If you’re visiting Japan’s Shizuoka City in Shizuoka Prefecture and wondering where to eat, then you’re at the right spot. Whether you’re looking for some delicious gyozas, fresh tuna, or local matcha desserts, Shizuoka City has many food options to choose from.
Justin and I spent 6 days in Shizuoka Prefecture. Although we stayed at Shimizu, 2 train stops away from JR Shizuoka Station, we went to Shizuoka City to eat a few meals. We liked the convenience of the restaurant locations near the train station.
Since there are many restaurant options, it can be overwhelming to decide where to go.
So, we’ve put together our recommendations for the 7 places to eat in Shizuoka. The list is not in any particular order and focuses on more budget-friendly restaurants.
We went to these places and paid for them ourselves. So, there aren’t any sponsored meals, and you’ll read our opinions about the food.
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Click on the image to see a larger view of this map of where to eat in Shizuoka City. Credit: Map data: Google
Shimizu Fish Market
Located across from Shizuoka’s Shimizu Station, 2 stops away from JR Shizuoka Station, Shimizu Fish Market (also known as Kashi-no-Ichi Market) is one of the best places to eat fresh seafood and tuna rice bowls.
Totosuke at Shimizu Fish Market is one of the recommended places to eat in Shizuoka
Justin and I ate here almost every day for lunch or brunch during our 6 days in Shizuoka area. We felt like a seal gorging on fresh fish.
There are two buildings of the market: 1) selling produce and fresh seafood with some sit down restaurants, 2) 2 floors of restaurants.
We recommend going to the building with only restaurants since you can see all food options. In front of the restaurants, there are plastic replicas of the meals, photos, or a menu with photos. So, you can pick and choose a restaurant that looks good to you.
Pricing is reasonable, so you can get a fresh tuna bowl with rice for 1800 yen. We noticed that the pricing is the same everywhere due to the stiff competition.
If you can’t decide on where to go, we wrote a blog post on the restaurants that we tried at Shimizu Fish Market. To be honest, we enjoyed all the restaurants that we visited.
Justin and I chose 5 different fish for our seafood bowls at Donbei
Address: 149 Shimazakicho, Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka, 424-0823, Japan
Payment Accepted: Cash and credit card, depending on the restaurant
Additional Information: Website (in Japanese) | Instagram
Nanaya Shizuoka
Want to try matcha gelato? Head to Nanaya Shizuoka ななや 静岡店, a specialty tea shop where you can try different levels of matcha gelatos from level 1 (sweeter) to level 7 (the most bitter). We tried this matcha gelato shop in Kyoto and were thrilled to see a shop in Shizuoka City.
The gelato shop had matcha, hojicha, gyokuro, black sesame, strawberry, salted caramel, red bean and milk, and other gelato flavors.
The first row has the 7 different matcha gelato levels
You can order a single or double scoop in a cup, single or double scoop in a cone, parfait (2 scoops), or triple scoop in a cup.
We shared three scoops: level 3 matcha (regular), level 7 matcha (most bitter), and hojicha (roasted green tea).
The matcha gelatos are worth trying at Nanaya Shizuoka
We enjoyed the three flavors and the smooth gelato texture. As with the flavors, the level 3 matcha and hojicha gelatos were on the sweeter side. Yet, the level 7 matcha gelato had a bitter contrast, which was a nice complement to the two sweeter flavors.
Note: Level 7 matcha gelato requires an extra cost. So, we paid a total of 800 yen for 3 scoops.
Indoor seating was available on the first or second floor. The second floor converts to Craft Brew Tea in the evenings.
If you want to buy loose leaf green teas or tea bags, the store on the first floor has many options to choose from. We bought two loose leaf senchas as souvenirs.
Address: 2 Chome-5-12 Gofukucho, Aoi Ward, Shizuoka, 420-0031, Japan
Payment Accepted: Cash and credit card
Additional Information: Website (in Japanese)
Japanese Tea Kimakura Saryo
Japanese Tea Kimakura Saryo ASTY Shizuoka Branch 日本茶きみくら茶寮 ASTY静岡店, located in the Asty Shopping Mall at Shizuoka Station, is a tea and dessert shop.
