Gourmet / Alcohol Spots in Iwate Area

  • Fukuda-pan Main Shop at Nagatacho
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    4.0
    216 Reviews
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    Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Nagatachou 12-11
    An old bread shop established in 1948 in Nagata Town, Morioka City. The founder originally only developed coffee bread with the mindset of “filling the bellies of students at a low price.” The coffee bread comes in a wide variety of styles, from sweets like “red bean jam & butter”, to sides like ham and egg sandwiches, and the “Original Veggie Sandwich” —a vegetable sandwich with toppings like ground meat cutlets available. With such abundant variation, this shop has become synonymous with Morioka soul food.

    朝ごはんに家族で訪問。 8時過ぎで3組ほどの待ち。地元の皆様にも人気なのだろう。ヒトの出入りが激しかった。 朝ごはんには甘いものが食べたかったのでキャラメルをトライ。 パンがけっこう大きいので食べ終えるのに厳しいぐらいの甘さだったが、coffeeとは相性は抜群。 エビカツも一口トライしたが、これも美味! 朝ごはんかランチに再訪したい!

  • Marukan Building Daishokudo
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Iwate Pref. Hanamakishi Kamichou 6-2 Marukan Bldg 6F
    This restaurant is located in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture. Once housed inside the Marukan department store in Hanamaki City, it reopened under its current name in 2017. It is famous for its menu items which include its 10-layer ice cream that is 25 centimeters high, and Napolikatsu made with Neapolitan-style pasta and pork cutlet.
  • Hachimantai Sancho Rest House
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Iwate Pref. Hachimantaishi ツキ Semboku, Akita prefecture
    At this rest area located near the peak of Hachimantai, there is a restaurant and souvenir shop where you can buy local products. Also, the Observatory spot also makes this a great location for looking out over Hachimantai. The rest house has one floor above ground and two basement floors—the first floor features the observatory spot and a rest area with tons of information on the natural surroundings of Hachimantai. The basement first floor has a section for light meals like udon and curry, and a section with sightseeing information. In the hall of retail shops on the basement second floor, you can purchase Hachimantai original goods.
  • Azumaya Soba Restaurant
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Nakanohashidori 1-8-3
    This is a long-established soba restaurant founded in 1907 that serves up Morioka’s famous wanko soba and also their original “Nambu Soba Kaiseki.” Guests that eat more than 100 bowls of wanko soba can receive an original Azamaya wanko soba certificate. In addition to soba, they offer a wide selection of other items including colorful bento (Japanese box lunches) that use ingredients in season.
  • Hakuryu
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    4.0
    191 Reviews
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    Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Uchimaru 5-15
    This is a popular restaurant for Morioka jaja-men. The shop is said to have originated when the founder had eaten zhajiangmian in Manchuria before WWII, and tried to replicate the dish with Japanese ingredients. Enjoy the chewy, broad noodles garnished with meat stir-fried in miso, cucumber and green onion, and mix in garlic, ginger and chili oil. Finish off the meal as Zhidan soup by leaving behind one mouthful of noodles, then adding in noodle broth and a beaten egg.

    盛岡の三大麺を制覇する目的もあって、それであれば発祥の店が良いと思い白龍本店に行きました。桜山神社と盛岡城址公園へ行く前に通りがかったらお昼時間でも空いていました。ところが1時間後に行くと満席の上に3人ほど並んでいました。面を茹でるのに機関がかかるようで、小さいお店ですが、開店はあまり良くないです。時間を見計らって先に注文は受け付けてくれるのでテーブルに座った後は早かったです。サイズは大中小の3種...

