Gourmet / Alcohol Spots in Nara City 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- Mentoan
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- Nara Pref. Narashi Hashimotochou 30-1
- This is an udon noodle restaurant in Mochiidono shopping street in Hashimoto Town, Nara City. Customers can enjoy the well thought out menus and the specialty dish called kinchaku kitsune, a dish with a large boiled fried-tofu pouch filled with udon noodles in broth. The set menu of kinchaku kitsune with tempura in a box called tenju is also a popular dish at this restaurant.
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- Yume-Kaze Plaza
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4.029 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Nara Pref. Narashi Kasuganochou 16
- 12 souvenir shops and restaurants operate inside this complex located in the center of Nara Park. In addition to more conventional souvenirs, visitors can also find Daibutsu Pudding, which exploded in popularity after it was featured on television, as well as traditional “Yamato” vegetables and fruits stocked from nearby farmers. Yume-Kaze Plaza is also home to several restaurants, including a casual Italian restaurant perfect for lunch as well as a venerable establishment favored for its kudzu sweets and meals made with local Nara ingredients. The natural scenery, including a commanding view of Mt. Wakakusa, Mt. Mikasa, and Mt. Tamuke, is spectacular, and the facility is visited by many tourists and students on school outings.
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東大寺観光のために駐車場を探していた所、こちらの夢風ひろばで駐車スペースを見つけました。東大寺の南大門まで徒歩約8分で、恐らく東大寺に最も近い駐車場の1つだと思います。 ここで2,000円飲食 or 買物をすれば駐車料金が2時間分...
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- Yakiniku Narahachi Amagatsuji Branch
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4.52 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Nara Pref. Narashi Sanjouoji 5-7-16
- This charcoal barbecue restaurant is located a five-minute walk from Amagatsuji Station on the Kintetsu Railway. There are horigotatsu seats (dug out seats) where you can relax in a leisurely way, and table seats that are easy to sit in, making it easily accessible by people of all ages. The meat is carefully selected fresh Japanese beef and you can taste its deliciousness in the traditional sauce that has been passed down for 30 years. Their side menu also has special dishes such as homemade kimchi and chijimi Korean pancakes made using an original method. You can order your favorite meat separately, as well as an assorted meat platter set, and you can enjoy carefully selected meat according to your own preferences.
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ＧＷ中に伺いました。６時頃にはほぼ満席。お味は、普通に美味しかったのですが、排気の機械の働きが悪く、いっときは店全体が煙たくなってしまったのは残念でした。
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- Café & Shop Kaon
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4.014 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Nara Pref. Narashi Kasuganochou 160 Kasuga Taisha Shrine National Treasure 1st floor
- A café and museum shop in the Kasugatasisha Museum in Kasugano Town, Nara City, Nara Prefecture. Here you can buy original snacks, merchandise, and illustrated books relating to the history and traditions of Kasugataisha shrine. The café space has clean, minimalist look modeled after the Kasugayama Primeval Forest. The café space’s tables, made with wood from thousand year old Japanese cedars growing on Mt. Kasuga, hint at the skills of the traditional shrine carpenters who crafted them. Based on the concept of “eternal nourishment,” the café serves items made with naturally-derived, Nara-grown ingredients with a focus on Japanese café staples such as anmitsu bean jam in syrup, matcha green tea, and pancakes. Takeout available.
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春日大社にいくため駅からバスにのったが、そこを降りるとわりあいすぐにあった。鹿の音という名前のように鹿のソフトクリームなども販売しています。わりあい地味な感じなので、こんなところにショップがあったのだと初めてしりましたが、ちょっと休憩にはよいかも
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- Kanakana
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- Nara Pref. Narashi Kunodouchou 13
- A café situated inside an old Japanese-style home in the Naramachi (Town of Nara) area centering on the former grounds of the Gango-ji Temple. The remodeled home still retains its old latticed and frosted glass windows, giving the café an old-fashioned yet somehow familiar atmosphere. The café’s signature menu item is the Kanakana-gohan, which comes with a variety of healthy Japanese side dishes, rice, and miso soup. The café’s full menu also includes cakes, pudding, and carefully selected beverages. Closest station: Kintetsu-Nara Station.
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- Kuuki Cake
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4.026 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Nara Pref. Narashi Takabatakechou 738-2
- A sweets café located in Nara City, Nara Prefecture which sells Western-style confections, fluffy and filled with the natural air found at the foot of Mt. Kasuga. The café’s showcases are filled with cakes made with an abundance of local Nara ingredients and seasonal fruits. The shop’s signature Kuuki cake is a fluffy and light sponge cake sandwiching a mousse filling and has a delicate flavor. Seven varieties are on offer, including plain milk mousse, matcha green tea, and orange. You can enjoy your cake in the shop’s eat-in space or terrace seating area.
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雰囲気は確かにオシャレっぽいです。味はまぁまぁ美味しいですが、都会に行けば美味しいケーキ屋さんはたくさんあるので、旅の思い出として一度行けば十分に感じました。イートインで食べ終わって会計を済ませたくても、持ち帰りのお客さんもたくさんいるため、なかなかお店を出ることができません。店内は狭く、レジ前がひどく混雑します。
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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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