Best Eating Restaurants List

A relaxing, casual environment with an extensive offering of black-colored sweets, lunch items, and more

Fried bread meets ice cream

The new standard in Nara's souvenirs

Hearty and healthy meals with black rice

A well-established Kyoto confection shop that’s perfect for those with a sweet tooth

Taste Nara’s best foods

Enjoy a meal with brown rice in an traditional Japanese-style home

The oyakodon (chicken and egg on rice) at this veteran shop is profound in its simplicity

Enjoy the fragrance and bitterness of matcha ice cream and brown sugar sweets fired in a direct-fire oven

The Uramura oysters grown by the owner are exquisite

Sumptuous original dishes made with real arrowroot

This shop of long standing is well-versed in handmade soba noodles and a purveyor to Hieizan Enryakuji Temple

An experiential café inspired by Edo, which was built by the shogun. At the café, you can enjoy freshly made mochi and Japanese sweets.

A relaxing shop where you can enjoy views of Mount Wakakusa from the window

A whimsical space reminding you of a western-style home from the Showa period

An open-air cafe that looks out across spectacular scenery

A famous store that dates back to the Edo Period where you can enjoy traditional Kansai cuisine

Warabimochi on a bed of frozen roasted soybean flour and honey

Popular for fresh flavor at reasonable prices

A pioneer in popularizing authentic French bread in Japan