Hakata Gion Tetsunabe

博多祇園鉄なべ

Bite-size gyoza served on the cast-iron pan, with beer

⚠ Closed Sun; no cards

Hours

17:00–22:30; closed Sundays (holidays irregular; Obon and New Year off) (official site)

Budget

¥1,500–3,000 pp

Address

2-20 Gion-machi, Hakata-ku (east of Kushida Shrine)

Small gyoza fried in a ring on a cast-iron pan and set on your table still in the pan. They're one-bite size, crisp underneath with a little juice inside, and they make you keep ordering beer. House policy: only what's made that day, eaten on the premises, so no takeaway or mail order. When doors open at 17:00, office workers fill the place fast.