Places To Eat In Kanazawa

Kanazawa has a great selection of restaurants in all budget ranges. There’s plenty of fresh seafood from the nearby Japan Sea and sushi is the local specialty. You’ll also find most other Japanese specialties and some decent international fare.

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All of these places can be found on our Kanazawa Google Map.

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Check-in date

Sat 07 Dec 2024

Check-out date

Sun 08 Dec 2024

Kanazawa Station Area

Kuroya (izakaya)

This tiny izakaya offers local sake and local seafood and they’re both excellent. It’s a great place to try the izakaya experience and the English menu really helps with ordering.

Japanese name: くろ屋
Japanese address: 本町2-6-2
English address: 2-6-2 Hon-machi
Telephone: 076-262-0940
Opening hours: 5:00pm-12:00pm (last order 11:00pm), closed Sunday
Nearest Transport: 8min walk from Kanazawa Station east exit
District: Kanazawa Station
Website: Instagram page

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Kanazawa Forus Restaurant Floor (various)

Just north of the east exit of Kanazawa Station (look to your left as you exit and you’ll see the Starbucks) you’ll find the Forus Kanazawa building. Go up to the 6th floor here and you’ll find a great collection of restaurants, including the following two places.

Japanese name: 金沢フォーラスダイニングリゾートクーゴ
Japanese address: 堀川新町3-1
English address: 3-1 Horikawashin-machi
Telephone: 076-265-8111
Opening hours: 11:00am-11:00pm
Nearest Transport: 1min walk from Kanazawa Station east exit
District: Kanazawa Station
Website: Official Website

Morimorizushi Kanazawa Ekimae-ten (sushi)

This hi-tech kaiten (conveyor belt) sushi joint on the Forus Kanazawa Restaurant Floor is a fantastic place to fill up on sushi for a reasonable price. You can grab plates off the conveyor or order your favorites from the iPads in front of you. Note that the same restaurant has a proper (ie, non-conveyor belt) branch right next door. It’s on the 6th floor of the Kanazawa Forus building.

Japanese name: もりもり寿し金沢駅前店
Japanese address: 堀川新町3-1 金沢フォーラス6F
English address: 6F Kanazawa Forus, 3-1 Horikawashin-machi
Telephone: 076-265-3510
Opening hours: 11:00am-10:00pm (last order 9:30pm)
Nearest Transport: 1min walk from Kanazawa Station east exit (Kanazawa Forus)
District: Kanazawa Station
Website: None

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Okonomiyaki Chibo (okonomiyaki)

Who doesn’t like okonomiyaki, those savory Japanese griddle cakes filled with tasty treats? This branch of Japan’s most popular okonomiyaki chain is a great place to try them. It’s on the 6th floor of the Kanazawa Forus building.

Japanese name: 千房金沢フォーラス店
Japanese address: 堀川新町3-1 金沢フォーラス6F
English address: 6F Kanazawa Forus, 3-1 Horikawashin-machi
Telephone: 076-265-3536
Opening hours: 11:00am-11:00pm (last order 10:30pm)
Nearest Transport: 1min walk from Kanazawa Station east exit (Kanazawa Forus)
District: Kanazawa Station
Website: Official Website (Japanese)

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Ajiwai Koji Dining Street (various)

This collection of restaurants on the ground floor of Kanazawa Station has some surprisingly good restaurants. Just be warned that most will be packed out at lunch time. The following place is my pick of the bunch.

Japanese name: あじわい小路
Japanese address: 木ノ新保町1-1
English address: 1-1 Kinoshinbo-machi
Telephone: 076-260-3700
Opening hours: 11:00am-10:00pm
Nearest Transport: 1F Kanazawa Station
District: Kanazawa Station
Website: Official Website

Kanazawa Maimon Sushi (sushi)

Located in the Ajiwai Koji Dining Street inside Kanazawa Station, this popular counter sushi restaurant serves mouth-watering sets of sushi made from local fish. There’s an English menu and the sushi sets make ordering easy.

Japanese name:
Japanese address: 木ノ新保町1-1 金沢百番街あんと
English address: Kanazawa Hyakubangai Anto, 1-1 Kinoshinbo-machi
Telephone: 076-225-8988
Opening hours: 11:00am-10:00pm (last order 9:00pm)
Nearest Transport: 1F Kanazawa Station
District: Kanazawa Station
Website: Official Website

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Omicho Market Area

Curio Espresso & Vintage Design

Great espresso and sandwiches in a comfortable and creative setting make this an almost de rigueur stop when exploring Kanazawa. The friendly owners are a good source of local info on the city. It’s very close to Omicho Market.

