Japanese Food Spots in Central Hakata Area

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Central Hakata

Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Japanese Food

Tempura Hirao (Main Restaurant)

4.5

444 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihakataku Higashihirao 2-4-1

A tempura specialty restaurant located in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City. The restaurant is famous for its piping hot tempura made with choice, fresh, seasonal ingredients and offered at reasonable prices. Notable for its long, 54 seat counter, the establishment bustles with locals as well as tourists.

You should visit this restaurant at least once. I definitely recommend it.Depending on the time, you may have to wait, but be patient as you will be guided right away.
Kawatarou Nakasu Main Restaurant

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihakataku Nakasu 1-6-8

A long standing Japanese seafood restaurant located in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City. One of the restaurant's most popular selections is the ikizukuri made with fresh, seasonal squid. The establishment also has a large fish tank and diners can enjoy their meal while watching the squid flit around. The restaurant is frequented by locals as well as many tourists.
Hakata Mizutaki Toriden (Hakata Main Restaurant)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihakataku Shimokawabatamachi 10-5 Hakata Sakai-Yanban Building 1F

A chicken cuisine restaurant located in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City famed for its mizutaki hotpot made with choice ingredients. Also open for lunch, the restaurant's weekday only karaage fried chicken set meal and oyakodon chicken and egg over rice set meal are particularly popular. Decorated in a soothing Japanese modern style and replete with private dining areas, the establishment is the perfect place to have a relaxing meal.
Hakata Toyoichi

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Fukuoka-shi Hakata-ku Chikkohonmachi 13-6 Bayside Place Hakata
Hakata Ajidokoro Mizutaki Iroha

4.0

49 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihakataku Kamikawabatamachi 14-27 Iroha Building

A long-standing, reservation only nabe hotpot restaurant located in Kamikawabata-machi, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City. The restaurant is famous for its mizutaki plain boiled hotpot made with choice Akadori chicken from Saga Prefecture. The restaurant's full menu also includes dishes like shabushabu and sukiyaki made with brand Kuroge-Wagyu (Japanese black beef). The restaurant has private and tatami mat dining spaces where customers can enjoy a quiet, relaxing meal.

This restaurant seems to be famous in Fukuoka as there were many pictures of mostly japanese celebrities near the entrance. The hotpot was good and the staff friendly. It was pretty pricey though.
Akamonya

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihakataku Takeokamachi 1-4-3 Minami Fukuoka Park Homes B1F

"A motsu nabe (offal hotpot) specialty restaurant established in 1981 and located in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City. Here customers can enjoy fresh, plump offal from domestic cows served in a garlic flavored broth. Specializing in serving hotpot that meets the three requisites of ""delicious, hearty, and cheap,"" the restaurant has many repeat customers who come back again and again to eat motsu nabe made according to the same recipe as when the restaurant first opened its doors."
Hakata-mizutaki Hamadaya, Main Store

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Fukuoka-shi Hakata-ku Sumiyoshi 1-1-9
Rikyu Hakata Station Restaurant

4.0

88 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihakataku Hakataekichuougai 1-1 JR Hakata City 9F

Located inside the Amu Plaza Hakata of JR Hakata City, a mall connected directly to Hakata Station, this specialty restaurant serves beef tongue, a Sendai specialty dish. The staple of the establishment's menu is the beef tongue set meal, which goes great with rice. Other menu selections include beef tongue stew; beef tongue curry; and juicy, thick cut grilled beef tongue; in short, customers can enjoy delicious beef tongue to their heart's content.

Conveniently located on the 9th floor of AMU Plaza, this restaurants speciality is ox tongue. As I went for lunch, I had to stand in line and wait about 10 minutes. But it was not bad. Combo (ox...
Kashiwaya Genjiro

4.0

38 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihakataku Hakataekichuougai 1-1JR Hakata City Amu Plaza Hakata 9F

A chicken cuisine restaurant serving mizutaki hotpot, a Fukuoka favorite; and other dishes made with tender, flavorful chicken meat. The restaurant's highly popular oyakodon rice bowl (consists of vaunted chicken mixed with choice cooked eggs over rice). Taking great care in the dashi broth used to flavor its mizutaki, the restaurant's version is an original take on the tradition Hakata mizutaki long loved in the Fukuoka area. Diners are sure to enjoy the true deliciousness of chicken here.

