Omachi Onsenkyo and Its Vicinity
Kitcho, Kuroyon Royal Hotel 吉兆
At Kitcho, experience the taste at the pinnacle of Japanese cuisine, available only here in Koshin’etsu. Have your fill of top flavors and the harmony of dishes prepared […]
Hours11:30 – 14:00 / 17:30 – 21:00
Closed onOpen 7 days a week
RemarksCredit cards accepted / No smoking / Wi-Fi available
Restaurant Rindo りんどう
The bright interior is a gently curving space where you can unwind. Enjoy casual French cuisine using local ingredients grown at the foot of the Japan Alps and natural al[…]
Hours11:30 – 14:00 / 18:00 – 21:00
Closed onOpen 7 days a week
RemarksCredit cards accepted / No smoking / Wi-Fi available
Yakushinoyu 薬師の湯
A small restaurant with good food, located in a hot spring bathhouse. After your bath, enjoy your meal as you relax. See also Hot Springs page.* Smoking area is avail[…]
Hours11:00 – 16:00
Closed onOpen 7 days a week
Foreign language menusEnglish
RemarksNo smoking
Ogisawa
Ogisawa Rest House 扇沢レストハウス
Located in Ogisawa Station, the starting point of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, a convenient place to have a meal or take a break.
Hours10:30 – 15:30
Closed onDec. 1 thru mid-April
Foreign language menusEnglish
RemarksNo smoking / Wi-Fi available
Around Alps Azumino National Government Park
Alps Azumino National Government Park Restaurant
A restaurant in the Omachi Matsukawa area of the Alps Azumino National Government Park. They offer a menu comprised of Nagano ingredients and a kids’ menu. After playing […]
HoursMar 1 – Jun 30: 10:00 – 16:00
Jul 1 – Aug 31: 10:00 – 17:00
Sep 1 – Oct 31: 10:00 – 16:00
Nov 1 – end of Feb: 10:00 – 15:00
Only drinks are offered from 10:00 to 11:00 and an hour before close until close. Last order is 30 minutes before close.
Closed onMondays, December 31st, and January 1st (If Monday is a national holiday, the next weekday will be made a holiday. However, they will be open Mondays during Golden Week and the summer holiday. Also open Monday if the following Tuesday is a holiday.)
RemarksNo smoking
Takase Vacation House Area
Café Gallery Belle Ville カフェギャラリー ベルヴィル
Surrounded by a thick forest, this quiet retreat-like space will satisfy you with its exhibitions of paintings and other objects and plenty of homemade dishes made with c[…]
Hours11:00 – 20:00
Closed onTuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays (Closed in winter from Dec 1 thru Apr 14)
RemarksNo smoking / Wi-Fi available
Around Omachi Station
Bistro & Café Millefeuilles ビストロカフェミルフィーユ
The restaurant’s motto: serving tasty food that makes you happy.
HoursLunch: 11:30 – 15:00 (LO 14:30) Dinner: 17:30 – 21:00 (LO 20:30) * Sundays: until 21:30 (LO 21:00)
Closed onMondays and the 1st Tuesday of the month
Foreign language menusEnglish
RemarksNo smoking
Bistro Dendo ビストロ傳刀
Enjoy the taste of their slow-cooked demi-glace sauce made with plenty of highland vegetables.
Hours11:30 – 14:00 / 17:30 – 20:00
Closed onMondays (or Tuesday if Monday is a national holiday）
RemarksNo smoking / Wi-Fi available
Himalaya Sherpa Nepali Restaurant ヒマラヤン シェルパ
Himalaya Sherpa’s curry is aromatic and mild, so even children can have it. They use many spices (masala), but the curry is distinct for being not too spicy, while still […]
Hours11:00 – 15:00 / 17:00 – 23:00 (L.O. 22:30)
Closed onWednesdays (open national holidays)
Foreign language menusEnglish
RemarksNo smoking / Wi-Fi available
Hungry Box Yuki ハングリーボックス ユキ
A western-style cuisine restaurant started in 1972. Enjoy great taste and large servings of nostalgic western cuisine.
Hours11:30 – 20:00
Closed onSundays
Foreign language menusEnglish
RemarksNo smoking
Ichiban Sushi 一番鮨
Although the shop is in the mountains, the freshness of the ingredients is no different from that of Tokyo.
Hours11:30 – 13:00 / 17:00 – 22:00
Closed onIrregularly
Kaiser カイザー
Kaiser’s venison and handmade set meals are all filling, bringing many customers from both near and far. Awaiting you is a menu of over 40 items including venison prepare[…]
Hours11:15 – 14:00 (L.O. 13:30) / 17:30 – 20:00 (L.O. 19:30)
Closed onMondays and sometimes irregularly
RemarksNo smoking / Wi-Fi available
Komatsu Udon Ten こまつうどん店
This restaurant serves tender Omachi Black Pork, notable for its tasty fatty parts, and handmade udon noodles with a tradition going back 50 years.
Hours11:30 – 14:00 / 17:00 – 21:00
Closed onIrregularly
Foreign language menusEnglish
RemarksNo smoking
Matsuba Sushi 松葉鮨
Matsuba Sushi orders ingredients from places across the country as far north as Hokkaido and as far south as Kyushu.
Hours11:00 – 14:00 (L.O 13:30) / 17:00 – 22:00 (L.O 21:30)
Closed onThursdays
Foreign language menusEnglish
RemarksNo smoking / Wi-Fi available
Okonomiyaki & Monjayaki Hatchan はっちゃん
Enjoy cooking from an iron griddle. The main dishes are old-style okonomiyaki and monjayaki. The original menu is also popular.
