Gourmet / Alcohol Spots in Nara Area
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- Tenpyoan (Todai-ji Temple Branch)
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4.524 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Nara Pref. Narashi Kasuganochou 16 Todaiji Temple Yumeikaze Hiroba
- This is a Japanese confectionary store in the Yume-Kaze Plaza in front of the gate of the Todai-ji Temple in Kasugano Town, Nara City. The store makes sweets from locally grown ingredients such as Japanese Yamato-imo yam and Yoshino-kuzu arrowroot. A popular item is the Japanese hotcake sweet bean paste sandwich called Yamato sanzan dorayaki. They are made freshly daily with red beans, and flour and eggs from a Tokachi farm. There is also a cafe on the second floor where customers can enjoy sweets and Miwa Somen noodles.
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I was looking for something sweet on my way out from Nara Park, and this shop looked really nice! I bought a small strawberry daifuku and a matcha cake with white chocolate cream filling. Let me tell...
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- Nakatanido
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4.0366 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Nara Pref. Narashi Hashimotochou 29
- This is a yomogi mochi rice cake specialty shop located on Sanjo-dori Street in Hashimoto Town, Nara City. The yomogi mochi is made from carefully selected locally grown produce. Hot rice is pounded swiftly according to traditional methods to make the soft and springy texture of the sweet. The shop is visited by many customers who come to see the skilled combination of the craftsmen turning and pounding the rice first hand.
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The nicest, freshest mochi I’ve had in Japan (and I’ve tried a lot!) I also got to see them making the mochi which was really interesting.
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- Mahoroba Daibutsu Purin Honpo (Todai-ji Temple Yume-Kaze Plaza Shop)
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4.023 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Nara Pref. Narashi Kasuganochou 16 Todaiji Temple Maemae Yumeizaka Hiroba Monza Market
- This confectionary makes each and every one of their puddings by hand using generous amounts of ingredients sourced locally from Nara. The puddings, which come in glass jars, are popular for the cute designs of their lids. Their various seasonal puddings, such as mahoroba (splendid place) Daibutsu pudding rolls, and their soft-serve ice cream made with Daibutsu pudding are also quite popular.
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今回テレビで特集されていたのを見て訪れました。多くのお客さんで賑わっており、確かな人気度を感じました。手作りのプリンは格別でした。
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- Dangosho Bojo Main Store
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5.05 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Nara Pref. Kashiharashi Higashiboujouchou 860
- This dumpling shop founded in 1878 is known for its tasty kinako dango (sweet dumplings sprinkled with roasted soy flour), each of which is carefully made the old fashioned way and served on a bamboo skewer. Guests can enjoy their dumplings inside the shop's bright Japanese-style interior. Although the shop officially closes at 5:00 p.m., we recommend going earlier in the day as it sometimes sells out and closes early.
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お店はいつもお客さんでいっぱいです。店内でも一本からでもいただくことができ、お茶まで出してくれます。テイクアウトもいいですが、ここでいただく作り立てが一番オススメです。 テイクアウトは、お土産にも最適で、昔から手土産で欲しいNo.1です。
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- Yoshino Honkuzu Tengyokudo (JR Nara Station Branch)
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- Nara Pref. Narashi Sanjouhonmachi 1-1 Viela Nara 2F
- This is a Yoshino Kuzu arrowroot specialty shop located on the second floor of Viera Nara, a shopping center in Nara Station. The shop serves Kuzu arrowroot mochi made to order, Kuzu arrowroot noodles, Kuzu udon noodles, curries, Kuzu set menus with multiple side dishes and sweets. The shop also sells Kuzu confectionaries and souvenir sets.
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- Lucky Garden
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4.524 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Nara Pref. Ikomashi Onitorichou 168
- First opened in 1999, this restaurant is divided up into three areas, the Sakura (Cherry Blossoms) Area, where guests can take their time to enjoy a meal, the Hitsuji (Sheep) Area, where you can meet and pet animals in a natural setting, and the Yamagoya (Mountain Hut) Area, a gallery used to host various exhibits and events. In the Sakura Area, course meals are available for both lunch and dinner. Their special vegetable dishes only available on nights with full moons are also popular. The Hitsuji Area offers special plates, soup sets, and more.
