Mino hokuroku is a region boasting the 2 treasures of the Chikugo River flowing along the Mino Mountain Range, running east to west through the Chikugo Plains.
Making use of abundant local produce such as fruits and vegtables that are grown in an area blessed with clear water and air as well as historical heritage, the resturants and cafes are overflowing with appeal.
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fruit pickingThis place offers many ways to bring joy to your body and soul, from splendid views and water pumped directly from the hot spring, to a cafe where you can savor local produce such as seasonal vegetables and "Mino Eatton" brand pork.
Mino Saryo is housed in a thatched-roof Minka dating from the late 1500s! Take your time tasting cuisine made with local ingredients in the midst of its traditional ambience. Savor an extraordinary moment gazing at the scenery surrounding the rear of the traditional sunken hearth.
Slip back into the Japan's Azuchi-Momoyama period.
The monuments in the forest will guide you up the stone steps to this restaurant, attached to Kyoho Winery. In this scenic location, with a glass of wine in one hand, why not enjoy a meal prepared by the chef?
You can also tour the winery!
Chef Inoue's many creative and delicious dishes draw a lot of fans from both within and beyond Fukuoka prefecture.
The salad of over 25 vegetables, prepared with extra care to being out the flavors of each one, is a must-try masterpiece!
From the window, the garden scenery is photogenic.
Made with plenty of tomatoes, direct from the farm, and packed with the umami of veggies, their tomato curry is perfect in both appearance and taste! The colorful and exciting desserts are attracting attention, too. On the premises, there is also a market for local specialties.
The cute little items in the shop will catch your eye!
Carefully chosen ingredients from the Mino area are used in the daily lunch menu. Enjoy your meal in a bright and open space reminiscent of a forest! Excellent homemade sauces add flair to their dishes and desserts, too.
After your meal, how about a stroll in the green park?
This place is popular for its wide selction of handmade chiffon cakes as well as their melted cheese curry, loved even by men! Why not savor them in this scenic location?
The elevated scenery offers you a sense of freedom!
In a healing space surrounded by nature, this open café offers tatami seating. The lunches and sweets you can savor in each season are made with local and garden-harvested ingredients. The soups and dishes using a homemade tomato sauce, the chef's pride and joy, come highly recommended.
Take time to relax on outdoor tatami mats.
Fans come from far and wide to Chez Sagara. Every day, 60 to 70 types of bread, all made with homemade dough and toppings, line the shelves. This shop is popular, so they may sell out. That's why it's recommended that you come early!
You'll want to gobble up their freshly-baked bread!
Specializing in a wide variety of western dishes, Monpette Quwa's menu uses locally grown rice and vegetables, as well as their own, pesticide-free and home-grown. The croquettes and meatloaf are handmade by the chef, who trained in a French restaurant. This place has long been loved by the locals!
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Many of the items are made with handmade sauces.
This pizza appeals not only with its beauty, but also the lava stone oven where it's baked. Made after repeated research, their original dough is hand-kneaded by the chef for a mouthfeel that's crispy on the outside, springy on the inside. Why not try some with a glass of wine?
Try all their types of pizza and share them on SNS!
The owner sources the vegetables directly from a fruit and vegetable market. 20 to 30 of them are used to make western dishes with a French or Italian base. All of their sweets are handmade, too.
A wood-dyeing gallery is attached to this restaurant.
Enjoy a western meal in a retro space. Why not try your hand at grass and wood dyeing for a souvenir?
All year round, taste handmade pies and cakes using freshly picked orchard fruit. Their not-too-sweet pies, making the most of seasonal ingredients, are best just out of the oven!
You can also pick grapes here.
This bakery makes their bread with natural yeast, domestic flour, natural sea salt and brown sugar. For a special treat, savor their gentle-on-the-body bread, along with a cup of home-roasted coffee, brewed with underground water, in the forest. Relax and be healed by the resident cat here.
Their soft yet crispy French toast is the best!
From special handmade Omelet with rice, to sundry goods and clothing, this space shines with the owner's sense of taste. It's a place where women of many generations can relax. Regular exhibitions showcasing authors are also held here.
Warm up with fermented brown rice and root veggies!
The current owner of this eatery, loved by the locals, is the 4th generation. In a room featuring Kurume Kasuri decor, enjoy dishes made with fresh fish sourced daily from the fish shop next door, served on lovely camellia dishware.
This is a comfortable place to take a break. Their kasuri textiles and ceramics here are also lovely!
After training at a soba kaiseki restaurant in Tokyo, the owner opened this place in 2000. While considering its taste, aroma and flavor, the owner handles the cutting and boiling of soba. From the jazz music playing in the background to its interior décor and dishes, this restaurant shines with the owner's sensibilty and refusal to compromise on quality.
The soba tastes just like a reflection of each season.
This vegetarian restaurant is housed in a renovated Minka farmhouse built 120 years ago. Developed with the concept of, "One Earth, One Body", focusing on vegetables and fermented food, they serve dishes to satisfy all 5 senses while being gentle on the body. Enjoy the vegetarian cuisine that brings the chef's experience and techniques to life.
Encounter the true flavors of tasty vegetables here.
This western sweets shop is proud to serve desserts using a custard cream made with vanilla beans and a fresh cream made with milk and special ingredients. It's popular to greet each season by tasting their roll cakes and tarts, using plenty of home-grown blueberries and other local fruits.
Satisfy your cravings with their seasonal fruit cakes!
At this eatery, it's easy to try authentic Japanese cuisine made with fresh seafood in season. They also offer a wide selection of meat dishes, such as Chicken Namban. Each of the dishes on their extensive menu is made with the wish of Suiran's owner to delight every diner who comes here.
Come here when you're hungry! The fish is also fresh.
At this restaurant, specializing in western-style food, you can rely on their delicious omelet rice! This dish is made of chicken rice topped with a fluffy omelet made with carefully sourced eggs, topped with a mild demiglace sauce. With their homemade cakes, this place is also loved by the locals.
You'll want to try both the omelet rice and parfait!
Owner-chef Ozawa says, "I will dedicate my life to making sauces". Based on a slowly simmered dashi broth, these sauces have a deep and smooth mouthfeel. Established 30 years ago, this is a restaurant where you can savor authentic French cuisine, made with home-grown vegetables.
Smack your lips on authentic French cuisine!
Tamon proudly serves thinly cut udon noodles that slide down the throat in a broth made with clever eels sourced directly from Sasebo fishermen. Passed down generations, their Kara-age (Japanese-style chicken nuggets) and Mentaiko tuna udon, popular with women, are moreish!
The soft and chewy udon is habit-forming!
Including women and those accompanied by children, many generations of diners gather in the completely private rooms of this restaurant, decorated like an old Minka farmhouse. Their a la carte menu, featuring dishes such as a gooey egg omelet rice made with basil rice using herbs from Kusano, as well as their desserts and kaiseki cuisine, are popular.
Relax and unwind in a private dining room!
After filling your stomach, slip into a hot spring bath.