Located in the middle of bar district of Matsuyama, Naha, Tenka provides authentic Edo-style tempura courses over the counter. Enjoy the crispy light tempura right out of the fryer.
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The creative vegan foods and sweets that energize your body and mind. “Food is energy wave.” is the chef’s motto. She puts her gratitude on the wave she sends.
San Chiku Ju is a Tsuke-Men specialty restaurant. The owner chef has worked in one of the most famous and popular Tsuke-Men in the country, Roku Rin Sha. It’s the authentic Tsuke-Men as Master Yamagishi created it. Located near Omoro Machi. They have opened the second restaurant in Ginowan. I’ve been to that one several times too, but I think this head restaurant is better somehow. They taste the same, but something’s different. I recommend to first come to this one. The menu is simple. Tsuke-Men, the dipping noodle, or Maze-Men, no soup but seasoned noodle. Go for Tsuke-Men first. They don’t seem to have English menu. You just need […]
We came out to central area to meet some people on business today. Yuyu is not feeling well. But we needed to eat something because she hardly ate today. Sun set in Kitanakagusuku. Where should we go? There isn’t many choices when you are sick. But there’s one near by. Home sweet home. Cafe Sans Souci. Open for dinner. Great. It’s not crowded today. This is one of the guest rooms with a space for kids. This room is always crowded so I have never had a chance to take a picture. Sans Souci is a diner’s cafe… You bet! That’s what we are here for. […]
Ramen Hachi Ren opened in 2008, just about the time we moved to Okinawa. And we fell in love with their Ramen. For the first 2 years we came almost every week. We’ve seen their history. It’s not an objective judgement, but it’s our pure love to say “They are the best Ramen on the island!!!” Now they became so popular. Most time and day, there’s a waiting line. You write down your name, buy tickets for your orders , and wait to be called. She ordered the signature Ramen. Tonkotsu base from local Okinawa pork with medium heavy noodle. Very rich, creamy and tasty. We just loved the balance of all the tastes […]
We had a new restaurant opened this spring in the beautiful Maeda cape. Pezzeria da Enzo is a fancy restaurant which serves Napoli pizza and other Italian cuisine. We happened to have some friends working there and it was great to visit for our first time. Very spacious and stylish room with full bar. A nice open deck area which looks out the beautiful Maeda Cape. It is a very popular diving spot for “Blue Cave”. A serious Italian pizza stove, an Italian chef, in somewhat Japanese attitude. A very nice guy. Not just pizza, they have some Italian dishes with local goodies too. They use Okinawa brand pork “Agu” with […]
Maru Tama opened in 2014 in the port area of Naha. It’s run by a lovely family. Very nice people. Okinawa has its own style of deep-fried finger food. It’s called Tenpura here, but Okinawa Tenpura is pretty different from Japanese traditional tenpura. It’s really like a fritter. And it has established its popularity for local people as afternoon snack. Now they are taking on the challenge to provide their fish ‘n’ chips that they learned in New Zealand. They report where every ingredients come from. They are some other fries too. Oysters, JPY300. Camembert, JPY900. Avocade, JPY300. Goya (Bitter gourd), JPY200. Okura, JPY200. Loofah and cheese, JPY250. Fish […]
Awase 3rd St. Ramen is a very simple, yet, very unique Ramen restaurant. Located in the coast line of Awase, Okinawa-shi. They are playing Jazz. Try shio (salt) Ramen here. JPY650. The clear soup is from pork bones, chicken bones, and vegetables. It’s light, but the body is solid and filled with flavors and umami. Very heart-warming sips. The noodle is light and curled, a good match with the soup. Chashu is lightly seasoned, but it’s very juicy and tasty. It’s topped with “A-sa”, okinawa local seaweed. It’s very unique to have this seaweed on Ramen. Some people like it and some don’t. We like the oceanic scent that it […]