Kofu Curry & Wine Bar Marunouchi

Kofu Curry & Wine Bar Marunouchi is a small bistro in central Kofu's Marunouchi district that pairs Japanese-style curry rice, a comfort-food staple across the country, with a curated by-the-glass list of Katsunuma wines, giving the format an unusually regional wine-bar identity for what would otherwise be a standard curry shop. The Koshu beef curry rice, using Yamanashi's branded beef, and a wine-braised chicken curry are the kitchen's signature dishes, while a grape and Gorgonzola salad nods to the prefecture's fruit-growing tradition as a lighter starter. The dining room is modern and casual, with counter seating facing an open kitchen and a handful of small tables, drawing a younger professional crowd for both weekday lunch and evening wine-and-curry dinners. Reservations are recommended for dinner, when the small space can fill with regulars. Prices are moderate, from about ¥1,300 for a lunch curry set to ¥3,500 for a fuller dinner with wine pairings. The restaurant is closed on Sundays, serving lunch from 11:30am to 2:30pm and dinner from 6pm to 11pm.