Yakitori Izakaya Tori
A renowned yakitori restaurant tucked in the basement of an Odori building in Morioka, famously hard to reserve. Selected for Tabelog Yakitori EAST Top 100 2023. Only 20 seats; the signature tsukune meatball is hand-kneaded after each order. Locals declare this the go-to yakitori in Morioka, spending around 3,000 yen for exceptional grilled chicken. Tabelog 3.46/148 reviews.
Selected for Tabelog Top 100 2023. Tabelog 3.46/148 reviews (8,423 saves). Yahoo! Places 4.43/21. Locals say reservations are hard to get and call it the place for yakitori in Morioka. Many rave about the tsukune. Cash only, fully non-smoking. Operating confirmed in 2025.