Hakata Ikkosha Sohonten
This is the main branch of Hakata Ikkosha, the original foamy tonkotsu ramen restaurant.
Hakata is famous for its tonkotsu (pork bone) ramen, and the rich broth of the foam type ramen has made it a favorite among tonkotsu lovers. The creamy foaminess makes the rich soup even richer and richer, and with its convenient location just a 5-minute walk from JR Hakata Station, this restaurant has a reputation for being the best place to eat tonkotsu ramen.
Straight, thin noodles!
You can enjoy the original Tonkotsu Ramen with thin, straight noodles in the Tonkotsu soup, which is the characteristic of Hakata Ramen. If you are used to eating Hakata Ramen, we recommend the noodles to be firm, but if you are not used to eating Hakata Ramen, we recommend normal to soft noodles.
If you are not accustomed to eating Hakata Ramen, we recommend that you go at a later time of the day.
＜Store Information＞
Name: Ganso Awakei Hakata Ikkosha Sohonten (Hakata Ichikosha Sohonten)
Address: 3-23-12 Hakata Ekimae, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, 812-0011
Phone number: 092-432-1190
Business hours: 11:00 - 24:00
Closed：Open all year round
Budget: ~999 yen
Non-Smoking/Smoking: All seats are non-smoking
Space & Facilities: Located a 5-minute walk from JR Hakata Station, this is the main branch of the original foam-style Hakata Ikkosha. You can enjoy delicious Hakata ramen with thick pork bone broth.
URL: https://www.ikkousha.com/
Ganso Motsu Nabe Rakutenchi Hakata Station Shinkansen Exit Branch
Motsu-nabe is one of the most popular gourmet specialties in Hakata, and is highly recommended among the many motsu-nabe restaurants.
The motsu nabe is made with the finest raw Wagyu beef, and the secret soy sauce-based broth and the vegetables on top are a perfect combination of umami and flavor. The end of the motsu nabe is ramen noodles, another Hakata gourmet specialty.
Hot pot using six kinds of beef entrails
Only the freshest beef entrails of six kinds (small intestine, large intestine, large intestine, Chinese cabbage, chives, and pork) are used in this nabe.
The main course is, of course, the most delicious beef entrails, and the cabbage and chives add to the flavor of the nabe. The restaurant also welcomes solo diners, so there is a full lineup of nabe for one. Although at first you may think the amount of food is too much, as it is stewed, the vegetables decrease, so even women can eat enough.
＜Store Information＞
Name: Ganso Motsu Nabe Rakutanchi Hakata Station Shinkansen Exit Store (Ganso Motsu Nabe Rakutanchi Hakata Station Shinkansen Exit Store)
Address：2-2-27, Hakata Station Higashi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture 812-0013
Phone number: 092-441-7744
Business hours: 17:00 - 23:00, until 24:00 on Fridays and Saturdays
Closed: Open all year round
Budget: 1,000-1,999 yen
Smoking and non-smoking: All seats are non-smoking
Space/facilities: A motsunabe restaurant for motsunabe lovers, serving delicious motsunabe in a soy sauce broth made with only six kinds of carefully selected fresh beef mots.
URL: https://rakutenti.com/
Hakata Hanamidori, Hakata Ekimae Branch
Mizutaki is one of Hakata's specialties.
Mizutaki in Hakata is slightly different from the common shabu-shabu. Shabu-shabu is usually made with pork or beef, but Hakata's mizutaki is characterized by the use of chicken. Ingredients are stewed in a cloudy white broth made by simmering chicken stock, and the dish is served with ponzu (citrus juice) or other sour flavored soy sauce.
Hakata Hanami Tori's Mizutaki is also popular among tourists because the restaurant is a ryotei (Japanese-style restaurant) and offers not only Mizutaki but also a variety of other delicious Hakata specialties.
やっぱり鳥が美味しい！After all, the chicken is delicious!
Mizutaki is made with Hana-Ajitori chicken and is a menu item that cannot be missed.
It is popular among couples and families because you can fully enjoy the umami of the chicken in a ryotei (traditional Japanese restaurant) setting. If you go during lunch time, you can have a mizutaki course for one at a reasonable price, so it is recommended for those who want to enjoy the original flavor of mizutaki easily.
＜Store Information＞
Name: Hakata Hanamidori Hakata Ekimae Branch
Address： Daini Fukuoka ON Building 1F, 3-23-17 Hakata Ekimae, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka 812-0011
Phone number: 092-432-1801
Business hours: (Lunch) 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Dinner) 5 p.m. to 24 p.m. (Open until 10 p.m. on Sundays and holidays)
Closed: Year-end and New Year holidays
Budget: (Lunch) 1,500-1,999 yen (Dinner) 4,000-4,999 yen
Non-Smoking/Smoking: All seats are non-smoking
Space & Facilities：Hakata's famous Mizutaki is the main dish at this ryotei restaurant. You can enjoy delicious dishes using Hanami chicken raised by the restaurant itself.
URL: https://www.hanamidori.net/store/archives/7
Ganso Hakata Mentaiju
Mentaiko (cod roe) is one of the most popular foods in Fukuoka. This restaurant specializes in mentaishi-jyu, a dish that features mentaishi-jyu with mentaiko on top, and is highly praised by mentaiko lovers.
The rice is topped only with kombu-maki mentaiko, special sauce, and nori seaweed. The reason why you can eat all of it is because the mentaiko is so delicious.
