Myoko is full of gastronomic delights – think the best and freshest seafood from the nearby Sea of Japan served up with local mountain vegetables – and sensational sake. Try local homemade soba noodles, sasazushi – a unique style of sushi using bamboo leaves – plus delicious Western and Chinese cuisine. Myoko’s three breweries produce particularly fine sake made by pain-staking old-fashioned methods, while locals make wine from the area’s wild grapes.
Akakura is the center of Myoko’s apres-ski and dining scene. Typical of Myoko’s homely, family-run restaurants is Syokudo Shibatain on Akakura Onsen’s main street. This is your traditional Japanese style restaurant specializing in ramen noodle dishes and yaki-niku (grilled thin meats). Other places to try include sophisticated wine bar Panorama to the pub-style Lamber Jack and Skate Bar.
One of the most upmarket dining establishments is the French restaurant in the ski-in ski-out Akakura Kanko Resort & Spa. For a simple, less pricey snack try the cakes at the resort’s patisserie and enjoy them on the sun terrace.
Myoko Kogen Beer Hall, or Alpenblick Tatra, is located in Ikenotaira near Hotel Alpenblick. The place is huge, seats 400, and aims for a Swiss ski lodge atmosphere decked out in international flags and beer steins.
Akakura Restaurant Shibata
Location: main street of Akakura Onsen
Food: Japanese, Barbecue
Bar: Yes
Phone: +81 0255-87-2936
Asagao
Location: 476 Akakura, Myoko
Food: Japanese, Western cuisine
Bar: Yes
Phone: +81 255-87-2922
Dorane
Location: inside Hotel Mumon
Food: Japanese style
Bar: Yes
Phone: +81 255-87-2266
Harumi
Location: main street next to Aoyama Sports
Food: Japanese
Bar: Yes
Phone: +81 255-87-2384
Hunter
Location: near the main t-junction in Akakura Onsen
Food: Japanese, Asian
Bar: Yes
Phone: +81 255-87-2247
Koyama
Location: main street opposite the 7th Door Ryokan Koyama
Food: Japanese style food
Bar: Yes
Phone: +81 255-87-2792
Miyoshiya
Location: located at street level on the corner of the Akakura t-junction
Food: Japanese
Bar: Yes
Phone: + 81 255-87-2068