Hatakenoko — Restaurant in Kanazawa

One of our favorite meals in Kanazawa! We had the lunch special for 1980 yen (they have 3 set times for lunch; ours was the second time starting at 12:40 pm. Tip: make a reservation via their Instagram).

The lunch set included a wide variety of dishes, such as fried fish + croquette, salad, cooked veggies, pork and onions, a cold pumpkin soup, steamed egg, ginger rice, and more. Each dish was cooked and seasoned very well, and the owners were all very kind and friendly! It was a lot of food, but we managed to finish everything because it was very tasty :) From my understanding, a lot of the veggies are grown by the owners / locally sourced. Definitely recommend if you're...

Probably the best meal I've had in Japan so far. Normally I don't leave reviews like this, but I feel they deserve a lot of success. It felt like a truly traditional japanese homemade meal, with lots of different flavours and common ingredients, mostly vegetables, cooked in a way that emphasized their best qualities. Very umami, and not too salty at all. The large meal option is truly a lot of food, I'm a big guy and that filled me up enough to only have a small...

Excellent food in a set menu. The couple who run the place are super friendly and they customise the menu according to your restrictions or preferences. We asked for vegetarian and a couple next to us asked for vegan menu. The portions were big and delicious. We arrived towards the end of the shift and got in without a reservation. If you want to come earlier I recommend to reserve via their Instagram page, they reply...