Spots in Naha / Shuri Area

  • Inaka (Public Market South Branch)
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Matsuo 2-10-20
    Located near the First Makishi Public Market inside the “Chitose Shotengai Building,” this restaurant's specialty is soki soba (Okinawan noodles made from wheat flour). The simple soki soba dish, with its clear broth, is not only delicious, but also reasonably priced, making it a great choice for those on a budget.
  • Bistro de La Mer
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    4.0
    17 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Tsubogawa 3-3-19 Mel Que Hotel Okinawa Naha 1F
    This restaurant is inside the Mercure Okinawa Naha. It offers original French cuisine that makes generous use of Okinawan ingredients. The high ceiling and spacious interior make this a great place to bring your kids. For lunch, you can choose from three main courses and either a salad and hors d'oeuvres buffet or a half buffet that includes a dessert buffet. Afternoon tea and happy hour are available starting in the afternoon, which makes this spot perfect for all sorts of gatherings.

    Good basic buffet style at budget prices. Good, friendly service in a spacious, modern, clean atmosphere.

  • “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.
  • Guma guwa
    Shopping
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Tsuboya 1-16-21
    Located in a corner of Tsuboya Yachimun Street where many stores selling Yachimun ceramics are gathered, this is one of the directly managed stores of Ikuto-en, a potter of Tsuboya ware, and is a new brand of Ikuto-en that produces and sells breakfast ware, mugs and plates in gentle colors produced with "ideal morning" in mind by mainly young female craftsmen. The shop sells mugs and plates in gentle colors made by young female artisans with the "ideal morning" in mind.
  • 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.
  • JUMBO STEAK HAN'S Kokusai-dori Street Makishi Restaurant
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    3.5
    25 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Okinawa Naha-shi Makishi 2-3-1K2 Building 2F
    "This restaurant is one of nine Steak House HAN'S restaurants in Okinawa Prefecture. It is located on the second floor of the K2 Building on Kokusai Street. In addition to local brand meat such as ""Ishigaki beef"", ""Agu (okinawan pork)"", and ""Kibimaru pork"", the restaurant also serves American and Australian beef at reasonable prices."

    We came hungry,I order rump steak 450g and french fries,rump steak was medium rare and was very good,service were kind and also speak english.Also have english menues.

  • Miso-meshiya Marutama
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Izumizaki 2-4-31F
    Located along Harbor View Street as you travel from the front of the prefectural police headquarters to National Route 330, this restaurant’s specialty is miso-based dishes. Most dishes are made using “Tamanaha miso,” which is produced through natural fermentation without additives by the long-standing Shuri shop “Tamanaha Miso Shoyu,” a former purveyor for the Ryukyu Kingdom. Starting at 7:30 a.m., it offers miso-themed dishes for breakfast, lunch, tea time, and dinner.
  • Urashima (Okinawan entertainment theater - traditional dance and dishes)
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    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
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    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...

  • Tubarama Kokusaidori branch
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    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...

  • Kankaimon Gate
    Travel / Tourism
    Okinawa prefecture Naha city Shuri Shuri Castle Park
    Kankaimon Gate was the main entrance to Shuri-jo Castle (a UNESCO World Heritage Site). This was the entrance through which “Sakuhoshi”, (Chinese envoys, also known as “Sapposhi”) would pass when granted an audience with the Ryukyuan King; the name “Kankaimon” (“Gate of Welcome”) reflects this. The Gate was destroyed by fire during the Second World War, but was rebuilt in 1974. Shisa statues stand on either side of the Gate to ward off evil spirits.
  • 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.
  • H & B Jera Okinawa Makishi Branch
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    4.0
    19 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.

    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...

  • Ruins of Enkakuji Temple
    Travel / Tourism
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Shurikinjouchou 1-2 In Shuri Castle Park
    Enkakuji Temple was a temple belonging to the Rinzai School of Buddhism, located just to the north of Shuri Castle. King Sho Shin (who laid the foundations for the Golden Age of the Ryukuan kingdom) ordered the temple built in imitation of the Enkakuji Temple in Kamakura. In 1933, the Temple’s Main Hall and Main Entrance were designated as National Treasures. The Temple was completely destroyed during the Second World War. The Main Gate and Hoshochi Pond have since been recreated.
  • Ryukyu Dining Matsuo (Okashigoten Matsuo Branch)
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Matsuo 1-2-52F
    Ryukyu Dining Matsuo (Okashigoten Matsuo Branch) is a restaurant located on the Second Floor of Okashi Goten (a shopping complex on Kokusai Street selling local delicacies that is famous for its Purple Yam Tart). The restaurant offers Okinawan Soba noodles made with home-made noodles, as well as a variety of set meals featuring Okinawan Agu Pork and Okinawan vegetables and seafood, etc. The interior décor, based on traditional Okinawan houses, creates a relaxing atmosphere.
  • Koto Shuri Kari Buku-buku Tea House
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    3.5
    13 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.

    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...

  • Xuehua no Sato Naha
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    4.0
    38 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Makishi 2-12-24-101
    Xuehua no Sato Naha is a café located five minutes’ walk from Makishi Station. The café’s main draw is its Xuehua Bing desserts, which provide a different taste experience to conventional ices or Kakigori shaved ices, but the café also serves Taiwanese coffee, Taiwanese Oolong tea, and Chinese rice porridge, etc. Despite being located close to the bustling Kokusai Street, the interior of Xuehua no Sato Naha provides a quiet, relaxing environment.

    国際通りから少し入った場所にお店があります。駐車場はありませんが付近にコインパーキングや時間貸し駐車場があるので不都合はありません。 フワフワで味の付いたカキ氷は他では中々味わうことができません。 過去に何度か利用した際にはプレーンのものを注文しましたが、今回は期間限定「森のくまさん」を注文しました。メープルシロップが幸せな気分にさせてくれました。

  • mana
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    4.5
    17 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.

    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...

  • Jisakasu
    Shopping
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Makishi 3-4-6
    Jisakasu is a variety store on Ukishima-dori Street, which is next to Kokusai-dori Street (International Street). In the expansive shop that opens onto the street, there are a range of vintage knick-knacks from Japan, USA and other places. Orion Beer goods including jugs are popular as souvenirs.
  • Shuri Horikawa
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    5.0
    1 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Shurimawashichou 1-27
    Horikawa is an Okinawan soba noodle shop, opposite Shuri Castle Park and near Josei Elementary School and Ryutan Pond in Shurimawashi Town. Their Okinawan soba noodles have a clear soup mixed with homemade noodles which are boiled after an order is received. The decoration with condiments such as spring onion and ginger on a porcelain spoon is impressive.

    首里城近くの路地裏にある隠れ家的雰囲気のお店。 開店と同時に入店しました。お店の入口で靴を脱ぐのが面白いと思ったのですが、 後になってそういうお店が沖縄には多いのに気づきました。 私は、『ソーキそばのBセット』を注文。 沖縄そばとしては、かなり優しい味わい。 人によっては、物足りなく感じるかもしれない。 でも、お店の雰囲気も含めて再訪したいと思えるお店でした。

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