MARE YUHIGAOKA Hiratsuka

Close to the sea, looking more like a seaside cafe

Drive toward the sea, follow the Nagisa Promenade, and “MARE YUHIGAOKA Hiratsuka” appears. It’s also about 8 minutes on foot from Hiratsuka Station, so access isn’t bad, and the restaurant sits quietly in an area wrapped in sea breeze and sunset light. The wood-accented, bright exterior looks less like a “Western restaurant” and more like a seaside cafe.

Bright interior with high ceilings and space to breathe

Step inside and there’s a bright white-centered space. The ceilings run high, plants punctuate the room, and table spacing leaves room to relax — the “seaside resort” tone is dialed in. Private rooms and a terrace are available, and pets are accommodated too. An interior that works for dates, family visits, and plenty of other occasions.

Lunch in the low ¥1000s, with soup and salad included

Lunch sits in the low ¥1000s, with salad and soup included — firmly in the value bracket. Omurice (demi-glace) and chicken doria around ¥1,250; hamburger and pasta ¥1,200–¥1,350 — for this content at Hiratsuka’s coastline, this is quietly generous pricing. Factoring in the atmosphere, it reads as a strong price point.

The silky demi-glace omurice plays the lead

The undisputed star is the omurice. Fluffy egg wrapped around rice, with slow-simmered demi-glace piled on top generously. This is the house signature the chefs have iterated on repeatedly, and it cleanly clears the “Western restaurant omurice” bar. Sea-close, spacious, affordable, with a strong signature dish — shops that hit all four are surprisingly rare, but MARE YUHIGAOKA actually clears each. If you’re debating a Western lunch in Hiratsuka, this belongs on the first short list.