36.6° N  Kanazawa

To eat in Kanazawa

6 places for to eat in Kanazawa, chosen by Rin and checked by the editors.

From Rin's day: crab at a wooden counter
From Rin's day
  • Oden Takasago

    Katamachi

    A Kanazawa oden house since 1936, with a dark broth kept going for decades.

    RinOrder the kuruma-fu. When the pot runs out, they close. Go early.

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  • Taishu Kappo Ozeki

    Kiguramachi

    A neighbourhood kappo since 1957: oden, rolled omelette, eel.

    RinThe omelette is half broth. Order it first.

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  • Ichiba Meshi Amatsubo

    Omicho Market

    A seafood canteen in Omicho Market. Seafood bowls and Kanazawa oden, from 8 a.m.

    RinMake it breakfast. No reservations.

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  • Kaburaki Shokudo, Nagamachi

    Nagamachi

    A dining room inside Kaburaki, a Kutani porcelain house. Market food served on Kutani ware.

    RinI would go for the dishes. When you finish, look at the plate.

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  • Nabe Kappo Taro

    Kazuemachi

    A hot-pot house started by a former geiko. Seafood simmered in a house broth, served in private rooms by the staff. Reservations needed.

    RinA hot pot where you do nothing yourself. Leave it to them, right up to the rice at the end.

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  • Ichirin

    Kazuemachi

    A Japanese restaurant in the riverside townhouse where the American printmaker Clifton Karhu spent his last years. Seasonal courses.

    RinYou eat in a printmaker's house. Look at the river and keep quiet.

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Rin is a fictional traveller. Every place here was checked by the editors to exist and be open. Please confirm hours on the official site before you go.