Okinawa Food Guide: Where and What to eat in Okinawa

Besides typical Japanese food like sushi and ramen, there are many other types of food that you can only find in Okinawa. These unique Okinawa food differs from typical Japanese cuisine because of its unique geographical location and influences from China, South East Asia and the US.

I spent over three months in Okinawa and ate my way around the island. And I just love Okinawa food! That’s why I put together a comprehensive guide on all the best food in Okinawa so you can also experience the local delicacy. Many of these Okinawan specialities can be found at local diners, specialty food shops and izakaya restaurants.

If you love eating as much as I do and are excited to go on a culinary journey in Okinawa, get ready! I’ll show you exactly what to eat in Okinawa and all the best places to find these local food.

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Tips for eating the best food in Okinawa Japan

Before trying some of the best food in Okinawa, take a look at my post on everything you need to know before going to Japan. I included a lot of travel information including how to get around Japan and other travel tips.

Here are a few additional tips for eating in Naha Okinawa:

• Bring cash as many restaurants only accept cash.
• Bring your credit card also as the bigger restaurants accept credit card payment.
• Tipping is not necessary in Okinawa
• Check the hours of operation when you are eating in Okinawa. Noodle shops and some restaurants open between 10am-3pm while many izakaya restaurants only open after 5pm and stay open until late.
• Some touristy izakaya restaurants have live singing performances during dinner service. Typically, there are two rounds of performances each night.

Best Food in Okinawa: What to eat in Okinawa

See the summary of the 31 best Okinawa food below. This is a quick guide when you are searching for what to eat in Okinawa Japan.

And when you scroll down further, I include a detailed explanation for each Okinawa food and the best places to find these local food. And I also include photos for each.

Here is a quick summary of the best Okinawa food:

Traditional Breakfast in Okinawa

1. Misoshiru – Okinawan miso soup made with a variety of ingredients
2. Yushi Tofu – soup made with simple tofu with soy milk
3. Boroboro jushi – Okinawan porridge made with seasoned rice

Okinawa Must Eat Food

1. Okinawa Soba – Okinawan noodle soup made with wheat noodles, fish cakes and pork belly
2. Okinawa Agu Pork – primary pork breed in Okinawa
3. Okinawa-style Steak – steak served on a sizzling hot plate
4. Ishigaki Beef – premium beef from Ishigaki Island
5. Okinawan Stir-fry – including Goya Champuru (bitter gourd), Tofu Champuru (tofu) and Somen Champuru (somen noodle), etc
6. Taco Rice – Tex-Mex ingredients (ground beef, lettuce, cheese, tomato) on top of rice
7. Taco – similar to a Tex-Mex taco in America
8. Okinawan seafood – Gurukun (banana fish), Green Turban (giant sea snail), Tiger Prawns, Skipjack Tuna and more

Okinawa Snacks

1. Okinawa Onigiri – spam and egg Japanese rice ball
2. Kamaboko – fried fish paste
3. Mozuku Tempura – tempura made with Mozuku seaweed
4. Beni imo – purple sweet potato
5. Nu-yaru Burger – burger made with bitter melon, eggs and spam

Okinawa Small Dishes

1. Rafute – Okinawan braised pork belly
2. Umibudo – type of edible seaweed aka “sea grapes”
3. Mozuku – slimy strands of seaweed
4. Jimami Tofu – peanut tofu
5. Tofuyo – fermented tofu
6. Abura Miso – Okinawan seasoned miso

Drinks in Okinawa

1. Orion Beer – most popular beer in Okinawa
2. Awamori – Okinawa distilled rice liquor
3. Buku Buku Tea – traditional Okinawan tea
4. Shikuwasa – small green citrus fruit native to Okinawa

Okinawa Desserts and Sweets

1. Okinawa ice cream – try local flavours like Okinawan salt cookies, Shikuwasa sherbet, Beni imo, and Ryukyu Royal Milk Tea
2. Okinawa Zenzai – Okinawan shaved ice dessert
3. Sata Andagi – Okinawan doughnut
4. Kasa Muchi – Okinawa traditional rice cake
5. Chinsuko – traditional Ryukyu cookie

Where to eat in Okinawa: Restaurant Map

Here is an interactive map of all the restaurants mentioned below. Use this map so you can easily identify where the restaurants are located in Okinawa.