  • Pyonpyonsya (Morioka Station Branch)
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    Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Moriokaekimaedori 9-3
    A Korean restaurant located a two minute walk from Morioka Station. The restaurant is located in the Jaran Building, named after the Korean Jeju Province name “Jaran,” meaning “hush little baby.” Floors one through three are spacious and fashionable, and it’s a popular destination for locals and tourists alike. The cold noodles and yakiniku grilled meat set have been the restaurant’s most popular item since it opened, making it easy for diners to enjoy Morioka reimen cold noodles. The soup is sweet, spicy, and simple, while the noodles are slippery, chewy, and delicious. Other popular menu items include the bibimbap set and kalbi marinated barbecue rib meat.
  • Pyon-Pyon-Sya (Inaricho Main Shop)
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    4.0
    71 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Inarichou 12-5
    This yakiniku BBQ restaurant is located along National Route 46 in the Inari Town area of Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture. It is famous as the birthplace of Morioka Reimen, noodles that are characteristically smooth and firm. Their various other menu offerings are also popular, including jajamen (noodles with spicy miso and meat sauce) and chijimi (savory Korean pancakes with various ingredients). It is visited by not only tourists but many local residents.

    平日の15時くらいに訪問。こんな時間なので先客は一組。駐車場も広いが空いていた。帰りの飛行機まで時間があまりないので冷麺のみを注文。本当は焼肉セットを食べたかった。。。 麺はツルツルモチモチで美味しい。食べ易くあっという間になくなり最後に盛ってあるスイカをいただきご馳走さま。このスイカ、甘くて美味しいな。もう少し欲しい笑 お土産にピビン冷麺を購入し帰路に。 ご馳走さまでした。 後日、自宅でピビン冷...

  • Syokudoen
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    3.5
    107 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Iwate Morioka-shi Odori 1-8-2

    午前11時30分のオープンに合わせて40分に到着しましたが、既に1組の方が並んでいました。席が満席というわけではなく人数を調整しているようでした。名前を書いて5分くらいで中に入れました。店員の方の評判が悪いので心配しましたが、特にそんなことも無く、親切に「ご飯はかなりの大盛りになりますが大丈夫ですか?」と尋ねてくれます。盛岡冷麺の発祥の店ということで生きましたが、すき焼きのように生卵でいただく味付...

  • Troika
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    4.0
    49 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Iwate Kitakami-shi Kamiezuriko 16-chiwari 53-1

    my friends and me visit many hotels and restaurants and Eat many kinds of food like Indian Pakistani tradinatiol foods but we havent eat like this food

  • Sanzuroya
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Iwate Kamihei-gun Otsuchicho
    This inn is located along National Route 45 in Kirikiri, Otsuchi Town, Kamihei County. It is attached to the restaurant “Dokoro” that offers dishes using local seasonal seafood. Adjacent to the Namiita Coast, you can bathe while looking at the sea from the communal bath.
  • Fukuda Pan (Yahaba Store)
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    4.0
    13 Reviews
    Shopping
    Iwate Pref. Shiwagunyahabachou Hiromiyasawa Dai11chiwari 502-1
    This bakery is located in the town of Yahaba-cho in Shiba County, Iwate Prefecture. Their offerings of your favorite cream and ingredients as toppings on fluffy koppe-pan (Japanese bread rolls) are known as the soul food of Iwate's Morioka. In addition, they have everything from desert breads to filling side-dish breads, making it a place visited by not only locals but many tourists as well.

    激混みの人気店だが、この矢巾店は比較的空いていて、駐車場も広いのでオススメ。工場のすぐ横にある店。 種類は他店と同じで、とにかく多い。ベーシックなもので約170円から。注文したらその場でパンに塗ってくれる。その量の多いこと。桃ジャムがおすすめ。桃ジャムとマーマレードをハーフ&ハーフという注文もできるのがありがたい。 おかずパンも豊富。おすすめはじゃじゃみそのパン。 パンはかなり大きいがふわふわ。ほ...

  • Yabuya (Hanamaki Main Restaurant)
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    3.5
    57 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Iwate Pref. Hanamakishi Fubbarichou 7-17
    This soba buckwheat noodle restaurant is located in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture. Opened in 1923, they provide tsuyu (soup base) using high-grade bonito flakes and soba buckwheat noodles using flour from Iwate. It is known as a wanko soba restaurant, and your bowl is endlessly refilled until you close the lid. The poet Kenji Miyazawa is also said to have been a customer at the time of its establishment, so there is a Kenji Set on the menu which includes the tempura soba and Mitsuya Cider he used to order.

