Nagahama Number One Gion
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Try Hakata tonkotsu ramen
Nagahama Number One Gion pours Hakata tonkotsu at 700 yen near Gion subway. The cheapest seriously-good ramen in Hakata, with a 20-hour pork bone broth.
Eat well in Fukuoka without overpaying: the locals'-budget edition.
Eat well in Fukuoka for under €15 a plate: the places locals on a budget actually use.
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Try Hakata tonkotsu ramen
Nagahama Number One Gion pours Hakata tonkotsu at 700 yen near Gion subway. The cheapest seriously-good ramen in Hakata, with a 20-hour pork bone broth.
Try Kalbi bukkake udon
Ebisuya Udon's Kalbi Bukkake bowl at 780 yen was the 2014 Japan Udon Championship runner-up. Flat Hakata noodles, kalbi beef, raw Mihoran egg.
Try Goboten udon
Daichi no Udon goboten udon piles burdock tempura on a soft Hakata noodle bowl. Hakata Station B2 branch is the cheapest counter for a serious udon bowl.
13 of the budget eats on this list are in Hakata. So are these tours and tastings.



Try Niku udon
Maki no Udon is one of Fukuoka's three big udon chains. The Hakata Bus Terminal branch runs niku udon at 600 yen with cheap kashiwa rice on the side.
Try Mentaiko rice set with all-you-can-add
Yamaya Canal City runs a mentaiko rice set with all-you-can-add mentaiko on top, plus miso soup and free pickles, the cheapest filling lunch on the canal.
Try Hakata tonkotsu ramen with yakimeshi
Shin-Shin pours a Hakata tonkotsu plus the city's better yakimeshi side under 1,200 yen. The 03:00 close anchors the cheaper Tenjin late-night plate.
Try Regional ramen tasting
Ramen Stadium runs eight regional ramen counters on the fifth floor of Canal City: Hakata tonkotsu, Sapporo miso, Kumamoto garlic, all under 1,200 yen.
Try Tonkotsu cappuccino ramen
Hakata Issou's tonkotsu cappuccino comes in under 1,200 yen for the bowl plus a kaedama refill. Worth the queue for the price-to-quality ratio in Hakata.
Try Solo-booth tonkotsu
Ichiran's Canal City branch runs the silent solo-booth tonkotsu under 1,500 yen with the customisable red-sauce slip. Open daily 09:30 to 23:00.
Try Mentaiko French roll
Full Full's mentaiko French roll at 280 yen has been a Hakata souvenir since 2002. A baguette split and stuffed with mentaiko-butter at Hakata Station.
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Try Grilled umegae mochi
Kasanoya's umegae mochi at 130 yen each is one of the cheapest day-trip food orders. Grilled-to-order plum-mark rice cakes filled with sweet red bean paste.
Try Seafood and tempura rice bowls
Several Yanagibashi stalls serve ready-to-eat seafood don, tempura plates and rice balls between 600 and 1,200 yen. The cheapest serious breakfast in Hakata.
Try Hakata tonkotsu ramen at the canal yatai
Hide-Chan's Nakasu yatai pours Hakata tonkotsu at the canal-side stall for under 1,000 yen. The post-drinking late-night close most locals order.
Try Original froth tonkotsu
Hakata Ikkousha's original-froth tonkotsu under 1,200 yen with kaedama refill. Five minutes from Hakata Station; cheaper than Ippudo, same bracket as Issou.
Try Tetsunabe gyoza pan
Hakata Gion Tetsunabe's iron-pan gyoza at 900 to 1,500 yen per pan with a beer comes under 2,000 yen total. The original tetsunabe gyoza, dinner-only.
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