Fukuoka: Ramen-Making and Matcha Experience
At didi's 70-year-old Japanese home, join us for a relaxed ramen and tea experience. Create your own Hakata-style ramen, then enjoy matcha and sweets in a cozy tea room.
16 restaurants in Fukuoka, editor-picked for restaurants open monday. Open on monday, the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Fukuoka.
Aji Takebayashi ★ 4.7
akasaka · Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0074, Japan
Hours: Mon-Fri 12:00-15:00, 18:00-22:00
Yuzuru Takebayashi's Akasaka kaiseki counter in Fukuoka has run since 1993 and held a Michelin star in the 2014 and 2019 Kyushu special editions.
Tip: Akasaka Station is eight minutes on foot. Counter and two private rooms; reserve a week ahead minimum.
Hakata Mizutaki Toriden Honten ★ 4.7
hakata · Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0027, Japan
Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30-14:00, 17:00-22:00, Sat-Sun 11:30-22:00
Toriden simmers a home-bred chicken six to seven hours with water and salt; the collagen breaks down into a creamy yellow mizutaki that defines Hakata.
Tip: Reservations essential, especially weekends. The Yakuin branch is quieter; same kitchen.
Yakitori Mako ★ 4.7
yakuin · Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0022, Japan
Hours: Mon, Wed-Sun 17:00-00:00
Mako grills Kuro Satsuma chicken from Kagoshima, raised 120 days. Listed in Tabelog Yakitori Top 100 in 2024. Eight counter seats, charcoal smoke.
Tip: Reserve four to six weeks ahead through TableCheck. Closed Sundays. No walk-ins.
Hakata Issou Honten ★ 4.7
hakata · Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0013, Japan
Hours: Mon-Sun 11:00-00:00
Hakata Issou opened in 2012 and built its reputation on the tonkotsu cappuccino, a foam-headed pork-bone broth distinct from the Hakata ramen norm.
Tip: Open 11:00-24:00 seven days. Arrive before noon or after 21:00 to avoid the longest waits.
Hakata Motsunabe Yamanaka Akasaka ★ 4.6
akasaka · Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0042, Japan
Hours: Thu-Tue 17:00-23:30
Yamanaka invented miso motsunabe in 1984 and codified the Hakata offal hotpot. The Akasaka branch is the easiest of three to reach in central Fukuoka.
Tip: Reserve a day ahead for dinner. Closes between 14:30 and 17:00 for the afternoon break.
Torikami Garden City ★ 4.6
daimyo · Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0041, Japan
Hours: Mon-Sun 11:00-15:00
Torikami opened in Daimyo Garden City from Tokyo Torishiki lineage. Strong-heat close-flame yakitori across 21 dishes, three minutes from Tenjin.
Tip: Counter only, two seatings per night. Reserve ahead through TableCheck.
Motsunabe Rakutenchi Tenjin So-Honten ★ 4.5
imaizumi · Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0021, Japan
Hours: Mon-Sun 17:00-00:00
Rakutenchi Tenjin flagship: three floors, 240 horigotatsu seats, the largest motsunabe room in Kyushu. Soy-sauce base, mountain of garlic chives.
Tip: Open daily 17:00-24:00. Reserve through the operator's site or by phone; English service is patchy.
Hakata Gion Tetsunabe ★ 4.5
hakata · Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0038, Japan
Hours: Mon-Sat 17:00-22:30
The original Hakata iron-pan gyoza shop. Bite-sized dumplings packed in a circular cast-iron pan and pan-fried crisp on every side, near Gion subway.
Tip: Open 17:00-22:30. Closed Sundays and national holidays. Queue from 17:00.
Hakata Ramen Shin-Shin Tenjin Honten ★ 4.5
tenjin · Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0001, Japan
Hours: Mon-Tue, Thu-Sun 11:00-15:00
Shin-Shin pours a cleaner, lighter tonkotsu than the Hakata norm, with the city's best yakimeshi side and a 3:00 close that anchors the Tenjin late-night map.
Tip: Open 11:00-03:00. Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Walk-in only.
Hakata Ikkousha Honten ★ 4.5
hakata · Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0011, Japan
Hours: Mon-Sat 11:00-00:00, Sun 11:00-21:00
Ikkousha's main store five minutes from Hakata Station pioneered the original-froth tonkotsu, a fat-and-water emulsion that runs creamy across the bowl.
Tip: Daily 11:00-24:00; Sundays close at 21:00. Cash and major cards.
Kawataro Nakasu Honten ★ 4.5
nakasu · Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 810-0801, Japan
Hours: Mon-Sun 11:45-14:30, 18:00-22:00
Kawataro Nakasu runs Yobuko squid ikizukuri live from a tank, plus the Hakata goma-saba mackerel. River views, three floors of tatami rooms.
Tip: Lunch 11:30-14:00; dinner 17:00-23:00. Reserve through the operator's site.
Hakata Hanamidori Hakata Ekimae ★ 4.5
hakata · Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0012, Japan
Hours: Mon-Sat 17:00-23:00, Sun 17:00-22:00
Hanamidori at Hakata Station sits in JR Hakata City, within walking distance of the shinkansen gate. Same kitchen as Imaizumi flagship, faster turnover.
Tip: Reserve through Savor Japan; weekday lunches are easier than weekend dinners.
Ippudo Daimyo Honten ★ 4.4
daimyo · Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0041, Japan
Hours: Mon-Thu 11:00-23:00, Fri 11:00-00:00, Sat 10:30-00:00, Sun 10:30-23:00
Shigemi Kawahara opened the original Ippudo in a Daimyo back alley in 1985 and built the brand that exports Hakata tonkotsu worldwide. Refurbished 2018.
Tip: Open 11:00-23:00 most days. Queues are shortest before noon and after 21:00.
Hakata Motsunabe Yamanaka Hakata ★ 4.4
hakata · Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0013, Japan
Hours: Mon-Sun 11:30-14:00, 16:00-23:00
The Hakata Station branch of Yamanaka miso-motsunabe original, closer to the shinkansen than the Akasaka room, with the same recipe since 1984.
Tip: Reserve ahead for dinner; the room fills with business travellers most weeknights.
Nagahama Number One Gion ★ 4.3
hakata · Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0038, Japan
Hours: Mon-Sat 11:30-23:00, Sun 11:30-22:00
Nagahama Number One grew from a 1971 yatai. The Gion branch sits two minutes from Gion subway and pours a 20-hour tonkotsu over ultra-thin noodles.
Tip: 11:30-23:00 daily, Sundays close at 22:00. Walk-in only; turnover is fast.
Ichiran Canal City Hakata ★ 4.2
hakata · Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0018, Japan
Hours: Daily 09:30-23:00
Ichiran's Canal City Hakata branch in Fukuoka seats each guest in a single flavour concentration booth and takes the tonkotsu order on a paper slip.
Tip: Open 09:30 to 23:00 with last orders at 22:00; the 24-hour Ichiran is the Nakasu head office, not this one. Vending-machine ticketing in English.
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