Japanese name: キュリオエスプレッソヴィンテージデザイン
Japanese address: 安江町1-13
English address: 1-13 Yasue-cho
Telephone: 076-231-5543
Opening hours: 9:00am-6:00pm, closed Tuesday
Nearest Transport: 10min walk from Kanazawa Station east exit
District: Omicho Market
Website: Official Website

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Iki-Iki-Tei (sushi and other seafood dishes)

Right inside Omicho Market, this cramped counter sushi and sashimi joint is a great place to sample some of the fish you’ve seen on sale all around you. Their sushi sets are great, as is their seafood donburi (sashimi with a rice bowl).

Japanese name: いきいき亭近江町店
Japanese address: 青草町88 近江町いちば館1F
English address: 1F Omicho Ichiba-kan, 88 Aokusa-machi
Telephone: 076-222-2621
Opening hours: 7:00am-5:00pm (until everything is gone), closed Thursday
Nearest Transport: 12min walk from Kanazawa Station east exit
District: Omicho Market
Website: None

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Kotobukiya (kaiseki and shojin vegetarian)

This elegant kaiseki restaurant in a superb traditional Japanese building is a great place to sample Japanese haute cuisine. Note to vegetarians: they also serve shojin ryori (Japanese Buddhist vegetarian cuisine). It won’t be cheap, but it will certainly be memorable.

Japanese name: 壽屋
Japanese address: 尾張町2-4-13
English address: 2-4-13 Owari-cho
Telephone: 076-231-6245
Opening hours: 11:30am-2:00pm (last order 1:30pm), 6:00pm-10:00pm (entry is until 7:30pm), closed irregularly
Nearest Transport: 15min walk from Kanazawa Station east exit
District: Omicho Market
Website: Official Website

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Fuwari (izakaya)

I’m not sure what to call this place – perhaps upscale izakaya? Anyway, it’s a really nice Japanese-style restaurant that serves a variety of excellent fish (including great sashimi) and a variety of meat and vegetable dishes, all creatively created and presented. It’s highly recommended.

Japanese name: 風和利
Japanese address: 尾張町2-6-57
English address: 2-6-57 Owari-cho
Telephone: 076-207-3417
Opening hours: 5:00pm-11:00pm (last order 10:30pm), closed Monday
Nearest Transport: 15min walk from Kanazawa Station east exit
District: Omicho Market
Website: Official Website

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Kadocho Souhonten (rice and noodles)

This humble noodle and rice place a short walk east of Omicho Market is a great place for lunch while exploring the area (and you can usually get a seat here when all the market places are full). There’s an English menu and all the usual noodle and rice dishes are on offer for cheap prices.

Japanese name: 加登長総本店
Japanese address: 下近江町42
English address: 42 Shimoomi-cho
Telephone: 076-221-0435
Opening hours: 10:00am-3:00pm, closed Wednesday
Nearest Transport: 14min walk from Kanazawa Station east exit
District: Omicho Market

Higashi Chaya Area

Jiyuken (yoshoku)

This old-school eatery at the beginning of the Higashiya Chaya area specializes in yoshoku, which means Japanese takes on Western dishes. This means meaty and filling dishes. Try the omu-rice (rice served inside a thin egg “omelet”).

Japanese name: レストラン自由軒
Japanese address: 東山1-6-6
English address: 1-6-6 Higashiyama
Telephone: 076-252-1996
Opening hours: 11:30am-3:00pm, 5:00pm-9:00pm (Mon-Fri), 4:30pm-9:00pm (Sat, Sun and Holidays), Closed Tuesday and 3rd Monday
Nearest Transport: 5min walk from Hashibacho Bus Stop, bus from Kanazawa Station East Exit Bus Terminal
District: Higashi Chaya
Website: Official website (Japanese)

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Gauche (café/bar)

This cozy café/bar in an old teahouse is a good place for a mid-afternoon pick-me-up or an early evening drink.

Japanese name: ゴーシュ
Japanese address: 東山1-16-5
English address: 1-16-5 Higashiyama
Telephone: 076-251-7566
Opening hours: 11:00am-3:00am (Mon-Sat), 11:00am-12:00pm (Sun)
Nearest Transport: 6min walk from Hashibacho Bus Stop, bus from Kanazawa Station East Exit Bus Terminal
District: Higashi Chaya
Website: None

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Jugatsuya (Japanese set meals)

If you want something more than just tea and a sweet, try this elegant little Japanese restaurant inside an old teahouse. The bento and set meals are the perfect way thing to power you through the rest of a day of sightseeing.

