Imoto is a japanese kaiseki fine-dining restaurant in Tenjin, Fukuoka.
Imoto's counter holds two Michelin stars from the 2019 Kyushu special edition. Chef Tatsuya Imoto opened in 2015; a Kyoto-trained close-up kaiseki room.
Tip: Reserve through Pocket Concierge or TableAll. Counter only, two seatings.
Address: Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0001, Japan
Ippongi Ishibashi combines kaiseki with edomae sushi across a single course. Held a Michelin star in the 2019 Kyushu special edition. Counter only.
Tip: Reserve through omakase.je. The course alternates kaiseki plates with nigiri.
Ippongi Ishibashi combines kaiseki with edomae sushi across a single course. Held a Michelin star in the 2019 Kyushu special edition. Counter only.
Tip: Reserve through omakase.je. The course alternates kaiseki plates with nigiri.
Toriden's mizutaki course is single-product fine dining: home-bred Kyushu chicken simmered six to seven hours into a creamy yellow broth, with golden ponzu.
Tip: TENJIN course at 6,600 yen per person is the most-ordered entry; the premium course adds more chicken cuts.
Torikami opened in Daimyo Garden City from the Tokyo Torishiki lineage. 21-dish omakase yakitori, strong heat, close flame, three minutes from Tenjin.
Tip: Two seatings per night. Reserve through TableCheck; cancellation policy is strict.
Mako runs an omakase yakitori built around Kuro Satsuma chicken raised 120 days in Kagoshima. Tabelog Yakitori Top 100 in 2024. Eight counter seats.
Tip: Reserve through TableCheck several weeks ahead. No walk-ins, cancellation policy applies on the booking.
Single-product mizutaki room in Imaizumi using the Hanamidori chicken raised on seaweed-and-herb feed at the operator's own northern Kyushu farm.
Tip: Weekend lunch is the easier entry; weekday dinner takes a day or two ahead.
Live-tank Yobuko squid ikizukuri across three river-view floors. Goma saba mackerel and seasonal Genkai sashimi platters are the supporting acts.
Tip: The Yobuko squid is market price. Lunch courses run 4,500 yen and up.
