5 Happy Sweets Spots Overflowing with Deliciousness in TaketomiIsland
Walking through the beautiful streets of TaketomiIsland, you will feel as if you are back in time to good old Okinawa. Here are some cafes to visit when you want to take a relaxing stroll in the village, on your way back from the beach, or in between cycling ......, etc. to take a breather. You will find a variety of delicious and happy TaketomiIsland's best sweets.
1Paara Ganjuya
Taste the tropical atmosphere with drinks and parfaits
The café is located at the entrance of the village, a 10-minute walk from the harbor, and is attached to an island inn that is limited to two couples per day. The popular "Tropical Parfait" is a sweet with passion fruit jelly, yogurt with pineapple, mango, coconut sablé, and other ingredients to create a tropical mood. The overflowing serving of Blue Seal ice cream is coconut ice cream and pineapple sorbet.
There are also a variety of drink menus that use Okinawa's fruits and famous brown sugar, such as "Ultra Banana Smoothie," "Passion Fruit Juice," and "Brown Sugar Milk.
Take a break in a space where you can enjoy works by Yaeyama artists.
The interior is decorated with stencil-dyed curtains and wood-rose wreaths made by Yaeyama artists, and the restrooms are decorated with hand-painted wall paintings in vivid colors.
Guests/customers with small children can come to the restaurant with a small tatami room for seating. Shaved ice, cake sets, and Orion draft beer are also available. How about stopping by after playing in the ocean or during a stroll to take a breather? The comfortable outdoor seating with a view of greenery allows you to enjoy sweets and drinks under parasols while enjoying the parlor's unique atmosphere.
- Pala Ganjuya
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2279-1 Aza Taketomi, Taketomi Town, Yaeyama County, Okinawa MAP
10 min. walk from Taketomi East Port
11:00-17:00 (L.O.16:30)
Closed on weekends and holidays
0980-85-2211
Free of charge
2Haaya nagomi-cafe
Brown Sugar Milk Zenzai" and "Tedon Sweets" will heal you.
The cafe is located behind the island's symbolic "Nagomi Tower. The "Brown Sugar Milk Zenzai," a recommended sweet, is a dish full of "deliciousness" with a perfect balance of mineral-rich brown sugar and sweetness of milk, with well-cooked beans and white beans hidden at the bottom of the bowl.
The "Tedon Sweet" is a special dish unique to TaketomiIsland, consisting of "Satakunko (sata andagi)" and "Sami Mochi (rice cake flour made of red sweet potato and shell ginger, covered with shell ginger leaves, and steamed). One bite of the Sami Mochi will fill your mouth with the gentle sweetness and aroma of shell gingko.
Enjoy TaketomiIsland sweets time at the only 2nd floor cafe on the island
The entrance to the cafe is up a narrow staircase located on the right side facing the white building. The interior of the café is a clear and bright space with white as its base color and red as an accent. You will feel comfortable with the gap between the pop-up storefront and the interior, which you will feel because you have walked through the townscape of TaketomiIsland, which is surrounded by nature and has a nostalgic atmosphere.
As the only second floor café on TaketomiIsland, you can enjoy a unique sweet time that you cannot experience anywhere else in Taketomi Island.
- HaaYa nagomi-cafe
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- 379 Aza Taketomi, Taketomi Town, Yaeyama County, Okinawa MAP
- 14 min. walk from Taketomi East Port
- 11:00-17:00 (Meal L.O.16:00) (Drink L.O.16:30)
- Closed on weekends and holidays
- 0980-85-2253
- None
3coutu-and-paradise-cafe
Take a break with a frozen drink with hibiscus syrup from TaketomiIsland
The café is a hidden place, tucked away in a side street from the main street where the Taketomi Post Office is located. The frozen drink "Taketomi Cooler" is recommended for its refreshing and crisp taste, a mix of mango juice, syrup handmade from hibiscus flowers, and shikwasa.
The Paradise Cooler, a mix of guava, strawberry, and shikwasa, is also popular. Awamori or rum can be added to the various frozen drinks to create a frozen cocktail.
Enjoy luxurious cafe time under the shade of a large banyan tree
Passing through a masonry archway, you will find a large banyan tree. Beautifully trimmed branches cover the top of the garden café, providing a comfortable shade. The owner and his wife planted, nurtured, and cared for tropical plants to create their ideal garden. As the name implies, it is a wonderful space that is just like a little paradise.
In addition to frozen drinks, "Paradise Fizz" (500 yen), a mix of fruit juice and soda, and "Paradise Pizza" (800 yen) are also recommended.
- Kuchu and Paradise Cafe
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- 531 Aza Taketomi, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa MAP
- 13 min. walk from Taketomi East Port
- 12:00-17:00
- Wednesday, Thursday
- 090-8035-6152
- Free of charge
4Parlor Tarmi
Brown sugar soft serve ice cream is rich but has a refreshing aftertaste
The parlor is located along the road stretching straight from Taketomi East Port to the village. The brown sugar soft serve ice cream is made from brown sugar produced in Hateruma Island, which is highly regarded in Okinawa and other prefectures for its depth of flavor and richness. Maple cones are used for the cones, which are crispy, light, and delicious to the last bite.
You can eat it inside the store, but strolling around with a soft-serve ice cream cone in your hand is another way to enjoy TaketomiIsland, which is famous for its beautiful townscape.
After a hard day's work, refill your body with brown sugar soft serve ice cream!
Brown sugar, made from sugarcane grown in the sunshine of Okinawa, is said to contain many minerals that relieve fatigue. After exploring TaketomiIsland by cycling or walking, how about replenishing minerals with "brown sugar soft ice cream"? It is located near a bicycle rental store, so we recommend using it before or after cycling.
Other popular sweets include "murasaki-imo soft-serve ice cream," mango and shikwasa flavored shaved ice, and shaved ice with soft-serve ice cream on top.
- Parlor Tarmi
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- 524 Aza-Taketomi, Taketomi-cho, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa MAP
- 12 min. walk from Taketomi East Port
- 11:00-16:30
- Closed on weekends and holidays
- No admission fee
- None
Bicycle parking available
5Chirorin-mura
Luxurious smoothies using fresh fruits from Yaeyama are exquisite!
Cafe & Bar is located in Nakasuji village in the center of TaketomiIsland. Their specialty is smoothies made with plenty of fruits from Yaeyama. Fresh Mango Smoothie" and "Fresh Pineapple Smoothie" have a fresh aroma and smooth texture, and you can enjoy the luxurious taste as if you were eating the fruit as it is.
Other alcoholic beverages such as "Fresh Shikwasa Squash" (800 yen), "TaketomiIsland Mojito" and "Fruit Cocktails" (from 800 yen) are also recommended.
Relax in a stylish space with a sense of openness
Inside the renovated traditional red-tiled Ryukyuan minka, warm wooden tables and bar counters are comfortably arranged in a clear space, and natural light streaming in through the large windows creates an open atmosphere. The outside terrace seats allow you to feel close to the nature of TaketomiIsland, filling your travel time with relaxing island time.
Food menu is also available, and "Chirorinmura's cold Yaeyama Tsuke-soba" and "Kotobuki-kotomi-stewed island curry with salad" are popular.
- Chirorin Village
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- 653 Taketomi Aza Taketomi Town, Yaeyama County, Okinawa MAP
- 18 min. walk from Taketomi East Port
- 10:00～24:00
- Closed on weekends and holidays
- 0980-85-2007
- None
MAP
- Hoshino Resorts facilities nearby