Japanese name: 十月亭
Japanese address: 東山1-26-16
English address: 1-26-16 Higashiyama
Telephone: 076-253-3321
Opening hours: 11:30am-4:00pm, 6:00pm-10:00pm, closed Wednesday
Nearest Transport: 6min walk from Hashibacho Bus Stop, bus from Kanazawa Station East Exit Bus Terminal
District: Higashi Chaya
Website: Official Website

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Sabo Issho (tea and sweets)

The name means something like “tea workshop” and the Japanese tea and sweets served here are like little works of art. It’s a great spot for a break while touring the area.

Japanese name: 茶房一笑
Japanese address: 東山1-26-13
English address: 1-26-13 Higashiyama
Telephone: 076-251-0108
Opening hours: 10:00am-6:00pm (last order 5:30pm), closed Monday
Nearest Transport: 6min walk from Hashibacho Bus Stop, bus from Kanazawa Station East Exit Bus Terminal
District: Higashi Chaya
Website: Official Website

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Higashiyama Mizuho (Japanese set meals)

Try this fine little restaurant for filling set meals of typical Japanese fare like grilled mackerel. It’s a good deal and easy to enter.

Japanese name: 東山みずほ
Japanese address: 東山1-26-7
English address: 1-26-7 Higashiyama
Telephone: 076-251-7666
Opening hours: 10:30am-4:00pm, closed irregularly
Nearest Transport: 7min walk from Hashibacho Bus Stop, bus from Kanazawa Station East Exit Bus Terminal
District: Higashi Chaya
Website:

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Kenrokuen/Museum Area

Le Musée de H Kanazawa (café)

For a highly civilized pick-me-up while touring the Kanazawa museum and garden district, stop by this wonderful café inside the Kanazawa Prefectural Museum of Art. The cakes in the display counter almost seem like continuations of the wonderful works of art upstairs.

Japanese name: ルミュゼドゥアッシュ KANAZAWA
Japanese address: 出羽町2-1
English address: 2-1 Dewa-machi
Telephone: 076-204-6100
Opening hours: 10:00am-7:00pm (last order 6:30pm)
Nearest Transport: 5min walk from Hirosaka Bus Stop, bus from Kanazawa Station East Exit Bus Terminal
District: Kanazawa Castle/Kenroku-en/Museum
Website: Official Website

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Korinbo Area

Ippudo (ramen)

For a mouth-watering bowl of Kyushu ramen accompanied by crispy gyoza, make a beeline for this fantastic ramen joint just a short walk from the main street in Korinbo. Highly recommended.

Japanese name: 一風堂金沢香林坊店
Japanese address: 片町1-2-3
English address: 1-2-3 Kata-machi
Telephone: 076-263-3331
Opening hours: 11:00am-3:00am (Sun-Thu and Holidays), 11:00am-4:00am (Fri and Sat)
Nearest Transport: 5min walk from Korinbo Bus Stop, bus from Kanazawa Station East Exit Bus Terminal
District: Korinbo
Website: Official Website

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Sushi Ippei (sushi)

Decent sushi in a friendly and homey restaurant is the draw at this small Korinbo counter restaurant. The husband and wife team who run the place will make you feel at home.

Japanese name: 一平鮨
Japanese address: 片町1-5-29
English address: 1-5-29 Kata-machi
Telephone: 076-261-8674
Opening hours: 6:00pm-1:30am
Nearest Transport: 1min walk from Katamachi Bus Stop, bus from Kanazawa Station East Exit Bus Terminal

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District: Korinbo

Nagamachi Samurai House Area

Otomezushi (sushi)

If you can find this hidden sushi joint down the alleys near the Nagamachi Samurai House District, you’re in for a treat. The sushi is superb. Keep in mind that the prices reflect the high quality of the fish.

Japanese name: 乙女寿司
Japanese address: 木倉町4-10
English address: 4-10 Kigura-machi
Telephone: 076-231-7447
Opening hours: noon-2:00pm, 5:00pm-10:00pm
Nearest Transport: 5min walk from Korinbo Bus Stop, bus from Kanazawa Station East Exit Bus Terminal
District: Nagamachi Samurai House
Website: None

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Taro (Japanese sweets and tea)

Taro is an interesting little sweet shop on the main street of this samurai district. They offer creative takes on traditional Japanese sweets like yokan (jellied sweets), mixing in such unusual (for Japan) ingredients like cacao. There’s a small tea room next to the shop where you can enjoy their sweets and green tea while gazing over a lovely garden.

Japanese name: 茶菓工房たろう鬼川店
Japanese address: 長町1-3-32
English address: 1-3-32 Naga-machi
Telephone: 076-223-2838
Opening hours: 8:30am-5:30pm
Nearest Transport: 5min walk from Korinbo Bus Stop, bus from Kanazawa Station East Exit Bus Terminal
District: Nagamachi Samurai House
Website: Official Website

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Where Are These Places Located?

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