I want to go all the way to eat! 8 Selected Hotels and ryokan Where You Can Enjoy Exquisite Breakfasts All Over Japan

In recent years, it has become popular for travel sites to rank accommodations based on their breakfast reputation, such as "Hotels with Delicious Breakfasts" and "Breakfast Festival (R)". For urban accommodations, hotels and guesthouses, it has become common to stay overnight and only have breakfast. As a result, guests have come to enjoy breakfast more.

Breakfast at inns is often served in the form of Japanese or Western set meals or buffets, with a wide variety of options including healthy porridge, local specialties, egg dishes made on the spot, curry, sweets, and homemade bread. On the other hand, some inns do not compete on luxury or variety, but instead serve homemade breakfasts that are easy to eat and made with carefully selected ingredients. The comforting taste and subtle care put into the preparation make this a luxurious breakfast in a sense.

This time, we have excluded so-called high-end ryokan and hotels (because it goes without saying that the breakfast is excellent for the price) and selected more affordable hotels and ryokan that offer excellent breakfasts. Please note that the breakfast content and price (including accommodation fee) are current as of January 2024 and may be subject to change.

This city hotel has a retro-modern atmosphere and is located in the exotic port city of Hakodate. Hakodate is a hotbed of hotel buffets. Among the many hotels in Hakodate, the breakfast buffet at La Vista Hakodate Bay is extremely popular. You can enjoy Hokkaido 's seafood and mountain produce in a variety of exquisite Japanese and Western dishes.

The highlight is the seafood bowl that you can top with as much salmon roe, cod roe, sweet shrimp, and more as you like!

In addition, grilled seafood is available from the morning. Of course, local delicacies such as Sanpei-jiru soup, salted squid, and Matsumae-zuke are also available. Don't miss the homemade pudding and freshly baked bread. Not only is it luxurious and unique, but everything is also delicious, which is a big plus.

The venue was bustling with a luxurious selection of items, such as the seafood bowl corner and the grilled food corner, making it seem as if you were visiting the Hakodate Morning Market. There was also a wide variety of Western dishes on the menu, such as freshly baked bread and hotel breakfast staples such as omelets and bacon. You'll be overwhelmed by the array of food on display...♡

The breakfast is not the only great thing about this hotel. The rooms are designed with a modern Taisho era theme, and offer views from large windows and high-speed internet, making them comfortable and convenient for everyone. Many guests are also impressed by the flexible and attentive service. Breakfast is only available to overnight guests, so be sure to stay the night and experience this breakfast for yourself!

This is a hideaway hotel located in Suidobashi, Tokyo. Breakfast is buffet style and costs 3,300 yen per person (tax and service charges included). You can enjoy breakfast while looking out at the beautiful courtyard, in a situation where it's hard to believe that Tokyo Dome and Koishikawa Korakuen are nearby.

The salad bar is filled with fresh vegetables and herbs delivered directly from contracted farmers in nearby prefectures, and is overwhelming. The dressings are homemade. The soup made with seasonal vegetables is also sure to please your body. Egg dishes are made to order. The bread is also freshly baked, and the attention to detail is amazing.

The Refresh Lounge on the third floor is a space exclusively for hotel guests. It is furnished with a raised tatami mat and stylish chairs, and is available 24 hours a day. You can also enjoy the hotel's original coffee and Japanese tea between 4:00 and 8:00 p.m. You can also go out to the terrace and relax in the beautiful atmosphere surrounded by greenery.

Not only does it offer a carefully prepared breakfast, but it also has a calming Japanese modern interior, beds that are used in state guest houses, and attentive, detailed service, making it a popular hotel for relieving fatigue. It's also nice to stay here just to relax and unwind from your everyday life.

Conveniently located just a 3-minute walk from Kanazawa Station, this hotel is also recommended as a base for sightseeing. For breakfast, a luxurious buffet is served at restaurant "Ryo-fu-an." You can enjoy local and specialty dishes that use plenty of Kaga vegetables, such as Namafu Dengaku, Kanazawa curry, and dishes incorporating Kaga Bocha tea.

The most popular part of the buffet is the hand-rolled sushi corner. Small bowls of fresh seafood, such as sashimi, sweet shrimp, and firefly squid, are lined up in a row. With such a wide range of dishes, you'll want to eat more than one...♡ Also pay attention to the beautiful tableware that decorates the food. The tableware used is made of traditional Kutani ware and made by young local potters.

The rooms have a simple, elegant, modern atmosphere, creating a sophisticated and elegant stay for adults. There are a variety of room types to choose from, from standard double and twin rooms to superior twin and deluxe twin rooms that can accommodate up to three people, and premium family rooms that can accommodate up to four people. It can be enjoyed by both solo travelers and groups.

This stylish hotel was renovated from the former Rissei Elementary School. Breakfast at this hotel can be chosen from a Western menu with a choice of eggs Benedict or French toast as the main dish, or a Japanese meal with a variety of small dishes made with plenty of Kyoto ingredients.

At the salad station, you can help yourself to salads, soups, breads, yogurt, fruits, and drinks. Freshly squeezed orange juice is very popular. The orange peel spread goes great with bread and yogurt. It's also recommended as an original souvenir from the hotel.

