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• 20 Oct 2019

  The Evolution of Pancakes in Fukuoka! “Original Pancake House”

  Hakata Station in Fukuoka is surrounded by a variety of facilities, like the Hakata Bus Terminal, JR Hakata City, Hakata Hankyu, and KITTE Hakata Marui, so people in the area can enjoy shopping and eating gourmet foods all day long! This time, I’ll be introducing you to the American pancake restaurant, “Original Pancake House,” located in KITTE Hakata Marui! Their “Dutch Baby,” listed on their menu board, is always a hit! The only three locations in Japan are in Tokyo, and only one of those is in Hakata.

• 21 Apr 2019

  Attention sweets lovers! Popular Crepe shop 「Marbre blanc cafe.」

  「Marbre blanc cafe」 has a few branches in Fukuoka city.This time I visited the Daimyō branch which is only a 4 minute walk from Akasaka station(Fukuoka city).

• 17 Feb 2019

  “Kiwamiya” is the place to eat Imari beef hamburger in Fukuoka, Kyushu. Be prepared to queue up!

  Fukuoka “PARCO” is a department store located in Tenjin which is the biggest entertainment district in Fukuoka. You will find “Kiwamiya” in the basement floor of PARCO. Their signature dish is a hamburger steak.

• 4 Jan 2019

  Fukuoka – Cute and Lovely Japanese Sweets. Suzukake’s Dorayaki and Monaka

  Suzukake is a famous long-standing Japanese sweets shop in Fukuoka. It has five locations in Fukuoka, as well as one in each Nagoya and Tokyo.I hope you can come to see the seasonally-changing artful Japanese sweets in the shop’s display window for yourself!

• 16 Jun 2018

  Original melt-in-your-mouth pancakes at Bean’s Cafe, Fukuoka City

  Today we'd like to introduce you to Bean's Cafe, a waffle & pancake house located in Fukuoka's popular Nishijin area.

• 3 May 2018

  In Itoshima, Fukuoka? Check out SUN SET beach café!

  Itoshima City, Fukuoka City's neighbour to the west, has shown a recent increase in popularity among both immigrants and tourists.

• 12 Apr 2018

  In Nagasaki, An Authentic Crêpe Shop Straight out of a Movie: Amelie

  In Isahaya City, Nagasaki Prefecture, there is a spot that is popular with women. Called "Kaze-no-Mori Garden", it's a collection of unique and fashionable shops. Among those is Amelie, a restaurant serving excellent crêpes. Upon hearing this, I headed out there!

• 6 Apr 2018

  Fukuoka's Green Bean to Bar, an Authentic Chocolate Shop Sure to Delight Adults!

  An American chocolate specialty store, Green Bean to Bar CHOCOLATE, has come to Fukuoka. This company has won a gold medal at the Northwest Chocolate Festival, the largest such event in the world! They've opened 2 shops in Japan: Fukuoka and Tokyo.

• 4 Feb 2018

  A Popular Taiyaki Specialty Store in Fukuoka. Carefully-Crafted Taiyaki, Only 140 Yen!

  This time, I’ll be introducing a popular shop in Fukuoka that specializes in taiyaki, “Hakata Hiiragi.” It’s 1 minute on foot from Akasaka Station. Taiyaki is a sweet baked good made of dough that is filled and then cooked in a mold the shape of a sea bream (“tai” in Japanese). The filling is typically sweet red bean paste.

• 15 Jan 2018

  Fukuoka’s Seafood Restaurant “Uochu” is Delicious with Generous Portions!

  I found a chic-looking seafood restaurant near Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station. Its name is Uochu. It is a seafood restaurant opened in 2015 by the Tanakada Group, a set of Fukuoka restaurants specializing in Japanese food. No gourmet-food-lover in Fukuoka doesn’t know about the Tanakada Group.

• 2 Jan 2018

  A Fukuoka Restaurant that Serves Only Katsudon! Dig in to Amazing Katsudon at “Yuraku”

  “Yuraku” is a famous katsudon restaurant in one of Fukuoka’s residential areas. Katsudon is a dish in which fried pork cutlet is put on top of a bowl of rice along with onions and eggs cooked down in a special broth.

