Fukuoka — Places to eat
Five minutes from the runway to a bowl of ramen by the river.
- Ichiran Head Office Main Shop — Tonkotsu in a solo booth, at Ichiran's home base
- Hakata Ramen ShinShin (Tenjin main shop) — Needle-thin noodles in a gentle broth, Tenjin's go-to
- Hakata Issou (Hakata-eki Higashi main shop) — Frothy, heavy tonkotsu behind Hakata Station
- Motsunabe Ooyama (main shop) — Miso offal hotpot, finished with champon noodles
- Ganso Hakata Mentaiju — A whole mentaiko lobe over rice, from 7 a.m.
- Nakasu yatai (street stalls) — Ramen and oden at riverside stalls under neon
- Hakata Gion Tetsunabe — Bite-size gyoza served on the cast-iron pan, with beer
- Hakata Mizutaki Toriden (Hakata main shop) — Milky chicken hotpot, from first sip of broth to ramen finish
- Daichi no Udon (Hakata Eki Chika branch) — Fukuoka udon under a burdock tempura bigger than the bowl
- Tempura Hirao (Daimyo branch) — Tempura set served piece by piece as it's fried, ~¥1,200
- Hakata Kawaya (Kego branch) — Crisp coiled chicken-skin skewers; ten each is normal
- REC COFFEE (Yakuin Ekimae) — Fukuoka's best-known specialty roaster, founded by a barista champion
- NO COFFEE — Monochrome café known for its jet-black latte and merch
- AMAM DACOTAN (Ropponmatsu) — The queue-out-the-door bakery that started Japan's maritozzo craze
- Suzukake main shop — A Hakata wagashi house famed for its bell-shaped monaka
- Ippudo Daimyo Main Store — Where Ippudo began: creamy tonkotsu
- Akanoren Setchan Ramen (Tenjin main shop) — Mild tonkotsu behind a red noren since 1946
- Motsunabe Rakutenchi (Hakata Ekimae) — Offal hot pot a short walk from Hakata Station
- Yoshizuka Unagiya (Nakasu) — Steamed eel rice in a bamboo seiro
- Kamaage Makino Udon (Hakata Bus Terminal) — Soft Hakata noodles, burdock tempura, done in minutes
- Sushi Sakai — Edomae omakase built on Fukuoka seafood
- Starbucks Fukuoka Ohori Park — Park-side Starbucks with a lake terrace
- Kasanoya — Umegae-mochi grilled on the shrine road