Fukuoka Restaurants and Dining: What to Eat

Fukuoka, Japan,
Many restaurants in Fukuoka serve food from all around the world, including dishes from China, France, Italy, Korea, Mexico and Thailand, to name but a few. However, if you travel all the way to Fukuoka, you simply must try dining at one of the local Japanese restaurants, where you can expect:

* Hakata gyouza - tasty stuffed dumplings
* hirame - squid
* karashii mentaiko - hot and spicy pollock roe
* Fukuoka ramen - noodles in a tasty broth served with various toppings
* soba - buckwheat noodles
* tempura - deep-fried, lightly battered vegetables and often also seafood
* yakiniku - a variety of grilled meat

Fukuoka Restaurants and Fukuoka Dining

Fukuoka has become famous in Japan for its 'ramen' cuisine, a tasty noodle broth served with many different toppings, such as pork, leeks and also bean sprouts. In total, Fukuoka boasts in excess of 400 different ramen restaurants and shops, together with approaching 1,000 food stalls, which are known locally as 'yatai' and offer a rather memorable outdoor dining experience.

Located alongside the Genkai Sea, many restaurants and other dining venues in Fukuoka have chosen to specialise in seafood with a strong Japanese twist, where squid, sushi and raw strips of fish (sashimi) all regularly enjoy prominent positions on the extensive menus. Much of the seafood served at restaurants in Fukuoka originates from the lively Nagahama Fish Market, a good place to soak up local atmosphere and sample freshly cooked ramen dishes at their best.