Kimakura is one of the famous tea shops based in Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan. There are a few shops located in Kakegawa City and one shop in Tokyo Haneda Garden Shopping Area, outside of Haneda Airport.
The matcha parfait at Kimakura Saryo Asty and my Tokyo Marathon finisher medal are a perfect match!
We wanted matcha parfaits, and this shop had a beautiful parfait on the menu. (Note: The menu was in Japanese, but we used Google Translate.)
Other items on the menu were available, such as mini sampler desserts, matcha cakes, and food sets. Plenty of options for those who don’t want a large dessert.
The parfait was gorgeous. It had a layer of yuzu jelly, matcha jelly, cake with puffed rice, sweet matcha ice cream, and was topped with a monaka (a thin wafer) with bitter matcha ice cream, azuki (red beans), frozen strawberry, and whipped cream. The parfait had a mix of sweet and bitter matcha flavors, which complemented each other. Yum.
The only challenging part about this parfait was the monaka since we didn’t know how to eat it. It sat on top of the parfait. Do you hold on to the monaka, bite it, and then dig into the parfait? Or, do you smash the monaka into the parfait? I held onto the monaka, but it was awkward.
One of the unique aspects of this shop is that you receive a cup of brewed tea with your dessert. You can choose sencha, other green teas, hojicha, gyokuro (an additional fee due to the higher cost tea), and more. We chose sencha and gyokuro, and they had a slightly bitter umami flavor. Yum.
The parfaits were so memorable, so we returned the next day! They were reasonably priced at 1680 yen each.
Address: Japan, 〒420-0851 Shizuoka, Aoi Ward, Kuroganecho, 47 ASTY静岡
Payment Accepted: Cash and credit card
Additional Information: Website (in Japanese)
Ramen Yabuki
We wanted to try ramen in Shizuoka and found Ramen Yabuki head office らーめん矢吹 本店. There are two locations in Shizuoka City.
We saw that this ramen shop had seafood ramen so we wanted to try it. We ordered two bowls with a seasoned egg from the ticket machine and waited for our order.
Here is our ramen at Ramen Yabuki Shizuoka
We liked how this ramen shop had more space for seating. We sat at a table and didn’t have to worry about bar seating or getting cozy with a neighbor.
When the ramen arrived, it didn’t taste like seafood ramen. Oops. We had a user error with the ticket machine and realized that we ordered the regular “original flavor” ramen. For some reason, Justin and I missed seeing the giant fish signage for the seafood ramen on the machine.
Anyway, the ramen had a tonkatsu (pork) broth with a soy sauce flavor and a seasoned egg. The broth wasn’t too salty, which was a good thing. I didn’t eat the charsiu and gave Justin my share, and he said that the charsiu tasted good. The noodles were a tad too soft for us, so it wasn’t our noodle firmness preference.
Since we had egg, our original flavor ramen cost 1100 yen. Ramen without egg was 950 yen. Seafood ramen costs slightly more starting at 1000 yen.
Address (Head Office): Japan, 〒420-0852 Shizuoka, Aoi Ward, Koyamachi, 4-22 ソワールビル １F
Address (Katsunoya Store): Japan, 〒420-0816 Shizuoka, Aoi Ward, Kutsunoya, 5-chōme−７−１
Payment Accepted: Cash only
Additional Information: Website (in Japanese) | Instagram
Ishimatsu Gyoza
This gyoza (potsticker) shop is based in Hamamatsu, yet has a branch at Asty Shopping Mall at Shizuoka Station. Ishimatsugyoza Asty Shizuokaten石松餃子 アスティ静岡店 is the name of the place on Google Maps.
We went here for dinner after completing the Shizuoka Marathon. Since it was dinner time, we waited 15 to 20 minutes for an open table.
According to the shop’s website, Ishimatsu Gyoza is the original Hamamatsu gyoza. It’s known for a lighter flavor due to the local cabbage filling.
