A restaurant connected to the agriculture of Shonai, Yamagata
Part of the cycle of food:
the agriculture of Shonai, Yamagata
The food concept of SUIDEN TERRASSE is “Farm to Table — a restaurant connected to the agriculture of Shonai, Yamagata”.
We are not farmers ourselves, but we hold to this concept out of a wish to be a place connected, through every season, to the rich agriculture of Shonai.
By “agriculture” we mean the cycle of food itself, turning ceaselessly with the seasons.
Shonai is home to a great variety of ingredients raised by the sea, the mountains, the rivers and the plain — and to the producers and food professionals who make the most of them. We select those ingredients with care and deliver their appeal together with our cooking.
MOON TERRASSE Chef Yoshitaka Sato
“One day I want to cook in Shonai, my home, blessed with wonderful ingredients and food culture.”
With that wish, he studied at a culinary school in Tokyo, built his experience at leading hotels, and has now returned to face cooking in this place once more.
SUIDEN TERRASSE aims to be a place that connects the region and our guests — free of genre, centred on the appeal of ingredients raised by the nature of Shonai and on its remarkable food culture.
Breakfast brings the seasonal local dishes of Shonai; dinner takes “water and rice” as its theme, reflecting on the plate a cycle in which snowmelt moistens the earth, raises the rice, brews the sake, and at last flows to the sea to feed the fish.
Please come and experience the seasons and ingredients of Shonai that can be tasted only here.
RESTAURANT MOON TERRASSE
An all-day dining room in an open space overlooking Mt. Gassan, serving breakfast, lunch, cafe and dinner. Through the look, aroma, texture and taste of each dish — and through the words of our staff — we offer you the food of Shonai through all four seasons.
An all-day dining room in an open space overlooking Mt. Gassan, serving breakfast, lunch, cafe and dinner. Through the look, aroma, texture and taste of each dish — and through the words of our staff — we offer you the food of Shonai through all four seasons.
Breakfast
A Japanese breakfast of local produce,
drawing on the bounty of Shonai
Each month we serve a buffet-style Japanese menu in which more than 80% of the dishes use ingredients from Shonai. Enjoy a table filled with the home-style dishes and rice that the people of Shonai eat both every day and on special occasions.
| Local sourcing rate this month 84 % | |
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| Hours | 6:30 am - 9:30 am (LO 9:00 am) |
Lunch / Cafe
An open space to relax in,
with a view of every season
We serve dishes that make the most of ingredients from Shonai, baby-leaf salads sent straight from our own farm, and original SUIDEN TERRASSE drinks. On a fine day, feel the breeze on the terrace; on a rainy one, relax with a book from the library. Give yourself over to the changing view and take your time.
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Distance from SUIDEN TERRASSE to our own farm 3.2 km |
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| Hours |
Lunch 11:30 am - 2:00 pm (LO 2:00 pm) Cafe 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm (LO 3:30 pm) |
Dinner
Facing “water and rice”, the essence of Shonai
A jewel of a plate, drawn from this landscape
Taking “water and rice” — the root of Shonai's food culture — as the concept for dinner, we bring together ingredients that represent the region: the ultra-soft water of the Takenotsuyu brewery, rice from Dewa Yahei grown with uncompromising methods, and seasonal fish landed on the Shonai coast. Each dish is composed so that you can taste the story of water and rice.
All three courses include an amuse made with Shonai rice, Tsuyahime bread, and a Tsuyahime rice ball to finish (the 12,000 yen course is served with a rock-nori rice ball), as well as dashi taken from local fish.
Through “water and rice” and the ingredients of each season, please enjoy with all five senses the gifts that only Shonai can offer.
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Share of the drinks list that is Yamagata wine and sake 82 % |
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| Hours |
5:30 pm - 10:00 pm LO Food 9:00 pm / Drink 9:30 pm |
Please note
- We kindly ask that you refrain from wearing in-house loungewear at MOON TERRASSE. Thank you for your understanding.
- Breakfast can also be arranged on the day. Please ask at the front desk.
- The restaurant may close temporarily for private events or maintenance.
Rizière de Remède
A second restaurant at SUIDEN TERRASSE with just eight seats
BAR LOUNGE
SAKE BAR
SAKE LOUNGE
Shonai, Yamagata is one of Japan's foremost sake regions, home to 18 distinctive breweries. Over a single glass, people gather, exchange words and share what they feel. SAKE BAR and SAKE LOUNGE are spaces where you can experience that appeal for yourself.
Shonai, Yamagata is one of Japan's foremost sake regions, home to 18 distinctive breweries. Over a single glass, people gather, exchange words and share what they feel. SAKE BAR and SAKE LOUNGE are spaces where you can experience that appeal for yourself.
SAKE BAR
Where the “sake” of Shonai takes the lead
Deep and wide-ranging, savoured slowly
Sake, of course — but also sake cocktails, rare craft whisky made in Shonai, wine and local beer: at SAKE BAR the “sake” of Shonai takes the lead. Drop by in your in-house loungewear after the hot spring and enjoy a glass while talking with staff who know the drinks of Shonai inside out.
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3:30 pm - 5:00 pm / 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm *Closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays |
SAKE LOUNGE
Gather and connect over sake
A drinking place in the rice fields
A lounge with self-serve dispensers where you can enjoy the local sake of Shonai and wine from Yamagata. With a glass in hand, friends — and guests who have only just met — talk and connect. Let the circle of people that sake draws together become one of the memories of your trip.
| Hours | 3:30 pm - 0:00 am |
| Price |
2 cups: 1,000 yen / 3 cups: 1,500 yen / 4 cups: 2,000 yen / 6 cups: 3,000 yen *Prices include tax *Prepaid cards are available from the card machine at SAKE LOUNGE (cash only), and also at the front desk, the shop, the restaurant and SAKE BAR. |
