Kanazawa City's Best 30 Restaurants in Japan 2024

We have prepared 30 of the most popular and recommended restaurants in Kanazawa for you. From sushi to ramen, discover the best restaurants Kanazawa has to offer.

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1. Single fold

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
3-36 Namikicho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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In May 2018, Takuya Kataori, who worked as the head chef at Kaiseki Tsuruyuki, a Japanese restaurant in Kanazawa, opened his own Japanese restaurant, Kataori. Every day he travels far away to procure the best ingredients, and this is the only restaurant in Kanazawa where you can taste matsutake mushrooms picked in the morning. I would like you to visit once to taste the original strong taste of the ingredients.

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2. Mifuku

Japanese cuisine, small dishes
2-16-37 Owaricho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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"Mifuku" is a long-established hot pot specialty store founded in 1940. It is open only during the winter season, and the ginger-miso pot with seasonal oysters and beef loin is popular.

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3. Chef Masano

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
67-1 Nakagawayokemachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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A Japanese restaurant standing in a quiet residential area on the banks of the Kanazawa Sai River. All of the dishes that value local seasonal ingredients are elegant and make you feel like the ancient city of Kanazawa. It is a shop that is visually pleasing, with special attention to tableware and presentation, such as Wajima lacquerware and Kutani ware.

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4. Kamejiro

ramen
4-2-6 Nishinen, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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"Kamejiro" is a ramen shop located right next to the Kanazawa Central Market. Because it is located near the market, it is open from 8:00 in the morning, and its light soy sauce ramen with a chicken stock base is popular.

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5. Sushi Restaurant Asanogawa

sushi
2-13 Kazuemachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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"Sushidokoro Asanokawa" is a sushi restaurant near Higashi Chaya District. You can enjoy the skilled craftsmanship of the owner who trained at the famous sushi restaurant Komatsu Yasuke in Kanazawa.

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6. Honke Tonton-tei

Pork cutlet
3-16-17 Kitayasue, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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A restaurant where you can enjoy super-thick cuts of exquisite tonkatsu. It is popular for its thick cut, soft, juicy, and delicious fat.

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7. Hajime Kawaramachi

sushi
1-6-15 Katamachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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With the belief that "I want to see the customers' smiles instead of challenging them," this popular restaurant makes sushi with the feeling of being close to the customers. The course is "Omakase" and "Omakase", instead of serving sushi after the appetizers, sushi is served between the appetizers. The sushi and dishes prepared by the owner who worked as the second owner of Ishikawa's famous restaurant "Taihei Sushi" are all exquisite. By appointment only.

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8. Sakai

Japanese cuisine, small dishes
6-8 Kiguramachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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This small restaurant is located a short distance from Chuo-dori, Kanazawa City. Seafood sashimi, conger eel and burdock tempura, white-grilled blowfish, butter-grilled squid, and other fresh seafood are boiled, grilled, or deep-fried.

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9. Sushi Kibaya

sushi
1F, 1-8-26 Hikosancho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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A hideaway sushi restaurant with a calm atmosphere. You can enjoy orthodox Edomae sushi.

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10. Bistro Regale

bistro
4-1, Block 18, Naoe-cho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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Omurice is a popular restaurant where you can casually enjoy a bistro. The interior of the shop is spacious, open and has a comfortable atmosphere. Their signature [Soft-boiled egg omelet with hamburger steak] uses eggs from the forest and soy milk, and the fluffy omelet is topped with plenty of homemade demi-glace sauce. The hamburger steak made with Noto beef and Noto pork is also an excellent dish packed with umami.

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11. Oden Takasago

Oden
1-3-29 Katamachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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A Kanazawa oden shop at the entrance of Kakinokibatake. The interior of the store has a retro and Showa feel, and the atmosphere invites nostalgia. We recommend eating our famous oden with our secret ginger miso. “Miso cutlet” with a perfect balance of secret miso and pork shoulder loin fat, and “Doteyaki” with plenty of black pepper on miso are also popular. Please enjoy Kanazawa oden and other Kanazawa specialties at our restaurant.

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12. Otome Sushi

sushi
4-10 Kiguramachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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A popular sushi restaurant in Kanazawa that was awarded one Michelin star. You can fully enjoy delicious Noto seafood.

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13. Spanish Cuisine Arros

Spanish
1-7 Kiguramachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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A famous Spanish restaurant in Kanazawa. The owner-chef is Takashi Ishiura, who has gained experience at a Michelin one-star restaurant in Spain. The dishes use fresh ingredients from Kanazawa, and the traditional dish of the Basque region of Spain, "Shio cod pil pil," has an exquisite taste of cod and a perfect amount of saltiness in the sauce. "Paella" is also recommended with lots of ingredients. Please enjoy the exquisite Spanish cuisine that uses plenty of Kanazawa ingredients.

