This is a vegan cafe featuring Nepal curry. Everything is made of carefully selected ingredients of vegetable oriented. No chemicals, no refined sugar, no GMO crops. The owner chefs are conscious with Macrobiotic and Ayurveda diet.
Cookhal is nested in Nago Agri Park right next to Neo Park Okinawa, behind Makeman Nago. Nago Agri Park is the city project to support agricultural commercialization. Cookhal is a cafe, run by a group of farmers in this area. So this is a farmers’ cafe. They grow their own vegetables. Also spices, rice, and meat are locally grown. All fresh and seasonal. No preservatives and artificial flavors. Pretty interior. Outside (under roof) eating area. They sell their vegetables. Look at the beautiful vegetables. They sell some uncommon crops too. YuYu got some Jujube, or chinese dates, which are very rare to find fresh in […]
Cookhal is nested in Nago Agri Park right next to Neo Park Okinawa, behind Makeman Nago. Nago Agri Park is the city project to support agricultural commercialization. Cookhal is a cafe, run by a group of farmers in this area. Simple foods with local fresh vegetables in the season and housemade processed meat with no preservatives.
This is Kino Store a while back in February. These muffins are hot! They are putting much energy in exploring their muffins these days. And I love it!!! This is “Tankan” muffins. Very sexy. Tankan is a kind of orange. Locally grown in Okinawa in this season. Very popular in Taiwan too. Citrus sweetness in such a great harmony with nutty flavor. My favorite apple muffin is present too. Carrot cake. The famous carrots from Tsuken Island is coming into the season (from February to April) Don’t miss their doughnuts too! JPY180. This one is pumpkin spicy glaze. The lemon cake was decorated with […]
Miyabi Chaya is a ohagi cafe in Okinawa city. They provide shabu shabu dinner for one group only upon reservation. JPY4500 per person. Starter. Hiya Mugi pasta, like angel hair pasta, with sesami sauce (left). Tofu paste with Nigana plant (right). Nigana plant means bitter leaf in Japanese. This plant has been considered a medicine in the local traditional tradition. Hiya Mugi with ginger bud, cucumber, tomato and Shiso (Japanese basil). The second plate with Agoo meatloaf with some seasonal vegetables. There are lots of restaurants that serve Agoo in this island. But most of them are halfs or quarters. Agoo is a brand pork of Okinawa, it’s a black […]
Joie Joie 326 is on Route 6. Coming from R58, it’s just before Torii Gate on your lefthand side. It’s a French-style patisserie. The Patisier worked as the chief dessert chef at G8 Okinawa Summit in 2000. The man with skills. The shop is nicely decorated with Okinawan white plaster walls and corals. A dazzling view of fancy sweets. Pound cakes. Baked cakes. Quiche, made of local organic vegetables. Rounds cakes. They all look gorgeous and photogenic. 12cm round was about JPY2400 to JPY2800. Each pieces are about JPY420. A little expensive for Okinawan market, but they are already looking they are worth […]
In Yomitan on Route 6 is a high-class French style patisserie with nicely-decorated, gentle sweets and quiche with local organic vegetables. The Patissier worked as a dessert chef at G8 Summit in 2000.
American Village in Chatan has a new chocolate cafe that you can’t miss. It’s on the 2nd floor of Zhyvago Coffee. They handmake everything from bean to bar in the house. I didn’t know what that exactly means until the owner Hayashi-san explained to me later. They all looked good, but we had to skip it because it was just before dinner. I had a hot chocolate. YuYu had a Cacao Pulp Juice. Never heard of cacao pulp juice… I didn’t even know cacao beans had pulp, and enough pulp you can get juice out of. It says it’s 100% cacao pulp juice. Oh my goodness!! […]
In American Village is a gorgeous real chocolate cafe where they handmade everything from beans to bars in the house.
EM Costa Vista Hotel and Spa in Kita Nakagusuku provides the best value Hotel lunch buffet on the island daily. This lunch buffet has been loved by locals since I was founded in 2005, and now by the domestic tourists, and international. It’s very popular. Popular buffet runs well and keeps foods fresh on the table, so it’s even better. EM stands for Effective Microorganisms. When put in foods, EM turns it to cheese, yogurt, bread, soy sauce and miso, while non-EM gets them rotten. When put in soils or water, EM purifies and enriches the environment. Professor Higa of University of Ryukyus has engineered to extract EM and exclude non-EM. Now it’s a big […]
One of the best Chinese restaurants in Okinawa, including red hot Sichuan cuisine dishes.
YuYu picked me up at the airport and swang by to one of our favorite restaurants in Naha. Now that looks good. Sichuan “Mala” Hot Pot. I’m up for the hot spicy today. “Mala” is a Sichuan flavor of hot. Red pepper and Sichuan pepper. To me, red pepper is like spanking hot, and Sichuan pepper is like stinging hot. When combined, it really feels like being hit by boiling water or something. Starting off with our favorite salad. Pressed tofu, coriander and sprouts in Japanese pepper oil. Just a unique combination of flavors. She loves Heartland Beer. 100% malt beer from Kirin. […]