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Fruit Parlor Murahata

Obsessed with exquisite parfaits packed with seasonal fruits

This fruit specialty store was founded over 100 years ago in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, before relocating to Kanazawa. Visitors to the second-floor fruit parlor come specifically for the various parfaits made with the most delicious fruits of the season. The classic "Fruit Parfait," known for its beautiful artistic cuts, features eight types of fruit, including melon and strawberries, topped with soft-serve and vanilla ice cream that enhance the natural sweetness of the fruit. Additionally, don't miss the 34 seasonal parfaits that appear throughout the year, such as "Amaou" strawberry in January, peach in July, and chestnut in October.

A fruit parlor worth waiting in line for

This popular shop often has lines forming before it opens during periods when limited-edition parfaits, such as peach, are served. The bright and open interior is also extremely comfortable. In addition to parfaits, the menu is extensive, with well-received items like the somewhat retro "pudding a la mode," the beautifully cross-sectioned "fruit sandwich," and highly nutritious fresh juices.
At lunchtime, they also offer a "fruit lunch" and "pasta lunch" that come with a fruit platter, bread, soup, salad, and a drink, which will leave you feeling pleasantly full.

Local
Supporter

The fruit is fresh and delicious, and above all, the prices are reasonable. I also recommend the old-fashioned homemade pudding, which is rich with eggs.

Fruit Parlor Murahata

• 2F Honten Daiichi Bldg., 2-12 Musashimachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture MAP
• Approx. 15-minute walk from JR Kanazawa Station
• Take the loop bus from JR Kanazawa Station, get off at "Musashigatsuji/Omicho Market," and walk for about 1 minute
• 10:00–19:00 (L.O. 18:30) Food until 15:00 (L.O.), Lunch 11:30–15:00 (L.O.)
• Irregular holidays
• 076-224-6800
• Free

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Pessoa Coffee Roasters

A superb cup that brings out the unique character of the beans and the natural flavor of the ingredients

A specialty coffee shop with in-house roasting capabilities. They offer a wide variety of single-origin coffee beans, and you can enjoy a cup that focuses on roasting methods that bring out the unique characteristics of each bean.
The coffee lineup is also appealing for its breadth, ranging from light to medium and dark roasts. The "tasting set (3 types)" is recommended for coffee beginners, as it allows you to enjoy the differences in flavor and aroma that change depending on the roast and the beans. You can even have the rare experience of comparing coffee beans from the same region and farm, but roasted using different methods.

The pride and passion of a shop owner who loves literature

The charm of this shop lies in the attention to detail scattered everywhere, reflecting the owner's genuine love for literature. The shop's name is derived from the fact that the Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa was a coffee lover.
Each type of bean is carefully described, which customers say makes it easy to imagine the taste. Illustrations of Portuguese tiles inspired by coffee beans are also added, and you cannot help but be impressed by such thoughtful touches. It is a place where even beginners can easily enjoy the deep world of coffee. Please enjoy the lingering feeling of having taken a small step into adulthood.

Local
Supporter

The interior is cozy, which apparently makes it easy for conversations to spark between customers. Please enjoy an exquisite cup of coffee at this shop where you can feel the daily life of Kanazawa.

Pessoa Coffee Roasters

• 3-120-1 Shintatemachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture MAP
• Approx. 12 minutes by car from JR Kanazawa Station
• Take a bus from JR Kanazawa Station, get off at "Sakurabashi," and walk for about 3 minutes
• Weekdays 10:00–18:00, Saturdays and Sundays 10:00–19:00
• Irregular holidays
• None *Paid parking available nearby

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collabon

Hospitality with carefully selected coffee

A select shop and cafe housed in a renovated building that is about 100 years old. Inside, you are welcomed by a warm and friendly female owner, and the shop offers works by local artists, amusing knick-knacks, and delicious treats from all over the country.
The cafe serves "Nisami Coffee" from Oku-Noto. There are also soothing drinks like "Kaga Bocha au Lait" and the "Satsumakimo Latte" (winter seasonal) made with sweet potatoes from local farmers, and the presentation of the cups and saucers is sure to relax you. The cute, round "Acorn Financiers" are perfect for a light snack.

A renovated folk house cafe where you can lose track of time and relax

After taking off your shoes and entering the cafe, you'll find yourself in a space surrounded by bookshelves, furnished with dining-style tables and sofas, making you feel as if you've visited a friend's home. You might even catch a glimpse of the shop's mascot toy poodle, adding to the heartwarming and healing atmosphere.
The bookshelves are lined with a wide range of genres, from art and history to trivia and picture books, creating a lineup that will make you want to pick one up. It is an oasis-like cafe that many people visit multiple times during their stay, whether to plan their travels or just stop by for a quick cup of coffee.

