Hitachi Popular Eating Spots
 (Part I: Hitachi Central Area)
When you want to eat out with your friends or your family, where do you go?
We would like to introduce several spots you can enjoy different type of food in each area.　
　

Have you ever tried soba  (buckwheat noodle)?

  In Japan, soba and udon (flour noodle) have been eaten along with rice since old times. And recently soba has become more popular because of its well-balanced nutrition which works to prevent adult diseases in later years.
  You see soba shops here and there in the city. We want to introduce one of them, Kaikaken (海華軒)that is near the Hitachi Post Office.
In the shop, thick beams, massive tables, little old Japanese furniture put in a casual way at the corners, and pictures on the wall and jazz music at a comfortable volume make a calm and cozy atmosphere.
  Most of the standard menu of soba and udon are served here both in a hot soup and in a cool broth with various ingredients. If noodles do not suit your taste, you can choose a rice, dishes such as sashimi (raw fish), tempura, fried seafood, pork cutlet, etc.
  For the lunchtime menu, several sets of soba or udon and donburimono (rice and ingredients on top in one bowl) are served. They are popular among working people and also are the recommended by the shop.
  In the evening, with well-matched dishes, they serve alcoholic drinks, such as sake from many regions in Japan, beer, and “rice wine”, which is made from brown rice for white wine and from original species of rice for the red one. Of course, coffee, tea, and several kinds of fruit juice can be enjoyed.
  If you want to have a dinner party here, the maximum is 28 persons and the fee for each one is \2000 (five dishes containing sashimi and tempura), \3000 or \4000.
  You will find the owner’s honesty to his customers in the dishes cooked by carefully prepared materials, in the reasonable price, and in the comfortable atmosphere in the shop.
Parking space in front of the shop is limited. We recommend to go on foot.
　

Namaste(ナマステ)
an Indian restaurant,

　　It is one of real ethnic restaurants which are rather rare in Hitachi. There are various Indian goods displayed on the shelves inside the restaurant, so that you can enjoy meals in an exotic atmosphere. They serve curries, nans (Indian bread), tandoori dishes (tandoor is a clay oven, tandoori means “baked or roasted in a tandoor), and Indian snacks cooked by chefs from northern part of India.
There are 25 varieties of curries. You can also choose your favorite spice level from five, which are mild, medium, hot, very hot, and special hot. Mild is good for children. They provide some curry sets at reasonable price as follows.
Lunch A set menu \680 curry, salad, nan or rice or half size of nan & rice
Dinner maharajah set menu \1200
Two curries, nan or rice or half size of nan& rice
and dessert, masala chai (milk tea) or coffee
Child set menu \680 mild curry, salad, small size of nan or rice and ice cream
You can also take the food out.
● Information for Muslims: All dishes are halal in this restaurant.

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