On Day 07, we’d relocated to Kanazawa from Kyoto, left our baggage at Hyatt House Kanazawa, and was looking to find a place for a quick lunch. There are of course a ton of eating places at Kanazawa Station and its adjacent mall Focus Kanazawa, but we settled for this small two floor mall – Cross Gate Kanazawa – that’s just beside the hotel, and this modern restaurant that whips up international cuisine, fusion-styled. Food Club had western-styled BLT hamburgers, Vietnamese cuisine, and even Indian cuisine items – like that below.Believe it or not, this restaurant served pretty good Butter chicken curry rice, or so the daughter said!
Aashirwad Indian Nepalese Restaurant (Nagamachi, Day 08)
We’d just visited Nagamachi Samurai District at noon on Day 08, and was both looking for a place for lunch and a place to shelter from rain and snow. The wife searched ‘good food nearby’, and this came up at the top of the list!We had naans at three different places this trip – and in every single place, the naan serving was huge! This cost ¥1,500.They also served great bryani, with your choice of curry sides. This is a large helping and cost ¥1,350.
Hachiban Ramen (Kanazawa Station, Day 09)
We’d been having a fair bit of Ramen by this midpoint, and still wanted more! This ramen restaurant offers affordably-priced ramen, and is situated inside Kanazawa Station.Koku Uma Vegetable Ramen. Matt joked that he’d never eaten this much cabbage in soup noodles before.How many gyozas can two kids eat…?!
Sogawa Base (Toyama, Day 10)
We’d already blogged in our Day 10 posts about Sogawa Base, a food court styled place where you can order items from a range of stalls.A plate of assorted pizza slices from Shogun Pizza, and cost ¥1,000.
Chitose (Takayama, Day 11)
This is a casual eatery that was just a few minutes walk from our hotel in Takayama. There weren’t many restaurants opened that midweek evening when we were exploring the area. Most of the diners were Japanese workers who were in the eatery for a quick dinner before heading out.Prices are reasonable. The eatery seems known for its stir-fried Yakisoba noodle dishes with pork.I found the Yakisoba, or stir-fried noodles, was so-so. Probably just not to be particular taste.The gyozas fared better, thankfully.
Cheese (Nagoya, Day 13)
I could not re-locate this restaurant that was along the Unimall basement shopping strip, but it was named ‘Cheese’.We were initially a little apprehensive about dining here, but it looked novel and we decided to give it a try. And the food turned out pretty OK, albeit it all being having generous amounts of cheese! Like this pasta item.Or this baked rice.Or this super fluffy pancake.
Mega Kebab (Osu, Day 14)
Turkish fast-food-styled eatery along an shopping arcade in Osu, Nagoya.Pita set that cost ¥600.
