Gourmet / Alcohol Spots in Hagi Area

  • Le Ceiba
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    4.5
    12 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Higashitamachi 92
    This cafe is in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Come enjoy their vegetable focused lunches in their warm wooden interior. Come get your fill of fresh seasonal flavors with their meals that are loaded with local organically farmed vegetables. Their lunch meals come with miso soup and are popular with both locals and tourists alike.

    Absolutely great night - this is a unique environment full of books and CDs and clutter, so untypical of Japan - the food is served, cooked and created by one man and it is soooo good. He spent some...

  • Chiyo
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    4.0
    13 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Imafuruhagimachi 20-4
    A traditional multi course Japanese dinner Kaiseki restaurant in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, which offers cuisine with fresh seasonal seafood caught off the cost of Hagi. Enjoy carefully selected ingredients such as tilefish, Hagi sword-tip squid and sea urchin, that are crafted into dishes to bring out their unique flavors. The menu has horse mackerel and squid sashimi as well as seasonal sea urchin seafood rice bowl full of sea urchin.

    東萩駅の案内所で紹介された「割烹...

  • Hagitsubaki
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    3.0
    2 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Tsubaki East 1068-3
    "This Japanese-style confectionery shop, located about a 15-minute walk from Higashi Hagi Station on the JR Sanin Line, offers a variety of traditionally made sweets. The roll cake ""Akamai Maki"", made using local produce, and the ""Hagi Komichi"" baked goods, are popular. There is also a cafe space in the shop with a Japanese atmosphere, and many people visit from afar."

    松陰神社の近くにある菓子舗です。キャッチは「日本人がつくるお菓子だもん、みんな和菓子なんだよ」。先日久留米からの観光客として初来店し、当日夜宿泊先のホテルで食べる焼き菓子を2つ(萩小路、東洋美人)テイクアウトしました。結果は普通に美味。東洋美人の方は日本酒入りでした。我が家の評価は「萩市民の普段使い」。 その他の情報です。店内には「カエル」が多数、というより無数。店主の趣味? それとも縁起物...

  • Coffee Kura
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    3.5
    2 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Minamikatakawamachi 56
    "This cafe, located in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, is famous for its ""Bakumatsu Bread"" and visitors can taste bread made using recipes of the Tokugawa Shogunate. As well as handmade cake and bread, there is also a restaurant with a homely feel, where you can enjoy refreshments such as omelet and rice or curry. Many people visit while sightseeing to enjoy a leisurely meal."

    萩の町並みに見とれて歩いていたら結構疲れてしまいました。博物館からの帰りに見つけたのがこのお店です。外観は蔵風のカフェで、内装は洋風のかわいい感じ。奥様たちが歓談していました。観光客向けの店なのかどうか分りませんでしたが、とりあえずコーヒーを注文。丁寧に落したコーヒーは疲れた体を癒してくれる至福の一杯です。カップも綺麗で、美味いコーヒーでした。

  • Cafe Shduki-Saryou
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    3.0
    5 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Gofukumachi 1-12
    This is a cafe in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where you can enjoy original coffee blended and roasted in the cafe, using carefully selected beans. The cafe is also a perfect blend of Japanese and Western style. The terrace overlooks Mt. Shizuki and the nature of Hagi. In the cafe events are held such as jazz concerts and a gallery of Hagiyaki pottery.

    萩の城下町を散策した際、萩城の少し手前にあるこちらのお店に立ち寄りました。落ち着いた雰囲気のお店で、ここをすぎると観光バス乗り場近くのレストランしかないので、貴重な存在だと思います。ただ、味については競争がないのか可もなく不可もなく。

  • Garden Cafe Hotoritei
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    4.0
    14 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Minamikatakawamachi 62
    Hotoritei is a cafe where visitors can drink tea or enjoy a meal surrounded by a beautiful traditional Japanese rock garden. The cafe is situated in an old mansion within extensive grounds (covering approximately 2,640 square meters), creating an atmosphere that is not only luxurious and elegant but also calm and relaxing. The superb food served at Hotoritei makes extensive use of fresh local ingredients from Yamaguchi Prefecture, including fish caught nearby off the coast of Hagi.

