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Okayama Food: 15 Places for Barazushi, Demi-Katsu-Don, Chuka Soba and Fruit Parfaits
15 places to eat · checked October 22, 2026
15 places to eat in Okayama, by what you eat
Hours, prices and access checked against each place's own page on October 22, 2026. They change; check before you go.
1Azuma-zushi, Sanste Okayama吾妻寿司 さんすて岡山店
Sushi and Okayama barazushi · Okayama Station
A sushi restaurant on the 2nd floor of Sanste Okayama, the station building, listed by the prefectural tourism site among places near JR Okayama Station to eat Okayama barazushi.
Barazushi.
- Access
- Directly connected to JR Okayama Station (Sanste Okayama, 2F). Address: 1-1 Ekimoto-cho, Kita-ku.
- Hours
- 11:00–22:00 (last order 21:30)
2Fukuzushi Honten福寿司本店
Sushi and Okayama barazushi · Hokancho, west of Okayama Station
A sushi shop on the Hokancho shopping street on the west side of the station. Its full barazushi has to be booked three business days ahead.
Barazushi; book the full version three business days ahead.
- Access
- Hokancho shopping street, west side of JR Okayama Station. Address: 2-16-17 Hokancho, Kita-ku. Two parking spaces behind the shop.
- Hours
- Lunch 11:30–14:00 (last entry and order 13:30); dinner 17:00–21:00 (last entry and order 20:00)
- Closed on
- Mondays, the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesdays, and Sunday evenings
3Yozushi, Tenmaya basement夜寿司 天満屋本店地下店
Barazushi to take away · Omotecho
A takeaway-only sushi counter in the basement of the Tenmaya department store in Omotecho, listed by the prefectural tourism site for Okayama barazushi.
Barazushi to take away.
- Access
- Basement floor of Tenmaya Okayama, 2-1-1 Omotecho, Kita-ku. Tenmaya car park.
- Hours
- 10:00–19:30
- Closed on
- New Year period
4Tabi Bento Ekiben Nigiwai旅弁当 駅弁にぎわい
Station bento shop · Okayama Station
A station bento shop that sells Momotaro no Matsuri-zushi, an ekiben version of the barazushi Okayama makes for festivals and guests.
Barazushi as a station bento.
- Access
- Sanste Okayama South Building, 2F, next to JR Okayama Station. Address: 1-1 Ekimoto-cho, Kita-ku.
- Hours
- 7:00–20:30
5Katsudon Nomuraカツ丼 野村
Demi-katsu-don · Heiwacho
Founded in 1931 and listed by the prefectural tourism site as the shop where demi-katsu-don, a pork cutlet bowl under demi-glace sauce, began.
Demi-katsu-don.
- Access
- About 10 minutes on foot from JR Okayama Station. Address: 1-10 Heiwacho, Kita-ku.
- Hours
- Tuesday–Friday 11:00–15:00; weekends and holidays 11:00–14:30 and 17:00–20:30
- Closed on
- Mondays (the next day when Monday is a holiday)
6Chuka Soba Fujiya, Granvia branch中華そば 冨士屋 グランヴィア店
Okayama ramen (chuka soba) · Okayama Station east exit
The second branch of a chuka soba shop founded in 1950. Its chuka soba (¥950) is a slightly sweet soy sauce ramen with house-made chashu.
Chuka soba.
- Access
- About 2 minutes on foot from the east exit of JR Okayama Station. Granvia Court 1F, 1-5 Ekimoto-cho, Kita-ku.
- Hours
- 11:00–20:30
- Closed on
- Wednesdays
7Asazuki Honten浅月 本店
Okayama ramen (chuka soba) · Hokancho, west of Okayama Station
A ramen shop founded in 1948. Its katsu soba (¥1,200) is a fairly rich pork-bone soy sauce ramen topped with a large tonkatsu.
Chuka soba.
- Access
- Hokancho, on the west side of JR Okayama Station. Address: 2-5-25 Hokancho, Kita-ku. No parking.
- Hours
- 10:30–19:30
- Closed on
- Thursdays
8Tenjin Soba天神そば
Okayama ramen (chuka soba) · Tenjin-cho
A chuka soba shop founded in 1970, serving a chicken-based soy sauce ramen noticeably sweeter than most. Lunch hours only, on weekdays.
Chuka soba; weekday lunch only.
- Access
- Tenjin-cho, along Momotaro-odori, the avenue that runs from the front of JR Okayama Station. Address: 1-19 Tenjin-cho, Kita-ku. No parking.
