Japan: Food crawl and Cafes in Nagoya

Yomenya Goemon

Location: 13F Nagoya Towers Plaza, 1-1-4 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken

https://en.yomenya-goemon.com/

Food: pasta -1250 yen (485 php, 2023), sweet set - 500 yen (195 php, 2023)

Personal Preference: 9 out of 10

Food is delicious.  Place is not crowded, serene. They are very accommodating, can speak English.  No overlooking window from our table.

Ichiran Nagoya Station store 一蘭 名古屋駅店

Food: ramen

Location: Japan, 〒450-0002 Aichi, Nagoya, Nakamura Ward, Meieki, 3 Chome−25−6 ホテルリソル名古屋 B1

Personal Preference: 7 out of 10

Not our first time in Ichiran, good to be back.  This is one of the famous and rated in Google Maps.  But you can find other ramen shops preferred by locals.

Starbucks Coffee - Nagoya Noritake-Shimmachi 1F
Location: Japan, 〒451-0051 Aichi, Nagoya, Nishi Ward, Noritakeshinmachi, 3 Chome−1−17 イオンモール Noritake Garden

Starbucks Coffee - Nagoya JR Central Towers

スターバックスコーヒー 名古屋ＪＲセントラルタワーズ店

Location: Japan, 〒450-0002 Aichi, Nagoya, Nakamura Ward, Meieki, 1 Chome−1−4 １３Ｆ

Food: Christmas strawberry latte, basil chicken tomato sandwich - 1083 yen (412 php, 2023)

Personal Preference: 8 out of 10

Same area with Tokyo Soup Stock, you can actually order from both restaurants and sit nearby the glass window to watch the trains come and go.

Excelsior Cafe, underground mall Nagoya Station

エクセルシオールカフェ 名駅サンロード店

Location: Japan, 〒450-0002 Aichi, Nagoya, Nakamura Ward, Meieki, 4 Chome−７−25 サンロード内

Open: Opens early at 7am-730am.  This is a good choice before chasing your early bus/train rides.

Food: minestrone soup set 660 yen (250 php, 2023)

Personal Preference: 9 out of 10

Same umbrella as Doutor.  Breakfast set meals are affordable in cafes around Nagoya.  Coffee is great.  The minestrone soup is good for the cold weather.  I like that we have salad.

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Day	Places to See	Food and Restaurants	Accommodation	Others
1	Nagoya Noritake Garden Aeon Mall Tsutaya Bookstore Illuminations near Nagoya Station Nana Chan mannequin doll	Ichiran Nagoya Station store Starbucks Coffee - 13F JR Central Towers	Sotetsu Fresa Inn  Sakuradoriguchi
2	Ghibli Park Mononoke Village Ghibli Grand Warehouse	Excelsior Caffe Mo's Burger Milk Stand Siberian, Ghibli Yomenya Goemon	same	Hill of Youth Dondoko Forest
3	ShinPuhKan Gion and Yasaka Shrine	Yoshinoya Stumptown Coffee Café Bibliotic Hello	Hotel M's Est Shijo Karasuma	Jingo-ji Starbucks - Sanjo-ohashi Bridge Potoncho
4	Kurama-dera and Kibune Kyoto Station roof deck	Doutor Coffee Shop Sagenta Nishiki Market	same
5	Arashiyama Nison-in Temple Gioji Temple Eikan-dō Night Illumination	% Arabica exCafe Sen-Oh Sukiya	same	Jōjakkōji Temple
6	Byodo-in Temple Uji River Catholic Uji Church	Starbucks Coffee Uji Ramen Tanakakyu Shoten Tsuen Main Branch	same	Nakamura Tokichi Byodo-in
7	Osaka Castle Catholic Tamatsukuri Church teamLab Botanical Garden Glico Man, Dotonbori Mido-suji Festival of Lights	Dean and Deluca Blue Bottle Coffee - Kyoto Rokkaku Café coffeeshop WARARA OSA Coffee Curry House Coco Ichibanya	Hotel New Hankyu Osaka Annex
8	Katsuo-ji / Daruma dolls Hirakata T-SITE Don Quijote Umeda	Senri Chuo station area Kitchen&bar AURA Hankyu Basement Food Hall	same
9	Nakanoshima Park and Rose Garden Toyo Tires event in Nakanoshima-dori	North Shore Kitahama	n/a	Takamura Wine & Coffee Roasters