Tohoku Restaurants

Tohoku is a great place for fresh food, whether from the fields, mountains, forests, or seas. Restaurants range from local sake shacks to upscale sushi bars and steak houses, and dress may be street-casual to office attire. Rarely will it be formal. Menus may not always be in English, but you can often find window displays full of plastic representations of the menu. Credit cards are fine in cities, but they are not always accepted in the countryside, so bring along enough cash. In many restaurants you'll take your shoes off at the entry and place them in a cubicle.

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  • 1. Azuma-ya Soba

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    Hearty soba is made from plentiful northern buckwheat, and Azuma-ya is easily Morioka's most famous place to eat these healthful noodles. The second level is devoted to the courageous and hearty of appetite, where wanko soba courses—all you could possibly want to eat—are served. The ground floor is for a more casual (and less competitive) dining experience. If you don't want the eating challenge, order from their many other dishes. Keep in mind that they close for a two-hour break at 3 pm and stop taking orders before 7 pm. There is another location closer to the station that takes orders until 8 pm.

    1--08--3 Nakanohashi Dori, Morioka, Iwate-ken, 020-0871, Japan
    0120-733--130-for all locations
    www.wankosoba.jp/en/wankosoba

    Known For

    • Continuous bowls of soba
    • Lively atmosphere
    • Sets of seasonal local dishes

  • 2. Banya Nagasawa

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    When you slide open the door to what looks like a little house, you may notice the fish tanks and the freezer packed with flounder, sea bream, and sea creatures you might not recognize. But you'll instantly know what you'll be served here: all manner of seasonal grilled shellfish and fish, crisp and brown on the outside but white and tender inside. You'll be eating warabi (fiddle ferns) in spring, and drinking excellent local sake with friendly regulars any time of the year. It's a bit pricey, but if you're a seafood fan this won't disappoint. From JR Morioka, follow Odori to the Iwate Bank and turn right at the statue of Takuboku Ishikawa. The restaurant is 2½ blocks ahead on the right.

    2--6--1 Saien, Morioka, Iwate-ken, 020-0024, Japan
    019-622–2646

    Known For

    • The freshest seafood
    • An excellent sake selection
    • Dishes to match the season

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and a few days in mid-Aug. No lunch

  • 3. Pyon Pyon Sha Morioka Ekimae Ten

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    Reimen—a dish of clear noodles served cold with spicy kimchi, hard-boiled egg, watermelon, and a slice of beef—is a Korean delicacy that has become one of Morioka's signature dishes. It is served in a set with another Korean item such as bibimbap (rice in a hot stone bowl, topped with pickled vegetables, mincemeat, and egg) in this airy modern restaurant near Morioka Station. Evening meals feature meat barbecued at the table.

    9--3 Morioka Ekimaedori, Morioka, Iwate-ken, 020-0034, Japan
    019-606–1067

    Known For

    • Morioka reimen (a cold noodle dish)
    • Yaki-niku (grilled meat)
    • Creative noodle dishes

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