restaurant recommendations in japan (many cities)

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Just sharing the few places I tried out in Nara.

Nara Eats

  1. Lunch at Kurokawa Honke - this is a delightful, bright restaurant with some of the lightest dishes I’d had.
    [Nara, Japan] Lunch at Kurokawa Honke (黒川本家)

I was a bit curious about Kamameshi Shizuka which we passed enroute to Kurokawa Honke. It specializes in rice with various choices of toppings, cooked in a small, individual traditional iron pots which will be conveyed straight from the cooking stoves to the dining tables. There was a queue of 20-30 people outside the restaurant, waiting to get in.
https://www.kamameshi-shizuka.jp/eng.html

  1. Kaiseki at Takenoya. It’s located at the Nara Royal Hotel, mere 11 minutes’ walk away from Wa Yamamura, Nara’s own 3-Michelin-starred temple to gastronomy - but Wa Yamamura requires at least 2-3 months’ advance booking, Takenoya does not.
    [Nara, Japan] Dinner at Takenoya

  2. Tonkatsu Ganko - nice spot for a quick lunch enroute to visiting the temples and deer park nearby.
    [Nara, Japan] Tonkatsu Ganko Restaurant (とんかつがんこ 奈良店) at Higashimuki

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