Local
Supporter

A mysterious space where time seems to flow slowly. You can spend a relaxing and laid-back time while drinking delicious coffee.

collabon

• 1-14 Yasue-cho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture MAP
• Approx. 11 minutes on foot from JR Kanazawa Station
• Take the loop bus from JR Kanazawa Station, get off at "Musashigatsuji/Omicho Market," and walk for about 5 minutes
• 10:00–18:00
• Tuesdays and Thursdays
• 076-265-6273
• None

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Mamezara Chaya

Enjoy a luxurious set meal featuring carefully selected Kanazawa specialties

Located inside the Tsuru-no-Maru Rest House in Kanazawa Castle Park, this shop also serves as a Kanazawa antenna shop where you can enjoy famous Kanazawa confections and specialty products. The "Himezara Gozen," featuring cute small plates arranged on a Wajima-nuri lacquerware tray, is designed to let you enjoy a little bit of many Kanazawa specialties. The menu changes every one to two months, featuring items such as "Shibazushi" bamboo-leaf-wrapped sushi, "Kaga-fu Fumuroya" instant soup, "Hashizume" fresh Japanese sweets, and "Maple House" rice flour rolls. For drinks, you can choose between "Dart Coffee" Kanazawa coffee or "Kobayashiya Chaho" Kaga roasted tea.

Dine elegantly from a prime seat overlooking famous spots within Kanazawa Castle

Pass through the Ishikawa-mon Gate of Kanazawa Castle and head forward with the plaza on your right to find the Tsuru-no-Maru Rest House. From the "Mamezara Chaya" inside, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the castle's famous Hashizume-mon Gate and Gojukken Nagaya warehouse, making it a popular viewing spot. The relaxing interior, made with fragrant Noto Hiba wood, offers various ways to spend your time depending on where you sit, including "garden-view seats" that resemble traditional benches and bench-style seats facing the Gojukken Nagaya. With a wide variety of takeout menus such as gold leaf soft-serve ice cream, it is a convenient spot to keep in mind when strolling through Kanazawa Castle Park and Kenrokuen Garden.

Local
Supporter

A cafe where you can relax and have tea while leisurely gazing out at the spacious grounds. The tea, sweets, and sasa-no-ha sushi are served on small Kutani-ware plates, giving you a true sense of Kanazawa.

Mamezara Chaya

• Inside Tsurunomaru Rest House, Kanazawa Castle Park, 1-1 Marunouchi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture MAP
• Approx. 8 minutes by car from JR Kanazawa Station
• Take the loop bus from JR Kanazawa Station, get off at "Kenrokuen-shita/Kanazawa-jo," and walk for about 5 minutes
• 11:00–16:00
• Open every day
• 076-232-1877
• None

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Tsubomi

Enjoy exquisite sweets from a high-end restaurant in a casual setting

A sweet shop run by the two-Michelin-starred restaurant "Suginoi Honami" from the Michelin Guide Toyama/Ishikawa. The shop was opened 15 years ago by the second-generation owner, who wanted to create a place where people could easily enjoy just the sweets after the restaurant's kuzukiri (arrowroot starch noodles) became popular as a dessert. The domestic arrowroot starch used for the kuzukiri is extremely rare, made from kudzu roots harvested deep in the mountains by experts known as horiko. The rich black sugar syrup poured over the kuzukiri is also the result of uncompromising ingredient selection, including sourcing and tasting black sugar from 25 sugar refineries across the country, creating an experience that leaves a lasting impression beyond just deliciousness.

A purely Japanese-style space that shines with the spirit of hospitality

The Kakinokibatake shopping street where the shop is located is an area that retains a good old townscape, with the Tatsumi Waterway flowing along the stone walls of Kanazawa Castle, which were built in the Edo period. Once inside, a calm Japanese-style space unfolds, featuring a borrowed view of the nearby stone walls and the greenery of the garden. The long table made from a single slab of wood is a prime seat where you can spend time without hesitation, even if you are alone. In addition to classic menu items like kuzukiri (arrowroot starch noodles) and hon-warabi mochi (bracken starch dumplings), "Tsubomi no Kori" (shaved ice) topped with homemade syrup made from fresh fruit is available every year from May to September. During the hot season, enjoy a stroll while cooling off with these chilled sweets.

Local
Supporter

The kuzukiri is chewy, and the black honey is not too sweet, making for a good balance. There are also light meal menus unique to Kaga, such as the Tsubomi specialty plum somen noodles and the winter-only raw seaweed zoni.