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14. Sawanoya

Bowl of rice topped with sashimi
3-2-21 Higashiyama, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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The seafood is procured through routes that only local residents can develop, and you can enjoy the kaisendon, which is characterized by high cost performance and volume. In addition, there is a wide selection of local sake, which is recommended for sake lovers. It is a popular restaurant that requires a reservation even at lunchtime, and the broiled Nodokuro rice bowl, which is limited to only a few meals a day and is not listed on the menu, is excellent.

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15. Installation Table ENSO L'asymetrie du calme

modern french
4-33 Ikeda-cho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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This French restaurant is located about a 10-minute walk from Nomachi Station in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. It is a small store with about 14 seats in the store and also has private rooms. There is only one course meal on the menu. Not only the taste and presentation of each dish, but also the utensils and colors are unified, so you can enjoy it with your eyes.

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16. Cafe de Reverie

Cafe
1-1-8 Kanaishi Nishi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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A stylish warehouse cafe located near the Kaneishi port dock. You can enjoy the taste of Karuizawa's "Maruyama Coffee" while gazing at the sea.

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17. Tempura Koizumi

tempura
4-34 Ikedacho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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Please select a course Please read the cancellation information on our website.

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18. Trattoria Infinito

Italian
5-110 Kuratsuki, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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This is a restaurant where you can enjoy Italian cuisine using plenty of seasonal ingredients. You can enjoy special menus such as homemade fresh pasta, fresh seafood, and Italian wine in a high-quality space. It is a homey space and can be used for parties.

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19. flight

sushi
12-5 Oyamacho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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Chef Takashi Tobichi trained at Taihei Sushi for over 20 years, and was in charge of sushi at Kanazawa Nikko Hotel Benkei. A sushi restaurant with a good atmosphere and high satisfaction.

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20. KUPPI

Cafe
1-1-5 Nomachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture Palace Sakura Street 1F

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A popular cafe with a great atmosphere, decorated with Scandinavian vintage tableware and miscellaneous goods. A shop where you can enjoy delicious sweets, coffee and tea while gazing at the river. Sweets are moderately sweet and easy to eat.

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21. Ageha

Seafood dishes, seafood dishes
Hirosaka Palace 1F, 1-1-28 Hirosaka, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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A seafood restaurant with a reputation for its delicious fish paste. A difficult-to-reserve restaurant where you can enjoy fresh seafood. Try the exquisite paste.

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22. Cuisine Kifune

Kaiseki / Kaiseki cuisine
1-9-69 Hikosancho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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A Japanese restaurant standing in a corner of a charming tea house district. The shop uses a renovated old private house built in the Taisho period. All the seats are private rooms, and there are 2 rooms on the 1st floor and 2 on the 2nd floor, limited to 4 groups during the day and night. You can see the Asano River from the windows on the second floor. The dishes that you can enjoy fresh seafood are presented differently every time, so you can feel the season. One of the reasons for its popularity is its affordable price.

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23. Fusion21

Cafe
Inside the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, 1-2-1 Hirosaka, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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A cafe you'll want to stop by when you visit the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa. You can enjoy Kaga vegetables and other local seasonal dishes in a sophisticated design space unique to an art museum. The buffet lunch is also popular. It's nice to be able to relax while watching the changing seasons.

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24. Itaru Korinbou

Izakaya
2-7-5 Katamachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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An izakaya in the suburbs of Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture. The main dishes are a la carte dishes such as sashimi and grilled fish using locally caught seafood such as blackthroat seaperch. In addition to seafood, there are also snacks and salads using local vegetables such as Kaga lotus root.

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25. Oden Izakaya Sanko

Oden
1-10-3 Katamachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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A long-established oden restaurant near the downtown area. This restaurant has a reputation not only for its oden, but also for its delicious dishes. The price is also very reasonable.

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26. Ryomon

bistro
1-23-6 Higashiyama, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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A bistro and wine bar in Kanazawa. We have a large selection of wines, including white and red wines from France and Italy, as well as sparkling drinks. Appetizers include foie gras, smoked salmon, gazpacho, pasta, and fresh fish dishes.

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27. laugh

sweet shop
1-26-13 Higashiyama, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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A roasted tea specialty store where you can taste delicious roasted tea and sweets. There are two patterns of seasonal sweets, Japanese and Western, so you can enjoy whichever you prefer.

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28. Kawabata fresh fish shop

Izakaya
Kitani Building 2F, 2-2-20 Katamachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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This shop is a 14-minute walk from Nomachi Station on the Hokuriku Railway Ishikawa Line. Because the restaurant purchases freshly caught fish from fishing ports in Ishikawa Prefecture, the freshness and cheapness of the seafood is the best. It is an izakaya that is extremely popular with the locals.

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29. Flat bread

Cafe
1-6-11 Nagamachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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A café with a nostalgic atmosphere that used an ironworks building from the Taisho period. It is open from morning to lunch, cafe and dinner.

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30. Kuroya

Izakaya
2-6-24 Honmachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

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A popular izakaya where you can enjoy Kanazawa's local sake and local fish. There is no doubt that you will be satisfied with the food and atmosphere.

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