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NAHA: Helios Pub ¥¥
Pub
1-2-25 Makishi, Naha-shi,
Okinawa 900-0013
Tel (098) 863-7227 Closed Sun
Run by the Helios Microbrewery
and serving their five craft beers
with pizza, pasta, and Okinawan
dishes such as goya champuru.
NAHA: Perestroika ¥¥
European
1-13-22 Izumisaki, Naha-shi,
Okinawa 900-0021
Tel (098) 863-2206 Closed Mon
This colorful expat-run Russian
restaurant serves fare such as
borscht and beef stroganoff.
Table-side music at Amuritanoniwa, in Ishigaki-jima NAHA: Umi no Chinboraa ¥¥
Izakaya
NAGASAKI: Kagetsu ¥¥¥ but are also vinegared, as 2-13-15 Maeshima, Naha-shi,
Ryotei sashimi, and deep-fried. Okinawa 900-0016
2-1 Maruyama-machi, Near Ishigaki city hall. Tel (098) 863-5123
Nagasaki-shi, w 850-0902 Come to this place, one minute
Tel (095) 822-0191 ISHIGAKI-JIMA: from Tomarin Harbor, to try
The meals at this tranquil hillside Amuritanoniwa ¥¥ excellent sashimi and Okinawan
restaurant come in traditional Bar seafood dishes.
Japanese ryotei guise or shippoku, 282 Ookawa, Ishigaki-shi,
which combines Japanese, Okinawa 907-0022 NAHA: Yuunangi ¥¥
Chinese, and European influences. Tel (0980) 87-7867 Izakaya
Run by a musician-and-artist 3-3-3 Kumoji, Naha-shi,
YUFUIN: Yunotake-Ann ¥¥ couple, this laid-back bar Okinawa 900-0015
Regional serves cocktails, local shochu, Tel (098) 867-3765 Closed Sun
2633-1 Kawakami, and herb teas. Good Thai Try the excellent strong local
Yufuin-machi, Yufu-shi, Oita curries, burgers and vegan versions of shochu (awamori),
Tel (0977) 84-3166 dishes, too. plus good Okinwana dishes.
This charming cottage with a lush
garden is a cozy setting for local MIYAKO-JIMA: Goya ¥¥ DK Choice
Bungo beef: roast, steak, and suki- Izakaya
yaki. Great lunch bento is available. 570-2 Hiraranishizato, NAHA: Ryukyu Ryori Mie ¥¥¥
Miyakojima-shi, Regional
Okinawa 906-0012 1-8-8 Kumoji, Naha-shi,
Tel (0980) 74-2358 Okinawa 900-0015
Okinawa Fun place to try fresh sashimi, Tel (098) 867-1356 Closed Sun
local shochu, and local The old red-tiled building
CHATAN: Hamaya ¥ Okinawan dishes such as goya that houses Ryukyu Ryori Mie
Noodle shop champuru, while catching is the perfect traditional setting
2-99 Miyagi, Chatan-cho, nightly live performances for Ryukyu palace food, a
Nakagami-gun, Okinawa 904-0113 of Okinawan music. sublimely presented kaiseki-
Tel (098) 936-5929 Closed Sun style cuisine incorporating
This ocean-front eatery does the NAGO: Orion Brewery local flavors from Okinawa,
Okinawan noodle dish soki soba, Yanbaru no Mori ¥¥ which was once an independ-
topped with melt-in-the-mouth Izakaya ent kingdom called Ryukyu.
spare ribs. 2-2-1 Agarie, Nago-shi, Reserve ahead.
Okinawa 905-0021
CHATAN: Transit Café ¥¥ Tel (0980) 52-2126
Café Connected to the Orion OKINAWA CITY: Mukaiya ¥
2-220 Miyagi, Chatan-cho, Brewery, and ideal after a Noodle shop
Nakagami-gun, Okinawa 904-0113 brewery tour, this restaurant 96 Koja, Okinawa-shi,
Tel (098) 936-5076 sells Okinawa’s iconic beer Okinawa 904-2161
Beach views, fresh white interiors, alongside pizza, pasta dishes, Tel (098) 929-4163 Closed Wed
cocktails, and good Italian dishes and beer snacks. Cozy, rustic-looking restaurant
such as porchetta (Italian roast that serves the classic Okinawan
pork) and white-fish carpaccio. NAHA: Dao ¥¥ noodle dish soki soba.
Vietnamese
ISHIGAKI-JIMA: Akebono ¥¥ 2-8-28 Matsuo, Naha-shi, OKINAWA CITY: Steak House
Seafood Okinawa 900-0014 Four Season ¥¥¥
12-11 Misaki-cho, Ishigaki-shi, Tel (098) 867-3751 Teppanyaki
Okinawa 907-0012 The pho noodles, spring rolls 3-1-25 Sonoda, Okinawa-shi,
Tel (0980) 82-7759 (harumaki), and coconut-based Okinawa 904-0022
Super-fresh catches are curry are the main highlights Tel (098) 933-5731
prepared here mainly as sushi here. Low prices at lunchtime. Sit around the grill and watch
Key to Price Guide see page 324
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