11 Popular Restaurants in Chiba for Seafood and Local Gourmet

Motenashiya is a seafood izakaya located Approx. 1 minute on foot from Keisei Chibadera Station. It serves seafood purchased fresh every morning from fishing ports in Chiba and the Boso area.
Its popular maguro-don and kaisendon seafood rice bowls are known for toppings piled so generously that you can barely see the rice.
There are also hearty set meals, including the Motenashi Gozen, where you can choose simmered fish, grilled fish, or marinated grilled fish, and the Sashimi Gozen, which lets you enjoy sashimi in a luxurious way.

Kaisen Hamayaki Maruhama is a seaside grill buffet restaurant in Kanaya, Futtsu City, Chiba.
It offers a 90-minute all-you-can-eat style dining experience with a wide variety of menu items centered on seafood. It is a popular spot for families and groups.
The specialty is, of course, fresh seafood such as oysters, scallops, turban shells, and shrimp.
Part of the appeal is enjoying the rich flavor, springy texture, and even the sounds and aroma as everything grills.

Country House Tsuberi is located on Kujukuri Beach in Chiba Prefecture.
It serves dishes made with fresh seafood landed at Choshi Port.
It is also known as a place where you can enjoy local seafood while taking in spectacular views.
Fresh shirasu caught off Kujukuri Beach right in front of the restaurant is a specialty.
In addition to kamaage shirasu, nama-shirasu may also be available depending on the season.

Kokkara is an izakaya where you can enjoy local dishes from Chiba and the Boso area.
It is known as a restaurant where you can enjoy very fresh seafood dishes made with seasonal catches along with local sake. The dishes use recommended ingredients purchased that day.
They are served in a variety of styles, including sashimi, assorted platters, soups, sushi, tempura, and grilled dishes.
The signature menu items are Chiba local specialties such as sanga-yaki and aji no namero. They pair well with local sake and are very popular.

A dining spot on Kujukuri Beach, one of Japan’s largest sandy coastlines, where you can enjoy fresh seafood grilled over a net.
In coastal areas of Chiba Prefecture, especially around Kujukuri Beach, clams are famous.
Here, including those clams, fresh seafood can be grilled on the tabletop stove and eaten right at your table.
In addition to grilled dishes made with seasonal ingredients, the menu also features a wide selection of izakaya dishes such as simmered whole splendid alfonsino and assorted tempura.

Unagi no Nedoko Chiba Branch is a specialty eel restaurant located Approx. 8 minutes on foot from JR Chiba Station.
It is dedicated to high-quality domestic eel and serves eel dishes carefully grilled over binchotan charcoal.
The eel is purchased from the market every morning and prepared only after an order is placed.
The classic unaju, with its fluffy eel and fragrant sauce, is an especially appetizing dish.

Eel dishes have been loved since the Edo period (1603–1869) as a specialty of Narita pilgrimages to Naritasan Shinshoji Temple.
One of the long-established names for eel in Narita is Kawatoyo Main Branch, located along the approach to the temple.
The eel is grilled with a secret sauce that has been added to continuously since the restaurant first opened, making it fluffy, tender, aromatic, and undeniably delicious.
The menu includes eel dishes such as premium unaju and premium shirayaki, as well as freshwater fish dishes such as koi no arai.

Ramen Tenichi, located in Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture, serves Takeoka-style ramen, a local ramen variety that originated in the Uchibo area.
With its community-based approach, it has earned overwhelming support from local ramen fans and remains a popular shop.
The soy sauce soup of its ramen has a gentle flavor despite its dark appearance.
Chopped onion enhances the richness, creating a bowl with a nostalgic feel.

Taishu Chuka Hosana is a Chinese restaurant in Sodegaura City, Chiba Prefecture, in the Boso area. It is affectionately known as the donkey ramen shop.
It is also known as the original creator of White Gaura Ramen, Sodegaura City’s local ramen specialty.
Its signature and specialty dish is White Gaura Ramen.
It features a creamy soup made with fresh milk and accented with ginger.

The original restaurant of Katsuura Tantanmen®, a local specialty that originated in Katsuura and is now known across Japan.
The flavor is not just spicy, but also carries a gentle sweetness from onion, while the rich taste and texture of minced meat create an excellent harmony.
The menu includes classic tantanmen, chilled tantanmen served by dipping noodles into the soup, and motsu tantan available only in winter.

Katsusai Futtsu Branch serves dishes made with carefully selected domestic brand pork.
It also strongly values local production, offering menu items that actively use ingredients from Chiba Prefecture such as Koshihikari rice, the Imobuta pork brand, and vegetables.
One of its defining features is the wide variety of mille-feuille cutlets made by layering sliced pork with other ingredients.
There are five varieties: plain, cheese, ume shiso, mentaiko, and garlic.
Among them, the Cheese Mille-Feuille Cutlet Set Meal and the Ume Shiso Mille-Feuille Cutlet Set Meal are especially popular.