The specialty cuisine of Hida Takayama is, first and foremost, Hida beef!
It’s one of Japan’s leading brand beef with a distinctive, clear pink color due to thorough frost-biting.
We will introduce you to famous restaurants serving Hida beef in various dishes such as grilled meat, shabu-shabu, and steak in Western style.
Recommended Steak restaurants (5)
Eupopean “Syuntei Nakagawa (旬亭 なか川)” #Michelin One Star #Online Reservation
Ave. Budget: Lunch 5,000-7,000 JPY, Dinner 7,000-10,000 JPY / “Michelin Guide Gifu 2019” One Star
A restaurant in a renovated private house with a calm atmosphere where you can cook on an iron plate in an open kitchen.
Hida beef steak, foie gras and branded pork terrine are standard items.
Beef stew finished with demi-glace sauce is also popular
—Shop Info “Syuntei Nakagawa”—
Business Hours: Lunch 11:30-L.O.14:00, Dinner 18:00-21:00 (L.O.20:00)
Holiday: TUe.
Telephone: 0577-34-4433
Address: 33-2, kamiichinomachi, takayama-shi
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French “Le Midi (ル・ミディ)” #Michelin Plate #Online Reservation
Ave. Budget: Lunch 3,000-5,000 JPY, Dinner 5,000-7,000 JPY
A bistro run by a French chef who has training experience at a three-star Parisian restaurant.
Ingredients are locally produced for local consumption, and specialties include Hida beef steak and coarsely ground hamburger steak.
The high-quality gibier from local hunters that occasionally arrives is also popular.
—Shop Info “Le Midi (ル・ミディ)”—
Business Hours: Lunch 1:30-15:30(L.O.15:00), Dinner 18:00-21:30(L.O.21:00)
Holiday: Irregular
Telephone: 0577-36-6386
Address: 2-85, Honmachi, takayama-shi
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Meat Bar“Butchers (ブッチャーズ)” #Michelin Plate #Online Reservation
Ave. Budget: Lunch 3,000~5,000 JPY, Dinner 5,000-7,000 JPY
As the name suggests, this is a meat bar that mainly serves Hida beef, a local specialty.
Most customers come for the charcoal-grilled Hida beef steak.
There are many cold dishes such as patties and uncured ham, as well as hot dishes such as homemade sausages and Florentine-style offal stew, so you can fully enjoy the meat.
—Shop Info “Butchers (ブッチャーズ)”—
Business Hours: Lunch 11:30-L.O. 14:00, Dinner 17:30-L.O. 22:00
Holiday: TUe.and Lunch on Mon,
Telephone: 0577-36-3878
Address: 58, aioi-cho, takayama-shi
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“BOURBON (ブルボン)“
Ave. Budget: Lunch 10,000~15,000 JPY, Dinner 15,000-20,000 JPY
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Shop Info “BOURBON (ブルボン)”
Business Hours: Lunch 11:00-14:00, Dinner 17:00-21:00
Holiday: Irregular
Telephone:0577-33-3175
Address: 4-4-5, hon machi, takayama-shi 506-0011
“Teppanyaki Mine (鉄板焼き 峰)” #Online Reservation
Ave. Budget: Dinner 10,000-15,000 JPY
Hotel Associa Takayama Resort is the largest resort in Takayama, boasting a panoramic view of the Northern Alps from every room.
There are several dining options in the hotel, but if you want to try Hida beef, head to Teppanyaki restaurant Mine.
In addition to carefully selected ingredients that are particular about local production, the presence of a skilled chef cooking vividly in front of you will whet your appetite.
—Shop Info “Teppanyaki Mine (鉄板焼き 峰)”—
Business Hours: Dinner 17:30~21:00(19:30)
Holiday: Irregular
Telephone: 0577-36-1180
Address: Hotel Associa Takayama Resort 2F, 1134, echigo-cho, takayama-shi
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Recommended Yakiniku restaurants (4)
“Maruaki (丸明 飛騨高山店)“
Ave. Budget: Lunch 3,000-5,000 JPY, Dinner 5,000-7,000 JPY
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Takayama’s best restaurant that has worked to popularize Hida beef, including meat sales.
If you’re looking for orthodox ways to eat Hida beef, such as sukiyaki and mainly yakiniku, this is the place to start.
—Shop Info “Maruaki (丸明 飛騨高山店)”—
Business Hours: Lunch 11:00-15:00 (L.O.14:30), Dinner 17:00-21:00 (L.O.20:30)
Holiday: None
Telephone: 0577-35-5858
Address: 6-8, Tenma-cho, takayama-shi 506-0025
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“Ajikura Tengoku (味蔵天国)”
Ave. Budget: Lunch 2,000-3,000 JPY, Dinner 3,000-5,000 JPY
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A yakiniku restaurant directly managed by JA.
You can’t expect high-end service, but if you want to casually enjoy Hida beef yakiniku in a family-style atmosphere, this is the place to go.
—Shop Info “Ajikura Tengoku (味蔵天国)”—
Business Hours: Lunch 11:00-L.O. 14:00, Dinnner 17:00-L.O. 21:00
Holiday: TUe.
Telephone: 0577-37-1129
Address: 4-308, hanasato-cho, takayama-shi 506-0026
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“Jukusei Hidagyu Yakiniku GYU-SUKE” #Online Reservation
Ave. Budget: Lunch 10,000-15,000 JPY, Dinner 10,000-15,000 JPY
A yakiniku restaurant that opened in the summer of 2022 in front of the east exit of Takayama Station.
A5 female virgin Hida beef is matured using a unique aging technology that gives a maturing effect of more than 40 days in a week.
You can enjoy Hida beef with pure umami.
—Shop Info “Jukusei Hidagyu Yakiniku GYU-SUKE”—
Business Hours: Lunch <sat & sun only>11:00~14:00 (L.O. 13:30), Dinner 17:00-22:00 (L.O. 21:00)
Holiday: Mon.
Telephone: 0577-57-8293
Address: 5-20-3, hanasato-cho, takayama-shi 506-0026
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“Juri (寿里)“
平Ave. Budget: Dinner 5,000-7,000 JPY
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A little-known good yakiniku restaurant that is visited by local chefs.
—Shop Info “Juri (寿里)”—
Business Hours: Dinner 17;00~22:00
Holiday: Irregular
Telephone: 0577-32-2335
Address: 32−2, aioi-cho, takayama-shi 506-0014
Recommended Syabu-syabu restaurants (1)
“Gyumasa (飛騨牛食べ処 牛政)” #Online Reservation
Ave. Budget: Lunch 7,000-10,000 JPY, Dinner 10,000-15,000 JPY
—Shop Info “Gyumasa (飛騨牛食べ処 牛政)”—
Business Hours: Lunch 11:30-14:00, Dinner 17:30~20:30 (L.O.20:00)
Holiday: Mon.
Telephone: 0577-34-9052
Address: 4-377-1, kiryu-cho, takayama-shi 506-0004
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