Bread / Dessert / Other Food Shop Spots in Okinawa Area
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- Kokusai-dori Street Yatai Mura
- Gourmet / Alcohol
- Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Makishi 3-11-16, 17
- Kokusai-dori Street Yatai Mura is a facility that brings together a number of food stalls, located near the point where Kokusai Street joins Grand Orion Street (on the site of the former Grand Orion hotel). Besides the 20 food stalls, which include everything from traditional Okinawan cuisine to Sushi and Yakiniku, there is also the Rito-Marché, which visitors can purchase local specialty products, access tourist information, and arrange tours. A wide range of live concerts and shows, including Shima-uta (traditional Okinawan folk music) and other traditional performances are held on the stage in the plaza at the center of the facility.
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- Ryukyu Meika Mitsuya Honpo
- Gourmet / Alcohol
- Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunonnason Onna 2572-2
- Mitsuya Honpo is a specialist Sata Andagi (Okinawan sweet deep-fried buns) store located on National Highway 58 in Onna, Onna Village. The store sells a wide range of Sata Andagi, including plain, Purple Yam and Mocha flavors. One of the store’s most famous products is the Mitsuya Ryukyu (Dragonball) Sata Andagi, made using tapioca flour, of which only 100 are made each day.
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- Blue Seal Ice Cream Makiminato Main Branch
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4.5135 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Okinawa Urasoe-shi Makiminato 5-5-6
- This ice cream shop is located south of Makiminato Bay just west of the bridge across the Makiminato River. It is the flagship location of a chain that operates stores all over the prefecture including some of its isolated islands. The shop, which has been in business for more than 50 years since 1963, is one of Okinawa Prefecture's most famous ice cream shops. Look for the photogenic neon sign. The shop offers a number of limited-edition flavors each month as well as many flavors featuring local ingredients such as Okinawan Salt Cookies and Ryukyu Royal Milk Tea. It also sells exclusive merchandise only available at this flagship location.
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We really love this ice cream parlour at Makiminato street. It is decorated in old nostalgic environment in 1970s US style with famous and tasty ice cream to choose from for this Blue Seal brand...
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- Hawaiian Pancakes House Paanilani
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4.0221 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunonnason Serakaki 698
- Hawaiian Pancakes House Paanilani located along National Highway No.58 in Onna Village is a popular pancake shop which has been chosen as one of Okinawa’s best cafes. The springy and fluffy pancakes using plenty of buttermilk, with a rich buttery flavor are irresistible. The Nuts Nuts pancakes covered with plenty of the unique white nut sauce (limited quantity) and a steak and bacon pancake with a large piece of succulent bacon are popular.
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I found this place on accident but so glad I found it! Servers were very kind and service was quick. Clean diner and my pancakes tasted great! I loved their unique options and I went for what they...
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- Okashigoten Yomitan flagship store
- Gourmet / Alcohol
- Okinawa Pref. Nakagamigunyomitanson Uza 657-1
- The Yomitan store is the flagship store of Okashigoten, which makes confectionery using local Okinawan ingredients; the most famous Okashigoten product is their “Original Purple Sweet-Potato Sweets.” Located in Yomitan Village on land that used to be sugar-cane fields, the Yomitan store is easily recognized from the huge flower-covered hat at the entrance. Inside, the store has a wide range of confectionery products created at the company’s own factory, made using typically Okinawan ingredients such as purple sweet-potatoes and brown sugar; these can be purchased in quantities as small as a single sweet. Visitors can also view the production line at the factory next door. There is a restaurant and a café; the Hanagasa Café offers “Purple Sweet-Potato Sweets” fresh from the factory, which are not available anywhere else.
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- Arakaki Chinsuko Hompo Kokusai-dori Makishi branch
- Gourmet / Alcohol
- Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Makishi 1-3-68
- Aragaki Chinsuko Hompo is a long-established maker of traditional Okinawan Chinsuko biscuits; the Kokusai-dori Makishi branch is located on Kokusai-dori Street. Besides selling classic Chinsuko as developed by the Aragaki family (who were formerly chefs to the Ryukuan kings), the store also sells a wide variety of other traditional confectionery, including Jau Gok and Hanaboru, etc.
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- Aragaki Zenzai
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4.0103 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Okinawa Pref. Kunigamigunmotobuchou Toguchi 11-2
- This zenzai (red bean sweet) specialty shop is in Toguchi of Motobu Town in Kunigami County, across from the town market. Okinawa's zenzai is different from that of Honshu in that it generally refers to shaved ice combined with sweet boiled kidney beans and other toppings. “Aragaki Zenzai” only serves this type of zenzai, and since the store opened, it has enjoyed popularity for over 50 years.
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We stumble upon this place (based on a Taiwanese travel blog post) after our lunch at Kishimoto Shokudo, only a 2 minute walk from the noodle place. This place is one of those really good Japanese...