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10時に到着して散策を楽しみ、セイロンティーを頼んでこたつでゆっくりしました。寒い日でしたが、こたつが要らないくらいサンルームになっていて暖かく過ごせました。カレープレートはボリュームが多く、単品でも良かったです。
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- Mahoroba Purin no Mori Main Shop and Cafe
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3.511 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Nara Nara-shi Narazakacho 1073
- This pudding shop is situated on Narayama-odori Street in Narazaka-cho, Nara City. The shop's signature Mahoroba Daibutsu Pudding is made with simple ingredients: an abundance of high-quality fresh cream, milk, eggs, sugar, and vanilla beans. In addition to standard custard flavor, the shop also sells a variety of other flavors, including Yamato tea, a local Nara specialty product; cheesecake; chocolate; and Harushika, a local Nara sake. Other products include the Shiroi Shika no Purin pudding, and the Daibutsu-sama no Hohoemi Cookie.
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可愛いお店で、ひっきりなしにお客様がいらっしゃいます。 プリンの森にふさわしく、楽しい仕掛けが沢山あるお店ですが、店内は撮影禁止です。 奈良なので大仏がかわいいイラストの大仏プリンは、お土産に良さそうですが、味は普通。接客はあまり良くありません。
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- Chujodo Hompo
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4.538 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Nara Pref. Katsuragishi Taima 55-1
- This long-standing confectioner, just a one-minute walk from Taimadera Station, is where they make and sell famous local specialty Chujo-Mochi. Chujo-Mochi is an unsophisticated Japanese confection that uses the native wild-growing mugwort of the Katsuragi area in the mochi which is then wrapped around elegant sweet smooth red-bean paste. Enjoy the traditional flavors of their Chujo-Mochi and sencha green tea set or red bean soup with kusamochi (rice flour dumpling) as you relax in the peaceful interior of the shop. The front has a wide variety of products packed for take away with everything from two-piece to 48-piece box sets.
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当麻寺駅前にある中将堂。よもぎ餅の中将餅が有名てす。テイクアウトでお土産に購入。やわらかい草もちに、甘さ控えめのあんがのってます。さすが老舗の名物です。美味しいです。
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- Kaki no Senmon (JR Nara Station Branch)
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- Nara Pref. Narashi Sanjouhonmachi 1-1JR Nara Station Viera Nara 2F
- This is a persimmon specialty store on the second floor of the commercial facility in Vierra Nara in Nara Station. The store sells products such as Japanese confectionaries using persimmons, dried persimmons, cakes, frozen desserts, jams and persimmon vinegar. A cold Japanese sweet that wraps persimmons with arrowroot called Kaki kori is becoming a talking piece as it was awarded the Japan Gift Grand Prize.
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- Yoshoku Katsui Yamanobe no Michi
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4.511 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Nara Tenri-shi Yanagimotocho 577-1
- A restaurant inside the Tenri Trail Center in Yanagimoto-cho, Tenri City. They are located along the Yamanobeno Michi (means the road at the skirts of the mountain) which is said to be the oldest road in Japan. Their menu offers western dishes including Hamburg steak and fried shrimp. Their Western Lunch Meal pairs the meal with a drink of your choice including either beer or a glass of wine.
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2017年に，大阪から，この地に移転したという。 天理市が，トレイルセンターの管理者を募集したのだ。 以前，山の辺のみちを歩いた時，ここに，殺風景な建物があった。 それが，超人気店の移転で，驚くほどの様変わりだ。 日曜日の12時半に，勝井に着いたのち，30分ほど待ったら，運良く窓ぎわの席に案内された。 この日は，１時をいくぶんか回れば，客はみな，窓ぎわの席に座れたようだ。 この店一番人気らしい，エ...
