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Aug 28, 2017 Food & Drinks

Tribe

There are many doors in Fukuoka. Some lead to mundane smoky pachinko halls were elderly folks send balls flying about in the machine with dry amusement. Some lead to steamy rooms w...

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Aug 28, 2017 Food & Drinks

Yukusu

Fukuoka is one of only a handful of locales in Japan with a thriving natural wine culture, and excellent wines are readily available. At the same time, Japanese wines made from dom...

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Aug 28, 2017 Food & Drinks

Sando Wine Ko

Near Kushida Shrine sits Ko, a funky wine bar opened two years ago by a sommelier couple. Kenichiro used to work as a wine importer, and his wife Junko, a local, was a sommelier in...

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Aug 28, 2017 Food & Drinks

Kamata Seisakusho

Kamata Seisakusho is nestled among famous temples and shrines a short walk from Hakata Station. Using the name of the ironworks his grandfather ran, owner Takahiro Kamata has been ...

Aug 28, 2017 Food & Drinks

Araki Daimyo Honten

Tucked away on the second floor of a funky old building full of eateries and bars in Daimyo is Araki, whose calling card is wine paired with tempura....

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Aug 28, 2017 Food & Drinks

Todoroki Saketen Yakuin Stand

Last March, the boutique liquor shop Todoroki Saketen added a kakuuchi (standing bar) area called Yakuin Stand...

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Aug 28, 2017 Food & Drinks

The Craic and Porter

Owner Mike Charron is a longtime Fukuoka resident who worked in food service for decades and then took it upon himself to open his own Irish bar....

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Aug 28, 2017 Food & Drinks

Kebab Bar Ampoules

When one thinks of a kebab joint, Ampoules isn’t what typically what comes to mind. Like many warm windows in Daimyo, this place is easy to walk past....

Aug 28, 2017 Food & Drinks

EVOL

Located just south of Kokutai-doro, the main drag crossing Nishi-dori near the Apple Store, Evol is relatively new to the scene having opened in 2017...