{"id":578242,"date":"2023-06-29T16:32:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T07:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmatsumoto.com\/?p=578242"},"modified":"2023-06-29T16:50:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-29T07:50:25","slug":"how-to-eat-lunch-in-matsumoto-for-500-yen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/how-to-eat-lunch-in-matsumoto-for-500-yen\/","title":{"rendered":"How to eat Lunch in Matsumoto for 500 yen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I want to teach you how to eat lunch for 500 in Matsumoto.<br \/>\nRecently the prices for food have gone up quite a bit, and it is important to use some tips and tricks to save money.<br \/>\nIn Nagano Prefecture, you can find this handy booklet which features a selection of restaurants that offer lunch for 500 yen if you have it with you.<br \/>\nIn Matsumoto, this is called &#8220;500 yen de dou zura?&#8221; and you can buy it at Seven Eleven or at the bookshop.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\\\/en\\\/gourmet\\\/how-to-eat-lunch-in-matsumoto-for-500-yen\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:137862970}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 551px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"551\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 734px; height: 551px;\" data-original-width=\"734\" data-original-height=\"551\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/how-to-eat-lunch-in-matsumoto-for-500-yen\/attachment\/img_0099\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"730\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"547\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"578324\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0099.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0099\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0099.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0099.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0099.jpeg?w=730&#038;h=547&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"730\" height=\"547\" data-original-width=\"730\" data-original-height=\"547\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_0099\" alt=\"IMG_0099\" style=\"width: 730px; height: 547px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 366px; height: 551px;\" data-original-width=\"366\" data-original-height=\"551\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/how-to-eat-lunch-in-matsumoto-for-500-yen\/attachment\/img_0096\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"272\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"578297\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0096.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0096\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0096.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0096.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0096.jpeg?w=362&#038;h=272&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"362\" height=\"272\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"272\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_0096\" alt=\"IMG_0096\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 272px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/how-to-eat-lunch-in-matsumoto-for-500-yen\/attachment\/img_0095\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"362\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"271\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"578288\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0095.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0095\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0095.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0095.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0095.jpeg?w=362&#038;h=271&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"362\" height=\"271\" data-original-width=\"362\" data-original-height=\"271\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_0095\" alt=\"Everest Restaurant and Bar\" style=\"width: 362px; height: 271px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Everest Restaurant and Bar <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>Today I had 500 yen lunch at Everest, which is near Matsumoto Station.<br \/>\nThe restaurant has a beautiful atmosfere, with colorful decor and uplifting music in the background!<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\\\/en\\\/gourmet\\\/how-to-eat-lunch-in-matsumoto-for-500-yen\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:137862970}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 414px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"414\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 414px;\" data-original-width=\"550\" data-original-height=\"414\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/how-to-eat-lunch-in-matsumoto-for-500-yen\/attachment\/img_0097\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"546\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"410\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"578306\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0097.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0097\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0097.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0097.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0097.jpeg?w=546&#038;h=410&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"546\" height=\"410\" data-original-width=\"546\" data-original-height=\"410\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_0097\" alt=\"IMG_0097\" style=\"width: 546px; height: 410px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 550px; height: 414px;\" data-original-width=\"550\" data-original-height=\"414\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/how-to-eat-lunch-in-matsumoto-for-500-yen\/attachment\/img_0098\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"546\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"410\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"578315\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0098.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0098\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0098.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0098.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0098.jpeg?w=546&#038;h=410&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"546\" height=\"410\" data-original-width=\"546\" data-original-height=\"410\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_0098\" alt=\"IMG_0098\" style=\"width: 546px; height: 410px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p><img data-attachment-id=\"578379\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/how-to-eat-lunch-in-matsumoto-for-500-yen\/attachment\/img_0102-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0102-1.jpeg?fit=2000%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0102 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0102-1.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0102-1.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-578379\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0102-1-1024x768.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0102-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0102-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0102-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0102-1.jpeg?resize=900%2C675&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0102-1.jpeg?resize=867%2C650&amp;ssl=1 867w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0102-1.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0102-1.jpeg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><br \/>\nThis is what I got for 500 yen!<br \/>\nThis restaurant offers vegetarian options as well, the curry you see was the day&#8217;s special with potatoes and eggplants. It was delicious!<\/p>\n<p>Nepalese cuisine is popular in Matsumoto City, so you will find plenty of Nepalese Restaurant. Everest is the easiest to reach from the train station so it&#8217;s perfect for hungry travellers!<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to use &#8220;500 yen de dou zura?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;500 yen de dou zura?&#8221; costs 1000 yen, you can use it three times for each restaurant, and the selection changes every three months.<br \/>\nThe one that you see in the picture can be used from June 1st until August 31st. In some restaurants, the coupon is only valid during certain hours.<br \/>\nHere is where you can check dates and hours!<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\\\/en\\\/gourmet\\\/how-to-eat-lunch-in-matsumoto-for-500-yen\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:137862970}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1100px; height: 528px;\" data-original-width=\"1100\" data-original-height=\"528\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 397px; height: 528px;\" data-original-width=\"397\" data-original-height=\"528\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/how-to-eat-lunch-in-matsumoto-for-500-yen\/attachment\/img_0094-3\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"393\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"524\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"578342\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0094-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0094\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0094-1.jpeg?fit=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0094-1.jpeg?fit=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0094-1.jpeg?w=393&#038;h=524&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"393\" height=\"524\" data-original-width=\"393\" data-original-height=\"524\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_0094\" alt=\"IMG_0094\" style=\"width: 393px; height: 524px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 703px; height: 528px;\" data-original-width=\"703\" data-original-height=\"528\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/how-to-eat-lunch-in-matsumoto-for-500-yen\/attachment\/img_0093-2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"699\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"524\"> <img data-attachment-id=\"578333\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0093-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0093\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0093-1.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0093-1.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/IMG_0093-1.jpeg?w=699&#038;h=524&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"699\" height=\"524\" data-original-width=\"699\" data-original-height=\"524\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"IMG_0093\" alt=\"IMG_0093\" style=\"width: 699px; height: 524px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p><strong>Everest Restaurant and Bar<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"googlemaps\">\n\t\t\t\t<iframe width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m14!1m8!1m3!1d12873.363420695903!2d137.966026!3d36.2312131!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x601d0e8bf98b3a6d:0xc5754d0be67c0f09!2sEverest!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sjp!4v1688023895706!5m2!1sen!2sjp\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/how-to-eat-lunch-in-matsumoto-for-500-yen\/\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/gourmet\/how-to-eat-lunch-in-matsumoto-for-500-yen\/\" data-text=\"How to eat Lunch in Matsumoto for 500 yen\"  >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I want to teach you how to eat lunch for 500 in Matsumoto. Recently the prices for food have gone up quite a bit, and it is important to use some tips and tricks to save money. In Nagano Prefecture, you can find this handy booklet which features a selection of restaurants that offer lunch for 500 yen if you have it with you. In Matsumoto, this is called &#8220;500 yen de dou zura?&#8221; and you can buy it at Seven Eleven or at the bookshop. Today I had 500 yen lunch at Everest, which is near Matsumoto Station. 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