Fukuoka: Hakata Old Town Cultural & Food Walking Tour
Explore Hakata Old Town on a cultural and food walking tour. Visit historic temples, learn about Fukuoka’s famous mentaiko with a tasting stop, and enjoy authentic mat...
REC Coffee Hakata Marui is a cafe in Hakata, Fukuoka.
Editorially verified June 2, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: One minute from Hakata Station via KITTE. Faster turnover than the Shirogane room.
Explore Hakata Old Town on a cultural and food walking tour. Visit historic temples, learn about Fukuoka’s famous mentaiko with a tasting stop, and enjoy authentic mat...
Savor the rich, savory flavor of Hakata ramen on a guided tasting tour. Visit two renowned ramen shops in Japan's ramen capital with a professional guide.
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Address: Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0012, Japan
Shirouzu is a classic Hakata kissaten near Kushida shrine, with siphon coffee, retro upholstery and a morning-set culture that runs to noon.
Signature drink: Kissaten siphon coffee
Tip: Five minutes from Gion Station. Morning set with toast and egg through 11:00.
Toffee combines soymilk and tofu from local Mihara Tofu-Ten with espresso. Five minutes from Tenjin Station. The tofu pudding is the most-ordered sweet.
Signature drink: Tofu latte, soymilk coffee
Tip: Five minutes from Tenjin Station. The tofu pudding is the most-ordered sweet.
Amam Dacotan's Ropponmatsu flagship is bakery first, cafe second. The sister blue-building eating area runs coffee with the maritozzo and mentaiko baguettes.
Signature drink: Coffee with maritozzo or mentaiko baguette
Tip: Five-minute walk from Ropponmatsu Station. The seven-person inside limit means a queue most weekends.
Shirouzu is a classic Hakata kissaten near Kushida shrine, with siphon coffee, retro upholstery and a morning-set culture that runs to noon.
Signature drink: Kissaten siphon coffee
Tip: Five minutes from Gion Station. Morning set with toast and egg through 11:00.
daco opened in July 2024 in Imaizumi from Amam Dacotan founder Ryota Hirako. A bakery-cafe sibling running nama donuts and sandwiches across a small room.
Signature drink: Nama donut and pour-over coffee
Tip: Five minutes from Tenjin Minami. Same operator as Amam Dacotan; lines start late morning.
Manu Coffee Kujira in Yakuin is the brand's main roasting hub. A yellow building with a two-floor cafe and a small retail counter, founded 2017 in Shirogane.
Signature drink: Single-origin hand-drip filter
Tip: Five-minute walk from Yakuin Station. The second floor has sofas; the ground floor sells beans.
REC Coffee was founded in 2008 by Yoshikazu Iwasa, a former World Barista Championship competitor. The Shirogane flagship roasts and pulls espresso.
Signature drink: Espresso, World Barista Championship blend
Tip: Closest to Yakuin Station. The Hakata Station outlet is the convenient sibling.