Okaru
A restaurant specialized in okonomiyaki ã好ã¿ç¼ã, a pan-fried cabbage cake with selection of meat. Okonomiyaki is definitely shortlisted on Kansai people's most beloved dishes. A choice of western or traditional Japanese tables are available. English menu available.
Hiraso
nice sampling of local foods such as kakinohazushi and chagayu tea gruel, which tastes better than it sounds are included in dinner sets miyoshino and heijou. An English picture menu available.
Udon-tei
Serves udon thick wheat noodles in various ways: hot or cold, plain or with tempura, etc. Always packed with local people at lunch times. Suitable for time-savers and relatively small appetites.
Yatagarasu
Fresh poultry from local farms cooked and served in many different ways eg. grilled, fried, even raw with a variety of either local or other regional sake available.
Nara ShÅya
A branch of large chain pub restaurant with traditional food like raw fish ããã¿ sashimi, sushi, tempura, yakitori available. Though little except for sake is Nara local, quality of food is excellent for a chain type of restaurant. The restaurant is always filled with a dynamic, yet agreeable mood.
Maguro Koya
A tiny hole-in-the-wall place that specializes in tuna. Tekka-don rice bowl with raw slices of tuna and thinly sliced nori, tuna karaage breaded deep fried pieces of tuna, tataki seared on the outside, raw on the inside slices of tuna, and many other methods of preparations. For most meals you can choose a maguro tuna, honmaguro toro Japanese fatty tuna, or chuutoro fatty tuna version of the dish. The proprietor is an ojiisan elderly gentleman who seems to really like what he's doing, is friendly and welcoming.
take-out
Alternatively, you can take out kaki-no-hazushi, the persimmon leaf wrapped sushi, which is actually very popular for domestic travellers. There are three kaki-no-hazushi stores that can be easily spotted around Kintetsu Nara Station. Packages of various size and combination are available.