Shiga's Best 28 Restaurants in Japan 2023

We have prepared 28 of the most popular and recommended restaurants in Shiga for you. From sushi to ramen, discover the best restaurants Shiga has to offer.

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1. Hirasanso

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
94 Katsuragawabomuracho, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture Hirasanso

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Our shop is located in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, which is surrounded by mountains and is rich in nature. The head of the family is Goji Ito, who succeeded his father. Mr. Ito, who serves dishes that make use of natural ingredients such as wild game and wild vegetables, has become a hot topic among gourmets, and it has become a famous restaurant where you can't get a reservation before you know it. In recent years, he has won the Bronze Award at the Cooking Masters held by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.

2. Shofukuro Main Store

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
8-11 Honcho, Yokaichi, Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefecture

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A famous Japanese restaurant serving kaiseki cuisine that represents Shiga. Our restaurant, which is famous for having produced many chefs who liven up the Japanese cuisine industry today, is a well-known restaurant where you can enjoy dishes that incorporate seasonal ingredients in a well-balanced manner in spacious and luxurious rooms.

3. Charcoal-grilled Kappo Makikyo

Japanese cuisine, small dishes
2-2-1 Seta, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture

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A restaurant where you can enjoy charcoal-grilled cooking that uses plenty of local ingredients. It is extremely popular for being able to enjoy the attractive ingredients of Shiga Prefecture all at once. You can also enjoy gibier in winter.

4. Omi Meat Sennaritei Kyara

Sukiyaki
2-1-7 Honmachi, Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture

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A meat kaiseki restaurant located on Castle Road, in front of Hikone Castle, a national treasure. You can enjoy Omi beef sukiyaki. A well-established restaurant with a good layout and delicious steaks and nigiri sushi.

5. Tokuyama sushi

Auberge
1408 Kawanami, Yogo-cho, Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture

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Our restaurant is a Japanese-style auberge of Japanese cuisine located on the banks of Lake Yogo in the Kohoku region of Shiga, a land rich in nature. The signboard menu here is funa-zushi, a fermented dish that represents Omi, as well as edible wild plants, wild game, and ayu that the owner himself picks. It is a great spot where you can enjoy fresh ingredients immediately, and at the same time, there are many exquisite dishes in which fresh ingredients are instantly aged and fermented. There are many dishes that can only be tasted here.

6. Spoon Moriyama

Cafe
1-11-45 Yoshimi, Moriyama City, Shiga Prefecture

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A tea specialty shop in Moriyama. You can enjoy a variety of flavors because you can have a different flavor every time you refill the tea. The lunch menu is healthy with mixed grain rice and Seiro-mushi.

7. Kozuki

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
Front Kusatsu Building B1F, 1-11-14 Ohji, Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture

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A kaiseki restaurant where you can enjoy Shiga's local cuisine. The restaurant is usually crowded because you can enjoy authentic Japanese food without feeling overwhelmed. White rice cooked in an earthenware pot with Okudo-san is a specialty.

8. SAISIR

bistro
5-11-13 Oiwakeminami, Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture

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A restaurant specializing in meat dishes run by a butcher shop. A restaurant where you can fully enjoy various meat dishes such as aged meat and steak. We recommend the beef tartar steak.

9. Jidoriya Onza

bird dishes
4-9-50 Mano, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture

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A chicken kaiseki restaurant where you can eat free-range chicken from the crest to the tip of the leg. You can enjoy elaborate dishes such as eating the same part of a male and female, or comparing the top and bottom thighs.

10. nest.

Cafe
2-15-1 Hieihei, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture

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A cafe located beyond the entrance of Hieizan Driveway. A young woman who used to be a pastry chef who used to run a shop in Kyoto is doing it by herself. Check FB for regular holidays.

11. Forest ACHA

Cafe
986-12 Kitahira, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture

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A cafe in a quiet place surrounded by trees at the foot of Mt. The firm and thick pancakes are topped with plenty of fruit and are filling. The tea cup is also cute, so check it out.

12. Biwako Terrace

Cafe
1547-1 Kido, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture

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A cafe located in a place that is a tourist attraction as a ski resort in winter and a place where you can see Lake Biwa and the scenery that shines in the sky in summer. When the weather is nice, why not take a seat on the terrace and be soothed by the superb view?

13. Korakuan

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
25-1 Kayanoura, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture Confort Kayanoura 1F

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A Japanese restaurant located on the banks of Lake Biwa in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture. You can enjoy a variety of delicate and beautiful dishes made by the owner who was selected as a "Contemporary Master Craftsman" in a course. There are also seats where you can enjoy your meal while looking out at Lake Biwa.

