Japanese Food Spots in Okinawa Area

Area

Okinawa
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  Okinawa

Category

Gourmet / Alcohol

Japanese Food

Ufuya - Okinawa Old Folk House

4.0

624 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Nagoshi Nakayama 90

This local restaurant uses a kominka (old house) centered on Asato residence, constructed in the late Meiji period (1868–1912). In the afternoon, in addition to Okinawan soba wheat noodles, you can enjoy their prided Agu pork dishes and steak using wagyu beef from the prefecture, and reservations are only available for the shabu-shabu course and wagyu steak. They only offer courses of Ryukyu dishes or Agu pork at night.

Make your reservations online as the place can be packed. We ordered the Agu pork shabu shabu set for 3 persons and really enjoyed the meat and the fresh vegetables. The resulting broth at the end...
Kishimoto Cafeteria flagship store

4.0

263 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunmotobuchou Toguchi 5

Kishimoto Cafeteria is a long-established (founded in 1905) Okinawan Soba Noodles restaurant located in Motobu Town. The restaurant’s signature dish is its hand-made “Ash Soba Noodles,” made with broth derived from the clear upper layer of water that has had rice straw ash dissolved in it. The rich-flavored dried bonito soup stock and thick hand-made noodles have remained largely unchanged since the restaurant was first established. Kishimoto Cafeteria is very popular with both tourists and locals.

If you are exploring the northeast of Okinawa island you owe it to yourself to try and have lunch here. They specialise in the local Okinawan soba noodles and it was one of the best lunches we had on...
Okinawa Soba Nakamura Soba

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunonnason Serakaki 1669-1

Okinawa soba noodles have various tastes depending on the region. At this store, their hand-prepared and thin 100% wheat flour sea lettuce noodles using homemade sea lettuce without preservatives are popular. The soup base is rich with pork and bonito, but the noodles go perfectly with the simple soup. Fish cakes with sea lettuce, pork ribs, sea lettuce and red pickled ginger are used as topping.
Okinawa Soba Hamaya

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Nakagamigunchatanchou Miyagi 2-99

This 36-year-old Okinawa soba noodle restaurant is a symbol of Okinawa. Their traditional salty soup that uses no soy sauce has the condensed savoriness of pork, chicken and skipjack, and is popular for its unique irresistible flavor. Their “Hamaya soba” with pork cartilage soki boiled until soft and their “Okinawa soba” topped with cartilage soki and boneless rib of pork are especially popular.
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...
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
Magurosenmonizakaya hitoshi ishigandouten

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Ishigakishi Okawa 197-1
Kishimoto Shokudo Yaedake Branch

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunmotobuchou Inoha 350-1

Located in Motobu, Kunigami District near a municipal market, Kishimoto Shokudo is a famous, long-established Okinawan Soba noodles restaurant, which was founded in 1905. Kishimoto Shokudo’s second branch, the Yaedake Branch, is located to the east of the main branch on Prefectural Highway 84 near the entrance to Yae-dake (Mt. Yae). Using the same recipes as the main branch, the Yaedake Branch serves Okinawan Soba noodles with full-bodied noodles prepared using charcoal, and a simple broth, as well as Jushi (Okinawan rice porridge). As at the Main Branch, the entire menu basically consists of variations on these two items (diners can choose what size Soba noodles they want).
Ryukyumura (Airport Store)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Naha-shi Kagamizu 150 Naha Airport Domestic Flight Passenger Terminal Building 4F

"This Okinawa soba specialty shop is located on the 4th floor in the Naha Airport Domestic Terminal in Kagamizu, Naha City. They provide Okinawa soba with a variety of toppings, in particular, ""soki soba."" The set meals featuring ""jushi,"" Okinawan taki-komi gohan (boiled rice seasoned with soy sauce and mixed with boneless pork ribs, hijiki seafood and vegetables) are popular too."
Oki Seafood Restaurant

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Nakagami-gun Yomitanson Oki 427-2

Oki Seafood Restaurant is located along Prefectural Route 6 in Oki, Yomitan Village, Nakagami County. It is owned and operated by the neighboring fresh fish store and serves cuisine that uses fresh seafood caught the same morning in the waters off Okinawa. Customers can enjoy seasonal seafood raw or deep-fried or in the restaurant's popular butter-fried version.
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.
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...
Shimujo

4.5

62 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Shurisueyoshichou 2-124-1

Shimujo near Sueyoshi Park is a restaurant located at 2-chome, Shurisueyoshi Town, Naha City. The shop occupies a traditional Japanese house with red roof tiles which has been designated as a national registered Tangible Cultural Property. It offers set meals of local cuisine such as Okinawan soba noodles, which are thin noodles covered with stock from pork and dried bonito. You can enjoy them in the Okinawan atmosphere which remains the same as in the past.

