{"id":87831,"date":"2016-06-17T10:33:18","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T01:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=feature&p=87831&lang=en"},"modified":"2017-06-13T12:46:29","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T03:46:29","slug":"this-month-fukuoka-july-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/this-month-fukuoka-july-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"This Month in Fukuoka – July 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to Fukuoka Now! Since 1998 our team of local experts have been introducing the best of Fukuoka to the world. Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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Tokado Coffee<\/strong>
\nTokado Coffee, owned by world champion coffee roaster Naoki Goto, has nine varieties of carefully selected beans on hand at any given time. You can choose your brew based on its provenance or roast level\u2014light, medium, medium-dark or dark\u2014or have a staff member recommend a cup based on your preferences. (Different shapes of cups are used for different roast levels.) The beans are ground only after you order, and if you sit at the counter, you can enjoy watching the barista make your cup with expert care. So stop by, relax and enjoy a professionally made cuppa!<\/p>\n

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Tokado Coffee<\/strong>
\nAddress: B2F Hakata Riverain Mall, 3-1 Shimokawabata-machi, Hakata-ku
\nOpen: 10:30~19:30 (L.O.: 19:00)
\nClosed: New Year\u2019s Day
\nTel.: 092-260-9432
\nhttp:\/\/www.tokado-coffee.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Menu: Hot coffee \u00a5432 (takeout: \u00a5324), Hakata Umaka Blend beans \u00a51,188 (170g), Tokado Blend beans \u00a51,188 (170g)<\/p>\n

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Suzukake Honten<\/strong>
\nSuzukake has been making wagashi<\/em> (Japanese sweets) in Fukuoka for almost 100 years. The shop uses select ingredients to create traditional sweets with a modern flair. It is now known nationwide for its sweets and chic interior design. The cafe, the only one in Japan, opened in 2008 when the head shop moved to Hakata. It offers Western-style dishes, like spaghetti Napolitan or curry rice, as well as anmitsu<\/em> and other desserts, carefully prepared and served in gorgeous dishes. After you eat, don\u2019t forget to grab a souvenir from their fully stocked sweet shop next door.<\/p>\n

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Suzukake Honten<\/strong>
\nAddress: 1F Fukugin Hakata Bldg., 12-20 Kamikawabata-machi, Hakata-ku
\nOpen: Cafe: 11:00~20:00 (L.O.: Meals 19:00; Sweets 19:30)
\nShop: 9:00~20:00
\nClosed: 1\/1, 1\/2
\nTel.: 092-291-0050
\nhttp:\/\/www.suzukake.co.jp\/tenpo\/honten.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Menu: Spaghetti Napolitan \u00a51,000, curry rice \u00a51,000, baked curry \u00a51,100, cutlet sandwich \u00a51,000, suzu<\/em> parfait \u00a5970, warabi-mochi <\/em>\u00a5790, matcha<\/em> float \u00a5650, matcha<\/em> (Yame tea) \u00a5560<\/p>\n

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Kisoji<\/strong>
\nKisoji was founded in 1977, but 15 years ago, the second-generation owner, Takeshi Miyazaki, returned to Fukuoka and revamped the soba<\/em> shop after his culinary training in Tokyo. He sources different kinds of soba<\/em> from farmers all over Japan to create delicious seasonal dishes from hand-ground soba<\/em> flour. Most soba<\/em>-makers won\u2019t change the flour-to-binding agent ratio, but Miyazaki will make slight adjustments depending on the provenance of the soba<\/em>. He also employs different noodle-making techniques to achieve different effects: nihachi<\/em> style for a smooth, slurpable noodle, or juwari<\/em> style to emphasize the soba<\/em> flavor. The broth, made from thickly sliced bonito, kombu<\/em> kelp and soy sauce, also enhances the flavor. Kisoji also serves local sake<\/em>, a practice Miyazaki brought back from Tokyo, where sake<\/em> and soba<\/em> go hand-in-hand. (Tipplers can opt for the sake<\/em> sampler.) Once you try Kisoji, you may never see soba<\/em> in the same light again.<\/p>\n

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Kisoji<\/strong>
\nAddress: 1-10-13 Arato, Chuo-ku
\nHours: 11:00~15:00 (L.O.: 14:30), 17:30~21:30 (L.O.: 21:00)
\nClosed: Sun.
\nTel: 092-712-8253
\nhttp:\/\/soba-kisoji.jp\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Menu: Kisoji-zen \u00a51,400, stone-ground seiro<\/em> w\/tempura<\/em> \u00a51,600, stone-ground seiro<\/em> w\/ dipping sauce \u00a51,510, ita-soba <\/em>(2~3 servings) \u00a52,250, stone-ground seiro<\/em> \u00a5760, coarse-ground soba<\/em> (limited servings) \u00a5880, organic salad soba<\/em> \u00a51,280, stone-ground yamakake soba<\/em> \u00a51,080, spicy daikon soba<\/em> \u00a51,080, duck soba<\/em> \u00a51,510, tempura soba<\/em> \u00a51,410, kake-soba<\/em> \u00a5760, tamago-don<\/em> \u00a5860, oyako-don<\/em> \u00a5970, katsu-don<\/em> \u00a51,080, tendon<\/em> \u00a51,400, soba tofu<\/em> \u00a5280, hand-ground sobagaki<\/em> \u00a5880, sake<\/em> sampler (3 varieties) \u00a5780, sake<\/em> (180ml) \u00a5750~, draft beer \u00a5540, shochu<\/em> \u00a5540~, wine (glass) \u00a5650<\/p>\n

Originally published in Fukuoka Now Magazine (fn211<\/a>, Jul. 2016)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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