A poll by fans of Yamaguchi and Nagato cuisine: If you’ve come all the way to Nagato, you have to eat “00”!

"Recommended gourmet food in Nagato" as voted by fans

From April to May 2025, we will conduct a web-based survey, asking for "Nagato's recommended gourmet menu" from Nagato fans and residents! This page introduces the results of the survey along with your comments. A PDF map of the area is also available, so please take advantage of it when you visit Nagato and try some of the dishes!

The information here is current as of July 2025. Please check each store's official website or SNS for the latest information on hours of operation, prices, etc.

If you've come all this way to Nagato, you have to eat something! Web Poll Ranking

Yakitori (Yakitoriya Chikuzen Sohonten)
2. "Rock Oyster" (Semura Oyster Stand)
Kaisen-don" (Roadside Station Senza Kitchen)
4. "Nagatorimen" (Yakitori-ya Chikuzen So-honten)
5. "Sawara Menchikatsu Burger" (Himonya Shokudo Hidamari)
6. "Sakura Gohan" (Sakura Shokudo)
7. "Brown Sugar Rooru" (Yoshitomi Koshindo)
8. "Mucho Burger" (MUCHO)
9. "Yakitori"(bat)
10. "Jidori Ramen" (noodle soup)

If you've come all this way to Nagato, you have to eat something special! MAP

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Ranked menus and restaurant information

No. 1: "Yakitori" (Yakitoriya Chikuzen Sohonten/Higashi Fukagawa area)

(from right to left) "Black Kashiwa Wings" 300 yen / "Black Kashiwa Momo" 250 yen / "Yamaimo Roll" 220 yen / "Enoki Cheese Roll" 250 yen

Reviews from Fans
The fresh grilled chicken can only be found in Nagato! I recommend it for its firm texture!
This is a yakitori restaurant with a tatami room, so it's easy to come in with children. It's not easy to find.
It's a good place to eat yakitori as befits the "town of yakitori".

Comments from the restaurant
We skewer each skewer with care. Please enjoy the sweet fat and juicy Choshu Black Kashiwa.

● "Yakitoriya Chikuzen Sohonten" store information
・Address: 2F Golden Bell, 892-1 Higashi-Fukagawa, Nagato
・Opening hours: 17:00-22:00
・Closed: Sunday
・Tel: 0837-22-0735
・ Official Instagram

No. 2: "Rock oyster" (Semura Oyster Stall/Senzaki area)

Grilled rock oysters: ¥500~/piece (depends on the size)

Comments from fans
I want you to feel the happiness of eating oysters so big that you can't eat them in one bite with your mouth full. It is the best taste that floods your mouth with rich oyster.
The oysters are so big and plump that they are very delicious!
When my friends from outside of the prefecture come to visit, I plan to eat rock oysters with a Yuzukichi sour in one hand.

Comments from the store:
Many people are surprised by the size of the fish. It boasts an aroma of the sea, a smooth feeling in the throat, and a delicious flavor that rises to the surface.

● "Semura Oyster Stall" store information
・Address: 4297-1, Senzaki, Nagato City (open around Senza Kitchen direct sales shop at Roadside Station)
・Opening hours: 10:00 - 15:00
・Closed: Monday through Friday
・Tel: 080-5757-0507
・ Aomi Island Rock Oyster Enterprise Association

No. 3: "Kaisen-don" (Roadside Station Senza Kitchen/Senzaki area)

Third on the list is "Kaisen-don (seafood rice bowl) available at "Senza Kitchen, Michi no Eki" (Roadside Station)." Here are the recommended menus of each of the three restaurants serving kaisendon in the facility.

Kaisen-don (special) (Sengoku)

Kaisen-don (special) ¥3,700

Reviews from Fans
The freshness of the sea food was great!
The sea urchin was so sweet.

Comment from the store
The process starts with preparing the fish every morning. This dish does not use vinegared rice, but instead brings out the deliciousness of the fish.

