Restaurants in Nara

Many tourists never see Naramachi, a lovely area of old Nara with narrow lanes and traditional wooden homes and shops. This restaurant, with a wood-slat façade and an entrance through a tiny courtyard, occupies a 200-some-year-old house of ocher-colored walls, with dining on tatami…

This much loved, low-key local shop across from Nara Park and near Todaiji Temple is best known for its kamameshi, rice in a small metal pot and topped with other ingredients. Order from the English menu for kamameshi like the simple wakadori (chicken with vegetables) or the Nara…