{"id":172279,"date":"2025-07-20T13:19:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T04:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=food&#038;p=172279&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-07-20T13:22:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T04:22:44","slug":"uoden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/uoden\/","title":{"rendered":"Uoden Relocates to Nishinakasu with Breakfast, Seafood Bowls, and Shabu-Shabu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hakata\u2019s beloved Uoden has a new home. The popular restaurant, known for its refined take on Kyushu seafood and signature dishes like the mentaiko-and-ikura-topped omelet rice bowl, recently relocated to the foot of the Fuku-Haku Deai Bridge, the elegant span linking Tenjin and Hakata.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-172280\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Uoden, \u3046\u304a\u7530\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-001.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-001.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We stopped by to check out the new space and menu. Dinner here centers on fish shabu-shabu\u2014seasonal seafood from Kyushu given a quick dip in a delicate bonito-and-kelp broth, paired with fresh vegetables. The flavors are clean, yet deeply comforting.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-172289\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/menu.jpg?resize=2000%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/menu.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/menu.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/menu.jpg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/menu.jpg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/menu.jpg?resize=1536%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Early risers will appreciate that breakfast starts at 7 a.m., with options such as their much-talked-about seafood bowls and Taiyaki Chazuke, featuring Fukuoka\u2019s prized sea bream.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-172283\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-010.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Uoden, \u3046\u304a\u7530\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-010.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-010.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-010.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-010.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The lineup also includes local favorites: Goma Saba (mackerel sashimi dressed in sesame sauce), Game-ni (a home-style simmered dish of chicken and root vegetables), and other staples that speak to Hakata\u2019s culinary heritage.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-172281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-005.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Uoden, \u3046\u304a\u7530\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-005.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-005.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-005.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-005.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rice, naturally, is cooked in a traditional hagama pot\u2014small detail, big difference.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-172285\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-013.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Uoden, \u3046\u304a\u7530\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-013.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-013.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-013.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-013.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The interior makes an impression too. Counter seating and private rooms are available, but it\u2019s the walls of the private rooms that catch the eye\u2014artfully embedded with broken ceramics, transforming imperfection into texture and design.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-172286\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-015.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Uoden, \u3046\u304a\u7530\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-015.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-015.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-015.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fn_uoden_2025_WEB-015.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From sourcing Kyushu\u2019s finest ingredients to meticulous attention to ambiance and hospitality, owners Mr. and Mrs. Okutsu continue to push for something beyond the ordinary.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-172290\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/uoden-WEB-018.jpg?resize=1400%2C1050&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/uoden-WEB-018.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/uoden-WEB-018.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/uoden-WEB-018.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/uoden-WEB-018.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hakata\u2019s beloved Uoden has a new home. The popular restaurant, known for its refined take on Kyushu seafood and signature dishes like the mentaiko-and-ikura-topped omelet rice bowl, recently relocated to the foot of the Fuku-Haku Deai Bridge, the elegant span linking Tenjin and Hakata. We stopped by to check out the new space and menu. 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