Gourmet Directory - Western
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Italian
| Name | Japanese Name | Prices | Address | Phone | Hours | Closed | C/Card |
| Five Horn | ファイブホルン | ¥¥ | 1-10-30 Chuo (Parco 1F) | 10:00-22:00(21:00 L/O) | Occasional Hol. | OK | |
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| Pizzeria (Tsukama branch / Murai branch) | イタリアンレストラン ピッツェリア つかま店 / 村井店 | ¥¥ | 1-10-7 Tsukama / 351-1 Yoshikawa Goya | 11:00-22:30 | No | OK | |
| Tsukama branch - Lunch Time: Non Smoking This Italian restaurant is cozy and lively and serves good food. It's crowded on weekends. It has some unique dishes such as baked pasta with cheese and rice croquette. As for lunch, they have some reasonable courses. One of them has your choice of pasta, salad, three kinds of dessert, and your choice of drink. All this is only 1280 yen! If you come to the restaurant on your birthday or on your anniversary, the restaurant will celebrate with you. [Masano, Jan 2009] | Seattle | シアトル | ¥ | 2-1-7 Jyosei | 11:30-15:00(14:30 L/O) 17:30-23:00(22:30 L/O) |
Tues (excep Nat. Hol. closed Weds) | OK |
| Trattoria Gabriele | トラットリア ガブリエル | ¥¥ | 2-4-18 Chuo (Nakamachi) | 11:40-14:30 L/O 17:30-22:00(Sun:21:00) L/O |
Mon (excep Nat. Hol. closed Tues) | OK | |
| Ristorante Toremani | リストランテ トレマーニ | ¥¥ | 1-2-5 Fukashi (Kamijyo Clinic Bldg B1F) | 11:30-14:00 17:30-21:30 |
Mon | OK | |
| If you’d like a relaxingly quiet night for your dinner with nice Italian food, here’s the place I recommend. Easy to find, right across from Matsumoto station. There is the department store called Ario and it’s right next to it behind the drug store. Be aware that it is in the basement. Lunch, 950 yen-, Dinner (course) 2400 yen-. A variety of a la carte. Great selection of wines. Reasonable, no service charge. Opened in 2007. [Sachiko] | |||||||
| Domanoma | ドマノマ | ¥¥ | 6-11-1 Kotobuki Kita | 11:45-14:00 18:00-21:30 |
Weds | OK | |
| An Italian restaurant in an old Japanese house. The restaurant's name comes from Japanese, meaning "earth floor". I was happy to be there because they offered us separate rooms. As for food, they only have a set course. The minimum lunch price is 1150 yen, which is very reasonable. As for dinner, the minimum price is 3150 yen. Then they offered us various kinds of small appetizers such as raw fish with dressing or mashed pumpkin with prawns on top. The pasta was very delicious and the dessert was very unique. They used some sake cups for the desserts. A small cup of ice cream, a chocolate cake, and milk jelly were placed in the cups. (This place can be hard to find.) [Masano, Dec 2008] | |||||||
| Pizzeria Mar-de Napoli | ピッツェリア マルデナポリ | ¥¥ | 1-1-4 Idegawa (Life Squrare Como Shonai) | 11:00-23:00 | No | OK | |
| The light blue and white colors are harmonious with the building.The restaurant looks fashionable and reminds me of the ocean and beaches. The atmosphere is lively. The restaurant is alive with people even on weekdays. They are especially particular about their pizza. It's additive free. Its surface is a bit crunchy and its inside is similar to the texture of rice cakes. As for their cakes, they come with beautiful pictures on the plates. Take out is an available option for pizza and cake! [Masano, Jul 2009] | |||||||
Spanish Bar
| Name | Japanese Name | Prices | Address | Phone | Hours | Closed | C/Card |
| El Sol | エル・ソル | ¥¥ | 1-8-10 Chuo (Current Bldg 1F) | 17:30-1:00(Fri & Sat & the day b4 Nat. hol:-3:00) | No | OK | |
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| This is one of two Spanish bar restaurants opened in 2007. You can see a whole leg of fresh Iberian pork in the counter. They slice it to order. There are several kinds of paella. I ate sepia paella. It's black and it looks bad, but it was really yummy. They have several kinds of salads and I chose an octopus and celery salad. The salad has slices of tomatoes, olieves, and cucumbers. It was a lot and looked beautiful. They serve soft drinks, cocktails and non-alcoholic cocktails. The next time I go to Matsumoto by car, I would like to have a glass of non-alcoholic cocktail. [Masano] | |||||||
| Mona Chulos | モナ・チューロス | ¥ | 1-2-5 Fukashi (Kamijyo Clinic Bldg 1F) | 12:00-23:00(Fri & Sat -24:00) | Occasionally (Wed or Thurs) | X | |
| Spain Bar de Cafe, my favorite. Cozy, warm and comfortable. Great food and wines in all selections. My friends and I had a party there and we had a wonderful time. We had paella, grilled fresh seafood, grilled spicy pork ribs, Spanish pizza (cheese tastes extremely good also the crust!), wines, desert, and coffee. Price very reasonable. Easy to find, right across from Matsumoto station. There is the department store called Espa and it's right next to it behind the drug store. Opened in 2007. [Sachiko] | |||||||
