Carefully selected! Special feature on seafood bowls recommended by locals

[This information is current as of April 2025.4.21, XNUMX. Please note that prices and menus may be subject to change.]
Kesennuma is a place where a variety of fish species are landed throughout the year. When you come to this port town, the first thing you want to do is try the seafood! We will introduce you to a restaurant where you can eat seafood bowls filled with the deliciousness of the season.

*The type and price of seafood may change depending on the catch and purchasing situation. Please check the availability at the store before visiting.

Each restaurant has its own unique style! A wide variety of seafood bowls

Seasonal seafood bowls that you'll want to try at the right time of year!

A unique seafood bowl

Seasonal Cuisine Restaurant Hamanoie

"Seafood bowl (with pickles and soup)" 2,850 yen (tax included)

A hearty seafood bowl filled with an assortment of seasonal seafood. There's so much fish, such as bonito, swordfish, tuna, salmon roe, and sea urchin, that it's hard to get to the rice... Many kinds of seafood, which change with the seasons, are layered on top of each other.

Tel

0226-23-7249

Opening hours

Lunch: 11:00-14:00 (last order 13:30)
Evening: 17:30-21:00 (last orders 20:00)

Closed days

Monday

Address

2-5-5 Higashishinjo, Kesennuma City

Sushi restaurant Endo

"Sanriku Pickled Rice Bowl (with pickles and soup)" Large 1,760 yen / Small 1,210 yen (tax included)

It's a masterpiece made with fresh Sanriku ingredients marinated in a special marinade. The ingredients are hidden by a pile of salmon roe, but inside there's a lot of fresh seasonal seafood! Seaweed is included separately, so you can eat it like a hand-rolled sushi♪ You can also change the sushi rice to rice.

Tel

0226-42-3351

Opening hours

Lunch: 11:00-14:00
<Night> 16:30-21:00 (LO.20:30)

Closed days

Tuesday (or the following day if Tuesday is a public holiday)

Address

200 Shinmeido, Tsuya, Motoyoshi-cho

Kitakatsu Maguroya Tanakamae Store

"Specially selected tuna seafood bowl (with soup)" 2,830 yen (tax included)

In addition to the restaurant's proud bigeye tuna, albacore tuna, and homemade negitoro, this luxurious dish also includes crunchy salmon roe and tasty whole snow crab! Kitakatsu Maguroya is a direct-operated store of Kesennuma's ocean-going bonito and tuna shipowners' association, "Miyagi Prefecture Northern Bonito and Tuna Fisheries Association," and you can't go wrong with the menu, which offers carefully selected natural, frozen, and domestic "tuna"!

Tel

0226-24-7010

Opening hours

Weekdays: 11:00-14:00 (last orders 13:30)
Weekends and holidays: 11:00-15:00 (last orders 14:30)

Closed days

Irregular holidays

Address

1-3-18 Tanakamae, Kesennuma City

Izakaya Tasuku

"Makanai Donburi (with miso soup and pickles)" Mini 1,100 yen / Regular 1,600 yen / Large 1,800 yen (tax included)

The tuna is so generously presented that it almost overflows from the bowl! This generous presentation combines quantity and quality, and is a taste of a fishing town. The freshness and taste are impeccable. Many fans from outside the city visit, so we recommend calling ahead to make a reservation. By the way, the photo shows the regular size.

"Negitoro salmon roe rice bowl (with miso soup and pickles)" 2,000 yen (tax included)

A mountain of negitoro (fatty tuna) piled in a sea of ​​salmon roe. The negitoro and salmon roe go perfectly together! If you like salmon roe, this is a must-try bowl. Drown yourself in salmon roe to your heart's content!

Tel

090-3034-5365

Opening hours

Lunch: 11:30-14:00
Evening: 17:30-23:00

Closed days

Thursday and Sunday nights

Address

Inside Yuwael, 3-1-23 Minamimachi, Kesennuma City

Yuzushi Bypass Store

"Special Yu Sushi Bowl" 3,630 yen (tax included)

Our proud seafood bowl comes with about 12 different kinds of ingredients. We will provide you with the best bowl of rice depending on the condition of the ingredients that day. The contents change depending on the catch, so if you are interested, please call us before coming!

Tel

0226-22-2263

Opening hours

Lunch: 11:30-14:00 (last order 13:30)
Evening: 17:00-21:30 (last orders 21:00)

Closed days

Irregular holidays

Address

32-14 Akaiwaishikabuto, Kesennuma City

Kitakatsu Tuna Shop Uminoichi Store

"Tuna rice bowl (with miso soup)" 2,780 yen (tax included)

This is a proud dish of Maguroya, made with the best tuna of the day! (*The tuna used will vary depending on what is in stock that day.)

"Kameyomaru Katsuo Tasting Set (with soup and small side dish)" 1,580 yen (tax included)

Celebrating 350 years since the introduction of Kesennuma bonito pole fishing!
This set allows you to enjoy both bonito marinated in salt koji and seared, and bonito marinated in sweet soy sauce from Makurazaki, Kagoshima Prefecture, all at once, and also comes with a soup made from simmered shark and pacific saury paste formed into dumplings, and tuna omelet!

Tel

0226-25-8816

Opening hours

11:00 ~ 14:30

Closed days

Kesennuma "Sea Market" closed days

Address

Kesennuma City Fish Market 7-13 Uminoichi 1F

Kanae and Saikichi

"Saikichi's Local Fish and Seafood Bowl (with miso soup and pickles)" 1 yen for one person / 3,200 yen for half (tax included)

This seafood bowl is filled with plenty of seasonal fish and is cooked in a way that suits each fish, such as seared or marinated! At the end, you can add plenty of saury flakes broth to make it like ochazuke. You can enjoy a variety of ways with just one seafood bowl.

