Yukidaruma (snowman) cafe

白峰温泉総湯に入る前に昼食で立ち寄りました。この日は開店時間が遅く11時半からでした。古民家を利用したスペースに昔ながらの物が多く展示されていました。食事は手取川ダムカレーと鴨南蛮そばをいただきました。カレーはほうれん草主体のルーでまろやかで優しくご飯と付け合せの野菜にとてもマッチしていました。紫蘇ジュースも風味が強く美味しかったです。また蕎麦も手打ちで喉こしが良く鴨の出汁と合間ってとても美味しかったです。帰りに大きなぼたもちを買って帰りました。(甘さ少な目の小豆餡がgoodでした。)

Soon, I’ll be enjoying another delicious meal at Yukidaruma Coffee, but before that, I want to share my experience from last month. The warmth of the hot soba, paired with the delicate flavors of daikon, was exactly what I needed on a chilly day. The atmosphere was cozy, and the hospitality made the experience even more enjoyable. Looking forward to my next visit!

手取川ダムカレーをいただきに来ました。 座敷を上がり、良い風が入る縁側に 最初御飯少ないなって思いましたが、食後満腹！ アスパラガスにプロッコリで山を表現されて ダムの御飯にはカレー粉、この辺りの名物？堅豆腐を使ったハンバーグなど、うまうま！ 極め付けが、ほうれん草のグリーンカレー 良い味でした。

Very nice staffs. Amazing views, many foods to choose from.

I have to review both the café and the whole town, since it’s such a hidden gem that needs the exposure to survive! I loved the view from this café and their special colourful pink/purple juice that tasted both natural and sweet. The food was out of this world too! They have such interesting unique cusine and desserts. Getting to Shiramine with a bus directly from Kanazawa station with no stops are possible, even though it doesn’t say so on google maps. Search on google and you can find the bus line and time from Kanazawa station. We went to stay in Shiramine for a class on an overnight trip (I’m an exchange student at Kanazawa University). Let me tell you this: Shiramine wants foreign guests to enjoy this traditional village. They have the hikes, the onsen, the great cafées, the local dishes and a museum which consist of real houses from back when and even Ishikawa prefectures biggest wooden house. You can enter all of them and enjoy local traditions and crafts and tea. All they need is exposure and for people to find them. It’s close to Hakusan, this small quiet beautiful town. They are famous for the snowman festival in winter and the hikes in summer. If you ever want to visit a real traditional village and not give up easily by going to Hakone like every other tourist, this is the place to go. I really found their will to survive and take care of their guests (and their willingness to go the extra mile for anyone who comes) really admirable. I wish more people would visit to this place, enjoy the wonderful onsen and town, and support the livelyhood of the locals! Our guide are buying the houses meant to be demolished (when people die or move away this is what happens to the houses for everyone’s safety) and he fixes them and makes them into these beautiful restaurants, museums and accomodation.

Uses local seasonal ingredients, great service and also a lovely shop with gifts