Interesting place as it is not located in the usual touristy places. Go for the food and overall ambience.
Tubarama Kokusaidori branch

4.0

100 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Makishi 2-7-25

Tuva Rama is a restaurant specializing in Okinawan cuisine located on Kokusai Street, around one minute’s walk from Makishi Station. Tuva Rama offers an impressive range of Okinawan dishes made using local ingredients; the regular evening dinner menu alone has over 60 different items. For lunch, the restaurant has a range of set meals, including Okinawan Soba noodles and Chanpuru (an Okinawan stir-fried dish). The restaurant interior successfully recreates the atmosphere of pre-war Okinawa; there are live sanshin (shamisen) and Shima-uta (traditional Okinawan folk music) performances every evening.

A must stop for me and my family they serve Okinawan dishes like somen (noodle Stir fry) champuru,mozuku (sea weed) tempura one of the longevity foods, Traditional Okinawan pork Rafute , goya (bitter...
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.
Shimabuta Shichirinyaki MANMI

4.5

60 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Nagoshi Isagawa 251

This Okinawan pork restaurant cherishes the idea of eating pork raised on Yanbaru (northern part of Okinawa Island) in Yanbaru. Besides pork carefully raised on a ranch located 15 minutes away by car, the restaurant uses items such as vegetables and seasonings made on Yanbaru. They have many popular menu items such as their yakiniku BBQ meat assortment where you can enjoy 16 different cuts of meat, shabu-shabu and lightly grilled salt-pickled pork.

This place got really busy and stayed that way for the 2 hours we were here. A good sign of being in the right place. This was my first experience with what they called Shabu Shabu. We ordered a...
Airport Restaurant

4.0

1238 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Kagamizu 150 Naha Airport Building 1F

The Airport Restaurant is located on the left-hand side of the first floor in the Arrivals building at Naha Airport. Although mainly intended for airport employees, non-employees are welcome to use the Restaurant, and many tourists eat there. Diners can enjoy classic Okinawa dishes such as Okinawa-style Soba Noodles, Chanpuru (a stir-fried dish), Champon (rice with fried vegetables, meat and eggs), etc. for very reasonable prices (around 600 yen).

I had a transit flight for Ishigaki Island, I looked forward to trying this restaurant as I heard about positive feedback. Soki soba was good maybe because of super reasonable price. Other local...
Yanbaru Soba

Gourmet / Alcohol

Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunmotobuchou Izumi 70-1

Despite being located a two-hour drive from Naha Airport in Motobu Town, Kunigami District, Okinawa Prefecture, this Okinawa soba noodle restaurant is so popular, lines of waiting customers form outside its door. Operating out of an Okinawan style wooden Japanese home with a red tile roof, the restaurant's tatami mat seating gives it an old fashioned, Showa period atmosphere. The establishment's medium thick noodles are served in a fairly thick skipjack tuna based broth. Here customers can enjoy soki soba noodles topped with sweet and salty stewed spare rib, and san-mai niku soba topped with three strips of sweet and salty stewed boneless pork rib. Lines often form outside the door before the restaurant even opens and the establishment closes when supplies run out. This popular restaurant is frequently featured on television and in magazines.
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^ ^

Okinawa

Okinawa Island (Southern) Naha / Shuri Okinawa Island (Central) Resort Area (West Coast) Nago / Motobu Peninsula Yanbaru Area Miyako Island Ishigaki Island Kerama Islands Yaeyama Islands Kumejima

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Okinawa Areas

Let go of your image of a busy, ordered Japan and replace it with crystal-clear waters, white sand beaches, and relaxing folk music: You’ve arrived in Okinawa. A world away from the high intensity of Tokyo, Okinawans appear to live a laid-back beach life on this paradisiacal tropical island that lies in the middle of the East China Sea almost 1,000 kilometers south of mainland Japan’s most southern tip. Home to a spattering of islands, prepare yourself to discover underwater caves, star-shaped sand, and an island culture sometimes unrecognizable from mainland Japan.