NARA ROYAL HOTEL

A restaurant serving up a delicious buffet-style breakfast each morning. Enjoy breakfast at Restaurant Manyo while taking in a view of luscious greenery. Manyo’s menu offers the celebrated green tea congee among its delightful selection of traditional Nara dishes, such as Narazuke (vegetables pickled in salt and fresh sake lees) and Nyumen (hot somen noodles), and other delectable dishes made from local produce. With limited-time menu items that allow you to enjoy the taste of each season, this restaurant will offer a delicious combination of tastes every morning!

A luxurious restaurant with Chinese furnishings in a purely Japanese setting with architecture in the style of an austere tea-ceremony arbor.

With spacious private rooms laid out with either tables or hori-gotatsu style (with floor cushions around a low table and an opening underneath for feet), spend an elegant sojourn here as you look out over the Japanese garden. This is a top-class setting perfect for receptions, important anniversaries and various other gatherings.  The concept is “delight in the seasons through Chinese cuisine.”Savor the flavors of Nara’s representative Yamato vegetables and the Yamato brand of produce featured in these Chinese dishes, and experience the seasonal tastes that are reminiscent of Japan’s food culture.

These types of dishes are relatively rare in Chinese cuisine, which is made with mostly standard ingredients. Different oils are used according to the dish, which is another way of preparing healthy food. These Chinese dishes will delight and excite you for the entire dining experience.

Closed:
Monday and Tuesday

In this dignified and serene traditional environment, you’ll feel like you’re taking a trip back into Japan’s past. The restaurant’s various seating options include private table rooms and hori-gotatsu style rooms (with floor cushions around a low table and an opening underneath for feet) inspired by tea houses and perfect for ceremonial gatherings, as well as table seats offering the chance to enjoy a relaxing lunch in a spacious environment. With seasonal course meals and individual dishes using local produce, why not try some local Nara sake? Here you can sample not only local rice wine, but also “Hajimari no Seishu” and “Bodai-moto Seishu,” which replicate the brewing methods used in Japan’s late medieval period.

Why not sit back and enjoy lunch or a tea break in a bright, wide open lounge setting? This luxurious lounge will allow you to have a relaxing, healing experience as you enjoy the scenery outside the window.

* Lunch Closed: Wednesdays, Thursdays