Hours18:00 – 23:00 (L.O. 22:00)
Closed onIrregularly
Ouchi Gohan Hotto おうちごはんホッと
Offering home-cooked set meals and tea/coffee. With a play space for kids, you can pleasantly enjoy your meal. You can also pre-order lunch boxes.
Hours11:30 – 14:00
Closed onOpen everyday except the year-end and New Year holidays
RemarksNo smoking
Shikisai Hazuki 四季彩 葉月
Offering fresh fruits of the sea and seasonal ingredients at reasonable prices.
Hours11:00 – 14:00 / 17:00 – 22:30
Closed onMondays
Foreign language menusEnglish
RemarksCredit cards accepted
Showaken 昭和軒
Many customers visit this restaurant repeatedly from all over Japan and from overseas. They have a take-out menu, too.
Hours11:00 – 14:30 (L.O.) / 17:00 – 19:30 (L.O.)
Closed onOpen 7 days a week (with rare exceptions)
RemarksNo smoking
Tawaraya Hanten 俵屋飯店
A Chinese restaurant that oversees a local butcher shop. If you come to Omachi, be sure to try their gyoza dumplings!* Due to renovations, the shop will be operating […]
Hours11:30 – 14:00 / 17:00 – 20:00
Closed onSundays
Foreign language menusEnglish
RemarksNo smoking
Wachigai わちがい
Relax in the space of this 130-year-old townhouse. (Credit cards accepted for payments of ¥5,000 or more)
Hours10:00 – 16:30
Closed onTuesdays and the 4th Monday of the month (the 4th Monday and Tuesday is a two-day holiday)
Foreign language menusEnglish
RemarksCredit cards accepted / No smoking / Wi-Fi available
Yakiniku Moranbong 焼肉モランボン
A great place to enjoy tasty yakiniku (grilled meat) and wagyu (Japanese beef).
Hours17:00 – 23:30 (L.O.)
Closed onIrregularly
RemarksCredit cards accepted
Around Nishina Three Lakes
Restaurant Kunkun レストランくんくん
This brick restaurant stands quietly in a forest that overlooks Lake Nakatsuna at the foot of the Northern Japan Alps. From lunchtime until dinnertime, unwind with family[…]
Hours11:00 – 16:00 (L.O.) / Sat: 11:00 – 19:00 (L.O.)
Closed onWednesdays / 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month
Foreign language menusEnglish
RemarksNo smoking
Yupuru Lake Kizaki ゆ〜ぷる木崎湖
Located in a hot spring spa facility, Yupuru Lake Kizaki offers dishes made with Nagano’s local specialties including Omachi Black Pork. The sizable menu has items such a[…]
Hours11:00 – 14:30 (L.O. 14:00) / 17:00 – 20:30 (L.O. 20:00)
Closed onThursdays (Open everyday in January & August)
RemarksNo smoking / Wi-Fi available
Yasaka
Echo House Takagari エコーハウス たかがり
A restaurant at the top of a mountain, where you can get an unbroken view of the spectacular Northern Japan Alps Scenery. They also take reservations for banquets. Why no[…]
Hours11:00 – 14:00 (Banquets until 21:00)
Closed onThursdays (Closed winter Dec. – Mar.)
Foreign language menusEnglish
RemarksNo smoking
Suburban Omachi
Farm Café Rabbit 農園カフェ ラビット
A café-restaurant located in Nakayama Highlands, famous for canola and buckwheat flowers and the view of the Northern Japan Alps. They offer special dishes made with home[…]
Hours11:00 – 15:00
Closed onTuesday and Dec. thru Mar. due to snow (will vary depending on snow conditions)
Foreign language menusEnglish
RemarksNo smoking / Wi-Fi available
Gourmet House Mitsuboshi グルメハウス 三ツ星
Guaranteed to satisfy!
Hours11:30 – 13:30 / 17:30 – 21:00
Closed onMondays
RemarksWi-Fi available
Kuni’s Country Kitchen kuni'sカントリーキッチン
Enjoy their home-cooked meals in the log cabin style restaurant surrounded by calm woodland. Terrace seating also available.
Hours11:30 – 14:00 (L.O) / 17:30 – 20:00 (L.O)
Closed onTuesdays
Foreign language menusEnglish
RemarksNo smoking
Restaurant & Cafe Hidamari
In addition to meals, you can also have tea here. Since the menu changes little by little throughout the day, you can enjoy the subtle flavors of the handmade items serve[…]
Hours11:30 – 15:30 (L.O. 15:00)
* Dinnertime is reservation only 17:30 – 20:30 (reservations are accepted until 15:30 on the same day)
Closed onWednesdays / 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month
Foreign language menusEnglish
RemarksNo smoking / Wi-Fi available
Sanroku Farm Dining Kensaigakushoku Zen 山麓ファームダイニング 健菜樂食
Getting nutrient-dense whole-wheat flour from wheat is rare in this country. This single-building restaurant offers a whole-wheat course meal with a reservation only. Sit[…]
Hours11:30 – 14:30 (L.O.) / 17:30 – 20:30 (L.O)
Closed onIrregularly
RemarksNo smoking
Trattoria La Tartaruga トラットリア ラ タルタルーガ
Lunch prices are reasonable, and they offer satisfying portion sizes of their homemade bread, signature homemade soup, and dessert. At dinnertime, you can savor handmade […]
Hours11:30 – 14:00 (L.O.) / 17:30 – 21:00 (L.O.)
Closed onTuesdays (Plus one or two irregular holidays a month)
Foreign language menusEnglish
RemarksNo smoking
Hot Springs