The second you spot the massive, elaborately embossed Chinatown gate, you’ll feel like you’ve been transported out of Japan and into a little Chinese neighborhood, where Peking ducks hang in window displays, the calls of roasted chestnut vendors beckon, and a swirling haze rises from wooden steaming baskets. It’s a sensory overload of Chinese street food, in the best possible way. And even within Yokohama Chinatown, there is a diverse array of cuisines and cultures represented. In fact, Yokohama Chinatown is not a homogenous neighborhood, but contains little pockets of cultures, including Taiwanese cuisine and Hong Kong-style shops. Yokohama certainly does its sister city, Shanghai, proud with its vast Yokohama Chinatown, and even puts on annual Lunar New Year festivities, complete with lion and dragon dance performances, a lantern festival, and a parade.

For soup dumplings, steamed pork buns, and egg tarts, go to Yokohama Chinatown, Asia’s largest Chinatown. Browse Kanagawa restaurants and food experiences!

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A prefecture on the east coast of central Japan, Kanagawa sits just to the south of Tokyo, intersecting the greater city limits. Bordered by the Tama River, Yokohama serves as Kanagawa’s capital, the second largest city in Japan by population, and one of the first to be opened up to foreign trade. It’s a multicultural metropolis, Minato Mirai’s glittering shops and bars on the harborside, contrasting its massive Chinatown lined with restaurants and street food stalls. Yokohama is home to both the Cup Noodle Museum and Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum, alongside Japanese gardens, shopping, and bars featuring local craft beers. Follow the coastline down to find the seaside town of Kamakura, once a political hub during medieval Japan, now a popular day trip away from the city for its beaches and religious sites. Cafes bustling in the mainstreet of Komachi Dori lead up to the majestic Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, while the Daibutsu (Big Buddha) awaits at Kotokuin not far from Hasedera Temple, overlooking the ocean. 

To the west of Kamakura is Enoshima, a popular island and surfing spot in summer, home to 3 Shinto shrines, quality seafood, and fish-flavored soft serve. Hakone is also apart of Kanagawa Prefecture, a mountainous hot spring town included in the Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park area. Famous for iconic views of Mount Fuji across Lake Ashi, Hakone’s network of ropeways also offer Fuji views on a clear day, while so do some outdoor baths at specialty hot spring hotels. Try some black eggs boiled in the sulfur springs of Owakudani, freshly cut soba buckwheat noodles made with local water, or relax with a luxurious multi-course kaiseki meal at a ryokan (Japanese style inn). From cityscapes to beaches and mountainous getaways, Kanagawa Prefecture offers diverse environments to explore with exciting local cuisine to match it.

Browse cooking classes, tastings, dining experiences, and food tours in Kanagawa, home to Yokohama Chinatown, the Ramen Museum, craft beer & Western-inspired cuisine

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Nestled below the bustling city of Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture is as diverse in its environment as its food is delicious; Kanagawa offers Chinese street food and craft beer in Yokohama and fresh seafood from Kamakura and Enoshima, as well as natural beauty and mountainous produce in the hot spring town of Hakone near the base of Mount Fuji. 

For pan-fried soup dumplings, succulent steamed pork buns, and custardy egg tarts, there’s no better place than Yokohama Chinatown (Yokohama Chūkagai), Asia’s largest Chinatown.

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The combination of vibrant yet calm ambiance with excellent Cantonese food will definitely bring the crowd in despite the slightly upscale pricing. To the regular guests, every penny is worth it at Manchinro. Located in Yokohama's Chinatown, this well-known restaurant offers everything from the classic dishes to unconventional ones. 

Established over a hundred years ago, there's no question about the authenticity at Manchinro. From the traditional dim sum and shark fin soup — the most delicious in town — to Japanese-style Chinese food, Manchinro is a one stop shop that will guarantee to satisfy any and all Chinese food cravings.

Located in Yokohama's Chinatown, this well-known restaurant, established over a hundred years ago, offers everything from the classic dishes to unconventional ones.

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Manchinro

The unique interior of SALONE 2007, with its deep regal-blue carpeting and golden tablecloths, announces right away that this is no ordinary Italian restaurant. In the dishes as in the decor, guests at this Yokohama Italian restaurant are treated to experimental takes on classic style.

The attention detail really is top notch, from the hand-cut ravioli to the pairings provided by their licensed sommelier, who draws upon an excellent stock of natural Italian wines. 

The set-course menus here include classics like rice salad, and boiled beef tongue with red wine sauce, alongside some innovative fusion combinations such as their shrimp and chrysanthemum dish. 

Private rooms are available here, making it ideal for couples celebrating an anniversary.

The attention detail at SALONE 2007 is top notch, from hand-cut ravioli to the excellent stock of natural Italian wines selected by their sommelier.

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Down a hidden little street near Osanbashi Pier in Yokohama is a top-quality sushi restaurant, which must surely be one of the most exclusive places in town. The chef at Nakajyo, Kiyotaka Nakajo, took over the restaurant from his father before relocating it and applying his own unique stamp with the updated decor and menu.

He sources everything on his plates from Toyosu Market (formerly known as the famous Tsukiji Market), where some of the best and freshest fish in the entire world is up for grabs. In the set-course omakase menu, classic nigiri dishes are served alongside other small seafood dishes, and paired with either sake or Burgundy wines.

For Yokohama restaurateurs who seek to provide a luxury sushi experience, Nakajyo is the place to beat.

Down a hidden little street near Osanbashi Pier in Yokohama is a top-quality sushi restaurant, which must surely be one of the most exclusive places in town.

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Nakajyo

This Yokohama kaiseki restaurant serves an omakase (chef’s choice) meal featuring some of the best seasonal ingredients in the country. Expect delicious dishes such as wagyu beef with daikon radish and wasabi, or sea bream and bamboo shoots cooked in dashi stock.

There are some European elements which add interesting touches to the kaiseki format, such as the sorbet served between some courses. Although the exact dishes and ingredients change monthly, the crescendo is always a clay pot of rice and seasonal ingredients, followed by a fruit dessert.

Here you get a real taste of the freshness and variety of Japanese ingredients, with lovely use of seasonal leaves and petals to decorate the delicate dishes.

Only nine counter and six table seats are available, so booking ahead is imperative if you want to try this delicious traditional food for yourself.

A traditional Japanese kaiseki in Yokohama, where you can try delicious seasonal ingredients in flavorful, historic dishes. Click to book now!

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