The Best Restaurant in The Japan Alps and the North Chubu Coast, Japan

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Traditional Japanese ryotei specialize in seasonal delicacies while casual eateries serve delicious home-style cooking and regional dishes. Western fare is easy to come by, especially in larger cities like Kanazawa, which is famed for the local Kaga cuisine.

Marui

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Here you'll find all kinds of fresh fish, some of which are found only in the Sea of Japan. For easy ordering, opt for a set course and ask for a Niigata sake to go with it; nowhere in Japan does sake better. Marui closes during midafternoon. It's one block off the Furumachi arcade.

8–1411 Higashibori-dori, Niigata, 951-8065, Japan
025-228–0101
Known For
  • Dinner sets featuring sushi and grilled fish
  • Superb selection of locally made sake
  • Blackthroat seaperch (nodo-guro), as sashimi or grilled, which is always good in Niigata

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