    あんまり美味しい物では有りませんが つけ出しが効いていないので味に決めてが無くて、残念 でも、話題性だけなら大変楽しい物でした お椀を並べて感心出来たりと、思い出にはなります 珍しい経験にはなりました

  • Chokurian
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    4.0
    46 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Iwate Pref. Moriokashi Nakanohashidori 1-12-13
    A long standing soba noodle restaurant located a 15-minute drive from the Morioka Interchange. Featured in the media in the past, this establishment is so popular that customers from across Japan keep coming back here for more. There is table seating on the first floor and tatami mat seating on the second. Customers can enjoy Iwate's famous Wanko soba noodles in the tatami mat seating area. In addition to popular staples like kake soba noodles in hot broth and cold soba noodles served on a draining basket, the restaurant offers a variety of seasonal dishes like cold soba noodles with vegetable and matsutake mushroom soba noodles.

    I visited this restaurant with a group. While it is probably best known for its wanko soba (soba served in small bowls--with the challenge to eat as many as you can), and that looked pretty tasty...

  • Hiraizumi Rest House
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    3.5
    27 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Iwate Pref. Nishiwaigunhiraizumichou Hiraizumi Sakashita 10-7
    A rest house located a 20-minute walk from Hiraizumi Station on the JR Tohoku Main Line. Situated not farm from the World Heritage Chuson-ji Temple, in 2018 the rest house was selected as number four on a list of Japan's 100 best sightseeing and restaurant facilities as chosen by professionals. In Restaurant Gen, you can take in a view of the Tsukimizaka, the approach to Chuson-ji Temple, and enjoy choice dishes made with local Iwate ingredients. In Food Court Mon, you can eat local dishes like Hiraizumi's famous Benkei chikaramochi rice cakes at reasonable prices. There's also a gift shop which carries a wide variety of local products and souvenirs.

    Nice pre-set lunch, we grilled very lean and delicious beef on hot ceramic stone with vegetables. Everyone had hot stone in the table, and it was such neat experience. Theres really no ambiance, as...

  • Shoeido (Main Shop)
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    3.5
    11 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Iwate Ichinoseki-shi Jishumachi 3-36
    A long-standing Japanese confectionery shop that has been around for over 100 years since the Meiji period. They sell a variety of Japanese sweets with a focus on showy high-grade Japanese fresh confections that reflect the seasons. Their Gomasuri-dango are a local favorite with velvety black sesame syrup in nicely textured mochi rice balls. Another local favorite is Tamura-no-Ume, featuring bean paste mixed with ume plum in gyuhi mochi wrapped in green shiso leaves. A sweet with a history, it was created on the orders of Tamura Clan, the feudal lord of Ichinoseki Domain since he hoped for some Ichinose specialty.

    ごますり団子で名高い和菓子屋です。それ以外の和菓子もおいしく、大福などのもち料理は本店にはイートインもあります。

  • Matsuda Shorindo
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    4.0
    4 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Iwate Tono-shi Chuodori 1-7
    "A Japanese sweet shop founded in 1868. It is designed like a traditional storehouse, and you can distinguish it by its large wooden sign. The specialty is white hard candies called ""Akegarasu"" made with walnuts and sesame. The sweet got its name from the shape of the walnuts that resemble crows (karasu) when cut in half. In addition to this, they also have candies made with lots of wild grape, candies made with concentrated sugar, and a special baumkuchen cake made to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the publication of The Legends of Tono."

