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Popular among locals! 5 recommended Okinawa soba restaurants in Yomitan area, Okinawa

Steak, taco rice, tacos, hamburgers, and "Okinawa soba" are the soul food of Okinawans. The broth, type of noodles, and toppings vary from region to region and from store to store, and each Okinawan has his or her own "favorite one. We introduce five popular restaurants in the Yomitan area that are also frequented by locals. Why don't you try visiting Okinawa soba restaurants with different personalities during your trip to Okinawa?

The simple taste makes you feel relieved. Pork-based Okinawa soba

Hanaori Soba
Hanaori Soba" most popular among tourists, 750 yen

This Okinawa soba specialty restaurant was established in 1988 and has a store along Prefectural Route 6. The restaurant is crowded with customers even after the peak lunch hour, and is popular with both local regulars and tourists.
The most popular menu item among tourists is "Hanaori Soba", which has the same name as the restaurant's name. The pork bone-based soup is topped with medium-thin flat wavy noodles that are moderately chewy, and long-cooked tender cartilage soki, tripe meat, and kamaboko mushrooms. The taste is lighter than it looks. It is a simple yet tasty dish.

No matter how many times you go here, you'll never get tired of the food.

The restaurant has a comfortable atmosphere and can accommodate up to 50 people with upstairs seating.
The restaurant has a comfortable atmosphere and can accommodate up to 50 people with upstairs seating.

There are eight kinds of Okinawa soba. The "Vegetable Soba" and "Lebanilla Soba," popular among regular customers, are filling and filling. In addition to Okinawa soba, the restaurant offers about 18 other set menus, so you will never get bored no matter how many times you come back. The fact that all items can be taken out is also a nice feature.
The "cream croquette with raftae," which is made from raftae (three pieces of meat cooked in soy sauce in a sweet and spicy sauce), is popular as an accompaniment for a road trip. Since many celebrities visit the restaurant, autographs are displayed in the store.

Local Guide Comment
This Okinawa soba restaurant has been loved by local residents and has won awards on TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel information website.
Hanaori Soba
  • Address 2418-1 Hahira, Yomitan Village, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa MAP
  • Direction Approximately 45 min. from Naha Airport by Car
  • Business hours 11:00-18:00 (L.O. 17:30)
  • Closed Wednesdays, 3rd Thursdays
  • TEL 098-958-4479
  • Parking Free of charge

Gentle taste of Okinawan soba noodles from a restaurant where three generations of customers go.

The large cartilage soki is cooked to a tender tenderloin! Soba with Soy Sauce Bone
The large cartilage soki is cooked to a tender tenderloin! Soba with Soy Sauce Bone" 750 yen

The restaurant was established in 1983. The restaurant, the oldest in Yomitan Village, is frequented almost exclusively by local customers, and there are many families with three generations of customers.
There are five types of Okinawa soba, but the most popular is the "Chonden Soki Soba" (soft-bone Soki Soba). The soup, made by simmering pork bones, chicken bones, and bonito over low heat, has a clear, light flavor. The owner says, "I want you to taste every last drop of the broth. The original handmade noodles are hand-kneaded and thin. The noodles are moderately soft and the flavor of wheat fills your mouth.

A restaurant with a local feel, crowded with regular customers

With 16 table seats and 12 tatami room seats, the restaurant can be used for a variety of occasions.
With 16 table seats and 12 tatami room seats, the restaurant can be used for a variety of occasions.

This popular restaurant keeps customers coming in and out even after lunch time. For an extra 100 yen, you can order a large serving of noodles. The soba bowls are made of yachimun. If you are lucky, you will be able to find a "Kobo Jutsuru" yachimun, which are hard to find.
There are also dishes other than Okinawa soba, such as "miso soup" and "tofu stir-fry. All items on the menu can be taken out, and the number of customers using the take-out service is increasing. We recommend this restaurant to those who are looking for a local Okinawan soba restaurant that is not so well known among tourists.

Local Guide Comment
At first bite, you may wonder if it is too thin. but the flavor is deep and as you continue eating it, you will feel that it is just the right thickness. You want to drink every last drop of the soup!
Yuntanzan Soba
  • Address 485-7 Koken, Yomitan Village, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa MAP
  • Direction Approximately 40 minutes by car from Naha Airport
  • Business Hours 11:00-17:00 (L.O.16:30) *Close when sold out
  • Closed Mon.
  • TEL 098-956-9010
  • Parking Available

No chemical seasonings are used! Delicious Okinawa soba made with fresh fish broth!

Hogeki Soba (ordinary)
Hogeki Soba (ordinary)" 900 yen (if original fresh noodles are selected). Homemade jjimami tofu is also served.

This Okinawa soba restaurant is run by the owner, who has enjoyed fishing since he was in elementary school. The owner previously worked at a restaurant café operated by an organic honey specialty store, where he used honey in a variety of dishes to create a healthier menu. After working there for about 10 years, the owner decided to start his own restaurant as an original Okinawa soba restaurant.
The restaurant is proud of its soup stock made from Okinawan pork, bonito flakes, kelp, and fresh local fish (akamachi, gara, irabucha, chinu, etc.) without using any chemical seasonings. For noodles, customers can choose between "Terukina Noodle Factory's" curly noodles and original fresh noodles made with whole wheat flour from the prefecture's "Shimamamugi Kanasan" wheat.

