Hau Nalu
Manager Mr. Okuma aimed to create a restaurant where the customers could not just eat the food and admire the décor, but also feel the “spirit” of Hawaii, and that’s just what he’s achieved with Hau Nalu. To ensure an authentic feel he asked Hawaiian native Glenn Killion to help realize his visi... Read more...
Restaurant Nina
Run by Russian husband and wife team Sergey and Nina. Sergey is an expert martial artist and even in the restaurant he occasionally shows off a fraction of his strength by bending spoons or lifting chairs one-handed. <div style="float:right; margin-left: 10px;">!16953!</div>... Read more...
Café Restaurant Sancho Panza
This café restaurant is run by the NPO Tiempo Iberoamericano, and relocated from Tenjin to Daimyo in June 2010. They serve up home cooking from Spain and Central and South America, and regularly invite Spanish and Latin American chefs to join their Japanese chefs. The local recipes that these ch... Read more...
The Lounge on the Water
Located inside Uminonakamichi Kaihin National Park and surrounded by the ocean and greenery lies The Luigans, a residence type luxury resort hotel. Two years ago Tokyo-based Plan Do See, of "With The Style Fukuoka" fame completely remodeled the previous hotel on the same premises... Read more...
Main Dining "from our kitchen" in Hakata Area
Just a few minutes' walk south of Hakata Station, "With The Style Fukuoka" is an architecturally stunning resort-themed boutique hotel whose centerpiece is a beautiful reflecting pool. On one side, a row of open-air cabanas offers semi-outdoor privacy for small groups. A lounge and bar... Read more...
Jet Diner in Tenjin Area
Daimyo, Fukuoka's mini-Shibuya, is packed with achingly hip fashion stores, restaurants and bars, but where's the beef? Not counting the obligatory KFC it's always been surprising that there's nowhere in Daimyo to grab a quick burger. You guessed it: there is now. Jet Diner, located just off Nis... Read more...
La Casa di Nao in Tenjin Area
After more than two decades away, honing his skills overseas and in Japan, Naoyuki recently returned to Fukuoka to open, appropriately enough, "La Casa di Nao," (Nao's house) on Josui-dori just a few kilometers from where he grew up. After graduating from a culinary school in Osaka, Na... Read more...
Burgers in Minami Area
After several "research" trips to America during which he claims to have had many three-burger days, owner and proprietor Jogo Yosaku set up his own burger shop in Okinawa in 2002 where he catered to burger-loving US military personnel. The shop was a success, but two years ago Jogo pa... Read more...
Cache Cache in Minami Area
Despite her young age, Mayumi Iwamoto is already attracting attention from foodies, media, and others in the industry as someone likely to make an impact on Fukuoka's restaurant scene. After graduating from university with a major in visual arts, she travelled through Europe. Impressed by what s... Read more...
Hamburg Onion in Tenjin Area
With several fast-food chains offering mega-sized beef hamburgers on their menus, it's clear that beef burgers are back! If you fancy a fat paddy but you also want your veggies, consider Hamburg Onion. Celebrating their 20th year, this family-owned chain with roots in Kurume opened their only sh... Read more...
Au Gourmand in Tenjin Area
The wine boom in Japan throughout the 90's did more than bring the price of imported wines down... it also indirectly introduced millions of Japanese to the taste of European cheeses. Still, most supermarkets only carry processed pizza/toast topping "cheese", so finding a decent brie, ... Read more...
La Borracha in Tenjin Area
La Borracha (The Drunkenness), the sister shop to El Boracho (The Drunk) in Daimyo, is located off Watanabe-dori on a quiet side street in Takasago, a few blocks south of the Hotel New Otani. In addition to the burritos, enchiladas, sinronizadas, and the popular Pastor Taco (juicy roasted pork s... Read more...
Goo - Bar & Side Dish in Tenjin Area
Recognizing that Fukuoka already had more than enough French and Italian bistros and cafes, Sasaki-san did some market research and chose "Spanish pub" as her concept for Goo. The name is Janglish slang for "good" and was picked by her daughter and colleague. And it's really ... Read more...
Kilroy's - Hakata Bistro in Tenjin Area
Nicknamed "Kilroy" in his canteen days at Fukuoka's American military base after the war,ﾊKyouichi Egashira was the man behind the food empire responsible for Royal Host, Apetito bakery and others. Opened in May 2007, Kilroy's blends the best of Japan andﾊthe West with an expansive men... Read more...
Sancho Panza in Tenjin Area
For over a decade now, NPO Tiempo Iberoamericano Latin Cultural Center hasﾊtaught Fukuokans how to salsa, tango, play Spanish guitar, paint, sculpt and speak foreign languages.ﾊButﾊhere`s what you didn't know:ﾊtheir cafe serves some of the tastiest Latin dishes in town. Each year a chef on sabba... Read more...
La Boheme Qualita in Tenjin Area
Fukuoka's development continues, with the trend leaning towards the modern, fashionable, and upscale. Tokyo-based Global Dining's opening of a dazzling three-story restaurant, bar and cafe complex above the Apple Store on Nishi-dori is a prime example. As you exit the elevator on the 6th floor,... Read more...
Bar Rhythm in Tenjin Area
Fujiyoshi-san, the proprietor of Rhythm, admits that when he moved into this second floor hideaway tucked along a backstreet of Ropponmatsu, a burger shop wasn't exactly what he had in mind. But seeing as the shop came pre-decorated with an American West touch, he decided to let destiny have it... Read more...
Alohana in Tenjin Area
To most, Hawaii conjures up images of a tropical paradise with sandy beaches, women in grass skirts, and loud aloha shirts. So when we heard about the opening of Alohana, Fukuoka's first Hawaiian restaurant, cafe and bar, we were expecting a Gilligan's Island interior with ukulele background mu... Read more...
Al Bacaro in Tenjin Area
Tree-lined Keyaki-dori is one of Fukuoka's most pleasant streets and also home to a growing number of fine eateries. This month we're pleased to introduce Al Baccarat, a Venetian-style caf・featuring cichetti (finger foods), as well as a fine selection of directly imported Italian hams and chees... Read more...
Perche No! in Tenjin Area
Clearly much of owner chef Takeomi Yoshiyama four years in Italy was spent in kitchens learning the secrets of Italian cuisine, but as he's proud to point out, fancy ingredients and flavors alone don't make a great restaurant. At his Vineria e Trattoria on Fukuoka's fashionable Keyaki-dori, ser... Read more...
