Echigo Matsudai Satoyama Dining Hall
[Lunch]
Enjoy traditional regional dishes and home-style cooking from the Echigo-Tsumari area, as well as creative twists on these classics.
Savor seasonal dishes made with plenty of local ingredients—such as rice from the Rice Fields and Tsumari pork—along with fresh vegetables sourced from nearby farmers.
【Café】
We offer a variety of homemade sweets, coffee, black tea, herbal tea, and drinks made with local ingredients such as snow-buried carrots and sarunashi.
【Interior】
The light blue interior features floor-to-ceiling glass windows and mirrored tables, creating an artwork (Jean-Luc Vilmoot’s “Café Reflet”) that reflects the seasonal scenery visible from the windows of Matsudai residents’ homes. Enjoy Matsudai’s cuisine while gazing out at the Rice Fields and the surrounding rural landscape.
"Satoyama Buffet" (60-minute time limit)
Dates: Saturdays and Sundays from April 4 (Sat) to April 19 (Sun), and Monday through Friday from April 20 (Mon) to April 24 (Fri) *Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (excluding national holidays)
Admission: Adults: 2,000 yen / Elementary school students: 1,000 yen / Preschoolers: 500 yen *Drinks sold separately
“Satoyama Buffet” (60-minute time limit)
This buffet-style meal features an abundance of rice harvested from the nearby Rice Fields and fresh vegetables grown by local farmers we know personally. The menu offers about 20 dishes, all inspired by and adapted from local and home-style cuisine.
"Wild Vegetable Buffet" (60-minute time limit)
Dates: Saturday, April 25 – Monday, June 1 *Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (excluding national holidays). Closed on May 7.
Prices: Adults: 2,500 yen / Elementary school students: 1,000 yen / Preschoolers: 500 yen (ages 1–6) *All prices include tax; drinks sold separately.
“Wild Vegetable Buffet” (60-minute time limit)
We’ve prepared our popular buffet lunch featuring a lineup brimming with the bounty of spring—all wild mountain vegetables. Grown in the rural hills of snow-covered Echigo-Tsumari, these vegetables sprout vigorously as the snow melts, offering exceptional aroma and flavor. Enjoy a buffet-style selection of wild vegetable dishes that use seasonal ingredients such as butterbur buds, bracken ferns, and Japanese arrowroot in abundance, all based on local cuisine and given a modern twist.
Echigo Matsudai Satoyama Shokudo TEL: 025-594-7181
Hours: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM (Last order at 4:30 PM) / Lunch: 11:00 AM–3:00 PM (Last order at 2:00 PM)
*Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays (If Tuesday and Wednesday fall on consecutive holidays, the following business day will be closed instead.)
■ About Reservations
Starting Saturday, April 25, reservation reception will be conducted exclusively through our online booking system (with advance credit card payment). We appreciate your understanding.
<UNTIL Friday, April 24>
To enjoy the “Satoyama Buffet,” please make a reservation by phone.
Echigo Matsudai Satoyama Shokudo TEL: 025-594-7181
<APRIL 25 (Sat) – June 1 (Mon)>
Reservations for the “Wild Vegetable Buffet” will be accepted exclusively via online booking (with advance credit card payment).
We anticipate heavy crowds, especially on weekends and holidays. We apologize for the inconvenience, but please make a reservation before visiting.
■Group Reservations
For group reservations, please use the application form below or fill out and send the fax application form.
≫ Echigo Matsudai Satoyama Shokudo Group Reservation Application Form (google.com)
*Fax: 025-595-6181
■Facility Information
Photo by Ayumi Yanagi
Echigo Matsudai Satoyama Shokudo
3743-1 Matsudai, Tokamachi city (Inside Matsudai “Nobutai”)
Seating: 60 seats *No admission fee (meal cost only)
Related Website: https://www.facebook.com/satoyamashokudo
Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays (If Tuesday and Wednesday are consecutive public holidays, the following business day will be closed instead)
TEL: 025-594-7181
10:00 AM–5:00 PM (Last Order 4:30 PM) / Lunch 11:00 AM–3:00 PM (Last Order 2:00 PM)
*We may close reservations without notice depending on crowding.
*For reservations of 10 or more people, please inquire via the “Group Reservations” section.
Facility Info and Map
| Open hours | 10:00 AM–5:00 PM (Last order at 4:30 PM) / Lunch: 11:00 AM–3:00 PM (Last order at 2:00 PM) *Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays (If Tuesday and Wednesday fall on consecutive holidays, the following business day will be closed instead) *We may stop at the reception without prior notice depending on crowding conditions |
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| Tel | 025-594-7181 |
| Seats | 60 seats |
| Admission | No admission fee (meal costs only) |
| Official Website | https://www.facebook.com/satoyamashokudo |
| Address | 3743-1 Matsudai, Tokamachi city, inside Matsudai "Nobutai" |
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