Okinawan Cuisine Spots in Japan

Area

Japan
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- Kyushu / Okinawa
  
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  Kagoshima
  
  Okinawa

Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Japanese Food

Sobe

4.5

114 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Sobe 2-37-40

This spot, which has been featured on television, allows visitors to enjoy Okinawa soba and seafood dishes. The atrium-style interior is designed after a traditional Japanese home, with 80 tatami mat seats and 10 tables. The extensive menu features everything from “Okinawa soba” to iced zenzai (red bean sweet). The soba noodles are firm and come with a light soup that complement them perfectly. The “seafood rice bowl” is a luxurious dish chock-full of the blessings of the sea.

The bonito soup is perfect and the soup is the best The store is located in an old folk house and the location is great I have eaten many Okinawa soba, but Hamaya here or Chatan is the best...
Urizun restaurant

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Asato 388-5

Urizun is a restaurant specializing in Okinawan cuisine that has been operating for over 40 years; it is located around five minutes’ walk from Asato Station on the Okinawa Monorail (Yui Rail) line. Diners can enjoy the restaurant’s famous Kusu (aged Awamori spirit), which has been specially blended by the restaurant owner using Awamori from an old wine store in Shuri, and then left to age for several more years in earthenware jars. Kusu is served directly from the earthenware jars into small wine-cups, to accompany dishes from a comprehensive menu that includes traditional Okinawan home cooking, Palace recipes dating from the time of the Ryukuan kings, and original modern recipes.
Mikasa Matsuyama Branch

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Matsuyama 1-12-20

A five-minute walk from Kencho-mae Station, this long-established dining hall was opened over fifty years ago. Okinawa-style set meals are offered at reasonable prices and with generous servings, making this a favorite spot among locals and tourists alike. It is open 24 hours a day year-round, with the exception of the first three days of the year and two days during the lunar calendar Bon Festival. In December 2016, the dining hall changed locations to a spot a one-minute walk away from its former location, so be careful not to go to the wrong address.
Okinawa cuisine Chinuman Onna-son Moon Beach Bettei

4.0

56 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunonnason Maeganeku 523-2

This Okinawan restaurant is where Okinawan folk song and shimauta sanshin lives are held every night. They offer an extensive menu, from authentic Okinawan dishes to seafood dishes using plenty of fresh seafood direct from the fishing port’s morning market and meat dishes using black hair wagyu beef and Agu pork with a homemade taste. They also offer pickups and drop-offs to area hotels near the restaurant in Onna Village. (Reservations are required)

My first experience in Chinuman was ok, food quality is average, and service wasn’t special. Price against quality wasn’t good enough.
Koja Soba Noodle Restaurant

4.0

425 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Miyakojimashi Hirara Shimozato 1517-1

This is the company store for the long-standing “Koja Soba Factory” founded in 1932. The store has a calm air about it that women can feel comfortable entering alone. It’s popular with the locals, and the traditional, plain taste is as enjoyable as always. The most popular item is the “soki soba” (Okinawan noodles made from wheat powder). The springy noodles are topped with soft, sweet pork, and the soup is clear and has a light taste. Both the soba sets and individual item menu offer numerous options.

Great local soba dishes all for 850 yen - must try! Really enjoyable food in a nice location - close to the airport
Goya restaurant

4.0

160 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Miyakojimashi Hirara Nishizato 570-2

Goya is an Izakaya (bar-restaurant) located adjacent to Prefectural Highway 78 on Miyako-jima (Miyako Island). The menu features mainly Okinawan dishes, made using vegetables, meat, fish and seafood produced locally on Miyako-jima. Every evening, there are live performance of Shima-uta (traditional Okinawan folk music) and Okinawan sanshin (shamisen) playing, enabling visitors to enjoy both Miyako-jima cuisine and local culture at the same time. The Goya-Hanare restaurant, which also serves local cuisine (including snapping turtle), is located along the same stretch of road.

We booked about 4 in the afternoon and got a spot at the counter. I noticed that no one was smoking inside which pleased us. They charge about 350 yen for the live entertainment ( a trio of singers...
Tirabui traditional Japanese house restaurant

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Urumashi Katsurenhama 56

Tirabui Traditional Japanese House restaurant is an Okinawan cuisine restaurant located near the Hama Community Hall on Hamahiga Island. The restaurant occupies a traditional house with a red tiled roof, which was renovated for the purpose, and serves traditional Okinawan home cuisine with recipes learned from families in the owner's home-town of Uruma on Okinawa Island. One of the most popular items on the menu is the “Hama Tirabui Set Meal,” which includes rice, soup, and a choice of two side dishes.
Ajisai Ishigakijima

3.0

21 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Ishigakishi Okawa 554-1

A 30-minute drive from Painushima Ishigaki Airport. Here you can enjoy a meal while watching a show comprised of Yaeyama music and dancing. Customers are greeted by two Okinawan lion dog statues and a small garden stand guard in front of the large white walled building. Theater seating is provided on the first floor while the second floor is occupied by banquet halls. There are five spacious banquet halls in all with table seating or more relaxed tatami mat seating. The full menu includes an array of a la carte dishes like Ishigaki beef steak and Okinawa style stews, plus course meals making use of Okinawa's unique culinary delights.

