Yayoiza

Great tasting food most importantly it’s nutritious. Generous servings of quality ingredients, mostly steamed & umami flavour with natural taste of meats, veggies & balanced flavors of sweetness, saltiness & sourness.. Recommended 🏅

Had the most amazing lunch of Seiro Mushi at this restaurant, located close to Nagano City's Zenkoji Temple. We ordered several variants of beef and 1 portion of Kurubata pork for our group of 4 adults. Our dishes were visually pleasing served in individual wooden boxes and tasted wonderfully light. Portions were generous, as was the service provided by our host.

Premium beef and vegetables steamed in a bamboo tray. Comes with miso soup and blueberry/matcha ice cream. Vinegar soy sauce and sesame sauce for dipping. Delicious. This restaurant is just outside the gate of Zenkoji Temple, accessible from Nagano Station by train and bus.

Most amazing meal ever, such a unique experience and totally different from the Japanese fare we are used to. The signature steamed beef was amazing and the whole experience from the space to the service was so homely, you can tell that the food is made with much love. Stay for the desserts as well, their special cream chestnut dessert is out of this world. Way better than anything we had at fancier restaurants ever!

This was one of the best meals we’ve ever had! Great service. Would recommend to anyone wanting to try something different than the usual.

Great food presentation. I had the steam beef set. It's tastier than I thought from a steam food. Ho.emade ice cream is great.

Amazing place! Food was super tasty and beautiful. Very friendly staff, excellent service. Both western style tables and chairs and Japanese style tatami seating, the latter was excellent for our 1-year-old. Would recommend it to anyone in Nagano!

After not being able to get in anywhere in Tokyo, so refreshing to walk right in and get a private room for our party of 9! Bonus, delicious food and amazing presentation.

After training from Kanazawa to Nagano, we dropped our bags at the hotel and were off to find some good eats. Monzensaryo Yayoiza seems to be a favourite for traditional, steamed Japanese food. We dropped in on a late Wednesday for lunch (around 2:00pm). The inside is quaint and felt like we were in a traditional Japanese house. They were playing music that reminds you of being on a beach. That or a massage table. Menu is short and sweet; chef's specials, rice dishes, appetizers, desserts and drinks. - Sobacha - I found this tea (made from soba) absolutely fantastic! We got a couple refills; almost had a nutty flavour to it. You can buy a box (¥540 for 20 tea bags)! Regretting not buying a box to take home with me. Could not find this anywhere else. - Monzen seiromushi (¥1,944) - this is the chef's speciality. Steamed Nagano beef and seasonal vegetables with ponzu sauce, okowa (steamed rice), chawanmushi (steamed egg custard) and miso soup. It's pricy and small but the quality is excellent. The chawanmushi was one of the best egg dishes I've had in Japan! The okowa, sticky rice wrapped in leaf, was fantastic but also a very small portion. Good variety of vegetables and the beef was shabu shabu style; thin and tasty. - Onyasai salad (¥864) - no idea why it's so expensive to combo (¥540 extra to get a rice ball and miso soup). We just got the vegetable salad on its own; 20 different types of vegetables with a sesame seed sauce. Pretty good! Nice to finally get a variety of vegetables into our system. Unique spot to try their wooden steamed boxes but pricey.