    遠野駅から徒歩数分のメインストリートにあるお菓子やさん。日本人形が飾られ昔から続く老舗の風格があるお店だ。お菓子やさんではゆず味のモナカを勝手食べたが一枚でお腹に重くのし掛かる味。お茶やコーヒーと相性が抜群だ

  • Maruman Genghis Khan
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    4.5
    4 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Iwate Tono-shi Chuodori 1-8
    A restaurant specializing in the meat dish known as Genghis Khan in Tono. There's an array of meal plans that let you dine on Genghis Khan with the side dishes and meat quality of your choice. You don't need to be an expert on varieties of lamb to enjoy the feast. They also have an extensive noodle menu with ramen, chilled noodles, and more.

    駅前のホテルに投宿。遠野と言えばジンギスカンという事で、探してみると、あんべ等有名な所は結構遠い。と言う事で近くにあった「じんぎす館」へ。 ラムの肩ロースと野菜多めのセット。途中で肉を追加。鍋は北海道と同じ。 タレはアッサリ。 2人では少し足りなかったので、冷麺を追加。 これも美味。 ここはおススメ

  • Kikushodo (Nakamachi Main Shop)
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Iwate Oshu-shi Esashinakamachi 1-12
    A long-standing Japanese sweet shop founded in 1932. Its main shop is at the entrance to Esashi's Kuramachi Mall. They're dedicated to making sweets people love with a focus on safety, delicious flavor, and traditional hand craftsmanship. Their popular Iwayado yokan (sweet bean paste jelly) confection is wrapped in a bamboo leaf after solidifying in a rectangular wooden frame. Its traditional manufacturing method has been handed down in this region for nearly two hundred years. There are many other products that make great souvenirs too, such as their Mutsu-no-oja (their own version of a walnut tart from Switzerland's Engadin region) and their Fujiwara Yondai (pie-style manju buns).
  • Ryusendo Rest House
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    3.5
    27 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Iwate Shimohei-gun Iwaizumicho Iwaizumi Kannari 1-1
    This resthouse, located inside Ryusendo Cave Tourist Center, is one of the facilities established around Ryusendo Cave. It has a calm and relaxing atmosphere and quaint appearance,as well as a shop that sells souvenirs and other goods focusing mainly on Ryusendo Cave and Iwaizumi. At the restaurant, visitors can enjoy dishes made with local and seasonal ingredients from Iwaizumi. The restaurant also has terrace seating, and when the weather is pleasant, many visitors enjoy sitting outside on the terrace. It is also attractive in that visitors can enjoy skewer dishes such as dengakudofu and seasonal salt-grilled fish, that can be eaten inside the restaurant or while walking.

    お土産に箱入りの龍泉洞ビールを購入しました。 差し上げた方が開けてみたところ賞味期限が切れていたそうです。

  • Genkiya (Hanamaki Main Shop)
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    5.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Kajomachi 12-14 Ginga Town Date Saka 1F
    A Japanese pub located 753 meters from Hanamaki Station on the JR Tohoku Main Line. It's original noren curtain opens onto a modern Japanese style interior. With a feel of the worldview of Miyazawa Kenji, it's a comfortable music-filled space to relax and enjoy a drink or a meal. The regular table seating and low table seating with a recess beneath where you can extend your legs are all softly lit. The shop can accommodate up to 40 guests with advance reservations. Open for lunch from 11 a. m. including on Sundays, they offer their platinum pork fillet cutlet meal sets which are hearty and limited to 10 servings a day. There is also a choice of all-you-can-drink party plans.

    花巻駅から徒歩15分のマルカンの手前に立地、花巻駅周辺では数少ない居酒屋呑み屋一つ、今回は久しぶりの花巻、出張者を誘い夕ご飯で訪問。最初に乾杯の生中ジョッキーの泡の上に浮き上がった『神泡』の文字が素晴らしい。料理・酒共に少々お値段は高いが白金豚・三陸の刺身などが食せる呑み屋さん。

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A northern Tohoku prefecture promising peace and quiet, Iwate is sparsely populated, replacing people with snow-capped mountains, history-rich sites, and fields of crops that are to thank for the region’s delicious local cuisine. Meander along the three-city Golden Route, where you’ll visit the grand Buddhist temples of Hiraizumi and the Tono folk villages before tasting the three famed noodle dishes of Morioka.

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