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- Shizuka (Koen Branch)
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- Nara Pref. Narashi Noboriojichou 59-11
- A kama-meshi (rice, meat and vegetable dish served in a small pot) specialty restaurant located near Nara Park and the Nara National Museum in Noborioji Town, Nara City, Nara Prefecture know for the constant line outside its door. Each serving of kama-meshi is cooked to order over an open fire. The harmony between the hearty portion of toppings, dashi-steeped rice, and toasty okoge is exquisite. The most popular item on the menu is the Nara seven variety kama-meshi, which has seven toppings, including shrimp, crab, and conger eel. The inside of the restaurant is quiet and spacious; come here to enjoy a meal in between sightseeing.
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- Dangosho Yagi Shop
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4.049 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Nara Pref. Kashiharashi Naizenchou Kintetsu Yagi Station front
- This confectionary makes and sells sweet dumplings, a specialty of the Yamato province. Just like the flagship location, this Yagi location adjacent to Kintetsu Yamato-Yagi Station closes as soon as it sells out. Served on bamboo skewers, their kinako dango (sweet dumplings sprinkled with roasted soy flour) are made from just three ingredients; rice flour made from high-quality new rice ground the old fashioned way in a mortar, high quality kinako (roasted soy flour), and a special syrup said to have been created by Shogoro the First after many pained efforts.
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本店に１度だけ行ったことありますね。近場で買えるのは、近鉄阿倍野店ですね。月１回(第三木曜日)13:00~諸国銘菓にて販売されています。販売は10本入りのみで、1人3箱まで買えます。ちょうどこの日は、友達に会う約束してたので、友達のお土産用と自分とこ用を買いました。やっぱここのおだんごはわらず柔らかくて美味しい。時間が経てば硬くなるのは当たり前なんだけど、ここのは1日経っても硬さが気にならないぐら...
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- Tengyokudo Nara-Honten
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4.592 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Nara Pref. Narashi Oshiagechou 1-6
- A kudzu jelly specialty restaurant founded in 1870 housed inside a black-painted building standing on the former site of the Todaiji temple’s west gate. Here you can taste the unique dishes and sweets of a long-standing restaurant which uses pure Yoshino-honkuzu powder, a Nara specialty product. The restaurant’s jiggling, chewy kuzu-mochi and kuzu-kiri jelly cakes are lovingly prepared to order. The restaurant also offers a full menu of savory dishes made with delicious Yoshino-honkuzu powder, including kudzu udon noodles and kudzu rice porridge. Popular with tourists seeking lunch or a place to take a break, inside, the restaurant is quiet, and its windows look out over seasonal scenery. Closest station: Kintetsu-Nara Station.
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We was looking for some local food and found this kudzu eatery. There was 2 floors, and we chose the upper. There was English menu. We decided to ordered 1 set and ala carte to share among us. There...
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- Café Kotodama
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4.032 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Nara Pref. Takaichigunasukamura Oka 1223
- This cafe located in Oka of Asuka Village, Takaichi County is run from a renovated sake brewery with close to 200 years of history. They offer their Kotodama Lunch based around fresh Asuka Village vegetables which changes every other week, and sweets including cakes and shaved ice made with Asuka Village fruits. Be aware that the only meal available is the Kotodama Lunch which is limited in supply.
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ランチで寄りました。ことだまランチ一種類のみで1650円、出てきたのは多国籍料理のようなもので、どれを食べても満足感がないというか何というか コレでこの値段？というのが正直な感想。ホールスタッフもたくさんいる割には皿が空いていても気がつかない。観光ブームや、かき氷などの映えのせいかお客様は多かったけど、2回目に行く気にはならなかった残念なお店(..)
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- Naramachi Village
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- Nara Pref. Narashi Minamichichou 14-1
- A cafe located in Minamiichi-cho, Nara City. Refurbishing an over 80-year-old machiya (traditional merchant's house), the restaurant offers a menu that includes seasonal vegetable curry, pancakes made with seasonal fruits, and mixed sandwiches made with unsalted roast ham and additive-free bread. There is a space of tatami mats with chabudai (a low table), which makes a relaxing and comfortable space.
