In recent years, gourmets and gourmands have flocked to Nagoya, hungry to take a deeper dive into its cuisine. Fans of Japanese food might recognise Nagoya’s most well-known dishes of miso pork cutlet, fried chicken wings and eel rice, but there’s a lot more to the city’s dining scene for the discerning traveller to explore.

Influenced by its geography, climate, and a unique dining culture, Nagoya’s cuisine (or ‘Nagoya meshi’) has been shaped with a distinctly comforting, home-style appeal compared to the cuisines of neighbouring regions. If you’ve already explored the refinery of Kyoto’s fit-for-royalty cuisine, or the punchy flavours of Osaka’s street food, you’ll want to add Nagoya’s hearty eats to your wish list. We’ve compiled a food guide to Nagoya with eight of these best eats, guaranteed to sate any and every appetite.