Vegetarian
Fredrick Pantry
3-10-1f, kitame machi. +81 22 715-8950 - a shop and small restaurant specializing in organic and vegetarian food.
Yuki Kitchen Consultant's Biologic Restaurant Potimaron
vegetarian and macrobiotic, 30-11-1 kongosawa, taihaku-ku. +81 22 244-6275.
O-hisama
from sendai station walk towards e-beans. continue walking straight so that you pass the monterey hotel. walk until you see an underpass tunel on your left. turn right there (a beef tongue restaurant is at the corner. walk straight for a minute or two. the place is just after a coco curry shop. o-hisama restaurant has vegetables for sale out front.), â 022 224-8540. 11:30-2:30...5:00-7:30 saturday open only lunchtime, closed on sundays. vegetarian/organic restaurant small place. atmosphere is very warm and the food is awesome.
International
Tirol
Great italian on clis road, or just west of izumi-chou subway station in the north.
Namaskar
+81 22 257-7702, (http://www.namaskar.co.jp...). authentic indian restaurant with two locations. one in the bivi building opposite yodabashi camera directly behind sendai station, on the 4th floor. there they offer an extensive and reasonably priced buffet lunch on sundays from 11am-3pm. the other is on minamimachi-dori. there they occasionally show indian films and music videos on a large screen and carry a buffet lunch on saturdays.
Benitora
Chinese dishes spicy. located to the north of the aer building by sendai station. cross the pedestrian bridge and look for the big red kanji means 'red tiger'.
Hummingbird
Italian in hotel universe on ichibancho-dori. known for its fresh pasta.
Heichinro
An upscale chinese restaurant on top of the aer building.
Japanese
Mitsukoshi Food Court
The department store food court is an excellent place to sample Sendai's specialties.
Kaki Toku
Miyagi and Hiroshima are famous for oysters, and Kaki Toku, which has been running since 1927, is one of the area's most renowned oyster restaurants.
Kameki Sushi
Some locals believe it is the best sushi restaurant in Japan. Uses exclusively locally caught fish. No credit cards.
Rikyu
A famous chain of gyūtan restaurants. Order the teishoku set meal - this includes meat, pickles, barley rice, leek, and a clear oxtail soup with real tail.
Ichimuan
Ichimuan specializes in Kyoto Haute cuisine kaiseki while utilizing fine Sendai produce. The restaurant also has a teppanyaki grill counter seats where visitors can enjoy fine Sendai beef. The view from the 37th floor is pretty impressive. Lunch is buffet style. Reservations essential to avoid disappointment.
Oden Sankichi
This restaurant specializes in oden, a Japanese fish stew of sorts with ingredients slowly simmered for hours if not days in a soy broth. Goes well with beer or sake, and especially popular in winter.