7 November 2024
Located in the center of Takachiho town, a few minutes drive away from Takachiho Gorge, Takachihogyu Restaurant Nagomi is a good place to have lunch after enjoying the morning out at the scenic gorge. Takachihogyu Restaurant Nagomi serves Takachiho beef, one of the most famous brands of “wagyu” beef.
Takachiho beef is produced from Japanese black cattle and is a specialty of the region. The cows are raised in a pastoral landscape with the greatest care. In summer, they breathe pure air and eat fresh grass, then return to their farm for the winter. Living in such ideal living conditions without any stress, the animals produce beef of the highest quality, known for its marbling and tenderness. Takachiho beef is strictly defined as Japanese “Wagyu” beef that is A4 range quality or higher from cows born and raised within select districts of the Takachiho area. In comparison, the most highly rated wagyu beef, Kobe beef, is rated 5.
Nagomi Restaurant is located within the Takachiho Gamadase Market. There is free parking at the market square. We arrived at the popular restaurant at 11 am, which was right after they opened. The restaurant is opened for lunch from 11:00 to 14:30 and closed on Wednesday. There are two large statues of black cows in front of the restaurant, so it was easy to find the restaurant.
The service is in Japanese only, but they have English menus. Its lunch menu offers several different options for Takachiho beef steak at affordable prices. We could can choose our favorite cuts of steak and increase the amount in 50 grams increments.
Lunch menu at the Nagomi restaurant.
Both of us chose the 200g loin steak set that came with rice (free refills), small bowl, pickles, salad, miso soup and one drink.
The steak was served rare while still searing on a hot plate. A small hot iron stone was provided and we were to cut and cook the beef to our preferred doneness.
Look at the marbling on the steak!
A tablet PC on the table provides information and instructions in English on how to best enjoy our steak.
Three different steak sauces were provided. They are yuzu and pepper sauces, soy sauce based sauce and even a bit of minced wasabi mixed in soy sauce.
The high-quality fat of the beef melts in the mouth and was simply delicious. We tried the three sauces and all were good.
It was good that we came early as the restaurant fills up fast.
After a satisfying lunch, we went to a grocery shop next door to browse at some local produce. A good souvenir to buy was Takachiho beef curry that is packaged and just required reheating to enjoy with steamed rice.
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