SENGOKU " store information
・Address: 4297-1 Senzaki, Nagato City (in Senza Kitchen and Nijiiro Kitchen Building, Roadside Station)
・Business hours: 11:00 - 16:30 *Last order 16:00
・Closed: 2nd Thursday
・TEL: 0837-26-0682
・ "Senzaki" store information (on the official Senza Kitchen website)

Kaisen-don extra high" (Senzaki Honmaru)

Kaisen-don extra large" ¥2,650

Reviews from Fans
Plenty of local fish
・Fresh sashimi

Comments from the store
Kaisen-don" is a bowl of rice topped with seafood and a generous portion of Senzaki fish! We also insist on local products for our soy sauce and miso.

● "Senzaki Honmaru" store information
・Address: 4297-1 Senzaki, Nagato City (in Roadside Station Senza Kitchen and direct sales building)
・Opening hours: 11:00-19:00
・Closed: 2nd Thursday
・Tel: 0837-26-2580
・ Official website

Senzaki-don: "Senzaki-don kyoku" (Senzaki bowl of rice topped with a bowl of rice)

Senzaki bowl of rice topped with a bowl of rice topped with a bowl of rice (¥2,100)

Reviews from fans
Very tasty with lots of fresh fish on it.
・Fish is new and plump.

Comments from the restaurant
A restaurant where you can enjoy seasonal seafood from Senzaki. The menu features a variety of easy-to-enjoy kaisen-don (bowls of rice topped with seafood).

●"Senzaki-don" restaurant information
・Address: 4297-1 Senzaki, Nagato City (in Senza Kitchen and Nijiro Kitchen building of Roadside Station)
・Opening hours: 11:00 - 16:00
・Closed: 2nd Thursday
・Tel: 0837-27-0300
・ Official Instagram

No. 4: "Nagatorimen" (Yakitoriya Chikuzen Sohonten/Higashi Fukagawa area)

Nagatori-men (half-size ramen): 430 yen

● Reviews from fans
・ Recommended for yakitori shime!
The char siu pork made from chicken is delicious.
The taste is so dry, but has a unique flavor that you will always want to order it after drinking. I always recommend it to my friends! I even pace myself to have this at the end of the meal.

●Comments from the restaurant
The soup is made with Choshu black kashiwa. It is half-size and is popular as a closing drink.

Yakitoriya Chikuzen Sohonten Store Information

・Address: 892-1 Higashi-Fukagawa, Nagato City Golden Bell 2F
・Opening hours: 17:00-22:00
・Closed: Sunday
・Tel: 0837-22-0735
・ Official Instagram

No. 5: "Sawara Menchikatsu Burger" (Himonya Shokudo Hidamari/Senzaki area)

(4) "Sawara menchikatsu burger" ¥450

Reviews from fans
・I love that you can choose between sauce or tartar! (I recommend the tartar)
・ My 2 year old daughter won't eat hamburgers from other restaurants, but only the Sawara Menchi-Katsu burger here is so good that she gobbles it up!
I also recommend that the waitresses are very friendly and provide pleasant customer service!  

●Comments from the restaurant:
We convey the delicious taste of hot menchikatsu fried to order and handmade tartar fish.

Hinoya Shokudo Hidamari" store information
・Address: 4297-1 Senzaki, Nagato City (in Roadside Station Senza Kitchen and direct sales building)
・Opening hours: 9:00-15:00
・Closed: 2nd Thursday
・Tel: 0837-27-0178
・ Official website

No. 6: "Sakura Gohan" (Sakura Shokudo/Nagato Yumoto Onsen)

(1,300 yen) "Sakura gohan" (rice with cherry blossoms)

● Reviews from fans
・If you want yakitori for lunch, this is the place! It's great to be able to go there easily and non-alcoholic! The interior is also clean!
The price is right for a set meal with sashimi and yakitori, two of Nagato's best foods at the same time! It's the best set meal for a reasonable price.
The set meal includes sashimi and yakitori. This set meal can be enjoyed only in Nagato, a port town and a yakitori town.

