Kaga fu: Fumuro-ya
Founded in 1865, Fumuro-ya makes the famous
Kaga fu, an indispensable element of jibu-ni (a Kaga dish).
Fu, made with high-quality protein extracted from selected
flour by experienced craftsmen is formed into a variety of
shapes, some as exquisite as those of Japanese confections,
and some like manju or soba.2-3-1 Owari-cho, Kanazawa-shi Tel: 0762-21-1377
Hours: 8:30-17:30 (every day)
Restaurant Rokujusai
Operated by Fumuro-ya, the long-established
Kaga fu shop, Rokujusai is Japan's first fu restaurant.
Not only do its offerings like fu tenshin (3,500 yen) and
fu kaiseki (5,000 yen) taste great, they're also beautiful. What's
more, the cafe section of Rokujusai offers a range of interesting deserts
not found at other cafes, including fu-anmitsu (600 yen) and
fu-fruit parfaits (600 yen).The restaurant is inside Fumuro-ya. Tel: 0762-24-2886
Hours: 11:30-16:00, 12:00-15:00 (Closed Sundays and the last Monday of each month.)
Restaurant specializing in mountain vegetables and river fish
Choju-an
Choju-an is a traditional Japanese food restaurant
situated on a beautifully clear stream that flows through Aramata
Gorge-one of the eight most beautiful sights in Kano. The building
has a 1300-year history. Foods served vary from season to season:
mountain vegetables in spring, ayu in summer, pine mushrooms in autumn,
and yams and bear nabe in winter. Fishing in the stream is good from
spring to autumn. Lunches start at 4,000 yen and accommodations at
7,500 yen.Aramatakyo, near Komatsu-shi Tel: 0761-46-1605
Hours: 11:00-14:00, 17:00-19:00 (reception)
Mieux Le Mieux
Mieux Le Mieux is a bistro with a casual atmosphere
offering French food made with fish and shellfish from the ports of
Hashidate and Ataka and mountain vegetables from Mt. Hakusan-all
fresh and in season. Cooking is done with little salt and sugar
and no butter or cream. Lunch is from 1,500 yen and dinner from 4,000 yen.
Original Mieux Le Mieux cakes can be purchased to take with you.I 228-4, Hamada-cho, Komatsu-shi Tel: 0761-21-2165
Hours: 11:30-15:00, 17:30-22:00 (Closed Wednesday)
Sentori-zushi
Here, you can enjoy sushi made with local ingredients
carefully selected at Oumi-cho Market and served on locally-made
lacquer ware. Rice is also carefully cooked over a fire in water
from beneath Mt. Hakusan. The Kaga sushi course (5,000 yen) featuring
nigiri sushi made with fresh ingredients, sashimi, miso soup, and
hors d'oeuvres is highly recommended.1-17-2 Ishibiki, Kanazawa-shi Tel: 0762-21-5057
Hours 11:30-23:00 (Closed Thursday)
Private restaurant
Shinbo
At Shinbo, you can enjoy seafood such as crab,
shrimp, and yellowtail-fresh from the Japan Sea... The relaxing
atmosphere changes with the seasons and the warm hospitality-well
that never changes. Shinbo and its fine food is always sure to please.15-1 Taku, Shinbo-machi, Kaga-shi Tel: 07617-4-5222
Teraoka Fusha
Teraoka Fusha is a restaurant run by the Teraoka Group,
whose business interests include producing and processing Noto beef.
The restaurant offers Noto beef dishes such as steak, shabu shabu,
and sukiyaki, as well as foie gris made in Fuki-cho. Noto beef is
incredibly tender and sweet and renowned for its high quality fat.Masuhoura Kaigan Fuki-cho, Usaku-gun Tel: 0767-42-2941
Hours: 11:00-21:00 (closed Tuesday)
Matsubaya
Matsubaya is a long-established Japanese confectionery.
Their Tsukiyomi Yamaji-kuri mushi yokan (bean-paste jelly with steamed
chestnuts) wrapped in bamboo leaves-is one of Ishikawa's most famous
confections. All ingredients, including chestnuts from the Noto
Peninsula and azuki from Tokachi (in Hokkaido) are carefully checked
to ensure they are of the highest quality. Telephone orders are
accepted and delivery to anywhere in Japan can be arranged.69 Daimonji-cho, Komatsu-shi Tel: 0761-22-0120
Hours: 8:00-19:00 (every day)
Higashi Tomu
The Higashiyama Tea Shop District where Tomu is
located was established in 1820 when tea shops of the feudal clan
of Kaga concentrated in the area. The atmosphere of that period
persists, and at Tomu you can soak it up while enjoying dinner,
confections or tea. Reservations are required for dinner or to
participate in a tea ceremony.1-26-16 Higashiyama, Kanazawa-shi Tel: 0762-53-3112
Hours: 10:00-16:00, 18:30-23:00 (closed Sunday night)
Kaika-ro
Located in the Higashi Chaya district (geisha district),
Kaika-ro was built more than 170 years ago and has been designated by
Kanazawa as a heritage building. Evocative of the distinctive chaya
culture (culture of the geisha district) it features fusuma paintings
created by wood block printers and Japanese painters, red stairways,
tatami woven with gold leaf, and a Japanese garden made of glass.
Kaika-ro's salon boasts Japan's largest Wajima lacquered table, a fine
place to sit and enjoy light snacks. Works of traditional local
craftsmen are on sale.1-14-8 Higashiyama, Kanazawa-shi Tel: 0762-53-0591
Hours: 9:00-18:00 (closed Tuesday)
Hakuza
Hakuza manufactures pure gold leaf for a variety of
buildings, including Nikko Toshogu and Konjikido at Chuson-ji Temple
in Hiraizumi. They also sell a range of gold leafed products, such
as coffee cups, tea implements, glass, golf balls, and jewelry. The
reproductions of gold tea implements said to be made by Hideyoshi
Toyotomi are a must-see.1-30-4 Higashiyama, Kanazawa-shi Tel: 0762-51-8941
Hours: 9:00-18:00 (everyday)