Yamaya Canal City Hakata is a japanese restaurant in Hakata, Fukuoka.
Yamaya's Canal City B1 sells mentaiko by the gram next to a small dine-in counter pouring mentaiko rice sets with miso soup and free-flow pickles.
Signature dishes: Mentaiko rice set, Hakata motsunabe, Mentaiko-stuffed onigiri
Must order: Mentaiko rice set, with all-you-can-add mentaiko on top.
Tip: Open with the mall, 10:00-21:00 daily. Walk-in only; queue at lunch.
Address: Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0018, Japan
Hide-Chan first generation runs the Ramen Stadium counter on Canal City's fifth floor. A lighter Hakata tonkotsu, often the late-night drinking close.
Signature: Hakata tonkotsu ramen, Spicy karaka-men, Chashu rice bowl
Order: Standard tonkotsu plus kaedama refill, then karaka-men for the spicy version.
Tip: Open with Ramen Stadium 11:00-23:00. Vending-machine tickets in English.
Ippudo's Hakata Station branch sits on the 10F of KOOTEN inside JR Hakata City. Priced at ¥¥. Kitchen leans japanese ramen. Booking recommended.
Signature: Shiromaru classic tonkotsu, Akamaru shin-aji, Karaka-men
Order: Shiromaru classic tonkotsu with the bun-set add-on at lunchtime.
Tip: Open 11:00-22:00 most days. English menu, vending-machine ticket order at lunch.
Wakou's Hakata Hankyu branch runs canonical Japanese tonkatsu: thick pork cutlet, panko crust, free cabbage and rice refills, in a department-store room.
Signature: Hire pork cutlet, Rosu pork cutlet, Cabbage refills
Order: Hire katsu set with miso soup and unlimited cabbage.
Tip: Open with the Hankyu, 11:00-22:00. Walk-in only; lunch queue between 12:00 and 13:00.
Maki no Udon is one of Fukuoka's three big udon chains. The Hakata Bus Terminal branch runs the trademark soft Hakata noodle through commuter rushes.
Signature: Soft Hakata udon, Niku udon, Kashiwa rice
Order: Niku udon with kashiwa rice on the side.
Tip: Open from 07:00 most weekdays. Vending-machine tickets; cash and IC.
Hide-Chan first generation runs the Ramen Stadium counter on Canal City's fifth floor. A lighter Hakata tonkotsu, often the late-night drinking close.
Signature: Hakata tonkotsu ramen, Spicy karaka-men, Chashu rice bowl
Order: Standard tonkotsu plus kaedama refill, then karaka-men for the spicy version.
Tip: Open with Ramen Stadium 11:00-23:00. Vending-machine tickets in English.
Ippudo's Hakata Station branch sits on the 10F of KOOTEN inside JR Hakata City. Priced at ¥¥. Kitchen leans japanese ramen. Booking recommended.
Signature: Shiromaru classic tonkotsu, Akamaru shin-aji, Karaka-men
Order: Shiromaru classic tonkotsu with the bun-set add-on at lunchtime.
Tip: Open 11:00-22:00 most days. English menu, vending-machine ticket order at lunch.
Wakou's Hakata Hankyu branch runs canonical Japanese tonkatsu: thick pork cutlet, panko crust, free cabbage and rice refills, in a department-store room.
Signature: Hire pork cutlet, Rosu pork cutlet, Cabbage refills
Order: Hire katsu set with miso soup and unlimited cabbage.
Tip: Open with the Hankyu, 11:00-22:00. Walk-in only; lunch queue between 12:00 and 13:00.
Manda's small Tenjin counter pours a soft Hakata-style udon with the city's better goboten burdock tempura, working lunch crowds through 800-yen bowls.
Signature: Hot bukkake udon, Goboten udon, Curry udon
Order: Goboten burdock-root tempura udon with a raw egg on top.
Tip: Open from 11:00 most days. Cash and IC card; turnover is fast.
Maki no Udon is one of Fukuoka's three big udon chains. The Hakata Bus Terminal branch runs the trademark soft Hakata noodle through commuter rushes.
Signature: Soft Hakata udon, Niku udon, Kashiwa rice
Order: Niku udon with kashiwa rice on the side.
Tip: Open from 07:00 most weekdays. Vending-machine tickets; cash and IC.
Kawataro's three-floor Nakasu flagship runs Yobuko squid ikizukuri live from the tank, plus the canonical Hakata goma-saba and river-view tatami rooms.
Signature: Yobuko squid ikizukuri, Goma saba mackerel, Seasonal sashimi
Order: Yobuko squid ikizukuri at market price, then goma saba.
Tip: Lunch 11:30-14:00, dinner 17:00-23:00. Reserve through the operator's site.