• 13 Dec 2017

  Ultra-Thin Long Wallets from Japanese Bag Craftsmen ATAO

  Have you heard of the long wallets sold by the Kobe-based brand ATAO? The brand has few physical retail outlets, so it may not be a highly recognized name brand. However, ATAO is known for products that are so easy to use that you won’t want to let go of them, so many of their products have to be ordered in advance if you want to get them!

• 28 Nov 2017

  The Supreme Mackerel Pilaf only in a Course at "Hakata Sabaro", Fukuoka's Mackerel Specialty Restaurant

  Fukuoka Prefecture is known all over Japan for its gourmet restaurants. Among its variety of gourmet dishes, Fukuoka is famous for its delicious "Saba" mackerel fish. This time, I'd like to introduce what I have fallen in love with, the "All-Mackerel" course at Sabaro Restaurant!

• 26 Jun 2017

  This Popular Fukuoka Restaurant Gives Free Seconds of Eggs and Coffee! “Ikkaku Shokudo”

  In Fukuoka, a gourmet city, exists “Ikkaku Shokudo Tenjin,” a popular restaurant with the locals. They don’t cut corners with the food, service, or freebies. This restaurant meets the high expectations of food in Fukuoka!

• 27 Mar 2017

  Hayashi Kyuemon – We’ve Found the Perfect Petite Gift!

  The basement floors of Japanese department stores, often referred to as “depachika,” are veritable treasure troves of high-quality food products to choose from! This time, I’d like to introduce a product called “Omedetai Osuimono,” or “auspicious soup,” made by Hayashi Kyuemon, a brand I fell in love with at first sight!

• 22 Jan 2017

  A Chic Tucked-Away Family Restaurant, “TOM&JERRY”

  Daimyo, in Fukuoka Prefecture, is an area full of chic stores, and it’s popular with young patrons. It’s also home to a variety of reasonably priced restaurants. This time, I’m visiting a chic Italian restaurant with a mature vibe.

• 31 Dec 2016

  In Fukuoka? Check out Momoya Seinikudo for some spicy char-grilled chicken thigh!

  Fukuoka is a battlefield for chicken specialty restaurants, which seem to be at every turn. Momoya Seinikudo Kego is one of such restaurants that appears to be at the top of the totem pole. You’ve never seen a place so packed on a weekday night! This chicken creative cuisine specialty restaurant boasts a menu of unique dishes you’d be hard pressed to find elsewhere.

• 26 Dec 2016

  Loved by Fukuoka locals for more than 40 years. Tonkotsu Ramen speciality shop “Fukuchan Ramen”

  Fukuchan Ramen is passionately loved and supported by the locals of Fukuoka. If you ask them where to go to eat a bowl of decent Ramen, no one would hesitate to tell you about this shop. So be prepared to line up in front.

• 24 Dec 2016

  “Kingyo,” a Recommended Motsunabe Restaurant in the Highly Competitive Motsunabe Area of Fukuoka

  If you visit Fukuoka, you have to try motsunabe (offal hotpot). There are many famous restaurants that serve it, but I recommend “Kingyo”! There’s no obvious sign outside, so first-time visitors may miss it. Kingyo is a restaurant that almost seems hidden away. When you enter, the restaurant has a high-class atmosphere; there’s even a courtyard!

• 28 Nov 2016

  Is this Udon Magic!? 「Makino Udon」 from Fukuoka

  There are so many delicious shops in Fukuoka but this time I am introducing 『Makino Udon』. This shop is loved by Fukuoka locals.

• 29 Aug 2016

  Fukuoka’s most talked about authentic Indian curry restaurant: GARAM

  Today we'd like to introduce the curry shop that’s made its way to the top of the country's curry ranking lists!

• 8 Jun 2016

  Indulge in a bowl of flavour-packed ramen at Fukuoka’s Hakata Ramen ShinShin!

  As ShinShin has earned itself a solid reputation on the Fukuoka ramen scene, I had to go see what all the fuss was about.

• 8 May 2016

  Even Fukuoka locals (known for their love of Ramen) recommend the King of Ramen, 「HAKATA IPPUDO」 .

  In Fukuoka everybody knows IPPUDO, the king of Ramen.　They opened their first shop in 1985 in Fukuoka. Due to its popularity, branches spread all over Japan. Now they are even overseas.