We ordered a 15-piece set of fried gyozas with a mixed set of sakura ebi (sweet shrimp), meat, and regular filling. We also added edamame and chilled tofu with bonito flakes and wasabi as side items. The order was smaller since we wanted to eat dessert at Japanese Tea Kimakura Saryo afterward (mentioned above).
Justin said that the gyozas weren’t bad, but there wasn’t as much meat inside. He eats gyozas at Ringer Hut, Gyoza no Ohsho, and Osaka Ohsho, and prefers the Ringer Hut gyozas to those here.
The side items were a nice complement to the gyozas. The edamame were made to order, so they were piping hot. We had to let them cool down for a few minutes. The chilled tofu was delicious with the bonito topping and chopped pieces of wasabi or some sort of chili.
We paid around 2480 yen for our meal.
Address: Japan, 〒420-0851 Shizuoka, Aoi Ward, Kuroganecho, 47番地 アスティ静岡 西館
Payment Accepted: Cash and credit card
Coco Curry Ichibanya
Coco Curry Ichibanya is a famous Japanese curry chain restaurant. We love this curry chain as you can customize your curry meal. Plus, there are vegetarian and low carb options. We eat Coco Curry Ichibanya at least once per Japan trip.
In Shizuoka, there are 4 Coco Curry shops. So you can look in your Maps app for the nearest location. We went to the shop closer to the Sunpu Castle Park.
This was a smaller shop, so the tables were closer together. It had a tablet for ordering, and there is a tab for English translated menu.
The food was consistent with the other shops we’ve visited.
Coco Curry Ichibanya is our go to curry restaurant in Japan
Justin ordered a chicken with spring veggies curry (a seasonal special). I had the veggie curry with a vegetarian base and topped with a piece of fried salmon and natto (fermented soybeans). The cook forgot to add the veggies to my curry, so they took back my plate and added veggies on top.
We spent 5200 yen on our two curry dishes.
Address: Japan, 〒420-0858 Shizuoka, Aoi Ward, Tenmacho, 10-1 ヴィラ伝馬町 １Ｆ (We ate at this location)
Payment Accepted: Cash and credit card
Additional Information: Website
Soup Stock Tokyo
We’ve seen Soup Stock Tokyo, the soup chain restaurant, when traveling through Japan, but we never tried it till we went to Shizuoka. We wanted a lighter and healthier dinner since we had an unagi (grilled eel) meal in Hamamatsu for lunch.
This shop is located in the Asty Shopping Mall in Shizuoka Station.
The menu has two options: 1) 2 soup combo, 2) curry and soup combo. Each comes with a choice of sesame rice, brown rice with quinoa (extra fee), stone oven baked bread, or sourdough whole wheat roll (extra fee).
At the time of our visit, there were 10 different soups available. Only one was a vegetarian option – green vegetable minestrone.
Shizuoka’s Soup Stock Tokyo branch is a lighter meal option to try
I ordered two soups – the special soup of the day, Onagawa minced sanma soup, and an edamame and green pea potage. Justin also had two soups – the soup of the day, Japanese style beef curry, and Suruga Bay sakura shrimp cream soup. We chose the sesame rice as the side item.
The soup flavors were delicious. I liked the seafood flavors of the Onagawa minced sanma soup. The grilled leeks and fish balls gave the soup extra flavor. The edamame and green pea potage was also another winner with its smooth texture and bright green colors.
Justin’s Suruga Bay sakura shrimp cream soup was similar to clam chowder. Since Justin likes clam chowder, the sakura shrimp cream soup was perfect for him. The Japanese style beef curry soup was not as flavorful as the cream soup.
Our two soup combo meal was 1180 yen per person.
Note: The amount of food is on the smaller side, so we don’t recommend this place if you’re super hungry.
Address: Japan, 〒420-0851 Shizuoka, Aoi Ward, Kuroganecho, 47 アスティ静岡 西館
Payment Accepted: Cash and credit card
Additional Information: Website
Final Thoughts
Which of these restaurants will you visit in Shizuoka? We hope you get the chance to try one or more of our recommendations.
If you have another place that we should check out in the future, please share the name of the place in the comment section below.
Check out our other posts about Shizuoka below:
- Top Things To Do in Shizuoka City
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