours | Closed | C/Card |
| Azumazushi | 東寿し | ¥¥¥ | 4-8-21 Ote | 17:00-22:00 |
Weds | X | |
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| Kura Sushi | くら寿司 | ¥¥ | 1-7-1 Nagisa (Nagisa Life Site) | 11:00-23:00 (enter by 22:30) | Open 365 | X | |
| A poplular chain of 'kaiten' (conveyor-belt) sushi restaurants | |||||||
| Kaisen Sushi Mechanko | 海鮮寿司 めちゃんこ 松本 | ¥¥ | 1-7-2 Chuo (Near the station) | 17:00-05:00 | Open 365 | X | |
Izakaya
| Name | Japanese Name | Prices | Address | Phone | Hours | Closed | C/Card |
| Banrai | 萬来 | ¥ | 1-4-4 Chuo | 15:00-0:00 | No | X | |
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| BUN | 食い飲み屋BUN | ¥¥ | 2-10-15 Chuo (Nakamachi) | 11:30-14:30（except Sun) 18:00-0:00(Fri & Sat:1:00) |
No | X | |
| Chikuma | 酒酔い処 ちくま | ¥ | 4-1 Ote (Nawate Dori) | 18:00-late | Sun | X | |
| Fuku-fuku-ya | 海鮮楽屋 福福屋 | ¥ | 1-2-33 Fukashi (IM Bldg 1F) | 17:00-3:00(Fri & Sat & the day b4 Nat. hol:-5:00) | No | OK | |
| This is one of the typical Japanese restaurants that every Japanese would love to go mainly after work to shake off their stresses of the day - or to just have fun! They serve sake, shochu, beer and cocktails, and the food varies from fresh Sashimi & Kushiyaki to popular Chanko pot-cooking. You will love the comfortable Horigotatsu-table - where you can extend your legs down into the sunken floor under the low table. Price reasonable. Easy to find. 1 min from Matsumoto station. The place is facing to the station with their large sign. [Sachiko, Mar 2008] |
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| Irori Kaisen Ninnikuya | いろり 海鮮にんにく屋 | ¥ | 2-4-2 Ote | 11:30-13:30(only Mon-Fri) 16:30-0:30(Fri & Sat:1:00 Sun:23:00) |
No | OK | |
| Izayoi | 海鮮創作 いざよい | ¥¥ | 1-10-11 Chuo (Isemachi 2nd Bldg 1F) | 11:30-13:30 17:00-22:00 |
Sun | OK | |
| Kiyosato | 清里 | ¥ | 3-13-25 Chuo | 11:30-14:00(except Sat) 17:00-22:00 |
Sun,Holidays | X | |
| Motojiya Robata Shouya | 元庄屋 炉ばた庄屋 | ¥ | 1-11-1 Chuo | 11:30-15:00(Res. rqd) 17:00-24:00(23:30 L/O) |
No | OK | |
| Nihonkai Shouya | 日本海庄屋 | ¥ | 1-3-7 Chuo (Central Bldg 1F, B1F) | 17:00-2:00(Fri & Sat & the day b4 Nat. hol:-5:00) | No | OK | |
| Osakeya | おさけや | ¥ | 788-11 Shimadachi | 17:30-24:00(23:30 L/O) | Sun,Holidays | OK | |
| A liquor shop is managing this restaurant directly. So, alcoholic beverages are cheap. They serve many kinds of dishes. [Sayaka] | |||||||
| Rakura | 楽酒楽菜 らくら | ¥¥ | 2-1-18 Chuo | 17:00-23:30(23:00 L/O) | No | OK | |
| Shichirin Izakaya Q | 七輪酒家Q | ¥¥ | 2-2-10 Fukashi | 17:30-24:00(23:30 L/O) | Tues | X | |
| Shiromachi Ryouzanpaku | (Isemachi Street) | CLOSED IN 2009 | |||||
| Shizuka | しづか | ¥¥ | 4-10-8 Ote | 12:00-23:00(23:00 L/O) | Sun,Holidays | OK | |
| This is a beautiful traditional restaurant. A co-worker took me here when I first arrived and we had a delicious lunch set next to a beautiful garden complete with a small stream and gold fish. It was very relaxing. I have also been to a couple of very fun formal parties on the second floor which is all a beautiful dark wood with matching tables chairs and ceiling beams. The food is very good. I don't think they have an English menu though. [Liza] | |||||||
| Suisei Club | 彗星倶楽部 | ¥ | 4-3-3 Ote | 11:30-16:30 18:00- |
Occasional Hol. | X | |
| Usagiya | のみくい処 卯屋 | ¥¥ | 1-2-12 Chuo | 11:30-13:30 17:30-23:30(23:00 L/O) |
Sun,Holidays | X | |
| Yobanashi | 伊勢町 夜噺 | ¥¥ | 1-10-7 Chuo (Roynet Hotel 1F) | 16:00-0:00(Fri,Sat:1:00) | Occasional Hol.(3 days in a year) | OK | |
| Kariyushi (Okinawan) | 沖縄料理 カリユシ | ¥¥ | 1-2-12 Chuo | 18:00-3:00(2:00 L/O) | Sun | OK | |
| Shima-ya (Okinawan) | 沖縄食堂 島家 | ¥¥ | 2-9-26 Ote | 17:00-1:00 | Tues | X | |