Tsubomi

• 3-1 Kakinokibatake, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture MAP
• Approx. 10 minutes by car from JR Kanazawa Station
• Take the loop bus from JR Kanazawa Station for about 10 minutes, get off at "Korinbo (in front of Atrio)," and walk for about 3 minutes
• 11:00–18:00
• Wednesday
• 076-232-3388
• None

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Boulangerie et Bistro Hiramipan

A highly satisfying lunch where you can choose your main dish, including our exquisite Croque Madame

A casual bistro that prides itself on its original blend coffee. For lunch, you can enjoy a plate featuring a main dish served with French deli items. You can choose your main from quiche, homemade sausage, or croque madame. The most popular item is the "croque madame," a hot sandwich that originated in Paris. It is a luxurious dish made with homemade chicken ham, béchamel sauce, and cheddar cheese, topped with a fried egg.In addition, the dessert set, which offers a choice of items such as lemon cake or affogato, and the morning breakfast service are also well-received.

Handmade breads filled with passion, lined up in a Taisho-retro space

A comfortable space with a European country-style aesthetic, renovated from a building dating back to the Taisho era. The interior is beautifully decorated with floral arrangements by a Toyama-based flower artist, which are changed three to four times a year.

The shop's name, "Pan," is derived from the word "frying pan." Although they did not sell bread when they first opened, many customers came expecting a bakery because of the name, so they started making bread to meet that demand. The shop offers about 40 types of bread, all handmade with a focus on quality, using homemade yeast and local ingredients. Believing that "bread is a way to express our passion," they bake each piece with great care.

Local
Supporter

You will be soothed by the comfortable space surrounded by beautiful seasonal flower arrangements and antique-style furniture. The bread, filled with the warmth of being handmade, and the croque madame with its exquisite melting cheese are so delicious that you will want to eat them again and again.

Boulangerie et Bistro Hirami Pan

• 1-6-11 Nagamachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture MAP
• Approx. 10 minutes by car from JR Kanazawa Station
• Take a bus from JR Kanazawa Station, get off at "Minamicho," and walk for about 15 minutes
• Morning from 8:00. Bread sales from 8:00 to 18:00 (Eat-in L.O. 15:30). Lunch from 12:00 to L.O. 15:30
• Mondays
• 076-221-7831
• Free (1 space) *Paid parking available nearby
• *Lunch reservations only available for 12:00

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Cafe kan (Cafe Kan Main Store)

Enjoy artisan-made Japanese sweets and Japanese-style parfaits

A Japanese-style cafe operated by "Koshiyama Kanseido," which was founded in 1888. It has relocated from Musashigatsuji to Owari-cho and reopened. The Japanese sweets proposed by this long-established confectionery shop are all handmade with care by artisans, with a commitment to making everything from the bean paste to the jelly and ice cream in-house.
The "Tamatebako," which can be called the culmination of their work, is a luxurious assortment of seasonal Japanese sweets packed into a tiered box, ranging from Koshiyama's classic confections to creative Japanese-style desserts. Their most popular item, the "Kaga Bocha and Kinako Parfait," offers an elegant flavor unique to a Japanese confectionery shop, featuring layers of Kaga roasted tea jelly and ice cream, kinako cream, shiratama rice cakes, and sweet bean paste.

Take home famous Kanazawa confections after your tea

"Koshiyama Kanseido" has multiple locations in Kanazawa Cityand offers Kanazawa-style sweets such as their signature "Kinjo-maki," a triangular folded treat with bean paste inside a baked crepe, and "Kaga Renkon Mochi," bite-sized habutae mochi. Cafes are located next to the main store and in Higashiyama, where you can enjoy cafe-exclusive sweets in a modern Japanese space. Seasonal menus are also available, including shaved ice and zenzai (available hot or cold) with homemade shiratama. There is also a wide variety of lattes, with carefully crafted options like the "Matcha Latte" containing softly simmered adzuki beans and the "Kinako Latte" featuring the aroma of roasted soybean flour. It is a convenient spot where you can both enjoy tea and shop for souvenirs.

Local
Supporter

There are also menu items that use fermented adzuki beans, such as the shiratama cream anmitsu with fermented bean paste. Additionally, you can experience making Japanese sweets at Koshiyama Kanseido. (Reservation required)

Cafe kan (Main Store)

• 2-11-29 Owari-cho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture MAP
• Approx. 7 minutes by car from JR Kanazawa Station
• Take a bus from JR Kanazawa Station, get off at "Owari-cho", and walk for about 1 minute
• 10:30–18:00 (L.O. 17:30)
• Wednesday
• 076-255-1578
• Free

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Patisserie & Parlor Horita 205

A wide array of gorgeous sweets featuring seasonal fruits

This patisserie & parlor is produced by Horita, a Kanazawa greengrocer founded in 1878 (Meiji 11). The shop name "205" is the registration number used for market auctions, embodying the desire to "carefully assess ingredients and deliver them to customers with confidence." The parlor offers a menu featuring seasonal fruits and vegetables. You can enjoy different menus depending on the time of day, such as a morning set with a vegetable-packed salad, a chopped salad lunch with colorful vegetables that you eat with a spoon, and sweets supervised by a pastry chef during cafe time.

