Sendai

Sendai (仙台) is the largest city in the Tohoku region of Japan's Honshu island, with around 1 million people. It is the capital of Miyagi prefecture. As everyone here will tell you, "Sendai is not too big and not too small, it's very convenient and it's close to both the sea and the mountains."

See: 17
Do: 5
Eat: 17
Drink: 8
Buy: 1

17 places match

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Ichimuan

一夢庵

Ichimuan specializes in Kyoto Haute cuisine (kaiseki) while utilizing fine Sendai produce. The restaurant also has a teppanyaki grill counter seats where visitors can enjoy fine Sendai beef. The view from the 37th floor is pretty impressive. Lunch is buffet style. Reservations essential (to avoid disappointment).

lunch 11:30-14:00 (last order), dinner 17:30-21:30 (last order)Lunch starts from ¥3234. Dinner courses start from ¥6930. À la carte is also available

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Kaki Toku

かき徳

Miyagi and Hiroshima are famous for oysters, and Kaki Toku, which has been running since 1927, is one of the area's most renowned oyster restaurants.

Mon-Fri 11:30-14:00, 17:00-20:00; Sat 11:30-20:00; Sun 11:30-21:00. Special hours on holidays¥3000

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Kameki Sushi

亀喜寿司

Some locals believe it is the best sushi restaurant in Japan. Uses exclusively locally caught fish. No credit cards.

Wed-Mon 11:00-21:00¥5,250 for a full course

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Mitsukoshi Food Court

The department store food court is an excellent place to sample Sendai's specialties.

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Oden Sankichi

おでん三吉

This restaurant specializes in oden, a Japanese fish stew of sorts with ingredients slowly simmered for hours if not days in a soy broth. Goes well with beer or sake, and especially popular in winter.

Mon-Sat 18:00-23:00, closed holidays¥3600 small oden (2 servings)

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Rikyu

利久

A famous chain of gyūtan restaurants. Order the teishoku (set meal) - this includes meat, pickles, barley rice, leek, and a clear oxtail soup with real tail.

¥1000

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Sendai Aoba-Tei

A high quality gyūtan restaurant. Menu has pictures, though it may be not easy to guess what is gyūtan. Around noon, be prepared to queue.

Closed · opens 11 amPlate around ¥1400

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Benitora Gyoza-bo

紅虎餃子房

Chinese dishes (spicy). Located to the north of the AER building by Sendai station. Cross the pedestrian bridge and look for the big red kanji (means 'red tiger').

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Fredrick Pantry

A shop and small restaurant specializing in organic and vegetarian food.

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Hummingbird

ハミングバード

Italian in Hotel Universe on Ichibancho-dori. Known for its fresh pasta.

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Namaskar

ナマスカ

Authentic Indian restaurant with two locations. One in the BiVi building (opposite Yodabashi Camera) directly behind Sendai station, on the 4th floor. There they offer an extensive and reasonably priced buffet lunch on Sundays from 11:00-15:00. The other is on Minamimachi-dori. There they occasionally show Indian films and music videos on a large screen and carry a buffet lunch on Saturdays.

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O-hisamaya

おひさまや

Walk straight for a minute or two. The place is just after a CoCo curry shop. O-hisama restaurant has vegetables for sale out front.). Vegetarian/Organic restaurant Small place. Atmosphere is very warm and the food is awesome.

Mon-Fri 11:30-14:30 and 17:00-19:30, Sat 11:30-14:30

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Palinka

Excellent Italian restaurant near Zuihouden (the mausoleum of Date Masamune). Lunch: 11:30 - 14:30; dinner: 18:00 - 21:00. Palinka has occasional concerts on weekends.

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