What food or restaurants in Fukushima Prefecture do locals recommend to foreigners? [Top 10 reader survey]
What food or restaurants in Fukushima Prefecture do locals recommend to foreigners?
[Top 10 reader survey]
We will introduce the top 10 from the large number of answers received from Style Koriyama readers (including multiple answers).
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No.1
Kitakata Ramen
Local ramen that originated in Kitakata, Fukushima is one of Japan’s three major ramen, along with Sapporo Ramen and Hakata Ramen. There is a tradition of eating ramen from the morning.
No.2
Seafood Restaurant Mexico Koriyama Flamingokan
A restaurant where you can enjoy seafood dishes, including the famous crab pilaf, while looking out at the flamingos.
No.3
Shirakawa Ramen
These ramen are served mainly in Shirakawa, Fukushima, and are one of Fukushima Prefecture’s “local ramen.” The basic style is homemade curly noodles and a light soy sauce-based soup.
No.4
Garden Restaurant Sarara / Miharu, Tamura
A restaurant where you can enjoy a natural food buffet inside BRITOMART in Miharu, Tamura, Fukushima. They use seasonal vegetables to serve dishes that take advantage of the characteristics of each season.
5th to 7th place (same number of votes)
Korakuen
A major ramen chain restaurant headquartered in Koriyama, Fukushima. There are 356 restaurants (as of February 14th, 2025), mainly in the Kanto and Tohoku regions, where you can enjoy ramen, gyoza, and fried rice, among others. There are also unusual, limited-time items that you can’t find anywhere else.
5th to 7th place (same number of votes)
Fruits peaks
A fruit tart specialty store and café born from Fruit Shop Aoki, which was founded in 1924. They offer tarts, parfaits, and items that use plenty of carefully selected, top-quality fruit, which is the “starring” ingredient.
5th to 7th place (same number of votes)
Aizu Cuisine Takino / Aizuwakamatsu
A Japanese restaurant located in the center of Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima. The building is the relocated and restored Itozawa Jinya, which was located on Aizu Nishi Kaido (Shimotsuke Kaido), and “Magewappa” from Hinoemata Village, which boast a 500-year tradition, are used as utensils for the “Wappa Meshi”. You can enjoy dishes that make use of Aizu ingredients.
8th to 10th place (same number of votes)
Momotei / Koriyama
A grilled meat restaurant founded in 1978. The only meat they use is specially selected female Kuroge Wagyu beef that has been carefully selected by experienced chefs. In addition to dinner, the great-value lunch menu is also popular.
8th to 10th place (same number of votes)
Fukushima Beef Yakiniku Gyuho / Koriyama
A grilled meat restaurant directly managed by JA Zenno Fukushima. You can enjoy the pride of Fukushima Prefecture’s meats, such as its branded Kuroge Wagyu “Fukushima Beef”, “Fukushima Kirameki Beef”, and “Hayamakougen Pork”, along with seasonal vegetables, Fukushima rice, and local sake.
8th to 10th place (same number of votes)
Sosu Katsu Don (pork cutlets and sauce with rice in a bowl)
This is served at many restaurants, mainly in Aizuwakamatsu. Unlike the typical Katsudon (pork cutlets in a bowl), which are topped with egg, shredded cabbage is piled on top of the rice, and on top of that are pork cutlets in a sweet and spicy sauce.