37 Best Places to eat in Okinawa

Below is a list of the best places to eat in Okinawa. And in all of these food outlets, noodle shops and izakaya restaurants, you can find the local specialties listed this is guide.

To find the address for each location of the best restaurants in Okinawa, click on the restaurant name, which will bring you to the location on Google Maps. I also included the hours of operation of each restaurant.

Okinawa Breakfast Restaurants

1. Itsudemo Asagohan (7am-5pm) – serving Okinawan breakfast all day. Several locations in Naha
2. Manmaru Cafe (7am-3pm; closed Saturdays & Sundays) – popular breakfast restaurant with many traditional and modern Okinawan breakfast
3. Martuama (7:30am-2:30pm & 5-9:30pm; closed Thursdays & Sundays) – excellent breakfast set meals

Okinawa Fast Food Joints

1. Pork Tamago Onigiri (7am-8pm) – they sell spam and egg onigiri and variations of this classic Okinawan snack
2. Fukusuke Tamago (7:30am-7:30pm) – try the onigiri with a thick slice of egg
3. Jef Sunrise Naha (9am-8pm) – Okinawa’s unique fast food restaurant first open its doors in 1973
4. Marmiya Kamaboko Tomarin (7:30am-4pm; closed Sundays) – the small shop inside Tomari Wharf Terminal sells many fish paste snacks and lunchboxes

Okinawa Food Markets

1. Makishi Public Market (8am-10pm; closed Sundays) – the newly built market has seafood vendors downstairs and restaurants upstairs
2. Tomari Iyumachi Fish Market (7am-5pm) – try fresh seafood at one of the vendors at this seafood market near Tomari Port

Okinawa Soba Noodle Restaurants

1. Okinawa Soba Eibun (11am-8pm) – very popular noodle shop serving Okinawa soba. Stand Eibun is the other location and not as busy
2. Ichibanosoba (11am-2pm Monday to Friday; 11am-3pm Saturdays & Sundays) – all soups are free of artificial additives and they use whole wheat soba noodles (can change to gluten free noodles)
3. Shuri Soba (11am-2pm; closed Thursdays & Sundays) – go early and try Okinawa soba with or without noodles. The other location is on the west side of Shuri Castle
4. Takaesu Soba (10am-3:45pm; closed Sundays) – famous for their Yushi tofu soba
5. Sobe Soba (11:30am-9pm) – try a bowl of Okinawa soba with pork ribs or pork cartilage

Okinawa Taco Rice and Taco Restaurants

1. The Tacorice House (9:30am-3:30pm & 4:30-10pm) – try the original and/or butter and soy sauce taco rice
2. Jam’s Tacos (11am-3:30pm Mondays & Tuesdays; 11am-3:30pm & 5-9pm Wednesday to Sunday) – order Jam’s tacos set and try both taco rice and taco
3. Ruler’s Tacorice (11am-10pm) – many variations of taco rice

Okinawa Restaurants serving Agu Pork and Beef

1. Tonton Jacky Pork (11:30am-2pm & 5-8pm; closed Mondays & Tuesdays) – I had the Agu pork loin cutlet set that comes with 200g delicious pork loin
2. Shima ShabuShabu Nakama (11:30am-3pm & 5-10pm) – Japanese hot pot with Agu pork and Ishigaki beef as the main ingredients
3. Jack’s Steak House (11am-10:30pm; closed Wednesdays) – the most famous postwar American-style steakhouse in Naha. I had the No.1 which is tender loin steak on a skillet
4. Okinawa Steak (?) –  their special rib roast steak is so good! It comes with soup and salad. After the meal they give you coffee or tea and fruits