Okinawa soba shop where you can also purchase a "Sabani," an old-fashioned wooden boat

Sabani, a traditional Okinawan wooden boat, is displayed in the store.
Sabani, a traditional Okinawan wooden boat, is displayed in the store.

Both types of noodles go well with the soup, but the original fresh noodles are popular for their chewy texture and wheat aroma. There are two types of Okinawa soba: "Hogeki Soba" and "Umikaze Soba," which does not use any meat broth and is filled with the aroma of the ocean. The soup is made from fresh local fish, bonito, and kelp, with the flavor of fresh clams added to the broth.
The restaurant's name "Houkakeki (hanging scroll)" was named after "Houkake Sabani (a sailboat)," and Houkakeki Soba is also an agent for Yoshida Sabani Shipbuilding, which is run by an acquaintance who lives on Ishigaki Island.

Local Guide Comment
The soba is served in a bowl with a kuba (used in Okinawa for rituals) motif. The deliciousness is doubled by the beautiful bowls.
Houkaki Soba
  • address (e.g. of house) 7 Uken, Uruma City, Okinawa MAP
  • Direction Approximately 45 min. from Naha Airport by Car
  • Business Hours 11:00 - close when sold out
  • Closed Wednesdays *Closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays (please confirm)
  • TEL 098-973-3633
  • Parking Available

The only "raw asa soba" in the prefecture, served in a stylish space!

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The "raw asa soba," the most popular dish among tourists, is 980 yen.

This Okinawa soba restaurant is located near "Yachimun-no-sato. You can enjoy healthy Okinawa soba without any chemical seasonings.
Many tourists are attracted to the "raw asa soba" topped with raw asa (green laver), sushikha (salted tripe), yushi-tofu (boiled tofu), and fish cake. The aroma of the fresh artha and the crunchy texture of wakame seaweed are unparalleled in dried products. The soup is made from natural ingredients such as pork, chicken, bonito, kelp, and vegetables, and is a perfect match for the thin, flat, straight noodles.

Comfortable space for women and children

A stylish café-like space that is easy to use for women alone or with children
A stylish café-like space that is easy to use for women alone or with children

Other Okinawa soba dishes include "Yushi Tofu Soba," "Aasa Soba," "Salted Samba Soba," "Cartilage Soki Soba," and "Samba Soba," which can also be customized to your own taste with toppings and ingredients.
The restaurant opened in March 2017. The owner wanted to make it easy for Guest/customers to come in and spend time with women and small children, so both the exterior and interior of the restaurant are stylish, cafe-like spaces. This is probably the only place in Okinawa where you can taste Okinawan soba noodles made with fresh artha. If you are interested, please stop by.

Local Guide Comment
The bowls used to serve Okinawa soba were purchased in the village of Yachimun. Whenever a piece is chipped, it is kintsugi (a metal joint), and they continue to use it with great care.
Mainichi Shokudo
  • Address 390 Kina, Yomitan Village, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa MAP
  • Direction Approximately 40 minutes by car from Naha Airport
  • Business Hours 11:30-15:30 *Close as soon as sold out
  • Closed Thursday, Friday
  • TEL Thursday and Friday 098-958-7250
  • Parking Available

Homemade noodles kneaded with Okinawan whole wheat flour are the pride of the restaurant!

Kinzuki soba (ordinary soba)
Kinzuki soba (ordinary soba)" 800 yen. Small: 600 yen, large: 920 yen

Located near the roadside station "Kinabansho," this restaurant specializes in Okinawan soba. You can taste the rare homemade noodles made of Okinawa's "Shimamugi Kanasan" whole wheat flour kneaded into the dough. Whole wheat flour is rich in dietary fiber, minerals, and vitamins, and has been attracting more attention in these days of heightened health consciousness.
Recommended is the "Kingetsu Soba," after which the restaurant is named. It is topped with three pieces of meat and thick fried tofu, and comes with seared cartilage soki as an optional garnish. The soup is bonito broth. The noodles are thick, uneven, and curled, with a smooth, chewy texture and a pleasant slurping sensation.

The most popular menu among regular customers is the main store's limited menu.

There are counter seats, table seats, and tatami rooms
There are counter seats, table seats, and tatami rooms

In addition to the Yomitan Main Store, Kinzuki Soba also has the "Kokusai-dori Mutsumi Shokudo" and "Onna" branches, but the "Tantan-soba" and "Fava Bean Miso Vegetable Soba" are limited to the Main Store menu. The mildly spicy Tantan-soba with thick sesame broth and the black sesame flavored Soramame Miso Vegetable Soba using Yomitan Village's specialty "Soramame Miso" are especially popular among local repeat customers.
A cup served in Yachimun gives a sense of warmth and exceptional flavor. There is also a "Home de Kinchichi Soba" that you can take home in a frozen packet, so why not buy it on the last day of your trip and enjoy Kinchichi Soba at home?

Local Guide Comment
Homemade fresh noodles are also sold in the store, so be sure to pick some up for yourself as souvenirs! It also looks delicious as tsuke-soba or yakisoba.
Kinzuki Soba
  • Address 201 Kina, Yomitan Village, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa MAP
  • Direction Approx. 50 min. from Naha Airport by Car
  • Business hours 11:00-16:00
  • Closed Monday *Open if Monday is a national holiday
  • TEL 098-958-5896
  • Parking Shared with Roadside Station

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