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- Kaki No Ha Sushi Hompo Tanaka (Nara Main Store)
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4.055 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Nara Pref. Narashi Higashimukinakamachi 5-2
- This is a Kakinoha-zushii specialty shop near the entrance of Higashimuki shopping district close to Kintetsu Nara Station. They serve many famous Nara specialties starting with Kaki no Ha Sushi, original sushi, and local sake. In the adjoining tearoom they offer Kakinoha-zushi set “Sushi A La Carte” and Jukushi (ripe persimmon) with a thick taste.
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The sushi was decent for the price. My friend and I both ordered the bento set which had a good amount of variety. It tasted a bit sweeter than most other sushi.
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- Nara Nagomikan Restaurant & Cafe Awogaki
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- Nara Pref. Narashi Takabatakechou 1071
- Awogaki is a restaurant within the Nara Nagomikan souvenir shop on National Route 169 in Takabatake Town, Nara City. The restaurant serves a range of dishes including seasonal Japanese set meals, Yamato beef steak, and Yamato chagayu (a kind of rice porridge) made with specialty products such as Yamato beef, Yamato pork, and an old variety of rice known as Yamato rice. There is also a cafe which serves desserts such as deer parfait and pancakes.
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- Hiraso
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4.0102 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Nara Pref. Narashi Imamikadochou 30-1
- A long-standing persimmon leaf sushi restaurant located a 10 minute walk from Kintetsu Nara Station which was founded in 1861. Persimmon leaf sushi is fatty mackerel served on a bed of vinegared rice and wrapped in a persimmon leaf, which has an invigorating fragrance. In addition to persimmon leaf sushi, Hiraso also serves chagayu tea gruel, a traditional priest’s meal, as well as seasonal local cuisine made with an abundance of Nara ingredients. The nearby Sarusawa Pond, considered one of top eight sights of Nara, reflects the Kohfukuji Temple’s five-tier pagoda; this lovely scene attracts many tourists who also like to stop by Hiraso for lunch. Hiraso also offers classes on making persimmon leaf sushi.
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we did a lot of research and landed on this impeccable establishment for lunch for our day in Nara. Although the web and their posted hours has them as open they were inexplicably closed the day we...
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- Ryubido
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4.58 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Nara Pref. Narashi Zoushichou Todaiji Temple Nishido South Tea Plaza
- This is a teahouse inside the tea-growing district of Nigatsu-do within Todaiji Temple. They serve hoji-cha (roasted tea) boiled in kettles boasting a history of over 200 years alongside sweets including warabi-mochi (bracken starch dumplings) and ohagi (rice balls covered with sweet bean). It is also the only place to sell Todaiji Temple traditional Gyoho Miso made with soy beans and burdock, a food loved by the monks who practice asceticism.
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The Todaiji Temple closes at 5pm. We walked there in the dark and got there after 6pm so missed going inside. However, we noticed a lot of people were still walking up the path towards a lit...
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- SAKURA BURGER
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- Nara Pref. Narashi Higashimukikitamachi 6
- SAKURA BURGER is a hamburger restaurant located about two minutes on foot from Kintetsu Nara Station. The restaurant serves their popular Sakura Burger with thick slices of homemade bacon, and other hamburgers all made with ingredients from Nara and seasonal produce (all burgers come with fried potatoes). They also serve hot dogs, toasted sandwiches, individual dishes and desserts.
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With a reputation almost as stellar as that of Kyoto, Nara is a must-visit for those searching for the remains of "traditional Japan." The largely green Nara city holds the majority of the prefecture’s treasures, such as the iconic Todai-ji Temple, in which a 15-meter tall Great Buddha sits, and Nara Park, where deer flock to befriend passersby. While mountains are by no means hard to come by in this area, for hiking with a reward, head to the Kii Mountains’ Yoshino district in spring, when the hillsides put on an impressive display of white and pink cherry blossoms.
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