The 10 Best Restaurants in Aomori

For a taste of Aomori local cuisine served in economically priced teishoku meal sets, look no further than Oshokuji Dokoro Osanai. The hotate scallops here are not only superb but super cheap, and every dish on the menu has a home-cooked taste that will make you feel right at home in Aomori.

ふらっと立ち寄り980円の刺身定食。次はバスに揺られて浅虫温泉へ。#青森 #旅

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A roadside service station may seem an unusual location for a steakhouse. But, there’s no better place in Aomori to enjoy the local Towadako wagyu beef from the Lake Towada district, Aomori black wagyu beef, and Aomori short-horned beef. Be sure to try the bara-yaki, a local dish from Towada City of grilled beef rib and onions cooked on a hot plate with sweet and spicy soy sauce. Find it within the Michi-no-Eki Oirase Roman Park, by the Oirase roadside station (closed annually December through March).

この前、悪天候で八幡平登山を断念したアクティブ女子2人😭💔 熊の心配してたのにまさかの悪天候に阻まれるの巻⚡️⚡️ ＊ そして悔しさいっぱいな2人は予定を大幅変更して奥入瀬へ🌿 ＊ 夏の奥入瀬初だったけど綺麗だったな✨ 今度は晴れた日に行かねば。笑 ＊ お腹を空かせた2人は肉を求めてぶらぶら🚗☔️ そこで【バラ焼き】いただきました🙏🏻💕 ＊ この前の旅の時も食べたけどやっぱりバラ焼き美味しい😋！ 青森県産黒毛和牛は格別な旨さ！✨ 2人で3人前頼めばよかったと思っちゃったよね😆💕 ＊ 今度の旅は晴れると良いなと願いながら肉を食べるふたり。 ＊ ＊ picを見るだけでまた食べたくなるなー😂😂😂 ＊ #青森#十和田#旅#女子旅#travelgram#travel#trip#お昼ご飯#おひるごはん#お昼ごはん#ランチ#lunch#lunchtime#foodlover#foodnetwork#instafood#foodstagram#肉食#肉食女子#バラ焼き#食いしん坊#ファインダー越しの私の世界#写真好きな人と繋がりたい#食欲#食欲が止まらない#食欲旺盛女子#フードファイター#おいしくいただきました

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The izakaya gastropub Senya is not only a place to enjoy draft beer and regional sakes, but also reasonably priced bento lunch and teishoku dinner sets, as well as a variety of fresh local seafood, including squid and hotate scallops. Be sure to try the Aomori specialty dish, kaiyaki miso, featuring miso soup, egg, and seafood cooked over a flame on a large scallop shell.

うまそ^ ^

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If you’re looking for something a bit more upscale than teishoku meals, the superb sushi experience at Sushi Ichi is sure to satisfy, whether you order a la carte or opt for the omakase chef’s course. Don’t let the unimposing exterior of this converted wooden house fool you—Sushi Ichi is the highest-rated restaurant in all of Aomori Prefecture. Prices vary by season and market price, so only come here if you’re ready to drop quite a few yen (by reservation only).

青森随一のシースー 無理言って開店前に開けてもらいました これ食べて東京戻ります。 #さよなら青森#寿司#寿司一#東京の#ミシュラン#に負けない良さがある#名店

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Start the morning right with an incredible seafood bowl, or kaisendon. At the top-rated Minato Shokudo, you’ll find steaming hot bowls of rice topped with the catch of the day, soy sauce-cured egg yolk, and a dab of freshly grated wasabi horseradish.

おそようございます。 青森県八戸にある #みなと食堂 のひらめの漬け丼を自分なりに再現！ 我ながら！凄い美味しかった〜 奥の黄色い輪花にありますのは アボカドクリチなめたけ 字のごとく アボカドとクリームチーズとなめたけ を和えただけ。 ごま油をたらりするだけど、他には味付け一切なし。 なめたけの塩っけで十分。 酒のつまみなら海苔をくるりと巻いても美味しいかも。 おすすめです。

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Some of the best maguro tuna in Japan is caught around Aomori’s Omazaki Cape, which is also abundant in squid and mackerel fish — two favorite foods of the bluefin tuna. For the very best tuna donburi bowls that won’t break the bank, be sure to make a lunch stop at Kaikyoso, located just on the cape. Their ‘Maguro Dake Don’ (Nothing But Tuna Bowl) is piled high with the holy trinity of fresh tuna: akami (lean tuna), chutoro (medium fatty tuna), and otoro (fatty tuna). Closed for winter from November to mid-April.

夏休みを頂いて6泊7日で東北を一周してきました。 日光～会津～喜多方～山形～秋田～青森～八戸～岩手～仙台～宇都宮 いろいろありましたが楽しかったです🎵 写真は大間の【海峡荘】さんのマグロだけ丼🎵大間のマグロ美味しすぎました❗ #青森県#下北半島#大間#本州最北端#大間崎#まぐろ#マグロ#マグロ丼#マグロだけ丼#海鮮丼#丼#海峡荘#グルメ#retrip_gourmet

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In addition to tuna, Aomori is famous for its sea urchin, too. At Tabiji on the Tsugaru Peninsula, enjoy uni so fresh that it glistens like jewels. Don’t be fooled by the ramen shop sign out front, as they also serve up a fantastic bowl of Aomori-style noboshi ramen here. Uni season runs from late April through the end of July.

ミョウバンなしのウニ丼！

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Niboshi ramen made with dried sardines is the representative style of ramen from Aomori’s Tsugaru Peninsula. The dried sardines add a deep smokiness and intense umami flavor to the ramen broth, a practice that has spread all the way to ramen shops in Tokyo. Try it at Takahashi Chukka Sobaten in Hirosaki City, which many locals consider the number one noboshi ramen shop in all of Aomori.

足首グリッチョしたから大盛りあぶかたネギ増し #ラーメン#ramen#たかはし #麺リフト#煮干しラーメン

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A specialty of Aomori City, miso curry milk ramen is an Aomori style of ramen inspired by the miso ramen found in Sapporo City, Hokkaido. Creamy milk and curry powder are added to a rich miso-based soup broth, paired with thick wavy noodles, tender pieces of char siu pork, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, wakame seaweed, and a pat of butter. It’s so tasty, you may wonder why no one thought of the combination sooner!

青森のソウルフードと言われている「味噌カレー牛乳ラーメン」 味噌とカレーと牛乳の味がします（バターも） 「とりあえず好きなものを混ぜてみました」的な😇 これは意外と・・・ #味噌カレー牛乳ラーメン #味の札幌大西 #ラーメン #青森 #Aomori

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At Taisho Roman Kissa-shistu, enjoy uninterrupted views of nearby Hirosaki Park in bloom from the sunroom of an historic hundred-year-old residence built in the early Taisho period. Now converted into a café, Taisho Roman Kissa-shistu serves six different kinds of apple pie sourced from famous local bakeries. There are scores of apple pie shops around Hirosaki, so if you only have time for one, Taisho Roman Kissa-shitsu is a sure bet. Open early April through late November.

2016.4.20 : 弘前へ桜を観に。まだ蕾の方が多かったけれど気持ちの良いお天気でした〜。アップルパイめっちゃ美味しくてテイクアウトもしてしまった…♡( ˇωˇ ) #おでかけモチコ #弘前アップルパイ

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