14. Kyogoku Sushi

sushi
6-11 Motohamacho, Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture

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A popular Edomae sushi restaurant that has gained tremendous support from the locals. You can taste the side dishes and nigiri sushi specializing in Shiga prefecture's specialties.

15. Tachiki Ongakudo

Cafe
110-2 Ishiyama Sotohatacho, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture

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A wonderful space where you can watch the Seta River while listening to classical music. Some of the few scheduled business days are not open as usual due to concerts, so be sure to check before you go. Lunch is limited, so come early.

16. Yuya

Izakaya
1-15-4 Noji, Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture Amenities Minami Kusatsu Luxair

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This is an izakaya located 2-3 minutes on foot from Minami-Kusatsu Station in Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture. Most of the dishes are around 500 yen per item, and alcohol is around 400-800 yen. In addition to tempura and grilled fish, there are also rice porridge, so you can enjoy everything from the side dish to the finish. There are many male customers, but this is an izakaya where female customers can enjoy themselves without hesitation.

17. mad cafe

Cafe
Otsu Civic Hall 2F, 14-1 Shimanoseki, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture

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A cafe in the Otsu Civic Hall. There are sofa seats on the window side, so you can enjoy your meal while overlooking Lake Biwa. It's not recommended for families with children, but if you go with a couple or friends, you can relax.

18. spoon garden restaurant

Italian
1117-1 Tomiwa Ko, Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture

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A restaurant with the owner's desire to let people know MlesnA TEA from Sri Lanka. A special tea is always served alongside the meal. The dishes using fresh vegetables from local contracted farmers are full of unique and exotic menus.

19. Meat Matsuyama

Grilled meat
50 Kimuracho, Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefecture

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This is a restaurant where you can enjoy yakiniku and steak, located about 20 minutes from Kyocera Station in Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefecture. The restaurant has 52 seats and is open from lunchtime. It is popular from lunchtime on weekdays because you can taste A5 rank wagyu beef. There are price differences, such as daily lunch 1,600 yen to wagyu beef lunch 3,800 yen, but it is a meat-only menu that is typical of a meat specialty store.

20. vokko

Cafe
207-1 Yanagawacho, Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture

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A cafe with a quiet and calm atmosphere on the shores of Lake Biwa. It is popular for spending a relaxing time with delicious coffee, tea, and desserts. There is also a shop that sells fashionable goods and leather goods from Scandinavia.

21. Le Gauche Seki

French
8-5-4 Anyoji, Ritto City, Shiga Prefecture

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A two-story detached French restaurant that requires reservations. You can enjoy classic French cuisine that is traditional but not too heavy. Marriage with wine is also supreme.

22. primrose

Cafe
626-3 Daimotsu, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture

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The ingredients are homemade as much as possible, so you can enjoy the rich nature of Shiga. The most popular item on the menu is the autumn/winter-only beef stew that you can eat while warming yourself with a wood-burning stove. Reservation required.

23. Rwam

Cafe
754 Abiko, Aisho-cho, Aichi-gun, Shiga Prefecture

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The cafe is difficult to visit as it is only open on Wednesdays and Thursdays from April to December. The spacious space with plenty of sunlight and the personality of the owner heal everyone who comes.

24. tea cave

sweet shop
249-1 Kamiasamiya, Shigaraki-cho, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture

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A cafe in a pottery town famous for Shigaraki ware. If you visit here, you must try the matcha green tea and kusamochi (you can take the kusamochi home with you).

25. coffee otter

Cafe
733-22 Obunagicho, Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture

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A café where you can spend a relaxing time in a bright interior based on white. The concept is Scandinavian, and the tableware and interior are from Scandinavian brands. It is full of comfort, coffee, and commitment.

26. WITH TEA

Cafe
275-1 Kamiasamiya, Shigaraki-cho, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture

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The most popular menu item is “Asamiya Kintoki,” which has a glossy, dark green tea syrup. A parfait-like shaved ice with thick tea syrup, condensed milk, coarse bean paste, shiratama dumplings, and bracken-starch dumplings.

27. Torikita Main Store

Oyakodon
8-26 Motohamacho, Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture

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Located near JR Nagahama Station, "Torikita" is famous for its delicious oyakodon. Many people order it as a set with kashiwa hot pot, so this is a popular restaurant where lines are inevitable.

28. fish stone

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
994 Jorakuji, Azuchicho, Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture

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A kaiseki restaurant where you can enjoy local cuisine with a modern sensibility. A long-established store that has been in business for over 100 years since the Meiji era. The menu that the owner puts together on that day is an exquisite array of dishes using local ingredients.

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