Comment from the restaurant
A popular place to enjoy both yakitori (grilled chicken) and sashimi, a specialty of Nagato, from noon!

● "Sakura Shokudo" restaurant information
・Address: 1272-6 Yumoto, Nagato
・Opening hours: 11:00-14:30/17:00-22:00
・Closed: Thursday
・Tel: 0837-25-3660
・ Official Instagram

No. 7: "Brown sugar rool" (Yoshitomi Koshindo/Nagato Yumoto Onsen)

Brown sugar rool (190 yen)

● Reviews from fans
・Fluffy dough, fresh whipped cream and kinako (soybean flour) on top are just the right amount of sweetness. I love the texture of the azuki.
The fluffy dough, cream, and kinako on top are perfectly balanced.
The best sweet in Japan!

●Comments from the store
We stick to domestic ingredients and make each one by hand every day. One of the features of this product is that it is not too sweet.

● "Yoshitomi Koshindo" store information
・Address: 1031-2 Fukagawa-Yumoto, Nagato
・Opening hours: 7:30-17:30
・Closed: Tuesdays
・Tel: 0837-25-3971
・ Official Instagram

No. 8: "Mucho Burger" (MUCHO/Higashi Fukagawa area)

Mucho Burger" ￥1,300

● Reviews from fans
・This hamburger is thick and juicy with a thick sauce. The patties are hand-kneaded one by one and the bacon, which is hand-made over a week, is really delicious. We recommend this burger because it is a real exquisite burger that can be enjoyed only in Nagato City, where there are no fast food chains.
I like it so much that when I come back to Nagato, I have to try Mucho's first.
・Order with Tequila!

●Comments from the restaurant
Enjoy the taste of our handmade patties, bacon and sauces.

●"MUCHO" store information
・Address: 996-11 Higashifukagawa, Nagato
・Opening hours: 12:00-15:00/18:00-21:00
・Closed: Tuesday
・Tel: 0837-27-0084
・ Official Instagram

No. 9: "Yakitori" (Koumori/Higashi Fukagawa area)

(From left to right: Kashiwa ¥180/ Sunazuri ¥170/ Egg ¥180/ Kimo ¥180/ Kawa ¥180

Reviews from fans
- You can taste yakitori from 2pm after lunch. The "kumquat (egg)" and "kimo" are the best.
You can eat and drink from early in the day!
The ingredients are big and perfectly cooked and delicious.

● Comments from the restaurant
Fresh chicken is skewered every morning. Some of the skewers are grilled over charcoal and can only be enjoyed here.

● "Koumori" restaurant information
・Address: 911-58 Higashifukagawa, Nagato
・Opening hours: 14:00~21:00
・Closed: Tuesday
・Tel: 0837-22-0617
・ Official Instagram

No. 10: "Jidori Ramen" (Menshu Yukei/Nishi Fukagawa area)

Jidori Ramen (890 yen)

Reviews from fans
- The soup made from Choshu Kurokashiwa, a local chicken, is excellent!
The soup is made with "Choshu Kuro Kashiwa" and is light, but has a deep flavor.
The soup is made with Choshu black kashiwa and is light but has a deep flavor.

Comments from the store

Using locally produced and locally consumed "Choshu Black Kashiwa" chicken and "Hyakuso no Salt" from Aburaya Bay, this dish can be eaten every day and never get boring.

● "Mensou Yuki" store information
・Address: Takagi Tenant 101, 3277-1 Nishi-Fukagawa, Nagato City
・Opening hours: 11:00-13:30
・Closed: Unscheduled holidays *Please check the official business profile below for the schedule for each month
・Tel: 090-7894-6459
・ Official Google Business Profile

There is more! Gourmet in Nagato

In this issue, you have seen our 10 gourmet selections as voted by our fans. However, these are not the only gourmet restaurants in Nagato! The sightseeing site "Nanavi" now lists various restaurants in Nagato City. Please check it out as well.

→Click here for the "Nanavi" restaurant introduction summary page!