A resort-like cafe surrounded by greenery

The shop is located in a peaceful area about a 20-minute drive from Kanazawa Station. Inside, the natural interior featuring plenty of wood and the surrounding greenery visible through large windows invite relaxation. On the second floor, you can enjoy an elegant meal while gazing at Mount Io. From spring to autumn, the outdoor terrace seating is also recommended. In the patisserie on the first floor, cakes and crepes made with fresh fruit decorate the showcase. Fruit juices packed with fruit are also popular. There is also a wide selection of handmade baked goods such as cookies and pound cakes, which are recommended as souvenirs.

Local
Supporter

As expected of a greengrocer! Both the vegetables and fruits are satisfyingly delicious. The interior has a feeling of the warmth of wood, and the view is also superb.

Patisserie & Parlor Horita 205

• 2-202 Noda, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture MAP
• Approx. 25 minutes by Hokutetsu Bus bound for "Hokuriku Gakuin University" from JR Kanazawa Station East Exit, then a 3-minute walk from "Noda-higashi" bus stop.
• 9:00–19:00 (L.O. 16:30)
• Wednesdays *Subject to temporary closures
• 076-255-7453
• Free

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Cafe MURAKAMI Head Office Store

Japanese-style sweets with the delightful texture of being freshly made

This Japanese-style cafe allows you to enjoy freshly made Japanese sweets handcrafted by artisans, based on the concept of the "most delicious moment." When you order from the menu, you are first served an "amuse-bouche set," which treats you to a bite-sized Uji matcha and a rotating selection of bite-sized Japanese sweets.
Their original Japanese sweets, such as dorayaki cakes and freshly boiled shiratama, offer textures that only freshly made treats can provide, sure to delight your heart. The summer-exclusive shaved ice is also a dish packed with meticulous attention to detail.

Local
Supporter

It's a surprise what sweets you'll get in the "appetizer set." What a delightful bit of hospitality!
The relaxed atmosphere and the tableware that highlights the Japanese sweets are also wonderful.

A natural, modern space where you can feel the warmth of wood

The cafe is operated by "Murakami," a Japanese confectionery shop founded in 1911 (Meiji 44). At the entrance of the store on the first floor of the headquarters, a hand-painted yuzen noren curtain by a famous Kaga Yuzen artist hangs, coloring the space where you enjoy Japanese sweets in a true Kanazawa style. The interior features a counter made from a single slab of zelkova wood, and uses Japanese tableware from Ishikawa Prefecture and beyond, with essences scattered throughout to make your snack time even more refined. In this space filled with the warmth of wood, you can savor playful, new-sensibility Japanese sweets.

Cafe MURAKAMI Head Office Store

• Inside Wagashi Murakami Head Office, 1-4 Izumihonmachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture MAP
• Approx. 15 minutes by Hokutetsu Bus bound for "Matto Station" or other routes from JR Kanazawa Station East Exit, then a 2-minute walk from "Nimando" bus stop.
• 10:00–17:00 (L.O. 16:30), Shop 8:45–17:30
• January 1st
• 076-242-1411
• Free

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Wazana Cafe

A community-based cafe that values connections

A cafe operated by the Kanazawa-based advertising production company "Wazanaka." Following their relocation to a building in the Teramachi shopping district, they renovated the first floor of their headquarters to create a space where they could interact with local residents, leading to the birth of this cafe. Taking advantage of its location, the coffee is made using beans roasted by "Brazil-ya," located in the same shopping district. Their toast, made with homemade bread finished with a smooth texture, is also popular, with a variety of options ranging from savory to sweet.

A living room-like space where you can relax on a sofa

With the manager's wish that "people might use this place to pause and think during a spare moment, or to have trivial conversations they'll forget by tomorrow," the shop features bookshelves lined with a wide range of genres, creating a space as comfortable as a home living room. In addition to table seating, there are sofa and counter seats, allowing you to spend your time as you please. Since the Teramachi-dori street where the shop is located is densely packed with temples, it is also charming to enjoy a historical stroll while visiting the cafe.

Local
Supporter

A shop where you can relax even when alone. We also recommend the firm, adult-style pudding with bitter caramel sauce.

Wazana Cafe

• 1F, 2-2-3 Teramachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture MAP
• Approx. 17 minutes by Hokutetsu Bus (routes 20, 21, 22, or 25) from JR Kanazawa Station, then a 3-minute walk from "Teramachi Sanchome" bus stop.
• 10:00–18:00
• Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
• 076-255-1375 (Wazanaka)
• 2 spaces (free)