Local Guide
 Recommended dinners in Atami. From seafood to French cuisine, carefully selected restaurants

When it comes to dinner in Atami, seafood is the first thing you want to enjoy. In the vicinity of Atami Station, there are many spots where you can enjoy seasonal local fish with special menus, from Dining Areas where you can enjoy fresh seafood caught in the morning to French Restaurants that can be used for dates and anniversaries. Here are some of the recommended restaurants that are not only delicious but also have a great atmosphere.

Enjoy fresh seafood and mountain delicacies in a restaurant with an open hearth.

Located only a 2-minute walk from Atami Station, this Dining Area offers both fresh seafood from the waters around Izu and Atami, as well as mountain delicacies. At this restaurant, where people are always waiting in line, you can enjoy carefully selected fresh fish sashimi, various dried fish and turban shells grilled over an open hearth, and grilled mushroom skewers, all in a relaxed, old-fashioned space furnished with traditional Japanese furniture. Sake selected by the owner is also recommended.

A variety of rice dishes such as set menus, rice bowls, and ochazuke (rice with green tea)

 Marugoto Izu no Umi Don
Marugoto Izu no Umi Don" from 2,200 yen

If you ask for "today's recommendation," the owner will tell you what ingredients were freshly harvested that morning. In addition to set menus, the restaurant offers a wide variety of rice dishes, such as the "Marugoto Izu no Umi-don" (bowl of rice topped with seasonal sashimi, sakura shrimps, shirasu, etc.) and "Aji no Mago Chazuke" (horse mackerel in a bowl with sardines and dried bonito flakes).

Local Guide Comment
The restaurant also offers upstairs seating and tatami rooms with a view of the ocean, where you can enjoy a relaxing meal. In the evening, you can grill fish and yakitori (grilled chicken) by yourself at a table with an irori (sunken hearth).
Iroro Chaya
  • Address 2-6 Tawaramoto-cho, Atami, Shizuoka MAP
  •  Direction 3 minutes walk from Atami Station
  •  Hours of Operation 11:30-15:00 (L.O. 14:15), 16:30-21:00 (L.O. 20:15)
  •  Closed Tuesdays
  •  TEL 0557-81-6433
  •  Parking Free of charge

A famous restaurant in front of Atami Station serving braised sea bream

 Special sauce is the key to the flavor of
Special sauce is the key to the flavor of "Extra-large sea bream stew" 6,050 yen

This seafood restaurant is about a 1-minute walk from Atami Station. It has the rights to auction at the local market and uses fresh local fish purchased on the day. The signature dish that attracts many people is the Kinmedai (snapper). The special sauce that soaks into the fluffy white flesh of the fish has made it a favorite among many repeat customers.
Another specialty is the oversized fried prawns. The crispy batter and the crunchy prawns are in harmony with each other.

Seasonal fresh fish served as sashimi or in a bowl of rice topped with seafood.

 Kaisen donburi
Kaisen donburi" satisfying in both taste and volume: 2,200 yen

The restaurant also offers a wide variety of rice bowls and sashimi dishes, including kaisendon (rice topped with seafood and rice topped with a bowl of rice), allowing you to enjoy a variety of seasonal seafood. Private tatami rooms are also available, making it a great place for celebratory gatherings with relatives.

Local Guide Comment
The simmered sea bream is soaked in sauce all the way down to the meat, and the rice goes down a treat.
Miyama
  • Address 8-12 Tawaramoto-cho, Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture MAP
  •  Direction 1 minute walk from Atami Station
  •  Hours of Operation 11:00-15:00 (L.O. 14:20), 17:00-20:00 (L.O. 19:00)
  •  Closed Tuesdays
  •  TEL 0557-52-3200
  •  Parking None

Enjoy local seafood in a casual atmosphere with authentic French cuisine.

Located in Atami's hot spring resort area, this restaurant is popular for its casual French cuisine. The restaurant opened in 1979. In the restaurant's relaxed atmosphere, the chef prepares exquisite French cuisine using seafood from the surrounding waters, such as lobsters, snappers, and wild abalone from the Izuyama Port.

Tantalize your taste buds with a menu brimming with originality!

 Seafood croquettes: 1,694 yen
Seafood croquettes: 1,694 yen

The "Seafood Croquettes," a popular menu item, has a savory, crispy batter filled with the extracts of various seafoods, which spreads the flavor and sweetness in your mouth. The menu also includes a la carte dishes such as black wagyu beef, lamb, duck, and other meat dishes. As a café, you can also enjoy chocolate cake and other sweets and coffee.

Local Guide Comment
Everything you eat is delicious, and the course is very cost-effective.
Cafe de Chemin
  • Address 1-22 Ginza-cho, Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture MAP
  •  Direction 10 min. walk from JR Kurumiya Sta.
  •   Direction From JR Atami Station, take the bus bound for Sakuragaoka (Atami City), get off at Honmachi Shotengai (Honmachi Shopping Street), and walk about 1 minute.
  •  Hours of Operation Cafe 11:30-20:30
    Restaurant: Lunch 11:30-14:00 (L.O.), Dinner 17:30-20:30 (L.O.)
  •  Regular holiday Wednesdays (irregular holidays)
  •  TEL 0557-81-2079
  •  Parking None
 Specialty:
Specialty: "Superior Torimabushi Gozen" 1,980 yen

The restaurant, which has been primarily serving chicken dishes for over 20 years in Tenjin, Fukuoka, opened in Atami in 2016. The specialty, torimabushi, is Atami Hojo chicken grilled over charcoal and served over rice in a bowl. The five different parts of the chicken, including the breast, seseri, skin, momo (thigh), and torimabushi, each with its own unique flavor and texture, can be enjoyed first with fresh wasabi, then with a half-boiled egg, and finally in a bowl of chicken white soup ochazuke (rice with green tea).

 Soft and fluffy
Soft and fluffy "oyako donburi gozen" ¥1,080

In addition to a variety of dishes such as oyakodon, chicken nanban, and chicken shirato-yu ramen, the menu also includes binchotan charcoal-grilled chicken and deep-fried chicken wings made using a secret recipe that allows the chicken to rest for a long time, available only at night.

Local Guide Comment
Nagahama Beach is nearby, and there are terrace seats where you can dine while enjoying the view of the beach. The terrace seating is also available for dining with dogs, and they started offering "dog plates" last year.
Tagaya Villa [Closed].
  • Address 10-1 Kamitaga, Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture MAP
  •  Direction 3 minutes walk from Izu-Taga Station
  •   Direction From Atami Station, take the bus bound for Ajiro Asahimachi (21 minutes), get off at Nagahama, and walk for a short distance.
  •  Hours of Operation 11:00 - 14:30 (L.O. 14:00), 17:00 - 21:30 (L.O. 21:00)
  •  Closed Tuesdays
  •  TEL 0557-52-6465
  •  Parking Free of charge
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