A gathering of unique shops! Lots of fun!

Mishione Alley

Recommended Sightseeing 2022/05/01

Mishione Yokocho is a collection of trailer house-style shops in an alleyway that is home to a collection of unique shops that can only be found here in Kesennuma.
The restaurant is located right next to the Kesennuma Fish Market, which is said to be the face of Kesennuma, and next to the tourist product facility "Umi no Ichi." There are many hotels around Kesennuma Port, so it is conveniently located for tourists who want to take a break after visiting the fish market in the morning, when they want to relax after buying souvenirs, or when they want to have a drink before going back to the hotel.

The trailer-style stores include a restaurant, a public bath, a bar, Mexican, Okinawan, and Indonesian cuisine, a ramen shop, and a mushola (a place for Muslim prayers). It's difficult to describe this alley in a few words, but if I had to say, the themes of this place could be described as "fishermen" and "the bustle of a port town."

In addition, there are many events such as the regular Minato de Marche, events where you can drink alcohol at night, sauna events, etc. Mishione Yokocho is full of fun, so please visit any time, morning, noon or night.

▼Mishione Yokocho website
https://www.kesennuma-mishione.com

1. Open from the morning! A public bath and a restaurant serving fishermen's food
2. You can also eat Indonesian food, which has a deep connection to Kesennuma
3. A bar where you can relax and enjoy drinks and coffee
4. Wild meat dishes in port towns! Mexican cuisine and tequila too
5. Okinawan cuisine for lunch and dinner!
6. The elegant and refreshing pork bone soup is popular
7. If you can't decide which restaurant to go to, order delivery!
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Open from the morning! A public bath and a restaurant serving food delivered directly from fishermen

▲There is even a Shinto altar above the men's bath at "Tsurukame-no-Yu"!

Inside this "trailer house"-style store is a public bathhouse called "Tsurukame no Yu"! In the past, there was a public bathhouse called "Kame no Yu" near the inner bay of Kesennuma that served as a place of relaxation for fishermen.

However, Kame no Yu was damaged in the earthquake disaster, and although it continued to operate for a while afterwards, it was forced to close down. That's when local housewives stepped up to help. They raised funds through crowdfunding and other methods, took the character "turtle" from Kame no Yu's name and named it "Tsurukame no Yu," and opened this new public bath.

There is also a Shinto altar in the men's bath, where fishermen pray for a good catch and safe voyages.
Anyone other than fishermen can also use the baths, so please come along.

▲A luxurious breakfast with a set meal and sashimi delivered straight from the fishermen.

Tsurukame Shokudo, which also operates as the counter here, serves dishes such as stewed swordfish collar, stewed offal, curry, and, if you're lucky, even super fresh sashimi that's "delivered directly to the restaurant by fishermen."

The opening hours are from 6am (11am from November to April) to accommodate the fishermen, so tourists who come to visit the fish market early in the morning can also have breakfast here!

It's open until 13pm, so it's perfect for lunchtime.

Store name: Tsurukame no Yu (public bath), Tsurukame Shokudo
Opening hours: 7:00 ~ 13:00
*Public baths require advance reservations on weekdays for groups of 4 or more. If you would like to use the women's bath, please contact us in advance.
Closed days: Closed in winter (closed from December 5, 12 to January 29, 6)
Phone: 0226-25-8834

You can also try Indonesian cuisine, which has a deep connection to Kesennuma.

▲Is nasi goreng a comforting taste for Indonesian fishermen?

Also, Mishione Yokocho is home to the city's first Indonesian restaurant, Warung Mahal.

In fact, Kesennuma has had deep ties with Indonesia for a long time, with many Indonesian sailors working there and many people living in Kesennuma.

This restaurant does not use pork in any of its dishes and uses halal-certified ingredients, making it a great place for the Muslim Indonesian people. The menu includes popular dishes in Japan such as "nasi goreng (Indonesian fried rice)" and "mie goreng (Indonesian fried noodles)," as well as Indonesian a la carte dishes and desserts.

And opposite the shop is a small Islamic mushola (prayer house).
This is the only place in Kesennuma that has Mushola.

You may not have many contacts with Indonesians in your daily life or as a tourist, but if you come here, you will feel that Kesennuma is supported by the Indonesian people! Teri Makasi!

Store name: Warung mahal (Indonesian cuisine)
Opening hours: 11:00～14:00
17:00-21:00 (LO 20:30)
Closed days: Tuesday
Phone: 050-3573-4248

Relax and enjoy your drinks and coffee

A comfortable and welcoming bar

When you open the door, you'll find a relaxed atmosphere at BAR PRISM, which is hard to believe is a trailer house. It's a very welcoming place even for first timers. The bar has counter seats and sofa seats, so you can enjoy it alone or with a few friends.