| The people of Okinawa are famous for having the longest life span of any people in the world. There are many interesting things on the menu to choose from none of which I had ever heard of or seen before. I tied a kind of seaweed salad with these tasty bubbles. It was very interesting and pretty good. They also have Okinawa beer and spirits. It is located between the station and the castle. To get there, take the street that runs along the south side of Matsumoto Castle two blocks east. At the intersection you will see a sports store on the southwest corner. Go south (left) past the sports store. At the next block go west (right). Shima-ya is in the middle of the next block on the north side of the street. It has a dark traditionally Japanese sliding door and an interesting style. [Liza] |
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Yakitori
| Name | Japanese Name | Prices | Address | Phone | Hours | Closed | C/Card |
| Akiyoshi | 秋吉 松本駅前店 | ¥¥ | 1-5-3 Chuo (Tatsumitei Bldg 1F) | 17:00-1:00 (24:30 L/O) | Mon | OK | |
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| Chogenbou | 鳥幻望 | ¥¥ | 3-10-8 Chuo | 18:00-0:00 | Sun | X | |
| Yumeya (Standing Bar) | 夢屋 | ¥ | 1-3-11 Chuo (Shouwa Yokocho) | 17:00-24:00(23:00 L/O) | Sun | X |
Other
| Name | Japanese Name | Prices | Address | Phone | Hours | Closed | C/Card |
| Kichen Gen (Macrobiotic) | キッチン gen | ¥¥ | 4 Chuo | 11:00-20:00 | Mon | X | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Show Show (Okinawan) | 沖縄パラダイス 正祥 | ¥ | 645-1 Shimadachi | 11:00-14:00 18:00-23:00 |
Sun | X | |
| It takes 5-10 minutes from Matsumoto Station by car and the restaurant has a parking lot. They serve two kinds of seaweed directly sent to the restaurant from a grower in Okinawa by plane! The owner recommends the Gouya chanpuru course. Gouya is a bitter vegetable originally from Okinawa. The course has rice, soup, salad, other two items and Gouya chanpuru, 900 yen for lunch. For dinner, Gouya chanpuru with a bowl of rice is 800 yen. There are some Y500 coin lunches. The Noodles called Souki Soba are delicious. They offer two flavored icecream. The second floor can hold 16 people, so you can have a party there! [Masano, 2010] | |||||||
| Ajian Koyou | 味庵 木葉 | ¥¥ | 1-1-11 Chuo | 17:00-23:30(23:00 L/O) | Sun (sometimes Mon holidays) | OK | |
| Hongo Shokudo | 本郷食堂 | ¥ | 4-12-2 Ote (Agetuchi East Street) | 11:00-13:30 17:30-21:00 |
Sun,Nat.Hol | X | |
| Katsugen (Pork Cutlet) | かつ玄 | ¥¥ | 7717 Shimauchi | 11:30-21:30 | Open 365 | OK | |
| Kirara Jiyugaoka Kaniya (Crab) | きらら自由ヶ丘かに谷 | ¥¥ | 2-1-4 Ote | 11:30-15:00（14:30 L/O），17:00-24:00（23:00 L/O） Sun & Nat.hol.22:30（22:00 L/O） |
Occasional Hol. | OK | |
| Lunch, starting at 840 yen, is reasonably priced and good. I haven't tried their dinner (the course menu is 3675-7875 yen; the set menu is 2650 or 3150 yen). I heard the dinner is full of crab and satisfying. [Sayaka] | |||||||
| Moriyoshi | 民芸レストラン 盛よし | ¥ | 2-1-21 Fukashi (Kokufu Bldg 1F) | 11:30-15:00 17:30-21:30(Mon-Fri) 11:30-15:30 17:30-21:00(Sat, Sun, Nat.hol.) |
Tues | OK | |
Soba Noodles
| Name | Japanese Name | Prices | Address | Phone | Hours | Closed | C/Card |
| Asada | そば処 浅田 | ¥¥ | 3-10-11 Fukashi | 11:30-16:00(earlier if sold out) | Mon | X | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non Smoking | |||||||
| Ekimae Benten | 駅前弁天 | ¥ | 1-4-18 Chuo | 10:00-19:00 | 1st 3rd Weds | X | |
| Nomugi | 野麦 | ¥¥ | 2-9-11 Chuo (Close to Nakamachi) | 11:00-15:00 16:30-22:00(21:30 L/O) |
Fri (Occasional Hol. in Jul-Sep） | X | |
| Non Smoking | |||||||
| Matsusita | そば処 まつした | ¥¥ | 2-9-14 Chuo (Nakamachi) | 11:30-14:00 | Tue, Wed | X | |
| Soba Club Sasaki | 蕎麦倶楽部 佐々木 | ¥¥ | 4-8-3, Ote | 11:30-14:00 18:00-21:00 |
Sunday night, Mon | OK | |
| Non Smoking | |||||||
| Genchi No Soba | 源智のそば | ¥¥ | 3-7-8, Chuo | 10:00-22:00 (-15:00 on Sun) | Thu | X | |
Ramen Noodles
| Name | Japanese Name | Prices | Address | Phone | Hours | Closed | C/Card |
| Noroshi (head office) | 狼煙本店 | ¥ | 3-5-18 Motomachi | 11:30-24:00 | No | X | |
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| Noroshi (Matsumoto Ekimae branch) | 狼煙 松本駅前店 | ¥ | 1-5-21 Chuo | 11:30-3:00(Sun & Nat.hol.24:00) | No | X |