Top Restaurants In Fukuoka, Japan

Fukuoka, the biggest city on Japan’s Kyushu Island, is famous for its culinary treats, with a wide range of restaurants offering local Hakata delicacies as well as international classics. These restaurants reveal the best of Fukuoka’s cuisine, from fine dining luxury to budget ramen and yakitori restaurants.

Restaurant Hiramatsu Hakata
Restaurant, European, French
Opened in 1999, Restaurant Hiramatsu has been offering top quality French cuisine in Fukuoka for over a decade. Fukuoka-born head chef, Yasuhiro Mizumoto, who trained under Michelin-starred chef, Hiroyuki Hiramatsu, transforms a variety of fresh seasonal food into delectable French classics. One of their specialties is duck foie gras wrapped in savoy cabbage leaves, served with a fragrant sauce which gives the dish a traditional twist. Their friendly staff and eloquent Art Nouveau interior captures the luxurious essence of Hiramatsu’s cuisine.
Yamanaka
Restaurant, Sushi, Seafood, Japanese
Ristorante ASO Tenjin
Restaurant, European, Asian, French
A branch of the Michelin-starred ASO Tokyo restaurant, Ristorante ASO Daikanyama opened in Fukuoka in 2011. Embodying its core concept ‘Operetta’, ASO’s restaurant offers top quality Italian food in a fine dining setting. The menu features innovative takes on Italian cuisine using the best seasonal food of the Kyushu area. One particular highlight includes deconstructed spaghetti alla puttanesca and a sautee of star anise braised beef. ASO is dedicated to satisfying all five senses, and their beautiful presentation of the dishes is consistently surprising and refreshing.
Yakitori Daishizen
Restaurant, Asian

Hakata Mizutaki Toriden
Restaurant, Asian, Ramen, Dessert
Mizutaki, a hotpot with chicken soup, is one of the traditional local dishes of Fukuoka, and Hakata Mizutaki Toriden is one of the best places to experience it. Toriden’s dense milky white soup takes stock from a home-bred chicken and combines it with local fish and vegetables as well as special ‘golden’ ponzu and yuzu pepper, which gives the soup its distinctive kick. There are three different mizutaki courses available in the restaurant, all of which serve rice porridge or ramen before the dessert to finish off the hotpot. You also enjoy a wide range of alcohol, including Kyushu’s local sake and selected wine and champagne that match well with the mizutaki.
Hakata Motsunabe Hakkei
Restaurant, Asian, Japanese, Soup
Motsunabe, a stew with pork or beef guts, is another traditional hotpot dish of Fukuoka and has become one of the most popular dishes in the area along with ramen. Hakata Motsunabe Hakkei offers motsunabe with different flavors of soup, including soy sauce, miso and salt, although soy sauce remains the most popular in the restaurant. Their massive hotpot has motsu (guts) of black beef from Kagoshima along with plenty of vegetables such as cabbage, garlic chives and shimeji mushroom. The soup is made of authentic Japanese soy sauce with chicken stock and has a strong but elegant flavor. Besides motsunabe, Kagoshima black beef is also served broiled with salt, seared beef, and liver sashimi.
Ichiran
Restaurant, Ramen, Asian, Japanese

Nakasu Street Stalls
Market, Ramen, Street Food
Nakasu is an area in Fukuoka which is located between Hakata River and Naka River. There are a number of shops and street stalls lined up, especially along Naka River, and it has become one of the biggest nightlife spots in Western Japan. The street stalls offer a variety of food ranging from ramen of various styles, yakitori, oden and tempura. You can enjoy this rowdy, celebratory atmosphere with nice hot food, alcohol and an enjoyable chat with a stall owner.
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