Natural Cafe Vege Garden

Thanks to the big green sign, it’s easy to find this bright and airy cafe located along Takamiya-dori between Hirao and Takamiya stations. Shelves of carefully selected health foods, books, and cooking accessories form a mini-shop at the entrance. Enter further and pull up a seat at one of the widely spaced tables or the counter with a view of the open kitchen. There, owner Naka-san and her staff prepare authentic macrobiotic dishes using specially sourced organic ingredients. Neither milk, egg, nor refined sugar is used. As for meat, only naturally raised chicken from selected sources and fish caught in open waters are used in the few non-vegetarian dishes. With all these restrictions, it’s surprising just how delicious everything here can be. The Vegetarian Pizza for example, uses a tofu-like cheese, natural tomato sauce, and natural mushrooms and seasonal veggies on a crispy, whole-wheat crust, turning this usually fatty fast-food into a delicious and healthy main dish. The Healthy Lunch Plate includes your choice of one of three main dishes, three daily mini-veggie dishes, brown rice or natural bread, daily soup, and a drink. A similar set is offered in the evenings and is very popular with single diners workers. Once you’ve enjoyed such pure foods it might be hard to settle for less. Macrobiotic cooking classes offered too!

1F, 1-3-29 Takamiya, Minami-ku, Fukuoka

092-524-7412