Mingei Shokuji-dokoro Yamabiko
民芸食事処 山びこ
A folk-style old house where you cook chicken-chan at your table on a stove, the local dish most often recommended in Gero.
A folk-style rustic restaurant about a 7-minute walk from Gero Station, with a calm atmosphere. The signature is the chicken-chan set meal: miso-marinated chicken and vegetables are cooked at your table on a gas burner, then eaten with miso soup, pickles and rice, and portions are generous. It can easily stick to the pan, so keep stirring. There is also fried or salt-grilled amago (a type of trout) and Hida beef miso grilled on magnolia leaf. Regulars line up before opening, and it fills quickly in the evening, so arrive early. Prices are affordable, roughly 1,500 to 2,500 yen per person. Mainly open for lunch, with dinner added on Saturdays. Closed on Mondays.
Opening hours
11:30-14:00 (Saturdays also 17:00-19:00); closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Gero Onsen Town & Yumeguri
- Gero Funsen-ike & Hida River
- Kaeru Shrine
- Gero Museum of Hot Springs
- Onsen-ji Temple
- Gero Onsen Gassho Village
- Nakayama Shichiri Gorge
- Zenshoji Temple