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Choi Nomi Dining Taka

ちょい呑みダイニング貴

An excellent and affordable Izakaya restaurant run and owned by a former sumo wrestler. Enjoy local sakes, along with a range of Japanese dishes, including a specialty dish, "Nodoguro ramen", which features a Blackthroat Seaperch fish, as well as menma (boiled bamboo) pieces, and half an egg. English menus are available, however pricing and the amount of food you get seems to contradict what's on the Japanese menu, with some of the entries; try to fake your way through it, if you want the full experience!

Address: 11-40 Yasuecho
Getting there: Head towards Kanazawa Station; from Omicho market, take the underground path towards the appropriate exit.
Hours: Daily 14:00-23:30
Price: ¥300-1000
Website: choinomi-taka.com (opens in a new tab)

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Kanazawa, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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