In addition to standard cocktails, they also offer original cocktails made with local liquor and ingredients, single malt, wine, craft gin, craft beer, and non-alcoholic cocktails. The bartenders are friendly and willing to serve you, so if you're not sure what to order, why not ask for a recommendation?

What's even more exciting for customers is that it's open during lunch time too.
Depending on the day, you can enjoy a variety of dishes on the menu, such as curry and Neapolitan, and after your meal you can enjoy an original blend of coffee. This will also be carefully hand-dripped by the bartender. (Lunch is not available on Fridays.)

Store name: PRISM (BAR)
Opening hours: 11:00 - 14:00, 17:00 - 24:00
Closed days: Thursday
Phone: 080-2677-2388

Wild meat dishes in port towns!

Mexican food and tequila also available.

▲We respond to those "I want to eat meat!" feelings.

When you think of port towns, fish dishes are the main focus, but after enjoying a delicious fish dish, isn't it also meat dish that you crave?

Cheers is a Mexican restaurant that offers a wide variety of meat dishes, including spare ribs and steaks.

The spare ribs and T-bone steaks, made by the master who founded the Kesennuma BBQ Association, are dishes that really bring out the deliciousness of meat.
Also, when it comes to Mexican food, the classics like tacos and nachos come to mind, and pouring a shot of tequila over them will leave you feeling great and satisfied in both your stomach and your heart.

By the way, the master is also a tequila maestro of the Tequila Association!
You can ask the bartender to recommend a tequila for you, and for those who don't like alcohol, they also have non-alcoholic drinks. It's open the latest in Mishione Yokocho, so it's also recommended as a second bar.

Store name: Cheers (Texas x Mexican cuisine)
Opening hours: 11:30~14:00, 17:00~26:00
Closed days: Sunday
Phone: 070-1735-6407

Okinawan cuisine for lunch or dinner!

Will it blow away the cold of Kesennuma?

▲The warm "Soki soba" with bonito broth is also good after drinking.

"TEN(T)" is open for lunch and dinner, and serves up soki soba noodles made with bonito flakes from Kesennuma for lunch, and classic Okinawan dishes such as sea grapes, mimiga, homemade jimami tofu, and goyachampuuru in the evening, all paired with awamori or Orion beer.

This is a new restaurant opened by the owner, a native of Kesennuma, who used to work at an Okinawan restaurant, when Mishione Yokocho opened. By the way, there is only one other Okinawan restaurant in Kesennuma city.

Many people in Kesennuma are not familiar with Okinawan cuisine, so the unique Okinawan ingredients are adjusted to suit the taste of the people of Kesennuma. It will be getting colder and colder in Kesennuma from now on, but eating southern Okinawan cuisine is sure to warm both the body and the soul.

Store name: TEN(T) (Okinawan cuisine)
Opening hours: 11:00 - 14:00, 17:00 - 24:00
Closed days: Wednesday
Phone: 090-5597-3979

The elegant and refreshing pork bone soup is popular

Satisfy your stomach and your heart with toppings and extra noodles

▲The Tonkotsu Soy Sauce Kuro is characterized by its pitch black soup, which has a refined and rich flavor.

This popular restaurant serves tonkotsu ramen, which is rare in Kesennuma. The menu includes "Tonkotsu Shoyu Kuro," "Ie," and "Numa."
Tonkotsu Shoyu Kuro's noodles can be chosen from "Mohaya, Very Hard, Hard, and Regular," and are served with pickled ginger and chopped takana on a separate plate. The soup, which contains chili oil, is dark and impressive, but it has a refined and rich flavor without any bitterness or peculiar taste. The thinly sliced roast pork topping is also moist and soft, and goes well with the ramen.
This tonkotsu ramen is easy for anyone to eat, so once you've finished it, we recommend ordering a refill.

▲A voluminous "swamp"

"Ie" is a so-called "Ie-kei" ramen with medium-thick noodles, a pork bone base with added cheese oil, and topped with two slices of honey pepper roasted pork and spinach.
And! The most recommended dish is "Numa," which can be said to be a Kesennuma version of "Iekei." It is a pork bone base with dried bonito flakes and seafood oil made from dried mackerel, and is topped with nori seaweed. It is accented with pickled plums. It is topped with three slices of rare roast pork and two slices of honey pepper roast pork, making it full of volume.

Store name: Buta Yaro (Ramen)
Opening hours: 11:00-13:00, 17:00-21:00 *Lunch and dinner will end when the soup runs out
Closed days: Monday night, Tuesday
Phone: 090-6452-5329

Don't worry if you're not sure which restaurant to go to! We offer delivery.

I hope I was able to convey even a little of the atmosphere of this alley, which is packed with unique shops.

You might be wondering which restaurant to go to, but the good news is that each restaurant offers the option to order delivery.
This means you can eat fish and meat dishes at the same time, or have your soki soba or nasi goreng delivered to the bar! All the restaurants are friendly with each other, and the great atmosphere is one of the charms of this alley.