Okinawa Regional and Izakaya Restaurants

1. Mikado (10am-9pm; closed Sundays) – a wholesome local restaurant serving affordable Okinawan dishes. English menu available
2. Nuchigafu (11am-3pm) – instagrammable set lunches and dinner serving Okinawan cuisine
3. Yunangi (5-9:30pm; closed Sundays) – homey izakaya restaurant open for dinner only
4. Parlor Koyaji (3-10pm) – small izakaya that serves the yummiest mackerel sushi and beef tendon with tofu. English menu available
5. Dachibin (5pm-12pm) – excellent izakaya restaurant in Okinawa. Surcharge is applicable
6. Okinawa Bar Haisai Public Market Store (5:30pm-12am) – quirky izyaka restaurant open late
7. Okinawa Dining Hateruma (11am-11pm) – out of all the touristy izakaya restaurants on the Kokusai-dori, this is one of the better ones. They serve set lunches and izakaya dishes at night. There’s singing during dinner service too

Okinawa Cafes and Confectionaries

1. Uchina Cafe Buku Buku (11am-5:30pm; closed Tuesdays) – cafe on Tsuboya pottery street offering tea and desserts
2. Ryukyu Kashi-Dokoro Ryugu (10:30am-6pm) – confectionary shop selling Okinawan doughnuts and cookies
3. Matsuhara Confectionary (9am-6pm; closed Wednesdays) – local confectionary shop selling homemade sweets
4. Goya Tempuraya (9am-6pm; closed Wednesdays) – supposedly this is the original place that makes the famous donuts. Friendly ladies selling donuts and other fried food

Okinawa Ice Cream Shops

1. Blue Seal (11am-10pm) – Okinawa’s most popular ice cream brand. Many locations in Okinawa
2. Yukisio Sando (10am-9:30pm) – try soft serve ice cream with different toppings like cocoa salt and wasabi salt
3. Yokaze Ice Naha (4:30pm-12am) – very instagrammable ice cream sundaes
4. Okashigoten (9am-10pm) – try various ice cream treats at the restaurant above the gift shop

Traditional Breakfast in Okinawa

1. Okinawan Breakfast

What is Okinawan breakfast: traditional Okinawa breakfast is made with miso, rice, grains, and tofu. Variations of this traditional breakfast include:

1. Misoshiru – Okinawan miso soup made with a variety of ingredients. Eat a bowl by itself or have it with seasoned rice (jushi).
2. Yushi Tofu – soup made with simple tofu with soy milk. Eat a bowl by itself or have it with a bowl of seasoned rice.
3. Boroboro jushi – Okinawan porridge made with seasoned rice.

Where to eat Okinawan breakfast:

• Itsudemo Asagohan
• Manmaru Cafe
• Martuama

Okinawa Must Eat Food

1. Okinawa Soba

What is Okinawa soba: Okinawan noodle soup made with wheat noodles and is served with steamed fish cakes (kamaboko), pork belly, and a light broth. The noodle resemble udon or ramen more than the traditional soba noodle. This is a Okinawa must eat! Try a regular bowl or Soki Soba which comes with stewed boneless pork ribs, red pickled ginger and scallions or with Yushi Tofu.

Best places to eat Okinawa soba:

• Okinawa Soba Eibun
• Ichibanosoba
• Shuri Soba
• Takaesu Soba
• Sobe Soba
• Other noodle shops and izakaya restaurants

2. Okinawa Agu Pork

What is Agu Pork: A pork breed first introduced to Okinawa over 600 years ago. The meat tastes sweet because pigs are fed with local produce including pineapple, which is locally grown. Many Okinawan dishes are centred around Agu Pork. It can be eaten in a bowl of soba, over rice, in dumplings, tonkatsu (deep-fried) and other variations.

Where to eat Agu Pork:

• Tonton Jacky Pork
• Shima ShabuShabu Nakama
• Nuchigafu
• Yunangi
• Dachibin
• Okinawa Bar Haisai Public Market Store
• Okinawa Dining Hateruma
• Other specialty restaurants and izakaya restaurants

3 & 4. Okinawa-style Steak & Ishigaki Beef

What is Okinawa-style Steak: steak served on a sizzling hot plate. The meal is served with salad, soup and rice or bread. This type of steak is typically found in American-style steakhouse.

