Restaurants in Okinawa

A soba noodle shop in Nakijin in Okinawa's northern highlands, Nakijin Soba has built a loyal following for its handmade Okinawan soba — thick wheat noodles in a light pork and bonito broth that represent one of the island's most distinctive culinary traditions.

A restaurant in Okinawa drawing on the islands' distinctive culinary tradition — one of Japan's most original and least-understood regional cuisines, shaped by Ryukyuan royal culture, Chinese influence, and subtropical ingredients unavailable on the mainland. A destination for those who want to understand what makes Okinawan food genuinely different.