Savor Ishikawa’s Signature Flavors! 11 Popular Restaurants for Noto Beef, Kaga Crab Rice, and More

Kissho Yamanaka is a hot spring ryokan located in Yamanaka Onsen, Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
Set beside the Daishoji River that flows through the hot spring town, the ryokan has three restaurants: Benihana for kaiseki cuisine, Seichiku for teppanyaki, and Chihiro, a private dining venue for rooms with open-air view baths.
One of the highlights is that all of these restaurants serve dishes made with the branded beef Noto beef.
You can enjoy its finely textured meat and elegant fat through a variety of cooking styles.

Located along Masuho-gaura Beach in Shika Town, Hakui District, Ishikawa Prefecture, Teraoka Fusha Togi Main Store is a meat specialty restaurant operated by Teraoka, a long-established butcher founded in 1904.
It was the very first restaurant to be certified when Ishikawa Prefecture created its Noto beef certified restaurant system.
At Teraoka Fusha Togi Main Store, you’ll find a wide range of dishes centered on Ishikawa’s branded beef Noto beef, along with Japanese Black wagyu and domestic beef.

Restaurant Hanashobu is located inside Yanagida Botanical Park in Noto Town, Hōsu District, Ishikawa Prefecture.
It serves dishes made with ingredients from the Noto area.
Among them, dishes made with Ishikawa’s branded meats, Noto beef and Noto pork, are especially popular.
The signature menu items are the Special Noto Beef Steak and the Hand-Kneaded Hamburg Steak.
They are known for their rich meat flavor, juicy juices, and fluffy, tender texture.

Yakiniku Hidekura is a yakiniku specialty restaurant in Wakura Onsen, Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
Since opening in 1997, it has been in business for 28 years. It has also received a Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide Toyama Ishikawa (Kanazawa) 2016 Special Edition.
The signature item is Noto beef, personally selected and purchased by the owner.
The restaurant buys whole cattle of high-quality branded Noto beef rated A4 or higher and serves them at reasonable prices.

Kuimonya Furusato Kaga Store is an izakaya in Kosuganami-machi, Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
You can enjoy dishes centered on fresh seafood caught in the Sea of Japan, along with local sake from the Hokuriku region.
The signature menu item is the Kaga crab rice set meal, which changes every year.
You can enjoy a set of crab takikomi rice richly infused with the flavor of a whole kobako crab and a bouillabaisse-style seafood hot pot (contents vary by year).

Kappo Kaga, located in Yamashiro Onsen, Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture, is a kappo restaurant run by the third generation of the family.
It mainly serves kappo cuisine made with local ingredients. The restaurant is particular about making everything by hand except for the seasonings, and all desserts are also homemade.
The lunch specialty is Kaga crab rice, where you can enjoy crab rice served in a hot stone style.
It is a popular dish made with kobako crab from Hashidate, Kaga City.
Its appeal lies in being able to enjoy three different flavors by mixing in a soft-boiled egg and condiments, or by pouring over dashi broth.

Kaga Banttei is a long-established traditional restaurant founded in 1975.
It is known for serving dishes made generously with carefully selected ingredients from the Kaga area.
One of Kaga Banttei’s specialties is sakaami duck.
These dishes use wild duck caught through a traditional duck-hunting method that has continued since the Edo period (1603–1867).
Among them, the signature dish is kamo jibu nabe, inspired by the local dish jibuni.

Ryotei Yamagishi is located in Daishoji, Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
Founded in 1877, it is a traditional restaurant with a history of more than 140 years.
It is also known for serving sakaami duck, caught using a traditional hunting method.
Many visitors come specifically for the rare sakaami duck, of which only Approx. 200 birds are caught each year.
The duck hunting season runs from November 15 to February 15. Duck dishes are served from around November 20 to the end of February.

Nakasanaka-ten Jonan Store is located in Jonan-machi, Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture.
It is a restaurant centered on Komatsu udon, a local favorite loved in the area for many years.
Its distinctive style begins with matcha and Japanese sweets, followed by udon, then rice porridge, and ends with ice cream.
The udon is simmered on a stove installed at each table, so you can enjoy it piping hot.
Options include the crab udon hot pot topped with one whole crab, as well as the beef udon hot pot made with plenty of meat.

Known affectionately as Omicho for Approx. 300 years, this market is known as Kanazawa citizens’ kitchen.
There are also over 40 shops and eateries where food is prepared right in front of you, so you can enjoy seasonal gourmet food on the spot.
Among the most popular are lavish seafood rice bowls generously topped with seasonal seafood.
Each shop offers its own creative and luxurious take on the dish.
Another attraction is being able to enjoy premium branded Noto beef at reasonable prices in dishes such as skewers, lightly seared sushi, and rice bowls.

Sashimiya is an izakaya run by a former fishmonger inside Omicho Market, where so many shops line the aisles that it is often called Kanazawa citizens’ kitchen.
Every morning, it sources fresh fish from Yamaka Suisan inside the market, and all of it is exceptionally fresh, with a wide selection of seasonal seafood as well.
The recommended menu item is the seafood rice bowl, piled boldly with seafood and toppings so large they spill over the edge of the bowl.
You can enjoy at least seven kinds of seafood, including rich fatty salmon and the premium fish nodoguro.