Tel

0226-22-0572

Opening hours

<Lunch> Friday, Saturday, Sunday 11:00-16:00
*Lunch is served from 11:00 to 15:00 (last entry at 14:00 on Fridays only)

Closed days

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Address

1-13 Kashiwazaki, Kesennuma City

Minatomachi Restaurant Sen

"Minatomachi Donburi Deluxe 2,750-item Assortment (with miso soup and pickles)" XNUMX yen (tax included)

This is Restaurant Sen's recommended menu, and the ingredients are sourced daily from the nearby Sakanaichiba! They use plenty of seasonal ingredients, such as sea urchin in summer and scallops in winter. There are a total of seven luxurious varieties! The veteran buyers at Sakanaichiba purchase high-quality fish. According to the store clerk, "Fish that are fatty and have a good color and luster will appeal to you."

Tel

0226-29-6231

Opening hours

10: 00 to 20: 00 (LO19: 30)

Closed days

Open all year round

Address

Kesennuma Fish Market, 2-13 Minatomachi, Kesennuma City

Rias Kitchen

"Seasonal Taste Rice Bowl (with miso soup, side dish, and pickles)" 3,024 yen (tax included)

We serve dishes using Kesennuma shark fin, bonito, swordfish, etc. You can also enjoy the manager's recommended shark fin seafood bowl with shredded thread, bonito ramen, and Kesennuma's new local gourmet swordfish curry.
*Miso soup may contain shrimp or crab as stock.

Tel

0226-24-7020

Opening hours

10: 00 to 20: 00 (LO19: 30)

Closed days

Sea Market Closed Days

Address

Kesennuma City Fish Market 7-13 Uminoichi 1F

Japanese Restaurant Kaishu

"Kaishu-don (with miso soup and pickles)" 2,420 yen (tax included)

This restaurant offers a panoramic view of Kesennuma Bay while offering fresh seafood. In addition to seasonal local seafood such as bonito, tuna, shark fins that are said to be the best in the world, and sea urchins and squirts available only in summer, all landed at the Kesennuma Fish Market, you can also enjoy local sake that can only be found in Kesennuma.

Tel

0226-23-1313

Opening hours

11: 30 to 14: 00 (LO13: 30)

Closed days

Open all year round

Address

1-1 Kashiwazaki, Kesennuma City

Japanese Restaurant Udon

"Luxurious Seafood Bowl with Four Colors (with miso soup and pickles)" 4 yen (tax included)

We will treat you to seasonal flavors unique to Kesennuma, using an abundance of seafood from the bountiful Sanriku Sea. Enjoy fresh seafood and other delicacies from the mountains and sea, seafood bowls, whole simmered shark fin, and more, all in a relaxed setting with views of Kesennuma Bay below.

Tel

0226-24-1200

Opening hours

Lunch: 11:30-14:00 (last orders 13:30)
Evening: 17:30-21:00 (last orders 20:30)

Closed days

Open all year round

Address

4-19 Minatomachi, Kesennuma City

Otani Coast Roadside Station Restaurant Umikoko

"Seasonal Seafood Bowl" 2,500 yen (tax included)

Eight kinds of seafood from Kesennuma are on display! Enjoy seasonal dishes as well.

Tel

0226-44-3180

Opening hours

10:00 AM – 17:00 PM (L.O. 16:30 PM)

Closed days

New Year's holiday (12/31 to 1/2)

Address

9 Mishima, Motoyoshi-cho, Kesennuma City

Asahi Sushi

"Luxury Bowl" 4,500 yen (tax included)

An authentic seafood bowl, lavishly loaded with seasonal seafood, only available at a sushi restaurant representing the port town of Kesennuma.
The beautiful appearance, the wonderful texture, and the aroma of the sea that fills your mouth. This seafood bowl, which combines everything, is so luxurious that it feels like you're tasting several nigiri sushi dishes all at once, even though it's just a bowl of rice.
Please enjoy this exceptional cup of coffee.

Tel

0226-23-2566

Opening hours

11:00～14:30
16:00-21:30 (LO 21:00)

Closed days

Irregular holidays

Address

2-4-27 Minamimachi, Kesennuma City

Seasonal seafood bowl

Hoshioka Gizantei

"Hand-kneaded Bonito Sushi" *Prices confirmed at the store

[Summer only] A popular summer menu item: bonito hand-kneaded sushi. Bonito marinated in a special garlic-soy sauce-based sauce is served on top of vinegared rice. Served with plenty of condiments such as myoga, green onions, and shiso leaves. The garlic adds a nice accent, making you feel energized after eating it.

Tel

0226-24-8810

Opening hours

Lunch: 11:30-14:00 (last orders 13:30)
Evening: 17:00-20:30 (last orders 20:00)

Closed days

Monday

Address

16-21 Taya, Kesennuma City

Seasonal Cuisine Restaurant Hamanoie

"Pickled Bonito Rice Bowl" 1,500 yen (tax included)

[Summer only] Seared bonito is sliced ​​to a generous thickness and marinated in a special sauce. Thinly sliced ​​onions and shredded yam go perfectly with the bonito. This is a masterpiece that lets you enjoy the delicious flavor of bonito.

Tel

0226-23-7249

Opening hours

Lunch: 11:00-14:00 (last order 13:30)
Evening: 17:30-21:00 (last orders 20:00)

Closed days

Monday

Address

2-5-5 Higashishinjo, Kesennuma City