Bar Restaurant
| Name | Japanese Name | Prices | Address | Phone | Hours | Closed | C/Card |
| U2 | ¥ | 1-2-35 Kiri (Komatsu Plaza) | 18:00-3:00(2:30 L/O) | No | X | ||
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| On the same road as Bottom $ you will find a few other restaurants and shops targeted to Shinshu University students. There is a fun little restaurant bar among them called U2. It is a good place for a late dinner and some drinks. The food is good and reasonably priced and they have delicious salads that are huge. There is another U2 across the street from the Appleland on the east side of the Metaba river from Shinshu University. It's next to the big green gas ball. [Liza] | |||||||
| Buri Buri | 5-7-17 Ote | : CLOSED IN MAY, 2008 | |||||
| Potbelly Deli | ポットベリー | (Nakamachi) | : CLOSED IN MARCH, 2008 | ||||
French
| Name | Japanese Name | Prices | Address | Phone | Hours | Closed | C/Card |
| Chocolan | ショコラン | ¥¥ | 4238-1 Shimauchi | 11:00-14:30(14:00 L/O) 17:00-22:00(21:00 L/O) |
Mon | X | |
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| This restaurant serves Southern France-style home cooking and home-grown organic vegetables. Lunch is quite reasonable. The starting price is 740 yen, whichin includes salad and rice or bread. The bread is a bit big. I recommend the stewed dishes, because the meat is soft and almost melts in your mouth. The unique furniture there is home-made. I took my mother there to celebrate Mother's Day. You can have a wedding banquet, which meant the restaurant is a lovely and tasteful place! [Masano, May 2009] | |||||||
Mixed
| Name | Japanese Name | Prices | Address | Phone | Hours | Closed | C/Card |
| The ajito Style | ¥¥ | 2-4-3 2F Chuo | 17:30-0:00 11:30-14:00(Fri, Sat & Nat. hol) |
Mon | OK | ||
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| Bali style furniture welcomed us. This restaurant owns a garden which has potatoes, green onions, aojiso, basil, shishitou, and chili among other things. On the menu, they recommend garlic chicken, tororo omu rice (rice with tomato sauce and a soft-boiled egg on the top), shrimp and white radish salad! There is a banquet room in the back corner for the second party after a wedding, a dance show with a meal, etc. They offer only ramen at lunch time on weekends. [Masano, Jul 2009] | |||||||
Other
| Name | Japanese Name | Prices | Address | Phone | Hours | Closed | C/Card | |
| Baden Baden (German) | バーデン・バーデン | ¥¥ | 4-2-12 Ote | 10:00-0:00 | Occasional Hol. | OK | ||
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| This is delightfully small German style restaurant. It has a wide choice of wonderful imported wines and the food is good. They have daily specials and a good sized selection of pastas and entrees. I have been there a couple of times and had a small party there for my parents when they came to visit. They have big tables which we filled with friends and had a lovely evening. [Liza] | ||||||||
| Bottom Dollar | (Komatsu Plaza) | CLOSED IN 2009 | ||||||
| Eonta (Jazz Bar) | エオンタ | ¥¥ | 4-9-7 Ote | 16:00-24:00 | Weds | X | ||
| Kobetei (Steak) | 神戸亭 | ¥¥ | 1-1-1 Fukashi (Station Bldg Midori 3F) | 11:30-15:00 17:00-21:00 L/O |
Tues (Occasional Hol.） | X | ||
| Mama Mia (Mixed) | カフェ＆雑貨 マンマ・ミーア! | ¥ | 1-16-5 Agata | 10:00-22:00(21:30 L/O) 10:00-20:00(Sun.18:00 L/O) |
Weds | OK | ||
| I had passed by this place many times thinking it was a greasy spoon, but was pleasantly surprised when I went there for lunch the other day. They have a salad bar at lunch that come with delicious choices of toast. My friend and I shared a cinnamon toast and a cheese toast and they were both delicious. The cheese toast was enormous (half a loaf with heaps of cheese) and the cinnamon came toped with vanilla ice cream and a sprig of mint. There is also a lovely shop with household items, little gifts and cloths for women and children. Overall, a very cute place for a lunch with friends. Mama Mia is on the East side of the road, one block north of Katakura Mall along Yamabiko road. [Liza] | ||||||||
| Old Rock (Pub) | オールドロック | ¥¥ | 2-3-20 Chuo (Todoriki Bldg 1F) | 17:00-23:00 15:00-23:00(Sat.)15:00-22:00(Sun.) |
Tues | X | ||
| This is an Irish style pub with a nice feel. They have Guinness and Kilkenny on tap and few choices of whiskey to wash down a long day of work and an order of tasty fish and chips. Old Rock is on Honmachi Street on the south side of the Metaba River and on the west side of the street. [Liza] | ||||||||
| Tabiya | 旅屋 | (Hashigo Yokocho) | : CLOSED IN 2008 | |||||