Kashiwaya Genjiro is located on the 9th floor of Amu Plaza at JR Hakata station. So, its ambiance is quite nice. As I went there for lunch, I just took Oyakodon (about $7). With this price, it was...
Kanehira Sengyoten Nakasu Kawabata Restaurant

4.0

33 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihakataku Kamikawabatamachi 9-152

A Japanese izakaya pub located in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City. Here customers can enjoy seafood cuisine made with seasonal fish from the Genkai Sea and other ingredients selected with a skilled eye. In addition to sashimi and nitsuke soy sauce stew course menus perfect for parties, the establishment also offers a full array of a la carte dishes. In addition, the restaurant carries a wide selection of alcoholic beverages which go great with food.

お店の入り口には生け簀があり、うまい魚が食べられそうな予感。この日はイカの入荷が無いとのことで（前日、食べておいてよかった）、胡麻鯖にカワハギなどを頼みました。2階の個室でしたが、もう少し明るい照明だとお料理が映えるかと。刺身盛り合わせの内容など理解していないバイト君は論外でしたが。。
Gohanya Shoboan

4.0

103 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihakataku Hakataekichuougai 1-1JR Hakata City 9F, City Dining Kuten

A nabe hotpot restaurant which serves dishes which go great with fresh cooked bowls of rice. The restaurant also offers Japanese home style dishes and sides made with seasonal vegetables. The restaurant's karashi mentaiko (spicy pollock roe), a Fukuoka specialty; and rice fresh cooked in earthenware pots are particularly popular. In addition, customers can enjoy choice alcoholic beverages, including beer, sake, and shochu.

This relaxed but, quality restaurant has got everything going for it. Truly pleasant and helpful staff. Relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere with, unusual and fabulously tasty food. Not what l expected...
Ganso Takesumi Yakitori Hakata Food Honten

4.0

11 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihakataku Hakataekihigashi 2-4-17 sixth Rokkabe Building 1F

A yakitori grilled chicken skewer restaurant located in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City where customers can enjoy yakitori grilled over bamboo charcoal that makes the chicken crispy on the outside due to its far-infrared ray effect. The restaurant also offers a variety of Hakata specialty dishes, like motsu nabe made with a special broth and plump, chewy offal.

ネットでしらべていきました。焼き鳥がめちゃくちゃおいしい！あまり待ち時間もなかったです。焼き鳥は網つくねがとてもおいしいです。レバーはやわらかくて絶品でした！
Mizutaki Hamadaya

4.0

36 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihakataku Tenyamachi 3-33

A nabe hotpot cuisine restaurant located in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City. Here customers can enjoy mizutaki chicken hotpot made with a light yet flavorful broth crafted by rapidly boiling fresh chicken bones. The restaurant uses fresh, flavorful meat from Akadori chickens no more than 90 days old. Offering an abundant variety of seating options, including tables, counter seating, and semiprivate dining areas, the establishment is perfect for all manner of dining needs.

前々から「博多水炊き」を食べたいと思っていましたが、たいていの店は「２人前」からでなければ鍋を用意してもらえません。今回ネットでいろいろ探しているときに見つけたのが「濱田屋くうてん」。本店では２人前からでしか用意してもらえ鍋がなんと博多駅ビル内で食べられるのを発見。早速予約。しかもコースには馬刺しがついたコースもあるとの事。最高やないですか。予約当日、ホテルから徒歩５分でお店に到着。すぐさま...
Ittokuya

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihakataku Sumiyoshi 4-8-23

A Japanese izakaya pub located in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City. A giant squid statue greets customers at the front of the restaurant, while fresh squid straight from Yobuko can be seen swimming in the establishment's tank. Here customers can enjoy dishes made with select ingredients from across the Kyushu region, including squid sugata zukuri sashimi, Goto blue mackerel, and ishinabe hotpot.
Bayside Wangan Ichiba