The impactful appearance and delicious taste have made it a Hakata specialty, and you can customize it with toppings such as onsen tamago (hot spring eggs) and tororo (grated yam).
Their tsukemen is mentaiko too!
Mentai Nimikomi Tsukemen is also popular. Mentai Nimikomi Tsukemen is tsukemen noodles served in a broth made from mentaiko (cod roe) and vegetables. The thick broth and thick noodles are intertwined with large mentaiko (cod roe) for an exquisite taste.
When combined with mentaishi-jyu, it is a mentaiko-centric menu item that has many big fans. This delicious mentaiko is also available for take-out or mail order, so those who like it can repeat the same meal from far away.
＜Store Information＞
Name: Ganso Hakata Mentaishige
Address：6-15 Nishinakasu, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture 810-0002
Phone number: 092-725-7220
Business hours: 8:00 - 22:00
Closed: Open all year round
Budget：2,000-2,999 yen
Non-Smoking/Smoking: All seats are non-smoking
Space/facilities: The famous mentaishiju (mentaishige) with whole mentaiko (cod roe), a Hakata specialty, on top is available. Mentai-nikomi tsukemen (noodle soup with mentaiko sauce) is also a recommended menu item.
URL: https://www.mentaiju.com/
Tenzan Honten
Tenzan, a Japanese confectionery store, is so popular that it has been featured in numerous media.
The overwhelmingly popular monaka, which focuses on the impact of strawberries, is available in three types of anko (red bean paste): black, white, and green tea. The large Amaou strawberries are eaten in harmony with the flavor of the bean paste and the monaka to create the best match. Another is the Onigawara Mont Blanc monaka, which is a stylish Mont Blanc monaka with a large whole chestnut in it. This is a wonderful store with so many varieties that you will have a hard time choosing the right one.
Summer-only strawberry ice cream and shaved ice
We have a wide variety of special summer-only menu items, including sweets full of strawberries.
In addition to fruit-based Japanese sweets, there are also dorayaki and ume (plum wine) cakes. All of the sweets are large and filled with sweet bean paste, but they are surprisingly light and easy to eat, so be sure to stop by when you visit Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine.
＜Store Information＞
Name：Tenzan Honten
Address：2-7-12 Zaifu, Dazaifu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, 818-0117
Telephone number：092-918-2230
Business hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Closed: Unscheduled holidays
Budget: ~999 yen
Non-Smoking/Smoking: All seats are non-smoking
Space/facilities: A Japanese confectionery located on the approach to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine. You can walk along the approach while eating the very popular Amaou monaka.
URL: https://www.dazaifu-tenzan.com/
Hakata Gion Tetsunabe
This is a famous restaurant serving Fukuoka's famous iron-nabe gyoza (iron-nabe dumplings).
Originally served at yatai stalls, they are now a Hakata specialty. A whole pot of tetsu-nabe is filled with bite-sized gyoza, and the freshly baked gyoza is crispy and juicy. They are exciting to look at, but of course they are also known for their delicious taste. In particular, the gyoza are cooked in an iron pot and served as they are, so the gyoza are always warm and freshly made to the last bite. It has also become a popular restaurant often visited by celebrities.
Oden is another specialty!
Stewed chicken wings and oden are also popular dishes, as they are well seasoned.
The energetic and bustling waitstaff are also a must-see. It seems as if the image of a food stall has been transferred directly to the restaurant, making it a recommended place to enjoy a drink.
＜Store Information＞
Name：Hakata Gion Tetsunabe
Address：2-20 Gion-cho, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture 812-0038
Telephone number: 092-291-0890
Business hours: 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Closed: Sunday and national holidays
Budget：1,000-1,999 yen
Non-Smoking/Smoking: All seats are non-smoking
Space/facilities: This is a restaurant serving bite-sized iron pot gyoza that started as a food stall. The dumplings are cooked in an iron pot and served as they are, so you can enjoy hot dumplings forever.
URL: http://www.tetsunabe.co.jp/
Mojiko Yaki Curry BEAR FRUITS
Yaki Curry is another Fukuoka specialty.
There are many restaurants serving yaki curry in Fukuoka, and BEAR FRUITS is recommended among them. The yaki curry is baked with egg and cheese on top of the curry, and is said to be hot and tastier than regular curry.
Sprinkled with a magic powder called "Surprising Spice," it tastes even better.
It is said that the dish originally became a menu item because it was so delicious when leftover curry was baked gratin style.
You can easily recreate it at home!
Retort pouch of baked curry sauce is available, and you can also purchase Surprise Spice, so you can easily reproduce it at home.
All you have to do is pour it over rice and bake it in the oven or toaster oven, so you can eat it anytime. Please give it a try.
＜Store Information＞
Name: Mojiko Yaki Curry BEAR FRUITS
Address：Mojiko Center Building 1F, 1-4-7 Nishikaigan, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka 801-0841
Phone number: 093-321-3729
Business hours: 11:00-22:00, until 23:00 on Fridays, Saturdays, and days before holidays
Closed: Open all year round
Budget: 1,000-1,999 yen
Non-Smoking/Smoking: All seats are non-smoking
Space/Facilities: Delicious grilled curry at a restaurant specializing in Fukuoka's famous Mojiko grilled curry. Retort pouches are also available to recreate the dish at home.
URL: https://bearfruits.jp/
Conclusion
There are many other gourmet specialties in Fukuoka. There are many restaurants serving delicious ramen noodles and sweets. By all means, eat a lot of delicious food and enjoy sightseeing in Fukuoka.
