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Izumiya @ Suwa 🇯🇵 – Local Vibe, Truly Satisfying Meal 🍱⛰️🌧️
We visited Izumiya, a local vibe restaurant in Suwa, around 7 PM on a rainy April evening. It was fully booked, and we waited about 15 minutes as walk-ins. Reservations are recommended.
The menu is in Japanese only, and staff don’t speak English—but we managed using Google Translate and photo apps. We ordered karaage, a set meal, and a vegetable + tofu soup—all were fresh, flavorful, and comforting.
Despite the rain and language barrier, the warm and authentic atmosphere made it a truly satisfying experience. A great stop for those seeking local Japanese dining in Suwa.
2 🌟 - Below Average: Needs improvement in multiple areas, not meeting expectations. 3 🌟 - Standard, Average: Meets basic expectations, nothing exceptional but acceptable. 4 🌟 - Standard, Above Average: Exceeds expectations slightly, better than the norm. 5 🌟 - Special & Unique: Outstanding experience, highly memorable and...
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Wonderful soba, very nice service, we were catching train but really want to try the soba before we go in the last minute, the lady in the restaurant was so helpful and make the soba ready asap, and she was very kind and the service was first in class. The soba is wonderful, we ordered one warm soba set and one cold soba, both are delicious. We drank a local sake and plum wine they was fits the soba perfectly. The restaurant is very traditional style, others customer are all local people, which give you the real feel in Japan. Overall, this restaurant represents the Japanese sprit, local, good food and kind and helpful people. I will recommend this restaurant 100%!
P.s, we’re catch the train in time, so thank you very much, lady in...
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Walked in without reservation. I was recommended the tofu special course set (everything is made using it) by my hotel reception when I asked what was the most special meal around the area. Also got some sides and a drink.
Staff were also friendly, and served the meals quickly and progressively.
It was one of the most unique meals I had, and I think a must try if you're in the area and haven't had something...
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