The guest rooms in the "Schoolhouse Building," a restored and preserved elementary school building, are sophisticated, stylish, and modern, yet somehow retain the atmosphere of an elementary school. There is a cart service, and drinks such as hot wine and chamomile tea, books available for loan from the Rissei Library, sachets with soothing aromas, and classical music recorders are available to make your time in the guest rooms even more fulfilling.

The Retreat Room regularly hosts events where you can observe traditional Japanese culture and performing arts, as well as events where you can reflect on yourself, such as morning yoga, meditation experiences, and sutra copying experiences.

Dormy Inn, which has locations all over Japan, is famous for its delicious breakfasts. This hotel in front of Kyoto Station serves a buffet with Kyoto-style ingredients and dishes. Like other Dormy Inns, there are many types of small dishes, so you can enjoy a little bit of each type.

Because it's Kyoto, you might think that Japanese food would be the main focus, but there is also a wide selection of Western food available, all for 2,300 yen per person.

It's conveniently located just a 3-minute walk from Kyoto Station, and the rooms have a chic, high-quality feel. It also has a large natural onsen bath, a standard feature of Dormy Inn, and even offers free midnight noodles at night. It's perfect for when you want a casual business hotel or a city hotel with a little luxury.

The Piena Kobe Hotel has an elegant European atmosphere. It is extremely popular because of the buffet where you can enjoy a wide variety of authentic European-style dishes, such as appetizers made with locally grown vegetables, exquisite roast beef, seasonal fish dishes, and the traditional French home-cooked dish choucroute.

What catches the eye the most are the exquisite sweets, each one handmade by a pastry chef.

The jam that is spread on the bread is also homemade. It's rare to find a breakfast that focuses so much on a single jam.

It's also nice to be able to enjoy elaborate dishes such as roasted seasonal vegetables and French toast in the morning. Vegetables delivered from nearby farms are not only used for salads, but are also made into stylish dishes like those found in delicatessens in Paris.

The staff are also very enthusiastic, taking great care to regularly maintain the buffet shelves and empty plates, and responding flexibly to customer requests with a smile. They also offer surprises for birthdays and anniversaries, services you won't find at a regular breakfast buffet. It's worth visiting just for this breakfast.

This popular breakfast buffet was also selected as one of the top 9 breakfasts in Kyushu. The head chef himself travels all over Kyushu to try Kagoshima's specialty fried silver-stripe round herring, Miyazaki's dried sardines, local Haratsuru onsen yudofu, squid sashimi, hagi (Fukuoka)
The menu is full of originality, including fruits from the prefecture's famous fruit-producing region. As the concept is a "healthy breakfast," the menu is mostly Japanese.

Located in Haratsuru onsen, this is a long-established hotel with over 140 years of history, with 72 guest rooms, a large conference room, banquet hall, and a Japanese garden. It seems like a great place to relax and enjoy a relatively large group trip, such as with a family.

This onsen resort is located on the shores of Lake Biwa. You can enjoy beautiful lake views from anywhere in the hotel. There are plenty of places to relax, including a large hot onsen bath, a barrel sauna, a foot bath and hand bath in the "Water Mirror Courtyard," and a post-bath library called "Tsuki no Shirabe" where you can enjoy coffee, ice cream, and juice.

There are 13 different types of guest rooms, including standard Western-style rooms, pure Japanese-style rooms, and Japanese-Western style rooms. Of these, 12 types of rooms have open-air baths, and soaking in onsen while gazing at Lake Biwa is truly a blissful experience. You can relax and heal in a private space.

The dried fish buffet for breakfast is very popular. You can choose your favorite dried fish, such as blackthroat seaperch, sandfish, or horse mackerel, and grill it on the induction heater installed on the table. The fragrant smell of the sea will whet your appetite. There is also a wide selection of Western dishes on the menu, such as steamed vegetables, bread, sausages, and egg dishes. For dessert, try the gently sweet oshiruko gelato.

If you can stretch your budget a little, this is also recommended. If you stay on the special balcony camping floor "Koyu", you can enjoy "Ballamping" where you can enjoy breakfast on a stylish balcony. There are two types of food, Western and Japanese, and the Western food includes cheese fondue with Omi beef and Omi duck, pizza with local fish, and sparkling wine. The Japanese food includes luxurious rice balls filled with beef and eel, and a small bowl set with a variety of side dishes. You can enjoy an elegant breakfast time.

We have introduced eight inns where you can enjoy a superb breakfast. Now that the deliciousness of breakfasts is a hot topic, a wonderful, well-prepared breakfast, combined with the hospitality that only an inn or hotel can provide, will be the best breakfast experience ever. It will make your trip even more enjoyable and memorable, and will make you want to come back again.

In fact, it is rare for a lodging facility that serves a delicious breakfast to be "only" good; they often tend to be highly rated in other aspects as well. Conversely, if you choose a lodging facility that has a highly rated breakfast, your overall satisfaction is likely to be high, so this could be one of your criteria for choosing a lodging facility. On your next trip, why not choose a lodging facility with a "delicious breakfast" in mind?