Izakaya Maedaya Ichirin in Fukui

Stylish Japanese restaurant specializing in local sake

Por Takako Sakamoto

Community writer

Fresh assortment of sashimi (sliced raw fish)

Today's recommendations include a range of fresh seafood, vegetables and meat

Fun illustration of customers enjoying food and drinks at Maedaya Ichirin

Umeshu (plum sake), an appetizer and Japanese pickles

Various kinds of local sake are on the drink menu

Vegetable salad with soy-sauce flavored dressing

Comfortable wooden floor seats for groups

Cozy counter seats for couples and lone customers

Chic interior of Maedaya Ichirin in Fukui

Izakaya Maedaya Ichirin is one of the popular Japanese restaurants in Fukui. Here you can enjoy delicious local specialties and sake. They take pride in serving the best food you can get in Fukui, proven by the fact that they even make their own soy sauce and salt! The restaurant's signature menu is of course fresh seafood and tasty local sake (Fukui is famous for fresh seafood & good sake made from clear, quality water). The interior is chic and stylish, but the atmosphere is bright and cheerful, and their food is so good! It is located in Katamachi, the drinking district of Fukui, and the price ranges from 3000 to 5000 yen depending on what you order.