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- BALL DONUT PARK
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4.525 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Makishi 1-1-39 STEP Building 1F
- At the end of New Paradise Street along the way to Kokusai-dori Street, you’ll come across this ball donut specialty shop. As the name implies, ball donuts are donuts in the shape of a ball, and they’re different from sata andagi (Okinawan deep-fried dough buns). Basic ball donuts are covered in sugar made from sugarcane, though varieties topped with lemon and natural sugar, salt and butter, and “Churakoibeni (a kind of sweet potato)” are also available, among others.
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We loved this small cafe with its signature ball donuts in many flavors but the signature will be lemon flavor. Worth a try
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- Ishigakijima Reika (ice confectioneries)
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4.025 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Okinawa Pref. Ishigakishi Okawa 3051F
- Enjoy some iced zenzai (red bean sweet) at this Japanese sweets cafe. This popular item is made from specially prepared ice that is nice and fluffy, along with black molasses featuring a light sweetness. It is topped with rich-tasting rice-flour dumplings containing shell ginger and Japanese mugwort, as well as boiled beans. Other popular options include old-fashioned ice cream and imagawayaki (Japanese muffin with bean jam) with rice-flour dumpling.
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暑い夏は冷たいミルクぜんざいに限ります。スナックパインと一緒にいただきました。ぜんざいは量か少なかったですが、ぜんざいもパインも美味しかったです。
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- YUKISIO Kokusai-dori Street Branch
- Gourmet / Alcohol
- Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Kumoji 3-1-1
- YUKISIO Kokusai-dori Street Branch is a shop selling products that contain the Yukishio (“Snow Salt”) made on Miyako Island; the shop is located near the intersection between Kokusai Street and Kencho Street. Besides the mineral-rich Yukishio salt itself, which is made using a special process that does not remove the bittern component and which seeks to make maximum use of the minerals in Miyako Island’s underground seawater, the shop also sells a range of product made using Yukishio salt, including rusks, candy and other confectionery, soap and other beauty products, etc.
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- H & B Jera Okinawa Makishi Branch
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4.020 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Matsuo 2-10-1 First Makishi public market 2F
- H&B Jera Okinawa (Makishi Branch) is a gelato (Italian ice cream) shop located in the food court on the Second Floor of the Makishi Public Market in Naha. The low-calorie gelato sold here is made using a special technique that mixes seasonal Okinawan fruits with the gelato ice cream, keeping them at just the right temperature so that the fruit doesn’t freeze. This gelato has only around half the fat content of conventional ice cream.
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現在仮店舗牧志公設市場の2Fの一番奥にあるジェラート屋さん。 派手なディスプレイですぐにわかります。 こちらのジェラートはホブソンズの様に注文してからフルーツとアイスを混ぜて作ってくれるので甘さ控えめでフルーツ感が強くとても美味しい。 来店日は風雨が強くあいにくこの冬で一番の寒さとの事。午後３時近かったのですがその日2人目の来客だそうです。東京から比べればそれほど寒いわけではなくホテルのチェックイ...
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- Koto Shuri Kari Buku-buku Tea House
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3.513 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Shurikehatachou 9 Kuriru - Building 1F
- Koto Shuri Kari Sanfan is a teahouse located in the Shuri Ikehata-cho district that specializes in Buku Buku Tea. Buku Buku Tea is a uniquely Okinawan form of tea that involves scattering popped rice grains on top of the tea before serving it. It was popular among the elite families in Shuri during the era of the Ryukuan kings, and was apparently served to foreign guests as a special delicacy. At Koto Shuri Kari Sanfan, visitors can enjoy making and drinking Buku Buku Tea.
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This is not the boba tea, or bubble milk tea, and its so much fun. A tiny place that you enter thru the first floor and seats are on the end. Lots of cute deco and cozy seating. I ordered the...
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- mana
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4.517 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Tsuboya 1-6-9
- mana is a café located in 1-chome, Tsuboya, Naha City. The café’s menu is heavily oriented towards pesticide-free, organically-grown Okinawan vegetables; the vegan-style menu, which avoids the use of animal products, includes the Veggie Plate, meat-free Kara-age deep-fried food, egg-free cakes, etc.; there is also a range of vegan-style desserts.
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No doubt that all the food at Mana is made with love. Love for food, love for umami, love for the earth. I had the curry set and a piece of organic cake. When they bring the plate they explain to you...
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- Shima Donuts
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4.021 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Okinawa Pref. Nagoshi Isagawa 270
- Shima Donuts is a specialist donut shop on Prefectural Highway 71 in Isagawa, Nago City. The donuts sold here are made mainly from local ingredients, including bean curd (a by-product produced during the manufacturing of Okinawan-style tofu), soybean milk, brown sugar, etc., and the donuts are baked rather than fried. Around 10 different flavors are available, including plain, chocolate and coconut, and also Purple Yam flavor and Jiimami (peanut) flavor.
