Okayama Restaurant Guide
Okayama restaurants offer a wide selection of street and gourmet dishes with tastes that match its sunny climate. Spanish mackerel, octopus and oysters are among the locally sourced seafood served up by restaurants around the city. The barazushi is famous not only for its colorful presentation, but for its rich flavor made by mixing rice and marinated seafood in vinegar. Another local specialty is mamakari sushi, which comprises of a small fish called sappa, also marinated in vinegar.
For when you don’t want seafood, there are plenty of alternatives to dive into. Okayama is often referred to as a fruit kingdom, thanks to its sweet and fragrant selection of locally grown peaches, strawberries and pione and muscat grapes, which alternate across the year for ripening.
Another common must-try dish in the area is the demi-katsudon, a pork cutlet served on rice, often with a beaten egg on top. The Japanese love sauce, and so this dish is no different, with a full and sweet demi-glace sauce poured on top, sure to tingle your taste buds. Kibi dango (sweet millet dumplings) are another food popularized in the area, and throughout Japan, by an old-folk tale called Momotaro. Why not try everything? Check out where to find top picks near you.