Dine in at some of the best restaurant’s in Niigata to enjoy a Japanese dish while embracing the culture and getting the best experience in Japanese food.
Sushi is one of the most famous and iconic Japanese dishes and is widely known around the globe. Sushi has been around for nearly 2,000 years, but the more modern sushi we know of today started around the middle of the 18th century. Sushi can be enjoyed raw, cooked, deep fried or boiled and there is no wrong way of eating sushi. Myoko has some great sushi restaurants with friendly dine in places.
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Ramen is a noodle dish that is very popular amongst foreign travelers in Japan with its unique taste and various flavors. The noodles are made with wheat flour, water, salt, and kansui, an alkaline water that adds elasticity to the noodles. Niigata is the ramen capital of Japan. Ramen is popular amongst the foreigners in Myoko with many different shops to choose from.
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Soba is said to have originated in China and been brought to Japan toward the end of the Jomon period (10,000 BC to 300 BC). Soba is a very similar dish to udon while the noodles tend to be separate to the soup. Soba is a bit thinner and a brown color. Tokakushi is a famous around Japan for its mouth watering soba which is located in Nagano (soba capital).
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Udon became a very popular dish in the 1600s with some stories of udon dating back to the Nara Period (710-794). Udon is a lesser known Japanese dish that can be served either hot or cold with the noodles being slightly thicker than ramen and soba. Udon no fu is a very nice udon restaurant in Myoko with bookings having to be made because of its popularity.
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Tempura was brought to Japan in the 1600s by the Portuguese but was heavily modified. Today tempura is one of the most popular dishes in Japan with shrimp, prawn, squid, vegetables and even egg being deep fried. Miyagawa is well known by the locals as the best tempura restaurant in Myoko.
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Yakitori, as we know it today, started to appear during the middle of the Meiji Era (1868 to 1912) — a time when chicken were bred in larger numbers for food. Yakitori, (which means fried chicken) is chicken on a stick which is often served at Japanese Izakaya's. Asagao is a nice little yakitori shop in Myoko with a wide variety of yakitori's.
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Shabu-shabu is a Japanese hot pot, featuring paper-thin slices of tender meat and fresh vegetables cooked together in a large open pot. Unlike other types of hot pots, where the ingredients are cooked together before serving, shabu-shabu ingredients are served raw and cooked tableside during the meal, similar to fondue.
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Okonomiyaki is a popular pan-fried dish that consists of batter and cabbage. Selected toppings and ingredients are added which can vary greatly (anything from meat and seafood to wasabi and cheese)."Okonomi" literally means "to one's liking". The dish is available all over Japan, but is particularly popular in the cities of Hiroshima and Osaka. Okonomiyaki
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Japanese sake is the most iconic alcoholic beverage in Japan that is well known around the globe. Japanese sake (rice wine) can be enjoyed either hot or cold with the alcoholic percentage usually ranging between 15-22%. the drink enjoys widespread popularity and is served at all types of restaurants and drinking establishments.
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