What is Ishigaki Beef: a type of wagyu beef but Ishigaki beef is a bit more tender because of the rich marbling and soft texture. Try Ishigaki beef in shabu shabu (hot pot), as sushi, on a hot skillet or in a teppanyaki (flat grill) restaurant.

Best places to eat Okinawa-style Steak and Ishigaki Beef:

• Jack’s Steak House
• Okinawa Steak
• Shima ShabuShabu Nakama
• Nuchigafu
• Yunangi
• Dachibin
• Okinawa Bar Haisai Public Market Store
• Okinawa Dining Hateruma
• Other specialty restaurants and izakaya restaurants

5. Okinawan Stir-Fry

What is Okinawan stir-fry: stir-fry dishes made with fresh wholesome ingredients found in Okinawa. Some of these dishes including:

• Goya Champuru – bitter gourd (or bitter melon) stir-fry made with thin slices of bitter gourd, egg, tofu, bean sprouts, cabbage, pork belly or spam. This is the most popular Okinawan stir-fry.
• Tofu Champuru – stir-fry made with vegetables, pork or beef and of course, firm tofu.
• Soumin Champuru – noodle stir-fry starts with heaps of somen noodles then meat and chives are added to the mix.

Where to eat Okinawan stir-fry:

• Mikado
• Nuchigafu
• Yunangi
• Dachibin
• Okinawa Bar Haisai Public Market Store
• Okinawa Dining Hateruma
• Other diners and izakaya restaurants

6 & 7. Taco Rice & Taco

What is Taco Rice: this dish always include these basic ingredients: ground beef with taco spices, lettuce, cheese, tomato on rice. This modern Okinawan dish was invented in the 1980s to cater to American soldiers. Today, there are many variations of Taco Rice all over Okinawa because this Tex-Mex dish is tasty, inexpensive and a filling meal.

What is Taco: taco ingredients (mentioned above) but in a hard taco shell. Similar to Tex-Mex tacos in America.

Best places to eat Taco Rice and Taco:

• The TacoRice House
• Jam’s Tacos
• Ruler’s Tacorice
• Dachibin
• Jack’s Steak House
• Other diners, speciality restaurants and izakaya restaurants

8. Seafood in Okinawa

What is Okinawan seafood: Some of the best Okinawan seafood including Gurukun (banana fish), Green Turban (giant sea snail), Tiger Prawns and Skipjack Tuna. Fresh seafood can be enjoyed in one of four ways: as sashimi, broiled, fried or sautéed in butter. Try it at most izakaya restaurants or hand-pick a specific seafood at the fish market and the vendor will cook it for you.

Where to eat seafood in Okinawa:

• Makishi Public Market
• Tomari Iyumachi Fish Market
• Nuchigafu
• Yunangi
• Dachibin
• Okinawa Bar Haisai Public Market Store
• Okinawa Dining Hateruma
• Other fish markets and izakaya restaurants

Okinawa Snacks

1. Okinawa Onigiri

What is Okinawa Onigiri: spam and egg Japanese rice ball where all the ingredients are sandwiched between a sheet of nori seaweed. Sort of like an open-sandwich but it is an open-rice ball. Try the classic Okinawa onigiri or have it with shrimp or an extra thick slice of egg.

Best places to eat Onigiri in Okinawa:

• Pork Tamago Onigiri
• Fukusuke Tamago
• Convenience stores and supermarkets

2. Kamaboko

What is Kamaboko: fried fish paste made with steamed white fish meat. Mix it other ingredients like seaweed, burdock and/or carrot. Enjoy this traditional fish cake as a snack or have it as a side dish. At Marmiya Kamaboko Tomarin, I also found an onigiri made with fish paste.

Where to eat Kamaboko:

• Marmiya Kamaboko Tomarin

3. Mozuku Tempura

What is Mozuku Tempura: an Okinawan fritter made with Mozuku seaweed (maybe burdock root and carrots) and batter. Deep fry until golden. It is excellent snack with beer.

