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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 A?4000) or straightforward steaks (from A?7000); 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 A?700) as well as
imoni
in season (A?600). 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
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