Eating
Yamagata's speciality foods include marbled Yonezawa beef, similar to the more famous Matsuzaka variety, and Imoni , a warming winter stew of taro, meat, konnyaku (devil's tongue) and onions served in slightly sweet sauce. If you fancy a splurge, Sagoro (tel 0236/31-3560; Mon-Sat 11am-9pm) is one of the city's best restaurants for beef, dished up as sukiyaki, shabu-shabu (from Y4000) or straightforward steaks (from Y7000); it's on the third floor above a butcher's shop on Otemon-dori, to the north of Ekimae-dori. Opposite Sagoro , locals fill the few tables of Shiraume (Mon-Sat 11.30am-11pm), which has no menu but serves a range of well-priced teishoku (from Y700) as well as imoni in season (Y600). If you're looking for a pit stop near Nanokamachi-dori, take the side street opposite the AZ store for the rustic Sakaeya (11.30am-7pm; closed Wed) serving an unusual selection of ramen in generous portions - in summer, you can even feast on cold ramen, served on a bed of ice with an attractive salad of corn, tomato, beef, shrimp and egg. Above the station, there's a small parade of restaurants at the north end of the second-floor Metro Plaza shopping mall. The cheap and friendly Benibana-tei (daily 11am-10.30pm) offers reasonable izakaya -style food and set meals.
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