Echigo Dondon

Located just a few minutes' walk from Echigo Yuzawa Station, this bustling izakaya features a wide range of seating options from the counter to raised tatami areas and private rooms. It boasts a rich selection of carefully curated local sake from Niigata, which can be enjoyed alongside seasonal delicacies such as dried fish and rare treats from the Sea of Japan, spring mountain vegetables, summer local produce, and autumn mushrooms. In addition to hearty dishes like extra-large omelets, fried chicken, tonkatsu, and butter-fried maitake mushrooms, the restaurant is also popular for its rice balls and ochazuke made with Koshihikari rice from Minami Uonuma.