Eat in Yakuin, Fukuoka

Yakitori Mako

• ★ 4.7
• Japanese Yakitori
• ¥¥¥

Order Omakase yakitori course with the Kuro Satsuma flight.

Mako grills Kuro Satsuma chicken from Kagoshima, raised 120 days. Listed in Tabelog Yakitori Top 100 in 2024. Eight counter seats, charcoal smoke.

Yakitori no Hachibei Shoninbashi

• ★ 4.5
• Japanese Yakitori
• ¥¥¥

Order Omakase yakitori platter plus the daikon salad.

Hachibei's Shoninbashi-dori branch is the original yakitori counter that grew into a Tokyo chain. Hardwood charcoal, long counter, packed every night.

Sushi Shiro

• ★ 4.6
• Japanese Sushi
• ¥¥¥¥

Order Omakase nigiri course; ask for the chef's a-la-carte add-ons at the close.

Shiro's Yakuin counter runs edomae sushi with a la carte alongside the omakase. Eight seats, intimate, chef sets the tempo across a small a la carte board.

Hakata Mizutaki Toriden Yakuin

• ★ 4.6
• Japanese
• ¥¥¥¥

Order Mizutaki TENJIN course at 6,600 yen per person.

Toriden's Yakuin branch is quieter than the Hakata flagship and runs the same six-hour chicken broth. Tatami rooms upstairs, counter on the ground floor.

Yakitori Mako Yakuin

• ★ 4.7
• Japanese Yakitori
• ¥¥¥

Order Omakase yakitori with the Kuro Satsuma flight.

Mako's Yakuin counter grills Kuro Satsuma chicken from Kagoshima, raised 120 days. Tabelog Yakitori Top 100 in 2024. Eight counter seats wide.

Manu Coffee Roasters Kujira

• ★ 4.6
• Cafe
• ¥¥

Order Single-origin hand-drip filter

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.

REC Coffee Shirogane

• ★ 4.6
• Cafe
• ¥¥

Order Espresso, World Barista Championship blend

REC Coffee was founded in 2008 by Yoshikazu Iwasa, a former World Barista Championship competitor. The Shirogane flagship roasts and pulls espresso.

Manly Coffee

• ★ 4.4
• Cafe
• ¥¥

Order Hand-drip single-origin

Manly Coffee opened 2008 in Hirao and was an early vanguard for female-led roasting in Japan. Beans roasted in-house, hand-drip only across a small counter.

REC Coffee

• ★ 4.8
• Specialty Coffee
• ¥¥

Founder Yoshikazu Iwasa was a World Barista Championship competitor. REC's Shirogane flagship roasts in-house and runs a public espresso bar with retail.

Manu Coffee

• ★ 4.6
• Specialty Coffee
• ¥¥

Manu Coffee in Shirogane is the main roasting hub for the Fukuoka brand. Pioneer of third-wave coffee in the city across four citywide branches.

Toriden Yakuin

• ★ 4.6
• Japanese
• ¥¥¥¥

Toriden Yakuin on Yakuin in Chuo-ku is the quieter mizutaki branch with the same kitchen as Hakata Hanamidori, the canonical Fukuoka chicken hot-pot table.

Manu Coffee Kujira

• ★ 4.5
• Cafe
• ¥¥

Order Single-origin filter and the day's pastry

Manu Coffee Kujira in Yakuin runs the brand's flagship roasting hub. A two-floor cafe with single-origin filter and seasonal pastries for weekend mornings.