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Yamagata Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Yamagata
Yamagata is the capital city of Yamagata Prefecture located in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. As of October 2015, the city had an estimated population of 252,632, and a population density of 663 persons per km².
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1. Ajinomisesuzuran
Overall Ratings
4 based on 32 reviews
Reviewed By dodome48 - Tokyo
予約なしで18時前に行って座れましたが、18時頃にはもういっぱいでした。予約した方が無難なのかもしれません。コスパが良いです。小鉢の料理がいろいろでいろんな種類を食べたい方にはお勧めです。
2. Mitoya
Overall Ratings
4 based on 29 reviews
Reviewed By Oliver F
We went there after climbing up Yamadera. The portions re massive and both the cold and the warm soba are very tasty. We had the Tempura soba and the Tempura for the cold soba came on the side.
The service is very friendly and the food comes very quickly.
The taste is like you would expect from a very good soba place and I can recommend it to everyone who fancies a nice lunch after getting some exercise done.
3. Sakaeya
Overall Ratings
4 based on 47 reviews
Reviewed By へぼ獣医 - Tokyo, Japan
山形を離れる前に是が非でも食べて確認したかったお店です。県内各地にあるラーメン屋さんでは鶏ガラスープをベースに使ったさっぱり中華蕎麦がメインだっただけに名物の冷やしらーめん（この名称は栄屋本店の登録商標）のスープは脂が固まってしまうのでは？と懸念しておりました。
チャーシューの煮汁に鰹節に昆布出汁、さらに胡麻油と大豆油の風味が加わっています。極力動物性油脂を控えるのが冷たくても脂が固まらないポイントでしょう。中太麺との絡みも良いさっぱりとした旨み豊富なスープでした。
人気店だけあってお客さんの途切れる事が無いくらいの繁盛ぶりでした。
4. Hiratabokujo Hotel Metropolitan Yamagata
Overall Ratings
4 based on 82 reviews
Reviewed By susanmccallum - Honolulu
We are tonkatsu fans, and since we can make it ourselves, we are really fussy. This restaurant serves better tonkatsu than we could ever think of making. The owner has his own farm. We ate here twice and the second time was as good as the first.
There was a roast cutlet special for 1300 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the restaurant, and this was good, but there was a fatty side of the cutlet included. We also ate the hire katsu (filet) for 1800 yen and this was worth the extra price if it's in your budget. Definitely I would opt for filet, even if the cheaper version. The rest of the meal is the same for all choices, but if you add 200 yen, you can get tonjiru. Otherwise misoshiru comes.
Note that the non-sweet version of the sauce has a strong mustard flavor, and the regular version is quite sweet. There are little packets of mustard and also soy sauce so you can get the sauce mix you like.
If you order a meal, you get a cheaper price for drinks.
Staff is very nice. And you can't miss this restaurant. As you leave the wicket at the station, turn right toward the Metropolitan Hotel entrance and the restaurant will be your immediate right.
5. Restaurant Sancho
Overall Ratings
4 based on 24 reviews
6. Mogami tei
Overall Ratings
4 based on 38 reviews
Reviewed By Ann D - Littleton, Colorado
Restaurant Mogamitei is the Japanese restaurant in the Yamagata Metropolitan Hotel. We stayed there for two nights and had dinner at Mogamitei both evenings. First night we enjoyed their Shabu-Shabu, the beef was local Yamagata beef. The food was beautifully presented. It came with several small appetizers, nicely plated in beautiful Japanese ceramic dishes. The Yamagata beef was outstanding. They served local udon to boil in the broth at the end, some of the best udon we have ever eaten!
The second night we ordered a meal where you broil the beef yourself. It also came with a selection of small appetizers. Again a delicious dinner beautifully presented. In spite of the language problems the service was outstanding too!
7. Inokoya Yamagatada
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By Yew Hong N - Singapore, Singapore
There's English menu here. But it's more fun to order from the Japanese menu with lots of photos. If you don't want to pick by dishes, there are courses available, such as the Yamagata Beef Steak set. The Yamagata Specialty set was also interesting and allows you to get a taste of local Yamagata cuisines. The pork skewer with tomato was unforgettable. The Umeshu was also good.
8. Sakanaichi
Overall Ratings
4 based on 17 reviews
Reviewed By azarashi_azarashi - Tokyo, Japan
ネットで調べておまかせを予約。2人で取っ替え引っ替え、日本酒を飲みまくりました。
お店の人からあまり説明はありませんでしたが、満足な宴でした。
煙が苦手なので、伝えましたら、狭めの個室を用意いただけました。
ちょっと閉塞感がありましたが、気を遣ってくれたのだと思います。
料理も美味かったですよ。
またよろしくお願いします。
9. Yamagata Nagaya Sakaba
Overall Ratings
4 based on 25 reviews
Reviewed By Wesley S - Portrush, United Kingdom
Fantastic place to eat. All of the food was really good and the whole experience, from climbing through the tiny door to the moment we left was brilliant.
In the middle of eating our stew we were handed a "straw hat" which is used for a dance. The Hanegasa dance (or flower hat dance) is performed in the street in the summer. Two of the waitresses led the dance which diners would copy. Fun!
The service was great and I would love to visit again.
10. Yamagata Chottotei
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 44 reviews
Reviewed By 都紳士 - Kyoto, Japan
一寸亭（ちょっとてい）の冷たい肉そばをテレビで紹介していた。それもあってか三連休初日の土曜は並んでいた。事前に土曜割引セットありと調べておいたのだが、三連休で取りやめとなっていた。それもどうかと思うのだが、スキージャンプレジェンド葛西選手など有名人のファンが多い、一寸亭の冷たい肉そば。大いに期待して食べたのだが、出汁が牛肉しぐれ缶詰汁の味に似ており、なんとも云えぬ個性的な出汁であった。蕎麦は旨く、同時に注文した板そばの方が箸がすすんだ。セルフで飲めたそば茶の方が、冷たい肉そばの出汁より好みであった
