In shortFree-form French from a charcoal grill — Noto fish, Hokuriku game and the chef's own catch, with Burgundy. You can book it online yourself, or our Tokyo desk can request the table for you.
Price
One omakase, ¥30,000 or ¥40,000 at the counter and ¥48,000 in the private room, plus 10% service (20% in the room)
Hours
Dinner only; doors 17:30–17:50, everyone starts together at 18:00
Closed
Sundays, plus irregular days (Ikyu also lists Thursdays)
Seats
Thirteen — a U-shaped counter of nine around the grill, and one private room for two to four (up a staircase)
Payment
Cards accepted (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, Amex, Diners); 10% service charge, 20% in the private room
Getting there
Kanazawa Station, about 10 minutes by taxi, up the hill behind the Higashi Chaya district; two parking spaces, by reservation
The name is Kanazawa dialect for “Makino’s place”, and that is the
idea: Hirokazu Makino, who ran the city’s French Restaurant Makino from
2007, moved in July 2020 to a converted house on the Utatsuyama
hillside above the Higashi Chaya district, dropped the words "French
cuisine" from the sign, and built the room so that every seat on the
U‑shaped counter watches him work the charcoal. Kanazawa‑born, he
trained in Kyoto and Nagoya, at Le Manoir d’Hastings in Ginza, and in
Burgundy, and the cellar leans that way — Burgundy first, chosen by a
sommelier to the course and the guest. The Michelin Guide Hokuriku
2021 gave the new house two stars within a year of opening; Tabelog
lists it among its French top 100 (2023, 2025) and gave it a Bronze
award in 2026.
What you eat
A single omakase of around fourteen courses, French in grammar but not
in ingredient: fish landed by Noto fishermen, game from Hokuriku
hunters, the fish the chef catches himself on days off, all crossing
the charcoal at some point. The counter course is ¥30,000 or ¥40,000
depending on the evening’s menu, the private room ¥48,000, before a
service charge of 10% at the counter and 20% in the room. The kitchen
does not do a seafood‑free, gluten‑free, vegan or dairy‑free version,
and says it may decline a booking with severe allergies — say so when
you book, not on the night.
The booking reality
Everything starts together at 18:00, so there is one sitting a night
and thirteen places in it. The house’s own reservation page is
TableCheck, which also sends the confirmation texts; Ikyu and
Hitosara carry the same table, and the telephone (050‑3503‑3318)
works in Japanese outside service hours, when it is answered at all. No
release day is published; a guest in August 2025 booked three weeks
out, and Tabelog reviewers call it hard, not impossible. Two rules are
enforced without apology: anyone wearing perfume is turned away at
the door, and children are seated only in the private room, which is
up a staircase and unsuitable for wheelchairs. Arrive between 17:30 and
17:50. Cancellation runs 50% from seven days before and 100% from three.
Our desk books it the same way a Kanazawa regular does — online, then
a Japanese phone call if a date needs settling.
You can book it online yourself, or our Tokyo desk can request it for you. Request this table →
Go if you
Travelers who have done the sushi counters and the ryotei and want the
other Kanazawa — a Burgundy list, a charcoal fire, and Noto fish
cooked by a chef who caught some of it — and who can plan a few weeks
ahead and leave the perfume at the hotel.
The house's cancellation charge
From 00:00 JST, 7 days before50%
From 00:00 JST, 3 days before100%
Same day, with notice100%
Same day, no notice (no-show)100%
Charged by the house, not by us. A plan's own policy takes precedence.
Free release-date alerts: the day before, on the morning of release day (08:00 JST) and about 30 minutes before when the time is known — or a weekly summary if the house opens a little every day.
Makinonchi: common questions
Can you book Makinonchi from abroad?
Yes. Online on TableCheck, Ikyu or Hitosara, or by phone in Japanese; one 18:00 sitting, closed Sundays. You can book online yourself, or our Tokyo desk can request the table for you; our ¥6,000-per-seat fee is charged only if we confirm your table.
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