Restaurants in Takayama
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Chapala
Mexico is about as far from Japan as can be, but this little shop run by a Japanese enthusiast makes a fair stab at it. The taste and dainty portions of tacos, quesadillas and guac' and chips might not pass muster in California, Texas or Guadalajara, but the place is adorable and the owners earnest. Plus, you get to eat Mexican with chopsticks while swilling Coronas and margaritas.
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Yamatake-Shōten
This is a workmanlike butcher shop with a restaurant upstairs, and is an excellent place to sample Hida-gyū. Here's the drill: choose your own cut (pay by weight, from ¥1380 per 100g), which is plated and brought to the table for you to cook on an inset charcoal grill. Vegetables and simple desserts are included. Sides like kimchi and gyū tataki (marinated raw beef) are also for sale. There's a ¥420 seating charge.
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Origin
This wonderful local izakaya a minute from the station has the usual kushiyaki (grilled, skewered dishes) and tofu steak, plus original dishes like sardines rolled in yuba (tofu skin), or big-as-a-beer-can grilled daikon in miso sauce. Or go for broke with Hida beef. Look for the bamboo poles out the front.
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Ebisu-Honten
This Sanmachi shop has been making teuchi (handmade) soba since 1898. The menu explains the soba-making process. Go for zaru (cold) soba for the real flavour of the buckwheat, or try curry or miso-nikomi (in miso broth) style. It's on a side street and has a sign with a little roof on it.
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Myōgaya
A good-for-you vibe pervades this tiny, organic restaurant and food shop, which is adorned with natural fibres, a block east of the train station. Look for tasty vegetarian curry with brown rice, samosas, fruit juices, dandelion tea and coffees. Reservations are requested on Saturdays.
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Suzuya
In the centre of town, Suzuya is one of Takayama's longstanding favourites, and it's highly recommended for local specialities like Hida beef, hoba-miso and various stews.
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Jingoro Rāmen
Like a roadhouse south of the station, Takayama's most venerable rāmen restaurant is a simple affair: broth, noodles and pork (or not) - but the savoury results are extremely satisfying.
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La Viennoiserie de Nicolas
A block from the train station, this tiny pastry shop serves some decadent treats - pain au chocolat, cheesecake, rhubarb pie - all lovingly prepared by the French owner.
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Holy Grail
Italian trattoria-style dishes in a hardwood, homestyle setting. Crostini, pizzas, pastas, and more, or lunchtime spaghettis. Inexpensive house wines are available by the bottle.
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Takumi-ya
Hida beef on a burger budget. Adjacent to Takumi-ya's butcher shop is a casual restaurant (open 10am to 3pm) specialising in rāmen in Hida-beef broth and, for lunch, Hida gyū-don (beef and onion over rice; gyū-don and mini-rāmen combo for ¥1000). The upstairs restaurant serves yakiniku (Korean-style barbecue). It's next to the shop selling 'Total Fashion'. There's a photo menu.
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Rakuda
As laid-back as its namesake ('camel'), comfy Rakuda has curry lunches (¥850), open sandwiches topped with omelette and veggies (¥600), and goodies like chiffon cake (¥450). It's in a small square beside a mini parking lot.
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Orijin
This wonderful local izakaya located a minute from the station has the usual kushiyaki and tofu steak, plus original dishes like sardines rolled in yuba (tofu skin), or big-as-a-beer-can grilled daikon in miso sauce. Or go for broke with Hida beef (¥1575). Look for the bamboo poles out the front.
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Kyōya
This relaxing, atmospheric traditional eatery specialises in Hida regional dishes such as hoba-miso (Hida beef served on magnolia leaf, ¥1800). Seating is on tatami mats around long charcoal grills and under a cathedral ceiling supported by dark timbers. Look for the sacks of rice over the door; it's located by a picturesque canal near the Kusakabe Mingeikan.
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