Fukuoka: Hakata Old Town Cultural & Food Walking Tour
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What to order at Daichi no Udon
- Must order
- Goboten udon with a side bowl of rice for soaking the broth.
- Signature dishes
- Goboten burdock tempura udon, Hakata soft noodles, Bukkake udon
- Editor tip
- Open from 10:00 most days. The B2 station-area branch has the shortest queues.
CuisineJapanese
Price¥
Neighborhoodhakata
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Signature dishes: Goboten burdock tempura udon, Hakata soft noodles, Bukkake udon
Must order: Goboten udon with a side bowl of rice for soaking the broth.
Tip: Open from 10:00 most days. The B2 station-area branch has the shortest queues.
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Location
Address: Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0011, Japan
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Ichiran Canal City Hakata Zen ★ 4.2
The Canal City Hakata Ichiran sits on B1F of the mall's North Building in Fukuoka and pours a Japanese-style tonkotsu with Itoshima ra-mugi noodles.
Signature: Solo-booth tonkotsu, Signature spicy red sauce, Kaedama refill
Order: Classic tonkotsu with red sauce at level two and a kaedama refill.
Tip: Open 09:30 to 23:00 daily with last orders at 22:00, across 23 counter seats. Vending-machine ticketing in English; the noodle-firmness slip is the trick.
Canal City Ramen Stadium ★ 4.2
Canal City Ramen Stadium runs eight rotating ramen counters under one roof: Hakata tonkotsu, Sapporo miso, Kumamoto garlic and others in sequence.
Signature: Regional ramen tasting, Hakata, Sapporo, Kumamoto styles, Kaedama refill
Order: Whichever counter has the shortest queue, with a half-portion sampler from the next.
Tip: Daily 11:00-23:00. Vending-machine tickets at each counter; English photos.
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Hakata Motsunabe Yamanaka Akasaka ★ 4.6
Yamanaka invented miso-style motsunabe in 1984. The Akasaka branch is the most central of three Fukuoka outlets and the easiest reservation.
Signature: Miso motsunabe, Soy sauce motsunabe, Champon noodle finish
Order: Miso motsunabe for two with the champon noodle close.
Tip: Reserve a day ahead for dinner. Closes between 14:30 and 17:00 for the afternoon break.
Motsunabe Rakutenchi Tenjin So-Honten ★ 4.5
Rakutenchi's Tenjin flagship: three floors and 240 horigotatsu seats, the largest motsunabe room in Kyushu. Soy-sauce base, mountain of garlic chives.
Signature: Soy-sauce motsunabe, All-you-can-eat champon, Garlic-chive mound
Order: Puripuri motsu daimanzoku course with all-you-can-eat champon noodles.
Tip: Open daily 17:00-24:00. Reserve through the operator's site or by phone.
Ichiran Canal City Hakata Zen ★ 4.2
The Canal City Hakata Ichiran sits on B1F of the mall's North Building in Fukuoka and pours a Japanese-style tonkotsu with Itoshima ra-mugi noodles.
Signature: Solo-booth tonkotsu, Signature spicy red sauce, Kaedama refill
Order: Classic tonkotsu with red sauce at level two and a kaedama refill.
Tip: Open 09:30 to 23:00 daily with last orders at 22:00, across 23 counter seats. Vending-machine ticketing in English; the noodle-firmness slip is the trick.
Canal City Ramen Stadium ★ 4.2
Canal City Ramen Stadium runs eight rotating ramen counters under one roof: Hakata tonkotsu, Sapporo miso, Kumamoto garlic and others in sequence.
Signature: Regional ramen tasting, Hakata, Sapporo, Kumamoto styles, Kaedama refill
Order: Whichever counter has the shortest queue, with a half-portion sampler from the next.
Tip: Daily 11:00-23:00. Vending-machine tickets at each counter; English photos.
Hakata Daruma Honten ★ 4.4
Hakata Daruma's main branch revived its 1963 original recipe in 2020. Pungent, deep-roasted pork bones, polar opposite of Ichiran's clean style.
Signature: Wild tonkotsu, Aji-tama egg, Negi scallion bowl
Order: Tonkotsu with all toppings; kaedama mandatory.
Tip: Open 11:00-23:00. Cash only; vending machine has photos but no English text.
Yakitori no Hachibei Shoninbashi ★ 4.5
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Signature: Butabara pork belly skewers, Charcoal-grilled chicken, Daikon salad
Order: Butabara pork-belly skewers plus the omakase chicken flight.
Tip: Reserve through TableCheck or the operator's site. Walk-ins fill the counter from 18:00.