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The shop owner who trained in Kyoto handcrafted a small amount without any additives and offered real Japanese sweets. Especially when it comes to rice cakes and dumplings, he is particular about raw materials and how to make homemade honey shaved ice, which is sold in stores only in the summer, is also popular.

A cafe restaurant opened by the owner-chef who moved from Tokyo to fall in love with the sea, mountains, and beautiful scenery and rich food bounty of Niigata. The Ichikiya, nestled in the foothills of Mt. Kakuda, is also familiar as a bicycle cafe. Enjoy a variety of menus, including local seafood pasta and handmade desserts.

An old private house-built cafe nestled in a residential area. Both the menu and the vessel are all handmade. The vessel was made by a daughter who is a potter, and can be purchased in the store. Cakes such as rare cheese and chiffon cake are 400 yen each daily. If you make a set of cake and drink, it will be 50 yen off. A must see the gallery on the second floor where there are also planned exhibitions.

The former Hoei City (now Kita-ku, Niigata City) is the leading source of ingredients in Niigata. You can taste Italian made from seasonal local ingredients purchased at the Kazuzuka Market, which is opened six times a month, including top-class tomatoes in Niigata Prefecture. Pasta and Ishigama pizza, which won the first prize in the local town magazine's delicious grand prix, are recommended. Lunch from 1320 yen, dinner from 1700 yen.

In addition to the waters off Sado and Iwabune, the fish and seafood that are fried in the local port of Niigata are also well-received. On weekends, they select from areas across the country and offer safe and secure seasonal raw oysters with the highest level of inspection system and thorough quality control.

Kameda store of "Kotobuki sushi" where authentic sushi held by artisans can be eaten. We are particular about the fresh fish and offer the "delicious taste of Niigata" that we have chosen every day. The story specifies the place of origin, there is also a great set menu, and the service is fine, such as suggesting recommendations. The store is located along the prefectural road No. 16.

It is located at the entrance of Yukawara Parkway, the innermost part of Yukawara Onsen. You can eat the spring water of Mount Fuji and the super-high buckwheat flour, soba noodles and udon noodles, which are hand-beaten with skill, while looking at the garden wrapped in greenery. Tenzaru soba with appetizers 2420 yen has spicy tsuyu and freshly fried tempura on the side of a fine side.

It is located at the entrance of the Manba Park Yukawara Soyu, just right for a break. The menu is only for 500 yen of matcha with sweets. A small building with a thatched roof.

A popular restaurant and cafe with a good location in front of Yukawara Station, which is easy to use when waiting for a train. The inside of the store has high ceilings and a feeling of openness. Meat-filled beef curry, juicy hamburgers and large floats are recommended.

It is a 1-minute walk from Yugawara Station. The second floor of the souvenir shop in front of Yugawara Station is spacious, with a large selection of menus including soba noodles, udon noodles, and set meals made from local ingredients.