The story
Tucked away on a quiet street in Kanazawa, Otas is exactly the kind of place you hope to stumble upon: a tiny, hidden restaurant with a microscopic kitchen that somehow turns out a fantastic 5-course omakase for just 60 euros. As creator Cosa mangiamo oggi? notes, the dishes are “simple, well-made” and served in an intimate, counter-seating setting that feels worlds away from the city’s bustle.
The menu, focused on seafood and local Japanese flavors, changes with what’s fresh. For under $70, you get a quietly impressive parade of courses—no frills, just precise technique and a palpable respect for ingredient. It’s the sort of understated gem that makes dining in Kanazawa so rewarding: small, personal, and unforgettable.
Synthesised by AI from every creator’s review. First reviewed 2026.
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Otas’ omakase earns near-universal acclaim, with one reviewer calling it a masterful journey. The overall vibe is one of quiet, refined delight, where each course feels like a thoughtful surprise.
“We managed to understand that there is an omakase, so we should have told them omakase right away. Chef's menu, 5 courses for the whole table. They even let me choose the little sake glass. We had a little dashi broth, a small plate of bonito with seaweed, seasonal little squid. A plate of maguro with vegetables and sesame seeds. A soup with dashi, a Japanese mollusk called amaguri, and bamboo shoots. A dish with a velouté of onions, dashi and beef fat — very good, I think it's the first time I've eaten these three ingredients combined together. A small plate of shabu-shabu meat with vegetables and grated radish, with ponzu sauce — good, the sauce is a little spicy, well done, simple but well done. A reinterpretation of a Chinese dumpling called shumai, a pork meatball with the outer part cut into very thin slices — very tasty. Dessert was fresh mochi made à la minute. We paid 22,000 yen per couple, 60 euros each. Very good, truly delicious, simple but well made, in a microscopic kitchen.”
What creators say
1 creator has covered Otas. Most active: Cosa mangiamo oggi?
Otas is a tiny hidden restaurant in Kanazawa with a microscopic kitchen serving a fantastic 5-course omakase for 60 euros — simple, well-made dishes in an intimate setting.
Dishes mentioned
Omakase
We managed to understand that there is an omakase, so we should have told them omakase right away. Chef's menu, 5 courses for the whole table. They even let me choose the little sake glass. We had a little dashi broth, a small plate of bonito with seaweed, seasonal little squid. A plate of maguro with vegetables and sesame seeds. A soup with dashi, a Japanese mollusk called amaguri, and bamboo shoots. A dish with a velouté of onions, dashi and beef fat — very good, I think it's the first time I've eaten these three ingredients combined together. A small plate of shabu-shabu meat with vegetables and grated radish, with ponzu sauce — good, the sauce is a little spicy, well done, simple but well done. A reinterpretation of a Chinese dumpling called shumai, a pork meatball with the outer part cut into very thin slices — very tasty. Dessert was fresh mochi made à la minute. We paid 22,000 yen per couple, 60 euros each. Very good, truly delicious, simple but well made, in a microscopic kitchen.