- Hours
- 10:30–14:30
- Closed on
- Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays
9Noraneko Shokudoノラネコ食堂
Okayama ramen (chuka soba) · Omotecho
A chicken-based soy sauce chuka soba that began as relief food in Mabi after the 2018 western Japan floods; the shop moved to the Omotecho arcade in December 2022. Open until midnight.
Chuka soba; until midnight.
- Access
- In the Omotecho shopping arcade. Address: 1-9-42 Omotecho, Kita-ku. No parking.
- Hours
- 11:30–24:00 (last order 23:30)
- Closed on
- Tuesdays
10Lobby Lounge Lumiere, Hotel Granvia Okayamaホテルグランヴィア岡山 ロビーラウンジ ルミエール
Fruit parfaits · Okayama Station
The lobby lounge of the station hotel, where the pastry chef makes parfaits from Okayama fruit. The summer white peach parfait (¥3,900) is served from 7 July until the last peaches come in.
Fruit parfaits.
- Access
- Hotel Granvia Okayama 1F, directly connected to JR Okayama Station. Address: 1-5 Ekimoto-cho, Kita-ku.
- Hours
- 7:00–21:00 (last order 20:30); parfaits from 12:00
- Closed on
- No regular closing days
11Muscat FactoryMuscat Factory
Fruit parfaits · Ekimae-cho
A parfait shop whose Shine Muscat grape parfait (¥1,300, from 1 August) uses Shine Muscat from Akaiwa and Pione from Okayama's Higashi ward, layered with muscat gelato and jelly.
Fruit parfaits.
- Access
- Icot Nicot 1F, 1-8-18 Ekimae-cho, Kita-ku.
- Hours
- 12:00–20:00; from 11:00 on weekends and holidays
- Closed on
- Tuesdays (open when Tuesday is a holiday)
12FRUITS-J BOUTIQUE, Tenmaya OkayamaFRUITS-J BOUTIQUE 岡山天満屋店
Fruit parfaits · Omotecho
A fruit parlour counter in the Tenmaya basement. Its peach parfait (¥1,760) pairs Okayama peaches with Earl Grey jelly; the season runs white peaches in summer, grapes in autumn and early winter, and strawberries in winter and spring.
Fruit parfaits.
- Access
- Tenmaya Okayama B1, at the west entrance of the Tenchika Food Garden, just off the bus station. Address: 2-1-1 Omotecho, Kita-ku.
- Hours
- 10:00–19:30 (parfaits last order 19:00)
- Closed on
- Same as Tenmaya Okayama
13Ujo Cafe, Okayama Castle烏城カフェ
Fruit parfaits · Okayama Castle
A café on the ground floor of the Okayama Castle keep. Its castle parfait (¥1,750) is a melon parfait with a black monaka wafer; white peach and Shine Muscat appear in season.
Fruit parfaits.
- Access
- Okayama Castle keep 1F, 2-3-1 Marunouchi, Kita-ku. No parking.
- Hours
- 9:00–17:30 (last order 17:00)
- Closed on
- 29–31 December
14cafe Antennacafe Antenna
Fruit parfaits · Izushi-cho, near Korakuen
A café close to Korakuen. Its premium parfait (¥2,100) is topped with white peaches from the Haga area, with black tea jelly, white peach coulis and Ashimori melon inside.
Fruit parfaits.
- Access
- 1-8-23 Izushi-cho, Kita-ku, close to Okayama Korakuen. Three parking spaces.
- Hours
- 11:00–18:00 (last order 17:30)
- Closed on
- Tuesdays (the next day when Tuesday is a holiday)
15Koeido Chunagon main shop廣榮堂 中納言本店
Kibi dango and Japanese sweets · Chunagon-cho, Naka-ku
The main shop of Koeido, a maker of kibi dango and other Japanese sweets, with a café; on Sundays and holidays it serves an okowa lunch. Koeido also has counters in Sanste Okayama, Takashimaya, Tenmaya and Kurashiki.
Kibi dango.
- Access
- 7-32 Chunagon-cho, Naka-ku, Okayama.
- Hours
- 9:00–18:00 (café last order 17:00)
Good to know
Start with barazushi, Okayama's festival sushi of fish and vegetables mixed into vinegared rice. Azuma-zushi in the station building serves it until 21:30, and Ekiben Nigiwai sells it as a station bento from 7:00. Fukuzushi on the west side makes the full version only if you book three business days ahead.
Demi-katsu-don, a pork cutlet bowl under demi-glace sauce, is listed by the prefectural tourism site as having started at Katsudon Nomura, founded in 1931. Okayama chuka soba came out of street stalls in the city centre just after the war; the four shops here run from weekday lunch only (Tenjin Soba) to last orders at 23:30 (Noraneko Shokudo).