Best places to eat Onigiri in Okinawa:

• Makishi Public Market – restaurants on second floor
• Tomari Iyumachi Fish Market – one food stall sells many types of tempura

4. Beni Imo

What is Beni imo: purple sweet potato is found all over Japan but it is super famous in Okinawa. It tastes sweet and has a rich texture. It is an excellent flavour for desserts (ice cream, cake, tarts, candy, doughnut, etc) and very delicious when it is roasted as a whole.

Where to eat Beni imo:

• Dessert specialty stores
• Supermarkets, convenience stores and souvenir shops

5. Nu-yaru Burger

What is Nu-yaru Burger: burger made with Okinawan-grown bitter melon, eggs and spam. Get it as is or in a combo. Jef Sunrise is the only fast food joint to get this burger. Not sure why but the burger is surprisingly tasty.

Where to eat Nu-yaru Burger:

• Jef Sunrise Naha

Okinawa Small Dishes

1 – 6. Okinawa Izayaka Dishes

What is Okinawan izayaka dishes: small and inexpensive dishes served at a Japanese bar. These traditional Okinawa dishes are excellent as snacks and pair well with alcoholic drinks.

Below are some of the more popular izakaya dishes you will find in Okinawa:

1. Rafute – thick cuts of pork belly braised in awamori, soya sauce and Okinawa black sugar. It is both savoury and sweet.
2. Umibudo – the “sea grapes” is a type of edible seaweed that only grows in the warm waters of Okinawa. It looks like a string of grapes and taste a bit salty like the ocean.
3. Mozuku – slimy strands of brown seaweed. It doesn’t sound appetizing but it is actually really tasty and is a superfood. It is either marinated in Japanese vinegar or used in mozuku tempura.
4. Jimami Tofu – the tofu-like dish starts with soaking raw peanuts in water, then straining the liquid to pan, heating it and thickening it with sweet potato starch. After it is cooled, it is served with sweeten soy sauce. The “tofu” is creamy and has a springy texture.
5. Tofuyu – shima tofu is fermented with red yeast, rice malt and awamori, which is why it tastes very boozy. Use a toothpick and slice off a very piece of tofu; the flavour is very intense.
6. Abura Miso – Okinawan seasoned miso made with fermented soybean paste and pork lard. It is an excellent rice topping, ingredient in onigiri and goes well with shima tofu. You only need a small amount to add extra umami flavour to your food.

Best places to eat Rafute, Umibudo, Mozuku, Jimami Tofu, Tofuyo, Abura Miso:

• Nuchigafu
• Yunangi
• Dachibin
• Okinawa Bar Haisai Public Market Store
• Okinawa Dining Hateruma
• Other izakaya restaurants

Drinks in Okinawa

1 & 2. Orion Beer and Awamori

What is Orion beer: most popular beer in Okinawa. Named after a constellation, Orion is a Japanese rice lager beer with hints of grain and fruit flavours. It is a light-bodied beer that is easy to drink and pairs well with Okinawa cuisine. The brewery is in Nago which is 60km from Naha. But you don’t have to go all the way there – Orion is served everywhere in Okinawa.

What is Awamori: Okinawa distilled liquor with an alcohol content between 30-43%. It is made from long grain Indica rice and is made in a single fermentation. Try awamori with water and ice, straight, on the rocks and in cocktails.

Where to drink Orion beer and Awamori:

• All diners and restaurants
• Supermarkets and convenience stores

3. Buku Buku Tea

What is Buku Buku tea: traditional tea served since the Ryukyu Kingdom. The tea is made with brown rice while the white foam is made with white rice and Sanpin Jasmin tea. Drink the tea and bubbles together. But there’s a spoon to help you if you can’t drink it straight up. And it is typically served with Okinawan tea cookies, Chinsuko and Kunpen (with peanut and sesame seed filling).

