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[Wakayama ] 4 recommended local eateries and cafes that look good in Wakayama

[Wakayama ] 4 recommended local eateries and cafes that look good in Wakayama
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2022-02-04 Management office

When you visit Wakayama Prefecture, you will first be interested in the local gourmet foods and local soul food that you must try, but at the same time, spending time relaxing in a cute cafe is also an important part of a girl's trip. Wakayama Prefecture is famous for its citrus fruits due to its mild climate, but there are also some really delicious local gourmet restaurants. We will introduce two local gourmet restaurants that have been loved by the locals and two cute and photogenic cafes where you can spend an enchanting time in between.
We have carefully selected restaurants that you can visit in Wakayama City so that you will remember them when you have a hard time choosing a restaurant in Wakayama.
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Table of Contents

  1. 1.
    Tamarind Garden Green Corner
  3. 2.
    Berber cafe
  5. 3.
    Cafe & Bar Again
  7. 4.
    Sohonke Mehariya

Tamarind Garden Green Corner

"Green Corner "is operated by "TAMABAYASHIEN ", a tea manufacturer established in 1854, and sells Wakayama's soul food "TENKAKE RAMEN "as well as other snacks and sweets at reasonable prices. As of 2022, there are four stores: "Izumiya Wakayama Store "in Shinsei-cho, Wakayama City, "Tsukijibashi Store "in Funatsu-cho, Wakayama City, in Tsukijibashi Store in Funatsu-cho, Wakayama City, in Kishuchaya Tamarinen There are four stores: "AEON MALL Store "in Kusudani, Wakayama City, "Headquarters Factory "in Dejima, Wakayama City, and "kishuchaya Tamarinen "in Higashikurazencho, Wakayama City, where you can enjoy green tea and hojicha lattes, tiramisu, parfaits, and more.

Soul food of Wakayama "Tenkake Ramen "



"Tenkake Ramen "is as inexpensive as 370 yen (not including tax). It is a simple ramen with chicken broth, wakame seaweed, red ginger, and green onion, topped with a generous amount of tenkake. The tenkasu absorbs the broth and becomes soft and fluffy, enhancing the flavor when eaten with the noodles. The thin, crispy, frizzy noodles are made in-house, and the tenkasu are also carefully selected for their delicious taste. It can be eaten by adding the spicy seasoning "Yangnyeonjang ", which is always available, or with an egg as a topping.

The original green tea soft "Green Soft "

"Another specialty of Green Corner "is "Green Soft ". This freshly squeezed soft serve ice cream has the rich matcha flavor of a long-established tea company, but with less sweetness. "Green Soft "is said to be the pioneer of matcha soft serve in Japan, and when it was first launched, the unusual green soft serve was not easily accepted. It has now successfully become a very popular menu item, and is also available in individual packages that can be stored in your freezer at home.



The dusty-tasting "Houjicha Soft "is also a recommended product. Originally "Green Corner "was created as a spot offering "Green Soft "and gradually began to sell ramen, Akashiyaki and other snacks.

Glynn and Charmy

The cute characters printed on the ramen bowls are Gurin-chan and Charmy-chan from "Green Corner "and many goods are available. The widest variety of goods is available at "Honsha Factory ", and if you want a variety of goods, "Honsha Factory "is recommended. The names of the two cute dogs were decided by public vote, and Charmy's "and Charmy's "come from the Japanese word for tea, "cha", which means tea.



Eat with dashi and sauce "Akashiyaki "



Tasted with dashi and sauce, "Akashiyaki "is also a popular menu item, and is easy to order with "Tenkake Ramen "and share with friends. You can enjoy Akashiyaki with sauce and dashi, or just soak it in dashi and eat it as it is, and enjoy the original fluffy taste of Akashiyaki.

"The Green Corner "is also affordable, with "Tenkake Ramen "and "Green Soft ", plus croquettes for 560 yen (excluding tax) "Guriten Set ", and a one-coin lunch, making it easy on the wallet and repeat customers. Another secret of their popularity is that different stores offer different menus, such as onigiri (rice balls) and smoothies.

"Facility Information "
Store name: Gyokurinen Head Office, Head Plant, Plant 2, Tea Shop, Green Corner
Address: 48-1 Dejima, Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture, 640-8306, Japan
Phone number: 080-4293-1909 (Green Corner phone number)
Business hours: 11:00-22:00
Budget: from 198 Yen (green soft)
Space & Facilities: Lively, sweets, snacks, eat-in
URL： http://gyokurin-en.co.jp/new/


Berber cafe

Moroccan-themed cafe

Located in Mototeramachi, Wakayama City, "Berber Cafe "is a very cute cafe with a Moroccan theme. The exterior of the store is beautiful, but once you step inside, you will find a wonderful space with a Moroccan feel in both the sundries and furniture placed there. First of all, the exterior of the store is richly decorated in "Shaouen blue ", which is an image of "Shaouen ", famous for its beautiful blue cityscape located deep in the Rif Mountains in northern Morocco, and has an impact that makes people stop in their tracks when they pass by.

"Reservations required for upstairs seating at Marrakech Pink "

The restaurant's first floor is decorated in a beautiful green color, and there are tables and a counter, but the most popular seats, which fill up quickly at this restaurant, are on the second floor.





The second floor seats are a world of pink that seems to be inspired by "Marrakech ", a representative city in the center of Morocco. "Marrakech "has many buildings in colors like beautiful rose pink, also known as "the red city ". You can enjoy lunch or a cafe in an enchanted mood, surrounded by wonderful tea utensils in a space that reflects the light leaking from the delicate lighting.