Fruit parfaits use Okayama white peaches in summer and grapes such as Shine Muscat from August into autumn. The Fruit Parfait Town Okayama campaign lists more than 30 shops; the five here are at the station, around Tenmaya and by the castle and Korakuen. For kibi dango, Koeido's main shop has a café. Hiruzen yakisoba, a miso-sauce yakisoba from the north of the prefecture, is eaten in Hiruzen and is not on this city list.
What to eat, where, and how late
Closing or last-order times as each listing states them.
| What you eat | Places on this list | Where | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okayama barazushi | Azuma-zushi · Ekiben Nigiwai · Fukuzushi · Yozushi | Station building (2) · Hokancho, west side · Tenmaya basement | Azuma-zushi last order 21:30 · Nigiwai 20:30 · Fukuzushi last order 20:00 · Yozushi 19:30 |
| Demi-katsu-don | Katsudon Nomura | Heiwacho, about 10 min on foot from the station | Weekdays 15:00 · weekends and holidays 20:30 |
| Chuka soba | Fujiya · Asazuki · Tenjin Soba · Noraneko Shokudo | East exit · Hokancho · Tenjin-cho · Omotecho arcade | Noraneko last order 23:30 · Fujiya 20:30 · Asazuki 19:30 · Tenjin Soba 14:30 |
| Fruit parfaits | Lumiere · Muscat Factory · FRUITS-J · Ujo Cafe · cafe Antenna | Station hotel · Ekimae-cho · Tenmaya basement · castle keep · near Korakuen | Lumiere last order 20:30 · Muscat Factory 20:00 · FRUITS-J 19:00 · Antenna 17:30 · Ujo Cafe 17:00 |
| Kibi dango | Koeido main shop | Chunagon-cho, Naka-ku | Café last order 17:00 |
By kind of trip
Straight off the train
These four are inside or beside JR Okayama Station: the station building, its south building, Granvia Court and the hotel lobby.
Azuma-zushi, Sanste Okayama · Tabi Bento Ekiben Nigiwai · Chuka Soba Fujiya, Granvia branch · Lobby Lounge Lumiere, Hotel Granvia Okayama
Eating late
Noraneko Shokudo takes last orders at 23:30 (closed Tuesdays), Azuma-zushi at 21:30 and the Granvia lounge at 20:30.
Noraneko Shokudo · Azuma-zushi, Sanste Okayama · Lobby Lounge Lumiere, Hotel Granvia Okayama
With Korakuen and the castle
Ujo Cafe is inside the castle keep and takes last orders at 17:00, the castle's own last entry. cafe Antenna is close to Korakuen and closed on Tuesdays.
West exit side
Both are in Hokancho, west of the station. Check the days: Fukuzushi closes on Mondays, some Tuesdays and Sunday evenings; Asazuki on Thursdays.
To take on the train
Ekiben Nigiwai opens at 7:00, Yozushi in the Tenmaya basement is takeaway only, and Koeido has counters in Sanste Okayama at the station.
Tabi Bento Ekiben Nigiwai · Yozushi, Tenmaya basement · Koeido Chunagon main shop
Questions
What is Okayama barazushi and where can I eat it near the station?
It is Okayama's festival sushi, also called matsuri-zushi, with fish and vegetables mixed into vinegared rice for celebrations and guests. Azuma-zushi in Sanste Okayama serves it 11:00–22:00, and Ekiben Nigiwai sells Momotaro no Matsuri-zushi as a station bento from 7:00 to 20:30.
Where did demi-katsu-don start?
The prefectural tourism site lists Katsudon Nomura, founded in 1931, as the original shop. It is about 10 minutes on foot from JR Okayama Station, open 11:00–15:00 Tuesday to Friday and 11:00–14:30 and 17:00–20:30 at weekends and on holidays, and closed on Mondays.
When can I get a white peach or Muscat parfait in Okayama?
The Granvia lounge serves its white peach parfait from 7 July until the last peaches arrive, and Muscat Factory's Shine Muscat parfait runs from 1 August. FRUITS-J BOUTIQUE moves from white peaches in summer to grapes in autumn and early winter and strawberries in winter and spring.
What is Okayama ramen like?
The prefectural tourism site says Okayama ramen began in street stalls and huts in the city centre right after the war. Fujiya's is a slightly sweet soy sauce ramen, Asazuki's a rich pork-bone soy sauce with a tonkatsu on top, and Tenjin Soba and Noraneko Shokudo use a chicken-based soy sauce soup.
Where can I try Hiruzen yakisoba?
Hiruzen yakisoba is a speciality of the Hiruzen area in the north of the prefecture, fried in a miso-based sauce with chicken and cabbage. It is not on this Okayama city list; the prefectural tourism site's Hiruzen yakisoba page links to the shops that serve it.