Fukuoka Now

Mar 7, 2013

Tasting Monitors Wanted!

Fukuoka Food Monitor Event – March 2013 Fukuoka Now is helping to produce an event in which resident foreigners will be polled to learn more about the kinds of Japanese foods...

#Events
#Food & Drink
#Fukuoka City

Feb 28, 2013

Italian Bakery La Spiga

With nearly 20 original focaccia and other Italian bread sandwiches, deciding what to have at La Spiga is no easy task. On this visit, we chose the ham and tomato. The simple combi...

#Food & Drink
#Chuo-ku

Jan 30, 2013

Espresso Stand TAGSTÅ

"Meet me at Tagstå" is a common refrain in Fukuoka. This landmark of a coffee stand is located next to Hakata's kitchen, Yanagibashi Market. The name Tagstå, derived from the Danis...

#Food & Drink
#Hakata

Dec 20, 2012

Yakuzen Tenchi-Reishin

To make people’s minds and bodies happy by providing safe, healthy and, most of all, delicious food. That’s how owner Yin Yu describes why she opened Yakuzen in 2010. The menu is b...

#Food & Drink
#Healthy
#Tenjin

Nov 26, 2012

Manly

Now celebrating its third anniversary, Manly was named by its owner Itsuro Fujita after his favorite surfing spot near Sydney where he spent a year and a half on a working holiday....

#Food & Drink
#Tenjin

Nov 20, 2012

Fukuoka & Kyushu Local Food Sampling Party

On the evening of Thu., Dec. 6 a special food tasting event will be held in central Tenjin. The opinions of non-Japanese are sought. The dishes will be prepared by a well-known coo...

#Food & Drink
#Fukuoka City

Oct 30, 2012

Motsunabe Keisyu

While the prospect of eating cow’s intestines may seem less than tempting at first, Hakata’s specialty dish motsunabe is proof that you shouldn’t knock it ‘til you try it! This ho...