Healthy dishes and sweets



You can enjoy a new menu each day. "The daily lunch "is a colorful one-plate meal that combines healthy vegetable dishes that are great for girls. Purple sweet potato potage, pumpkin and broccoli quiche, and other dishes are served with 16-grain rice and plenty of vegetables. Various other lunches such as Mediterranean fried chicken, chicken nanban, and chicken keema curry are also available, changing daily.



Sweets are also made with healthy ingredients such as raw nuts, coconut oil, and fresh domestic fruits without eggs, dairy products, wheat, or sugar. Cakes and tarts that are made with healthy ingredients but still properly delicious are the ally of girls who want to be beautiful. The "mint tea with mint leaves and lemon "is also popular, and if you order it with sweets, you will have a happy time with the scent of mint.

"Facility Information "
Name: Berber cafe
Address: 3-20 Mototeramachi, Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture, 640-8024
Phone number: 070-3812-4446
Business hours: 11:00-18:00
　Closed: Wednesday, Saturday, 2nd and 4th Sunday
I have to calculate：￥1,000～
Space & Facilities: Hideaway restaurant, 30 seats
URL： https://www.berberkitchen.com/
https://www.facebook.com/berbercafe/
https://www.instagram.com/berber_kitchen_wakayama/


Cafe & Bar Again

Cat Lover's Gathering

Located a 3-minute walk from Wakayama Station, "Cafe & Bar Matatabi "is a restaurant where you can enjoy lunch and sweets featuring cats, such as cat-shaped pancakes. The cafe latte with too-cute paw-paw-shaped ice cubes floating on it, fluffy paw-paw-shaped egg sandwiches, and other items are sure to be a hit with cat lovers.







What is also a delightful feature of this restaurant is that not only can you enjoy plenty of cute cat motifs, but it also offers a variety of dishes that even calorie-conscious girls can eat with peace of mind, such as the loco moco donburi made with a healthy tofu hamburger steak with half the calories and the poke donburi with fatty salmon and healthy avocado! The menu also includes a variety of dishes that are sure to satisfy your calorie-conscious palate. Another great point is that you can freely choose the amount of rice you would like to eat.

ChocoMint party, a big hit ChocoMint.



This store's "Chocolate Mint "is a creamy drink topped with fresh mint leaves, Oreos, and whipped cream that even those who don't like mint will enjoy. The color of this drink is the same beautiful, fresh pastel colors of the store's image, and it is offered year-round. It is available not only cold iced, but also hot, which is great in winter.

"Facility Information "
Name: Cafe & Bar Matatabi
Address: 5-3-4, Mien-cho, Wakayama City, Wakayama 640-8331
Phone number: 050-8881-9095
Business hours: 11:00-19:00
　Closed: 7 seats (Table: 3 tables for 4 persons / 4 tables for 2 persons)
I have to calculate：￥1,000～
Space & Facilities: Hideaway restaurant, 30 seats
URL： https://mata-tabi.space/
https://www.instagram.com/matatabi.wakayama/


Sohonke Mehariya

Wrapped with pickled takana "Mehari Sushi "

"Mehari-zushi "is also called the soul food of the southern area of Wakayama Prefecture near Mie Prefecture. It is a local dish consisting of a rice ball with the shaft of takana pickled in a soy sauce-based sauce and the outside of the rice ball neatly wrapped in pickled takana. It used to be a huge size, about the size of a softball, and when you bite into a large piece of sushi, "your eyes will widen ", hence the name "Mehari-zushi ".



This restaurant has two locations: "Shingu Honten "in Yakushi-cho, Shingu City and "Wakayama Branch ", a 5-minute walk from Wakayama Station. You can enjoy delicious "mehari-zushi "along with kushikatsu and oden as a set meal. You can also have it with refreshing udon or soba noodles, or take "Mehari Sushi "out as a souvenir.



There are also "Mehari Tenmusu "and "Meat Roll Onigiri "which are made like Nagoya's Tenmusu with a fried shrimp in the middle. The balance of the plump fried shrimp, the firm texture of the rice, and the salty taste of the takana pickles wrapped around the rice is irresistibly delicious.



"You can also order one type of Mehari Sushi "at this restaurant and order the one you like at a time. If you are going for the first time, you may enjoy the regular "plain "type, "delicious spicy "and "tenmusu "and all three different types. Mehari-zuke sets with secret sauce are also a popular local specialty, sold by mail order.

"Facility Information "
Name: Sohonke Mehariya Shingu Honten
Address: 5-6 Yakushi-cho, Shingu-shi, Wakayama 647-0006
Phone number: 0735-21-1238
Business hours: 11:00-22:00 (stop at 21:00)
　Closed: Wednesday

Sohonke Mehariya Wakayama Branch
Address: 103, Ota Building, 2-14-9 Ota, Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture
Phone number: 073-488-4655
Hours of Operation:
　Weekdays (Tuesday-Friday)
　　　11:00～15:00
　　　17:00-23:00 (stop at 22:30 when entering)

　◆Saturdays and holidays
　　　11:00-23:00 (stop at 22:30 when entering the store)
　*Open until 9:30 p.m. only on the day before a holiday (mainly Sundays).

I have to calculate：￥1,000～
Space & Facilities：Calm space, large seating area, counter seating available, tatami room available
URL：http://www.mehariya.co.jp/
https://www.instagram.com/mehariya_shingu/

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