    雰囲気は申し分なし。 ランチが物足りなかったので、デザートを求めてお茶しに来ました。 かき氷を食べましたが、なかなかの食べ応え。 周りで食されているランチもなかなか美味しそうでしたので、次はランチで来たいと思いました。

  • Hagi Shinkai
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    4.0
    27 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Hijiwara 370-71
    Hagi Shinkai is a restaurant next to Hagi Bridge specializing in Fugu (Pufferfish) and fresh fish from the restaurant’s own fish-tanks; the restaurant building, which resembles a white lighthouse, is very distinctive. Inside, the restaurant has the finest fish-tanks in Yamaguchi Prefecture, with squid, stonefish, flounder and other local fish species swimming around vigorously. Hagi Shinkai is famous for its squid dishes (made using squid from the restaurant’s own tanks), which have an exquisite flavor that permeates every mouthful; for these dishes, the squid is ultra-fresh, not being taken out of the tank until immediately before the dish is prepared. The Fugu (Pufferfish) set meal, which is available in the winter months, and the flounder set meal available in the summer months, need to be booked in advance.

    Fair warning the staff does not speak English nor do they have an English menu. It does help to know some Japanese phrases or at least be quick with google translate. The staff is fantastic and...

  • Kotokoto
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    4.5
    12 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Gofukumachi 2-32
    Kotokoto is a cafe and gallery located in Gofuku Town, Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture and run from an historic old town house. Inside is a relaxing space decorated in an old fashioned Japanese style with Nordic chairs. Guests can enjoy a cafe menu such as marmalade toast with lots of homemade marmalade while gazing over the serene inner garden. For lunch, the curry made with vegetables from Hagi is also popular. The gallery sells Hagi-yaki pottery, towels and accessories among other things.

    Une très bonne découverte. Simplicité, respect du client, cuisine délicieuse et excellent rapport qualité/prix pour cet établissement qui mérite dêtre connu.

  • Gankoan
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    3.5
    10 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Emukai 587
    Gankoan is a soba noodles restaurant located just north of Hagi City Chuo Park in the Emukai district of Hagi City. It serves hand-made soba noodles, which are made by grinding domestically-produced buckwheat flour in a stone mortar. The noodles are served in Hagi-yaki potteries; Kogoro Soba, which is served in a selection of different Hagi-yaki bowls, is especially popular.

    明倫学舎から城下町に向かっている道中に発見し、店名にそそられて入ってみました 宮澤りえさん他、釣りバカの面々も来られたようです 二八もありましたが十割が食べたかったので、名物の黒かしわのざるそばにしました 最初は塩で食べてくださいと言われましたが、言われなくても、まずは香りを嗅いで、そばつゆだけを味見して、そばだけで食べて、塩で食べて、わさ美だけつけて食べて、最後にそばつゆで食べるという、一...

  • Kimono Style Café
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    4.0
    10 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Gofukumachi 2-39
    Kimono Style Café is located opposite the former residence of 19th-century statesman Kido Takayoshi, in 2 Chome, Gofuku Town, Hagi City. The Café's menu includes coffee, green tea, desserts and local sakes etc., all served on or in Hagi-yaki potteries. Kimono and yukata (informal cotton kimono worn in summer) rental service is also available; the rental charge includes assistance in putting the kimono or yukata on. Customers who pay for kimono or yukata rental can enjoy a free first drink (excluding alcoholic beverages), along with special discounts on the traditional Japanese craft products and Hagi-yaki potteries sold in the Café.

    レンタル着物で萩の街をしっとり観光。古い街並みが続いているので、どこで写真を撮っても絵になる。曇り空で暑くなく眩しくなく心地よい風が吹いて気持ちよかった。予約をしておくと飲み物のサービスがあって、歩き疲れた後にちょうど良かった。

  • Hamaryori Gangan
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    4.0
    21 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Tsubaki Tohoku Front Obata 4160 - 61 Road Station Hagi Shimamachi and
    Hamaryori Gangan is a seafood restaurant located in the Hagi Seamart roadside station on Prefectural Route 67 in the Chinto district of Hagi City. The restaurant serves delicious cuisine made using fresh fish and seafood from Hagi Bay and locally-grown vegetables, etc. Hamaryori Gangan’s “Katte Gozen” service also allows visitors to bring fish they have purchased in the market at Hagi Seamart and have it cooked the way they prefer in the restaurant.

    他のレストランより営業時間が長かったので、夕方訪ねた時に唯一入ることができて、目当ての海鮮丼を食べることができた。夕方だったせいか誰もおらずゆっくりと食事をすることができた。海鮮丼はもちろん新鮮で美味だった。

  • Ajiro
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    4.0
    9 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Minamikatakawamachi 67
    Ajiro is one of the best-known Kaiseki-ryori (traditional Japanese multi-course meal) restaurants in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Diners can enjoy delicious Kaiseki-ryori cuisine made by expert chefs using locally-sourced ingredients carefully chosen by the restaurant owner. The restaurant interior features superb traditional Japanese-style décor; diners can enjoy a relaxing meal in serene surroundings. The painstaking attention to detail is also obvious in the choice of tableware; the high-quality Hagi-yaki pottery, Imari-yaki pottery and Wajima lacquerware have immense visual appeal. Ajiro is located roughly five minutes’ drive from JR Tamae Station.

