Uva Uva — Restaurant in Kanazawa

Cosy, Japanese-Italian restaurant run by a husband-and-wife team in a 2-storey shophouse. The food is very good, an inventive fusion of both cultures, and can be eaten with chopsticks or cutlery as you will. Served Japanese-style in diminutive but beautifully-presented portions, we partially enjoyed the local oysters with yuzu granita; the tuna tataki with tapenade; the breaded swordfish; the pappardelle with shrimp and butter sauce; and the wonderfully tender braised Noto beef cheeks. The wife, who also acts as sommelier, cheerfully leads the front of house team, and introduced us via the wine-pairing to an array of little-known and interesting Italian options. Very lovely evening with great food and...

The food was lovely and the staff very kind and helpful. However, I would not recommend this place to solo travellers. On arrival, I was told that all the pasta dishes were meant for two people. I asked for half a portion as I was alone. I got a very small plate of pasta, the size for a starter not a main course (6-7 pieces). When I was paying the bill I was charged almost the same as if I had ordered the pasta for two people, I was told the smaller plate was only 100 yen less. So I felt like I was over charged for the quantity of the food I received. That said, food, atmosphere and staff were very nice. I just don’t think the menu is set up for someone...

Uva Uva was one of our best meals that we had during our 5 week trip to Japan. The staff were super friendly, and even though they spoke limited English and did not have an English menu, they still did their absolute best to make sure that we had an awesome dinner. We had the chef choose our meal and the food was so delicious. The owner is a sommelier and she hand picked each wine for our 5 course meal. The wines were amazing! Also the price was very affordable despite all we had to eat and drink. I would 100% recommend anyone travelling to Kanazawa...