Best places to drink Buku Buku tea:

• Uchina Cafe Buku Buku
• Nuchigafu
• Other cafes and restaurants

4. Shikuwasa

What is Shikuwasa: small green citrus fruit native to Okinawa. It tastes a bit sour and a bit tangy. Try mixing shikuwasa with honey and water to make shikuwasa tea. Or try different food (ice cream, cake, salad dressing, etc) that is flavoured with this citrus fruit.

Where to drink Shikuwasa:

• Some cafes and restaurants
• Supermarkets and convenience stores

Okinawa Desserts and Sweets

1. Okinawa Ice Cream

What is Okinawa ice cream: the most popular dessert in Okinawa as it is found every season. Try local flavours like Okinawan salt cookies, Shikuwasa sherbet, Beni imo, and Ryukyu Royal Milk Tea. And try the soft serve too.

Best places to eat Okinawa ice cream:

• Blue Seal
• Yukisio Sando
• Yokaze Ice Naha
• Okashigoten
• Other ice cream shops, restaurants, supermarkets and convenience stores

2. Okinawa Zenzai

What is Okinawa Zenzai: Okinawan shaved ice dessert. This is a popular dessert in Japan but In Okinawa, the shaved ice dessert has kintoki (red kidney beans), mochi, and brown sugar syrup over fluffy shaved ice. This is a local favourite and a wonderful treat for a hot summer day.

Where to eat Okinawa Zenzai:

• Uchina Cafe Buku Buku
• Ryukyu Kashi-Dokoro Ryugu
• Shuri Soba
• Other noodle shops and cafes

3. Sata Andagi

What is Sata Andagi: it means “fried sugar” and it is a deep-fried dough made with wheat flour, eggs, and brown sugar. It is crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. The texture is similar to pound cake. Try the plain doughnut or flavours like Beni imo and black sugar.

Best places to eat Sata Andagi:

• Ryukyu Kashi-Dokoro Ryugu
• Matsuhara Confectionary
• Goya Tempuraya
• Confectionary shops in the covered shopping street, and supermarkets

4. Kasa Muchi

What is Kasa Muchi: Okinawa traditional rice cake made with powdered sticky rice, sugar and purple sweet potato. Then it is wrapped with a kind of palm leaf before being steamed. The muchi itself is sticky but super yummy. It comes in Beni imo, black sugar and other flavours. And fun fact – Okinawan muchi is eaten on the 8th day of December on the lunar calendar. It is said that eating muchi on this day can ward off evil.

Where to eat Kasa Muchi:

• Matsuhara Confectionary
• Other confectionary shops in the covered shopping street

5. Chinsuko

What is Chinsuko: oval-shaped cookies made with wheat flour, sugar, and lard. It has a consistency of a shortbread cookie but a bit more crumbly. This is a traditional Ryukyu sweet and comes in many flavours like Okinawan sea salt, brown sugar and Beni imo. Try it with Buku Buku tea or bring some home as it is Okinawa’s most popular food souvenir.

Best places to eat or find Chinsuko:

• Ryukyu Kashi-Dokoro Ryugu
• Souvenir stores on Kokusaidori Street and the covered shopping street

Okinawa Food: which one are you trying?

Wow, that was a really long list! If you are travelling solo to Okinawa for a few days, you can easily try many of these local specialties, especially when you combine a few small dishes at an izakaya restaurant and buy snacks to bring back to the hotel.

And make sure you follow my Okinawa itinerary. I included many travel tips about travelling around the island without a car.

So the big question is – which of these Okinawa food are you interested in trying? Let me know in the comments.

Ready to plan your trip to Okinawa? Here are some of my go-to travel planning resources:
* Book your flight: find flight deals on Skyscanner 
* Book accommodation: find the best Okinawa accommodations on Agoda or Booking
* Buy insurance: Safetywing is my go-to provider for travel insurance, as it covers many things. I will never travel without the Nomad Insurance Package because it protects me against unforeseen events. Get a quote today.
* Order a SIM card: order a SIM card in advance and set up your mobile phone before arriving in Japan.
* Join tours: check Klook or Get Your Guide for the best tours around Okinawa.

Thank you for reading my Okinawa food guide

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