    萩市の最終日、この日のうちに山口宇部空港に行き東京に帰らなければいかないので、お昼は小泉元首相も食べたという「一味真御膳」にした。ご主人は拝見したところちょっと怖そうな感じだったが、話しかけてみるとよくしゃべってくれた。萩市から新作料理を頼まれて検討中とのこと、会席料理にこだわりがある様子。1-3月ののどぐろの煮つけ、2-4月のオコゼ、肝がうまい、4-5月の鴨島の蛤、また秋のズワイガニも美味しい...

  • Amiyaki Restaurant Kenran
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    5.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamaguchi Pref. Hagishi Horiuchi 89
    Amiyaki Restaurant Kenran serves Midoriya’s original-brand Kenran beef from Kenran cattle, which are produced by crossing the rare Mishima cattle (which were designated a National Treasure Protected Species in 1928) with Holstein Friesian cattle. Diners can enjoy yakiniku or steak, featuring various cuts of specially-matured Kenran beef. The ultra-modern, relaxing restaurant interior ensures a refined, elegant dining experience. Amiyaki Restaurant Kenran is located around 15 minutes’ walk from JR Tamae Station.

    とっても美味しいお肉 天然記念物の見島牛とかけ合わせた見蘭牛は脂がしつこくなく、それでいて肉の強い味がして、他では味わえない美味しさでした それなのに値段はそれほど高くなく近ければ通い詰めるのにと思わせるお店でした

  • Doraku
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    5.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamaguchi Hagi-shi Chinto Koshigahama 41189-193
    This restaurant is about halfway up Mt. Kasa, a small, 112 meter high volcano. They offer seasonal fish and other fresh seafood from the Sea of Japan, and are managed by a seafood wholesaler that distributes Hagi catches nationwide. This shop only uses Hagi seafood, which is prized by chefs all over Japan, cooks all its dishes on ordering. Their most popular dish is the filling Doraku Teishoku meal set, with fresh squid sashimi accompanied by turban snail cooked in the shell, a tempura platter, and more. Other popular meals include Hagi Akauni Don rice bowl topped with a whole platter of thick, sweet urchin, and their Awabi no Bata-yaki Teishoku meal set with live abalone butter-grilled before your eyes.

    山口に住む友人と来ました。 彼女も友人から勧められて初めて来るそうです。刺身に煮魚のついた豪華な定食。 煮魚は煮付けてはありますが醤油の味に負けないしっかりとした魚のお味。 お刺身の歯応えもたまりません! また山口に行ったら行きたいです。

  • Tsubaki no Yakata
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamaguchi Hagi-shi Chinto 716-16
    This seafood restaurant is at the entrance to the Kasayama Camellia Grove. The shop looks out over the Sea of Japan, and offers Hagi hometown flavors made by women of the Koshigahama Fisheries Association. Their popular Tsubaki Teishoku meal set features soy-sauce stewed tilefish and rice steamed with turban snail, with sides of stewed seaweed like hijiki or mozuku, and all of it is locally sourced for local consumption. The cooks are all experienced members of the fisheries association and know just how to bring out the best flavors of their seafood, so this is a rare treat indeed. They also sell shell-grilled turban snail and grilled squid to take home.
  • MARU
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    4.5
    13 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamaguchi Hagi-shi Yoshidacho 78
    "Located about a 15-minute walk from Hagi Station, this restaurant serves creative local cuisine in a stylish atmosphere where you can enjoy original dishes made with Hagi ingredients. The menu also features dishes with unique names such as ""Sanjyu Maru Gyoza"" and ""Konekawa Sujiemon Aged""."

    事前予約必須という口コミは伊達ではありませんでした。 地酒と新鮮でハリのある刺身からスタートし、金太郎の塩焼き、無角和牛ステーキ、見蘭牛握りなど地モノを中心に堪能しました。 あれこれ頼んで満腹となる中、他にも気になるメニューに後ろ髪を引かれつつもホテルに戻りました。

  • Sobaho Fujitaya
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    3.5
    9 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamaguchi Hagi-shi Kumagayacho 59
    This soba shop has over 60 years of history. It's on a narrow residential back street, but people still line up at the door on weekends. They only use select wholegrain buckwheat from Hokkaido and Kyushu. Their popular Seiro Soba uses soba steamed in a specially made bamboo steamer, with a soba-tsuyu broth with eggs and garnishes for a unique flavor treat. A single order comes with five trays, but those left wanting more can order additional trays from one tray. The cypress and bamboo steam trays include some examples in use since the Taisho period (1912-1926).

