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Nagasaki-ken

Restaurants in Nagasaki Ken

  1. A

    Ginnabe

    Combining modern and traditional, Ginnabe stands out in Hamano-machi for its style and good value, with generous teishoku set meals like unagi (eel, around 1400) or tempura and sushi (¥1575).

    reviewed

  2. B

    Kairaku-en

    This place has been serving southern Chinese cuisine since 1950, and there's a distinct possibility that some of the wonderful staff dressed in black with white aprons have been here ever since. For a splurge, try the Peking duck with miso (¥5000). It's just inside the Chinatown North gate.

    reviewed

  3. C

    Yosso

    People have been coming to eat variations on the chawanmushi teishoku (Japanese egg custard set meal, with soboro – chopped meat and julienned egg over rice) since 1866. Look for the traditional shopfront festooned with red lanterns.

    reviewed

  4. D

    Tabibitojaya

    This charming and tiny café makes perfect sandwiches, fresh juices and coffee that the regulars drink from pottery cups facing the counter. Look for the word 'coffee' and more cups in the window.

    reviewed

  5. E

    Unryūtei

    A Nagasaki standby tucked away at the end of Shian-bashi Gourmet St, this place only seats six and specialises in cheap and tasty gyōza (dumplings), excellent with beer.

    reviewed

  6. F

    Daichi no Table

    This is a busy natural-food all-you-can-eat Japanese buffet featuring sashimi, champon, soup and three kinds of rice. Watch the time, too; you're given 90 minutes.

    reviewed

  7. G

    Kagetsu

    A shippoku restaurant that dates back to 1642 when it was a high-class brothel; today it's a rabbit warren of private and pricy dining rooms and tiny gardens.

    reviewed

  8. H

    Shikairō

    This huge, freestanding Chinese restaurant (look for the giant red pillars) near Glover Garden is credited as the creator of champon and has been in operation since 1899. There are dead-on harbour views and a small champon museum.

    reviewed

  9. I

    Dragon Deli

    An import grocery shop selling goodies from all across Asia and the West, this is also a good place to pick up a gift.

    reviewed

  10. J

    Hamakatsu

    Come here if you would like to experience shippoku ryōri and still afford your airfare home. Course menus are filling and varied (the Otakusa Shippoku is served on a dramatic round tray). In addition, there is a choice of either Japanese- or Western-style seating.

    reviewed

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  12. K

    Sushi Katsu

    Follow the lunch crowd here. Look for white lanterns out front and moving sushi inside.

    reviewed

  13. L

    Amu Plaza

    Beside JR Nagasaki station Amu Plaza has a surprisingly varied restaurant arcade.

    reviewed

  14. M

    Fukusaya Bakery

    This famous bakery has been making Portuguese pound cake since 1624.

    reviewed

  15. N

    Tsuru-chan

    You might at first brush by this kissaten (coffee shop) that seems barely changed since the Shōwa era, but you'd miss Nagasaki's most famous torokko rice. This hearty local speciality typically features pork cutlet in hearty brown gravy over pasta and curry-flavoured rice. Creative recent twists include chicken, beef and even cream sauces.

    reviewed

  16. Ryōtei Kagetsu

    A sky-high shippoku restaurant dating to 1642 when it was a high-class brothel. If you have Japanese skills or a chaperone, dining companions and a love of food, you might not flinch at the price.

    reviewed

  17. Mirai Cocowalk Nagasaki

    The Coco Walk shopping mall features dozens of restaurants on its 4th and 5th floors. Aletta is an airy buffet restaurant on the 4th floor, with a different national theme each month. On the 5th floor,Big Man serves burgers that are popular in nearby Sasebo, where a US naval base has brought yet another cultural influence. The burgers have a Japanese twist, like bacon-egg burgers or Kyūshū's own kurobuta (black pork) sandwiches.

    Other good places for restaurant browsing include the restaurant floors of the shopping mall Amu Plaza (アミュプラザ長崎) and Dejima Wharf (長崎出島ワーフ), a picturesque, harbourside collection of open-air restaurants (sushi to Italian), bars…

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  18. O

    Hōuntei

    Patrons have been ordering the hito-kuchi gyōza (one-bite gyōza; ¥360 for 10) at this rustic establishment since the 1970s. Also try butaniratoji (pork and shallots cooked omelette style; ¥520).

    reviewed

  19. P

    Higashi-yamate Chikyū-kan

    In the Dutch Slopes, this 'World Foods Restaurant' operates most Fridays through Sundays; a different chef comes to prepare an inexpensive meal from their home country. This little gem is what cultural exchange is all about.

    reviewed