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihakataku Chikkouhonmachi 13-6 Bellside Place Hakata B Hall 1F

A market located in Bayside Place Hakata in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City. The market caries a wide selection of fresh, seasonal seafood as well as meats, produce, and specialty products from Kyushu. The restaurants sashimi, sushi, and other prepared dishes are also popular. The market regularly holds events and is frequented by locals and tourists alike.
Torizen Nakasu Restaurant

4.0

25 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihakataku Nakasu 2-8-2

A chicken cuisine restaurant located in Hakata Ward, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Here customers can enjoy the establishment's famous mizutaki hotpot, a Hakata specialty, made with choice chicken meat. The restaurant also serves a variety of other chicken dishes such as yakitori grilled skewers and chicken sashimi. Decorated in a soothing Japanese style and replete with table, counter, and private dining areas, the establishment is also frequently used for banquets and parties.

予約サイトから予約し、予約完了のメールも受信しましたが、当日店舗で予約されてないと言われ食事できませんでした。電話で確認することを勧めます。
Hakata Hanamidori (Nakasu Main Restaurant)

4.0

63 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihakataku Nakasu 5-4-24 Trisen Building 1-5F

A chicken cuisine restaurant located a five-minute walk from Nakasu-Kawabata Station on the Fukuoka City Subway Kuko Line. The restaurant is famous for its specialty mizutaki hotpot made with brand name Hanamidori chicken. Some of the establishment's many other chicken dishes include mizutaki karaage fried chicken and chicken tsukune meatloaf in a special sauce. The restaurant sees many customers.

Walked here to a reserved room. The main dish was chicken nabe said to be their specialty. We were first offered drinks beer sake or cola,etc. they then heated the chicken broth in the center of...
Motsu Nabe Showraku Hakata Station branch

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihakataku Hakataekichuougai 1-1 Ku ten 10F

At Motsu Nabe Showraku, established three decades ago, one can eat fresh gut and fine quality soup. The soy sauce soup is made with non-genetically modified soybeans and long-fermented moromi mash soy sauce, while the miso soup is made by mixing matured miso with a secret soy dipping sauce. A difficult choice to make! It is around a four-minute walk from JR Hakata Station, on the 10th floor of Hakata City Amu Plaza.
Seafood & Vegetable Warayaki and Robata “Seafood”

4.0

34 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Pref. Fukuokashihakataku Hakataekihigashi 2-4-17 The 6th Okabe Building 1F

At restaurant “Seafood” one can feel the warmth of wood in relaxing private rooms. Here one can eat, at reasonable prices, superb-tasting natural Pacific bluefin tuna from Kagoshima, Hakata’s famous sesame mackerel, Yobiko squid sashimi, and horse-meat sashimi direct from Kumamoto. In addition, they offer robata (Japanese-style barbecue cooked in front of the customers) and Hakata-style Wara Yaki (straw-grilled) menus. It is a five-minute walk from JR Hakata Station’s Tsukushi Exit, facing the No.2 Government Office Building.

安くておいしい居酒屋さん。リピーターです。お刺身の盛り合わせはマグロの赤身だと500円ですが、中トロにすると700円です（だけど、限りなく赤身でした。おいしかったけど）ピリ辛の手羽先がおいしい。ドリンクも安くてほんとコスパの良い居酒屋です。普段使いにちょうど良い。
Ka Wa Ya Gion

Gourmet / Alcohol

Fukuoka Fukuoka-shi Hakata-ku Gionmachi 2-8

Fukuoka Central Hakata

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Fukuoka Areas

The most northerly of Kyushu island’s prefectures, Fukuoka comprises castle towns, seaside parks, and Hakata ramen, one of Japan’s most famous noodle dishes. Whether due to its good location or its unique charm, the prefecture’s capital, Fukuoka city, has been voted one of the most desirable places to live in the country - a close-knit community, a thriving food scene, and accessible nature combine for irresistibly laid-back city vibes.