    昼時は地元の皆さんの食堂的なお店。 名物のせいろ蕎麦(780円)をいただきました。蕎麦そのものに個性は感じられず、普通の細めのお蕎麦で、予想以上に一つ一つのせいろのサイズが小さかったので、女の子にはちょうどいいかもしれませんが、個人的には少し物足りませんでした。

  • Choshuya Mitsukuni Seika Hompo
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamaguchi Hagi-shi Furuhagimachi 25-26
    This venerable Japanese confectionery was founded at the end of the Edo period. They have long been the home of treats made from Hagi's local specialty, natsumikan summer citrus fruits. Natsumikan Maruzuke is a traditional, hand-made Hagi treat made from a whole candied natsumikan summer citrus with the insides scooped out, then filled with melted yokan bean jelly. Each one is carefully made according to the traditional method. The syrup used to candy the peel has been used and replenished constantly from 1916 for a truly legendary flavor. It's perfect not only with tea, but western spirits as well. They also offer popular treats like Hagi no Kaori candied shredded natsumikan peel, or Natsumikan Marmalade made with zero artificial flavors.
  • Waraji
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    4.0
    8 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamaguchi Hagi-shi Gofukumachi 1-4
    This restaurant is near Kikuya Yokocho, the old castle town of Hagi. The shop is outfitted with raised tatami floor seats and counter seating, and offers cuisine made with local ingredients. The Unidon Teishoku meal set features a rice bowl topped with loads of fresh Hagi-caught sea urchin with sides of local seasonal vegetable dishes, and is popular for its hefty volume. Their Sansai no Kamameshi Teishoku meal set features local rice cooked in clean spring water with sea urchin, turban snails, chicken, and mountain herbs. The udon is light and refreshing, finished with slices of local natsumikan summer citrus, making it perfect for a quick bite during your castle town stroll. With advance reservations you can also try home-style dishes like Itokoni (chilled clear soup containing shiratama-dango sticky rice flour dumplings and azuki beans), and Noppe Jiru country stew made with vegetables and chicken.

    地元食材の豚カツ定食を注文しましたが、肉の厚さ、ご飯の量がお上品な方向きで足りなかったです。女性や高齢の方にはちょうどいいのかも。食欲旺盛な方には不十分です。もう少し肉の厚みがあるとうれしい限り。観光客相手のお店だからボリュームは期待してはいけないのかも。

  • Kisetsu Ryori Isuzu
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    3.0
    6 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Yamaguchi Hagi-shi Imafuruhagimachi 8
    This restaurant is known for its hearty fisherman's cuisine and the cheerful shop mistress. The interior has a surprisingly home-like, familiar atmosphere, which is perfect for enjoying their locally sourced seafood dishes. Their most popular dish is the Unidon Teishoku, featuring a whole box of raw sea urchin over rice. It's an extravagant meal set, with a sashimi platter of treats like yellowtail amberjack, squid, octopus, and more, and small side dishes and miso soup. Other delights you'll want to eat every day include the Amadai no Misoyaki Teishoku meal set with miso-roasted tilefish, or the old stand-by Sashimi Teishoku meal set. There are plenty of regulars and tourists who come by just to enjoy a talk with the mistress, as well!

    お昼のランチで利用しました。他の方の口コミにある通り、メニューにお値段の表示がなくて不安なまま2人で雲丹丼と海鮮丼を注文しました。雲丹丼3600円、海鮮丼2600円ぐらいだったかな?単純にコスパを求める人には向かないと思いますが、女将さんと萩の町のことやら海産物の薀蓄やらを聞きながらというのは悪くなかったです。

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Heading west along Japan’s largest island, Honshu, the very last prefecture you’ll reach is Yamaguchi, separated from Kyushu by a small strip of water known as the Kanmon Straits, which the far-reaching harbor city Shimonoseki looks over. With water at every turn, the seafood of Yamaguchi is an indisputable highlight, and we’re not talking just the usual fish dishes - the notorious fugu, or puffer fish, is a Japanese delicacy that was discovered in Yamaguchi prefecture, making it the best place to try it out.

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