Kamakura Restaurants

  1. Caraway

    This Japanese-style curry shop has an old-world charm and some unusual preparations. Go for the classic beef curry, or spring for chicken curry with Edam cheese.

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  2. Horetaro

    Okonomiyaki and monjayaki (Osaka and Tokyo style savoury pancakes respectively) are the thing here, along with fried rice and other dishes you grill yourself on a teppan (steel plate) at the table. All-you-can-eat-and-drink sets including alcoholic drinks are ¥3150 for 2½ hours.

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  3. Imo no Kichikan

    Imo no Kichikan is famous for soft-serve sweet-potato ice cream (look for the giant plastic cone with lavender-hued ice cream).

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  4. Kamakura Ichibanya

    Kamakura Ichibanya specialises in sembei (rice crackers); watch staff grilling them in the window or buy some 100 packaged varieties including curry, garlic, mentaiko (spicy cod roe) or uni (sea urchin).

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  5. Kawagoe-ya

    Cosy and country-style, specializing in a range of Japanese foods like soba and donburi (rice with assorted toppings). The mini-maguro-don set (¥1365) comes with soba and more. It's outside Kamakura Station's east exit, in the basement below McDonald's. Picture menu and plastic models available.

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  7. Komachi-Ichiba

    Two sister restaurants make up the 'Komachi market', upstairs from Kamakura station. Fūrin is a smart izakaya (Japanese pub/eatery) specialising in fish and seafood like sashimi and grills, while Tenten offers tempura. Expect the sake and spirits to flow at night.

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  8. Milk Hall

    Sweet! This quaint café/bar/antique store serves light meals (small plates like boiled sausages or baked camembert), coffees and cocktails, and it features live jazz some nights. From Kamakura Station's east exit, head two blocks down Komachi-dōri, take a left, and then another left down the first alley.

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  9. Snack Stalls

    Snackers will love Komachi-dōri. Kamakura Ichibanya (22-6156; Komachi-dōri) specialises in sembei (rice crackers); watch staff grilling them in the window or buy some 100 packaged varieties including curry, garlic, mentaiko (spicy cod roe) or uni (sea urchin).

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  10. Snack Stands

    The station area bursts with restaurants and snack stands. The streets around Komachi-dōri and Wakamiya-ōji are happy hunting grounds.

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  11. Toshimaya

    Toshimaya sells Kamakura's omiyage (souvenir) of record, hato sabure, large butter cookies in the shape of a dove (¥84 each or from ¥451 for five).

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