Bread, Espresso and Hakatotto
As a morning stop during my stay in Hakata, I visited a bakery-cafe called Bread, Espresso and Hakat …
Hakata Motsunabe Yamanaka Head Shop
There are many different flavors of Hakata motsunabe, but it seems that the miso-flavored motsunabe originated …
Hakata Motsunabe Maedaya Sohonten
I happened to find this restaurant, Hakata Motsunabe Maedaya Sohonten, while searching for a motsunabe restaur …
Ganso Bikkuritei Sumiyoshi Branch
After enjoying teppan yakiniku at Bikkuritei Honke Head Shop in Minamifukuoka, I headed to a nearby restaurant …
Bikkuritei Honke Head Shop
Most people think of yakiniku (grilled meat) as “cooking meat on a shichirin or roaster and eating it wi …
Hakata Motsunabe Oyama Head Shop
The first time I tried authentic Hakata-style motsunabe was at the Hakata Daytos branch of Hakata Motsunabe Oy …
Tempura Restaurant Hirao Head Shop
Hakata is a place of many delicious gourmet foods, from tonkotsu ramen to Hakata udon, cod roe, motsunabe, miz …
Tachibana Udon Kurume
Hakata’s udon is famous throughout Japan, but in fact, Kurume is also said to have good udon… I he …
Hagakure Udon
Hagakure Udon…the name of this udon shop sounds like it could be in Saga Prefecture, but this noodle sho …
Daichi no Udon Head Shop
When I was looking for udon restaurants in Fukuoka on the Internet, following Maki no Udon, which does not dec …
Hakata Seafood Uoden
After my first experience with Ara-nabe at Sumo Chaya Otsuka last fall, I wondered if there were other restaur …
Ganso Ramen Nagahamake (Akasaka)
When I visited Fukuoka in the summer of 2024, I was determined to go to the Ganso Ramen Nagahamake (a.k.a. Ie1 …
Maki no Udon Airport Branch
Maki no Udon is one of the three major chains of udon restaurants in Fukuoka, and is famous for its “udo …
Maruhoshi Chinese Noodle Center Head Shop
I visited the Maruhoshi Chinese Noodle Center Head Shop (a.k.a. Maruhoshi Ramen), which has a long histor …
Taiho Ramen Head Shop
I went to Taiho Ramen Head Shop to try Kurume Ramen, one of the three major pork ramen restaurants i …
Ganso Akanoren Secchan Ramen Tenjin Head Shop
Founded in 1946, just after the end of World War II, for more than 70 years, Ganso Akanoren Secchan Ramen …
Anzen Shokudo
When I went to Anzen Ramen in Itoshima before, I had decided in my mind, “Next time, let’s try this one& …
Hakata Mizutaki Originator Restaurant Suigetsu
Among various theories, the most likely origin of mizutaki, a specialty of Fukuoka, is that it was invented by …
Sansui Cold Brew
There is a coffee shop in Nakasu Kawabata, where I always stay when I visit Hakata, that I have been curious a …
Hakata Nadai Yoshizuka Eel Restaurant
In Nakasu, Hakata, there is a restaurant specializing in eel cuisine that is highly praised as “the best …
Ganso Hakata Mentaiju
Hakata’s gourmet specialties include tonkotsu ramen, mizutaki, motsunabe, torikawayaki, Hakata udon, and …
Hidechan Ramen Tombo Shop
Former Yoshimoto comedian Akamine Tombo (Koichi Akamine) turned ramen store owner opened Hidechan Ramen Tombo …
Tsukamoto Fresh Fish Restaurant
Along Route 202, a gourmet street in Itoshima, there is Tsukamoto Fresh Fish Restaurant, which is popular for …
Hakata Ramen ShinShin Tenjin Head Shop
Hakata Ramen ShinShin is a ramen shop that has become a “celebrity favorite” due to the frequent m …