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鶴味家ラーメンTsuru-Mi-Ya Ramen
CONTRIBUTED BY ANDREW FASSETT Tsuru-Mi-Ya Ramen was my favorite restaurant on all of Okinawa for the two years I was there. It is basically a small Japanese noodle place that has delicious food, in...
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Café Kokuu
CONTRIBUTED BY KATHRYN STRONG When I first arrived in the northern part of Okinawa three years ago, vegetarianism was a little known and often misunderstood concept. Since that time though, I’ve seen a...
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Anjina Beach Café
CONTRIBUTED BY EMILY COZZIE Menu – click to enlarge One day while exploring Naha, my husband and I became extremely hungry. In our family, hunger + long car rides = grumpiness. We were relieved to have...
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Resort Café KAI
CONTRIBUTED BY ANTHONY CAMINA KAI Cafe is conveniently located in Toyosaki Comprehensive Park (near Ashibanaa Outlet Mall) which means parking is a breeze compared to other places on the island. The...
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Restaurant Salsa
Editor’s Note: Restaurant Salsa is in the same location as the restaurant formerly known as La Tejadita Ichiban. Thanks to Alissa for sending us this update! CONTRIBUTED BY ALISSA FRAZIER My family...
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Honey Café
Editor’s Note: This café is located inside Yakumitsu Hompo, a honey store where you can taste many different kinds of honey from China. Our other review is about the honey store specifically, but this...
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Café Cielmer
CONTRIBUTED BY LAURA MORONEY It was the weekend before school started, and a celebration was indeed needed. Instead of going to the regular hot spot restaurants in Okinawa, we decide to take our two...
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(The New) Mont Crea: Fusion Patisserie
Editor’s Note: Our original post on Mont Crea was published right after it opened in 2013. Since then, the owner briefly closed the business and then re-opned with a new menu. Without further ado,...
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Chakashiya Restaurant
CONTRIBUTED BY ELIZA GROFF There is a new little secret tucked away on Highway 6 on the way to Maeda Point. If you live in Yomitan, I guarantee that you want to know more about it. It is an Okinawan...
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Dining Café KARI-YA
CONTRIBUTED BY ANTHONY CAMINA The atmosphere surrounding Kin Town outside of Camp Hansen has experienced a much-needed rebirth from a wild, single service member party town to a laid back area that now...
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Kintsuki Restaurant (Izakaya)
CONTRIBUTED BY EMILY BUREK Menu – click to enlarge When you live off base it’s nice to find a place to eat near home. Kintsuki Restaurant is a quaint little place just across from Kadena gate 4 and...
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Songbird Café
Editor’s Note: This is the location formerly known as Café & Aroma T’s, once a popular restaurant in Yomitan. We have leared that T’s closed, and Songbird Café has opened in the same building....
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Café Bree Garden
CONTRIBUTED BY ELIZA GROFF On our way to the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum, we stopped into Café Bree Garden for lunch. We discovered it serendipitously. It is conveniently located on the...
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Shinka Lunch Buffet at the Hilton Hotel
CONTRIBUTED BY DAVID HIGGINS The view of the Hilton Hotel is a magnificent sight if you are on the harbor part of the seawall, just north of American Village. Standing inside the hotel certainly has...
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N’s Garden (2014 Review)
CONTRIBUTED BY KASSIE O’DRISCOLL When my family visited for the first time, only a few months after we arrived on island, my sister and I drove around exploring. One of the beautiful outcomes was...
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Café Ishigufu (いしぐふー)
CONTRIBUTED BY ELIZA GROFF Ask around: What does the name Ishigufu mean in the Okinawan language? I can’t seem to find an answer. My husband and I stopped at this brightly colored café on our way home...
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N’s Garden
Editor’s Note: Transit Cafe was originally reviewed on Okinawa Hai on August 27, 2007; you can read a PDF copy of that original review HERE. The post below is an updated take on this restaurant,...
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Kanna Drive Inn Restaurant
CONTRIBUTED BY ANTHONY CAMINA There are all types of dining experiences in Okinawa. You have the chain giants like CoCo Ichiban and Joyful which provide great quality and continuity. There are also the...
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Cha-Bira Dining: Okinawan Restaurant
CONTRIBUTED BY ELIZA GROFF If you’re looking for a fun atmosphere and some real Okinawan cuisine, check out Cha-Bira Dining on 58 near Nago. The colorful awning is painted with jovial drinking shisa...
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Hale Noa Cafe
CONTRIBUTED BY KACEY A. A friend and I were on the prowl for a tasty breakfast in a cute setting where we could talk and hang out for a while. Our usual places were closed. It was a typical Wednesday...
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