Fukuoka Restaurants

There are several coffee shops in Hakata Station (which is a huge new building, containing 229 shops and 46 restaurants). I can't remember the name of this one, but they served a very nice cup of coffee and a piece of green tea roll.

Green tea is a popular flavouring for everything from cake to ice cream, but if you are not sure about it, they did a delicious strawberry cake, too.

Sorry about the photo quality - taken on a Blackberry, not a proper camera.

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On an upper level at Hakata Station is a food court full of noodle restaurants. Many of them have plastic representations of the dishes available, and in some, you select your choice from a vending machine, which prints out a ticket that you then give to the waiter.

For 650 yen, you can get a large bowl of very tasty (and very hot!) noodles. Fortunately, iced water was provided free of charge. This is excellent value compared with noodle bars back in the UK, which charge about the same, but for food of lower quality.

Favorite Dish: We liked the noodles, but our choice was VERY spicy, so be careful if you don't like very hot food. A side order of dumplings was also good.

This cafe is situated right by the lake in Ohori Park and has great views. You can get a light lunch here. They serve a mix of western and Japanese dishes. I'm ashamed to admit that we went for a western-style option of seafood chowder served in a bread bowl. It came with a garnish of salad and french fries, a soft drink and dessert of yoghurt with fruit compote. The cost of this 'set' lunch menu was 1,000 yen per head (less than £8 in UK terms).

OK so it wasn't traditional, but it was tasty and it might not have been a budget option, but it was certainly not bad by UK standards.

Favorite Dish: I really enjoyed the seafood chowder in a bread bowl. This may have been because, whilst I like Japanese food, at this stage in our trip I was starting to suffer from bread withdrawal symptoms.

if you want to sample the local speciality noodles but dont fancy trying your luck at the street stalls, head for Canal City. Ramen Stadium takes up the entire 5th floor and is full of ramen restaurants.
Each restuarant has a vending maching outside. Pick what you want from the pictures on the buttons (not always easy) and put the paymen in the machine. For each item you pick, the machine prints out a voucher, hand this in at the counter and within minutes you get a big bowl of noodles.

Watch out though, it can become messy!!

Favorite Dish: I went for noodles in a spicy soup with sweetcorn, beansprouts and pork.
Lovely and very filling.
Very good value for 850 Yen (less than £5)
Also get unlinmited free iced water

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Sushi is a typical Japanese food which the molded rice balls are topped with various ingredients, such as raw fish.
Various kinds of shellfish, and thing such as a sea urchin, salmon roe, and fried egg are popular ingredients.

Gincyo is a traditional Japanese style sushi restaurant located in Fukuoka-city, which can provide various type of such that you can enjoy.

And also, you can make sushi by yourself; sushi chef lecture you how to cook a sushi.

Donft miss the chance to making Sushi at a traditional style Sushi restaurant!

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Yatais are a specialty of Fukuoka, serving inexpensive local food like ramen, udon, tempura and yakitori. Most yatais in Fukuoka are found in Tenjin and Nakasu.

Favorite Dish: Fukuoka ramen is the signature dish of Fukuoka - its rich pork stock is delicious.

There are 2 boats inside a big tank with fish in the middle of the restaurant. You can sit on the boat and catch the fish with hooks as what you will do at seafront. Children love the game and they can definitely catch one. All fish are big! Then they will make sashimi or whatever way you want.

Favorite Dish: All fish cuisine is nice. Especially with fish. It is a pity we got there at lunch and no sushi available. Only sashimi. We caught 2 big fish by our kids and they made 2 dish of sashimi. We ordered different set lunch. Set lunch is huge for me. We tried cooked fish lunch set, tempura lunch set, etc. All set serve with miso soup, rice, main dish, sushi, appetizer.

Having been going through withdrawals of Mexican food for months, after a few excellent Japanese meals, a friend recommended La Borracha to us. It definitely satiated our cravings. The decor and food is authentic Mexican, with the owner having learned his trade in Mexico.

Favorite Dish: I personally liked the enchiladas, postres and mojitos. They were all wonderful. There is a selection of Mexican beers and appetizers. The pulpos de marinara were a highlight too!