社員旅行の夕飯で訪れましたが、まあ普通の宴会料理ですね。飲み放題以外のお酒はベラボーに高い。メニュー表から泡盛を頼むと市場価格の4-5倍程度の値段になります。700円程度の泡盛が3,000円、2,500円程度の泡盛が9,800円でした。踊りも見られますが、おまけ程度の内容で全然盛り上がらないです。
Restaurant Tokujin

4.0

31 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Nanjoushi Chinen Kudaka 238

This restaurant is right next to the boat waiting area at Tokujin Port on Kudaka Island. You can gaze at the sea as you enjoy a sea grape rice bowl, sashimi, salad with nigana dressing, and other dishes that feature fresh vegetables and seafood from the island. The restaurant's most popular item is a traditional local dish called Irabu-jiru soup, a court dish that contains smoked Erabu black-banded sea krait and other eel meat that is said to boost immunity.

クチコミどおりやはりお高め設定でした、量も少なめ。でも上陸できた感謝と美味しかったので満足ってことで^ ^
Bar Shikenbaru

4.0

36 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Miyakojimashi Hirara Nishizato 236

This Japanese-style pub is on Nishizato-odori Avenue on Miyako Island and offers Okinawan cuisine. The restaurant features several private rooms and a subdued, modern Japanese atmosphere. There is a rich variety of spirits to choose from, including awamori (millet brandy), shochu (liquor distilled from yams, etc.), and Japanese sake. Dishes made with seasonal fish caught from the waters around the island and locally grown vegetables are available as well. The day’s recommendations are displayed in a case by the counter and are also visible on the board inside the restaurant.

平日18時に訪問、すぐ座れました。お通し一人300円。酒類は提供していないのでソフトドリンクを一人一杯は必ず注文しないといけないとのことですシークワーサーをオーダー。シークワーサーは甘くて食事に合いませんでした。スーチーカー650円と刺身3点盛り900円、ミーバイ半身をマース煮1,680円で注文。刺身3点盛りは本日の刺身から選ぶ事ができ、地元の魚を食べれて良かったです。スーチーカーも美...
Chanpuru Folk Song Japanese Style Bar

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunnakijinson Yonamine 524

At this pub, you can enjoy both Okinawan cooking and folk songs. There are several types of awamori (millet brandy) as well as dishes prepared with fish shipped straight from fishermen. Deep-fried bananafish (gurukun in the Okinawan dialect) is an especially popular dish due to its fragrant and soft white flesh. The staff dress in florid attire and provide traditional drumming, sanshin, and song performances accompanied with explanations. There are karaoke rooms as well, making this place perfect for afterparties. Free shuttle service is available to hotels in Nakijin Village and Motobu Town.
Local cuisine Tenryu

4.0

161 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Kagamizu 150 Naha Airport Domestic Terminal Building 4F

This restaurant is on the 4th floor of the Naha Airport Domestic Terminal. While alcohol is served as well, Okinawa soba is their main offering, along with chanpuru and other local dishes. Since it's inside the airport, you can grab a quick bite to eat here before your departure.

Even you take an international flight, you should enjoy your last meal at Tenryu located at domestic terminal (outside security gate) before heading home. We tried different types of noodles and all...
Mikado

4.0

326 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Matsuyama 1-3-18

This dining hall was founded in 1962 and is open 24 hours. It is famous as the origin of the “pork and eggs set,” which has become a standard of Okinawan cuisine. There's also goya chanpuru, Okinawa soba, and other home-style cooking with plenty of vegetables. The main draw is their katsudon (pork cutlet rice bowl). The sweet and savory sauce, soba soup stock, and braised pork is sure to whet your appetite.

