Ranking
The best places to eat in Okinawa
An editorial ranking: grades from A+ to F, price range, and the Tabelog score where one exists.
Places ranked: 74
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Teppanyaki Asahi: Okinawa Chateaubriand Counter
Okinawa · Steakhouse
A compact teppanyaki counter in Nago, Okinawa, known for serving exceptionally tender Chateaubriand steak at a great value. Watch the chef cook your meal live, finishing with the house-specialty garlic rice.
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Kura Zushi: Okinawan Home-Style Course with Irabu Sea-Snake Soup
Okinawa · Fine Dining
Kura Zushi (カナ) serves a home-style Okinawan set course built around irabu-jiru, smoked sea-snake soup once eaten at the Ryukyu court, in a converted family house in Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa.
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Mozuku Menya Ntsubata: Soba with Okinawa Seaweed
Okinawa · Casual Dining
A popular soba shop on Miyakojima island, known for its unique noodles kneaded with local mozuku seaweed. Diners come for the chewy texture and the unlimited self-service mozuku bar, making it a refreshing lunch stop.
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Ryuhin Onna no eki: Okinawan Fruit Kakigori
Okinawa · Dessert Shop
A famous kakigori (shaved ice) stand inside the Onna no Eki roadside market in Okinawa. It's a destination for its spectacular, mountain-sized portions piled high with fresh local tropical fruits like mango and pineapple.
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Fukakiso Ba: Okinawa Soba with Broth from the Owner's Own Catch
Okinawa · Casual Dining
Fukakiso Ba (帆掛きそば) is a lunch-only Okinawa soba shop in rural Uken, Uruma, about an hour's drive from the airport. The owner fishes for the broth himself, and his clam soba is the reason to go.
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Yakitori Ichiha: Rare Kosaka Chicken Omakase
Okinawa · Izakaya
One of the few places in Japan to serve rare Kosaka chicken, Yakitori Ichiha offers a precise omakase experience in Naha's Makishi district. The chef's expert charcoal grilling is the main draw for visitors and returning regulars.
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Waryu Ryori Sarii: Okinawan Omakase with French Technique
Okinawa · Fine Dining
Waryu Ryori Sarii (和琉料理 さりぃ) is a ten-seat, one-chef tasting-menu restaurant in Makishi, Naha, in the basement of the Matayoshi Building. It serves Okinawan produce cooked with French and Japanese technique.
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Yomitan Ishigama Pizza Sakaba Maruki: Stone-Oven Pizza in Okinawa
Okinawa · Pizzeria
A cosy, converted-house restaurant in the Okinawan village of Yomitan, famed for its exceptional stone-oven pizzas. It's a local favourite for its thin, chewy crusts and a signature broccoli ajillo.
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rokusyo.: French Bistro with an Okinawan Soul
Okinawa · Bistro
A stylish second-floor bistro in Ishigaki, rokusyo. serves French-inspired dishes that champion local Okinawan ingredients. It's a top choice for its whole fish cooked in white wine, generous charcuterie, and a deep natural-wine list.
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Shunsai Kokabu Tei: Seasonal Omakase in Okinawa
Okinawa · Fine Dining
A refined kappo restaurant in Naha's Kumoji district, serving a seasonal omakase that culminates in a spectacular donabe clay-pot rice. It's a top choice for a special-occasion seafood dinner with excellent sake pairings.
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Bueno Chicken Urasoe ten: Okinawan Garlic Rotisserie Chicken
Okinawa · Delicatessen (Deli)
Famous for its intensely garlicky rotisserie chicken, this popular spot in Urasoe, Okinawa, serves whole birds slow-roasted in a vinegar-herb marinade. A local specialty worth the trip for its unique flavour.
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Teppanyaki Sawafuji: All-Okinawan Beef and Seafood on the Griddle
Okinawa · Steakhouse
An all-Okinawan teppanyaki counter in Kumoji, central Naha, on the ground floor of the Urban Life Kumoji building. Visitors come for Ishigaki beef, agu pork and Kume Island prawns, cooked in front of them.
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