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The donuts are tasty. Lots of varieties. One major downside is the parking! I had to park behind this restaurant three doors down on the back side. I heard other customers parked at a police...
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- Tsurukamedo Zenzai Yomitan Main Branch
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4.073 Reviews - Gourmet / Alcohol
- Okinawa Pref. Nakagamigunyomitanson Zakimi 248-1
- Tsurukamedo Zenzai Yomitan Main Branch is a well-known shop for Okinawan red bean soup near the site of Zakimi Castle, an Okinawan World Heritage Site. The exclusive red bean soup is mild and delicate. It is made from ice cubes, which are delicate and melt easily in your mouth, kidney beans stewed slowly for a long time and homemade soft sticky rice balls. There are six flavors such as purple yam and coffee liqueur part from the standard “Okinawan red bean soup”.
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Eating Okinawa zenzai was on my one of the bucket lists to do in Okinawa. I didnt really want to try at Okinawa world and other touristy locations. Although this is also at a touristy location, it...
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- ippe coppe
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4.529 Reviews - Shopping
- Okinawa Pref. Urasoeshi Minatogawa 2-16-1
- Ippe coppe located in Urasoe, Okinawa Prefecture is a specialty bread shop using natural yeast. It is a lovely shop standing quietly in the foreigners’ residential district. Bread made only from selected ingredients and using only Japanese wheat is baked in limited quantities so it is recommended to get in early. The shop also sells rusks, scones, and in-house roasted coffee which goes well with the bread. During summer, the café Niwatori opens in the garden of the shop. You can enjoy a shaved ice covered with homemade syrup.
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Visit early before its sold out! Was actually already on a full stomach, but the aroma got me, so got a bagel and mini baguette to go. Delicious and mouth-watering!
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- Ishigakijima Mirumiru Hompo (Main store)
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- Okinawa Pref. Ishigakishi Arakawa 1583-74
- This gelato shop is located on a mountain where you can see the ocean around Ishigaki Island. It is very popular because of its lineup of tropical flavors using ingredients from the island that are also sold in the shop and fresh milk taken every morning. The view from the shop is amazing, and you can look out on seven islands from Nagura Bay in the morning. In addition, it is also possible to see the green flash phenomenon if you are lucky.
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- Ishigakijima Mirumiru Hompo (Ishigaki Airport Shop)
- Gourmet / Alcohol
- Okinawa Pref. Ishigakishi Shiraho 1960-104-1 Ishigaki Airport Domestic Passenger Terminal 1F
- This popular airport gelato store on Ishigaki Island has received both the Emperor’s Cup and the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award. It is very popular for its rich gelato made using plenty of fresh milk from Imori Farm and fruits grown with a lot of sunshine on Ishigaki Island. Be sure to try various flavors from their extensive menu.
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- Jimmy’s Urasoe Store
- Gourmet / Alcohol
- Okinawa Urasoe-shi Miyagi 3-3-6
- "This bakery is located along Pipeline-dori Street just south of Urasoe Municipal Miyagi Kindergarten and Elementary School. In addition to selling bread and pastries, it also features a cafe that serves light fare. Recommendations include their Saikoro Steak Box, one of their ""Delicious Boxes"" which each feature a variety of items served on a divided plate, their loco moco bowl, which is topped with a soft-boiled egg, and their pasta all'Ortolana, which features homemade bacon. Supplies of their cold brew coffee, which is extracted over eight hours, are limited. Customers can order items to go or to eat in the restaurant."
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- Guruguru Menya
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4.52 Reviews - Style / Fashion
- Okinawa Miyakojima-shi Gusukube Tomori 306-5
- "This shop is located a short northeast of the Kinsukyaga cave spring on the south side of Miyakojima Island. The shop's signature product is its Miyako Uzumaki Soba, colorful dried noodles which are sold in round balls and wrapped in packages by color. Despite their vivid colors, these choice noodles do not use of any artificial colorings and are made by combining natural ingredients from Miyakojima Island and other areas in Japan with domestically produced wheat flour. Locals call them ""gurguru-men"" (""twirly noodles""). The noodles can also be purchased over the Internet, but those sold in this shop are available at straight-from-the-factory prices and the shop's selection includes exclusive products. The shop also sells honey and other products. In addition, on weekends, the shop operates a restaurant which serves shaved ice and lunch meals made with Miyako Uzumaki Soba noodles."
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ヒーリングハニー氷いただきました。 美味しくて夢中になって飲み干しました。 絶品です。 非加熱のヒーリングハニーは、いただいたことのないフルーティーなお味。 お土産用が売っていたので購入しました。 お店の娘さんもとってもかわいい。
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