Great local cuisine; providing a range of dishes to tempt all cuisine styles inc vegetarians like me. Menues are in English and prices are very reasonable.
Yagiya

4.5

100 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Shimajirigunyaesechou Oton 1172

Situated on a small hill in Yaese Town, Shimajiri County, this restaurant features a red-brick design and offers local cuisine and sweets. The pure Ryukyu-style “karaya” tiled building is a registered Tangible Cultural Property. This restaurant has been repeatedly voted on sites such as “Hitosara” and “Tabelog” as having the “best lunch” and other distinctions. Their popular Okinawa soba uses a rich soup with a wonderfully light taste. There’s also “asa soba,” featuring noodles with sea lettuce kneaded into the flour, and “soy milk soba,” whose noodles contain soy milk. The dessert selection is impressive as well, with the “brown sugar zenzai (red bean sweet) with brown syrup and soybean flour” enjoying particular popularity. A wide selection of a la carte options is also available.

A little gem we found on TripAdvisor. Off the beaten track in this quaint little Okinawan house. The broth is so flavourful and the noodles are just the right texture. My Daughter has an egg...
Shimasoba Ichibanchi

4.0

73 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Ishigakishi Ishigaki 1-1

This Yaeyama soba specialty shop is known for its devotion to health. Enjoy an exquisite bowl of Yaeyama soba made from carefully selected ingredients, including the noodles, soup, and seasoning you sprinkle onto your noodles. The soba noodles are firm and thin flat noodles made without preservatives or artificial coloring. The soup contains no chemical additives and is made with pork produced on the island that is boiled for a long time to produce a light, refreshing taste. The “jushi” (Okinawan paella) has a Yaeyama flavor that you won’t find anywhere else.

お昼時間をはずして１４時近くの来店でしたが３０分ほど並んだと思います。とてもやさしいお出汁の島そばです。
Yamaya

4.5

17 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Kumoji 2-21-12

Yamaya, a restaurant that specializes in kimchi and Okinawa soba, makes its home in Kumoji of Naha City. The noodles are short and easily pick up the soup, which has a deep but light flavor that uses no chemical seasonings. The “Yamaya soba” is a popular and delicious dish that goes well with kimchi. There's also “kimchi yakisoba” and several other original menu items available. The hand-prepared kimchi uses no additives, and dishes such as the specially made “mozuku kimchi” (kimchi with a type of edible seaweed) and the seasonal “island Japanese leek with kimchi” combine typical Okinawan ingredients with kimchi.

キムチの専門店ですが、沖縄そばは絶品です。大と小がありますが、小で普通サイズです。お値段もとてもお安くて大満足です。
“Shimatoate” Island Japanese rice wine and relish

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Makishi 3-11

This Okinawan cuisine restaurant is located in the Kokusai Street Food Village. There are over 100 types of awamori (millet brandy) and awamori cocktails available, including a combination of prefecture-produced black tea and awamori. The menu options include the rare pineapple roast pork rafute (Okinawan-style stewed pork cubes), as well as “goya chanpuru,” “zaru mozuku,” and other Okinawan dishes. All were chosen specifically to complement the awamori.
Hanasho Makishi Main Branch

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Makishi 3-4-1 Main street market main street

This Jimami-dofu (Okinawa peanut tofu) store is about a 10-minute walk from Makishi Station. The Jimami-dofu, with its rich scent of peanuts and sticky texture, is available for purchase, and it is prepared without any antiseptics or preservatives, making it a healthy option.
Urashima (Okinawan entertainment theater - traditional dance and dishes)

4.5

38 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Kume 2-10-6 Aragaki Building 2F

This Ryukyu-style restaurant is a five-minute walk from Asahibashi Station. It was founded in 1974 and performed thorough research to create original preparation methods for providing Ryukyuan cuisine. It is also famous for hosting authentic performances of Ryukyu dance, with 10 dance performances being held every day with no swapping taking place. The restaurant interior is barrier-free, so the elderly, baby carriages, and wheelchairs can access the facility with ease.

This place was amazing! Super polite staff, excellent service(so attentive!), good food, and wonderful show! My wife loved the show; we took photos with them afterwards(the staff kindly offered). My...
Ryukyuan restaurant Itoguruma

4.5

13 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Tomari 1-22-9

Ryukyuan restaurant Itoguruma is at 1 Tomari in Naha City. The soft and slowly boiled “rafute” (Okinawan-style stewed pork cubes) is one of many Ryukyu-style dishes they offer, and there's palace cuisine available as well. There are many types of seating, from table seats to counter seats, tatami seats, and sunken kotatsu seats (low table over a hole in the floor), and there are both a la carte and banquet dishes available, making this establishment suitable for a number of purposes.

There are 4 set menus (3,000 - 7,000 yen) to choose from the photos, mostly the first time experience. All the foods are served on the plates made by a local artist. The interior is refined in...