Stateless Noodle House — Restaurant in Toyama

Come for a unique menu that's one man's spin on European flavours. The interior features seating along a wooden bar-counter and an inner-dining area, and is beautiful and well-thought-out. And, yes, the prices are well worth the experience.

Stateless Noodle House's menu is the culmination of Kousuke Takatori's travels, and feature Euro-centric dishes for the Japanese and Asian diner. In place of pasta is durum wheat egg noodles—cooked to have the preferred (Asian) type of chew (QQ) instead of the typical European al-dente finish.

Takatori-san is friendly and will do his best to accommodate non-Japanese-speaking diners (he can speak Mandarin and some English) and if his wife is around (she's Taiwanese) she can help translate from Mandarin to Japanese. My partner and I tried 1 pasta dish each and I ordered the pale ale from Kobo Brewery (a local brewery in the neighbourhood run by a Czech man). The ingredients are fresh and flavours hit the spot. Both dishes were well-seasoned and generously portioned.

Sometime during dinner, a can of Asahi was gifted to me by Takatori-san's friend who was dining with his wife at the bar as well. We struck up a conversation with them and that made dinner all the more memorable.

If I had to guess, the concept and name 'Stateless' has its roots in the idea that this restaurant is open-minded in its approach—it draws from multiple cuisines and cultures—unencumbered by a single traditional method or way. The people, food and ambience of Stateless Noodle House creates the perfect environment for conversations and quite...

We were lucky enough to be in Toyama just shy of a week after their grand opening ♥️ we were recommended his place by the owner of our guesthouse and I'm so glad that he did! Mr Kousuke was an absolute delight, and he treated us with such warm hospitality.

The food was absolutely delicious and cooked on the spot right in front of you :) he also offered a nice mix of alcohol native to Toyama and local Japanese favourites.

Thank you so much Mr Kousuke and friends for a memorable dinner and for making our first time in Japan even better than it...

This was one of the warmest experiences I had so far in Japan (almost halfway my month trip). The owner is welcoming and speaks English. The menu is small and offers a few really good dishes, which I typically prefer as it makes the choice easier. I chose the basil-buttered scallops as a starter and the Japanese pasta as a main. It was simply perfect. Well balanced and excellently prepared. They use many local ingredients, too. I tried the Iwase sake, which was a great recommendation from the owner. I hope to come back here sometime...