Ganso Hakata Mentaiju

元祖博多めんたい重 西中洲本店

A whole mentaiko lobe over rice, from 7 a.m.

⚠ Bring cash

Hours

7:00–22:30 (L.O. 22:00); closed over New Year (Fukuoka city tourism site)

Budget

¥2,000–3,200 pp

Address

6-15 Nishi-Nakasu, Chuo-ku (west bank of the Naka River)

A riverside restaurant devoted to mentaiko. The signature 'mentaiju' lays a whole lobe of spicy cod roe, wrapped in kelp, over rice with a house sauce. Break it open and mix it through the rice; it hits you as savoury before salty. Opening at 7 a.m. makes it a favourite first breakfast or pre-checkout meal.