Chinese

Cuisine: Chinese, Japanese

Ramen on Okinawa - Tsukemen Jinbei

If you want to taste what tsukemen is like, this is the place. Enjoy dipping fat noodles into a thick rich pork broth soup.

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Cuisine: Chinese

Dim Sum & Then Some in Hong Kong

I like to eat. No. I love to eat. But there were a few things I’d heard are particularly good in Hong Kong that I absolutely had to try.

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Cuisine: Chinese

Karen: Taiwanese restaurant near Futenma serves up tasty dumplings

When Peter Tsai moved from Taiwan to Okinawa one of the first things he noticed was that there were no Taiwanese restaurants here. Certain that the rest of us on island didn’t know what we were missing, he decided to remedy the situation.

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Cuisine: Chinese, Japanese

Ramen on Okinawa: Stripe Noodles

Good news for Americans. They feature a special ramen called “steak ramen” (980 yen). The steak is topped on the noodle in soy sauce base soup. If you are a vegetarian, try the tomato ramen. An English menu is available.

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Cuisine: Chinese, Japanese

Tsudo: Ramen on Okinawa

The popular ramen among military community member is “Otoko” ramen (870 yen), which features a tender pork base broth. If you want something spicy, you should order extra spicy miso as a topping. They have five locations in Okinawa.
Open: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.Address: 6-10-1 Chibana, Okinawa-shi

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Cuisine: Chinese

High quality Chinese food in Okinawa

One of the best places to find some high quality Chinese food in Chatan is Ryu's Dining. From outside it may look a bit eccentric, but you won't leave the place without wanting to return.

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Cuisine: Chinese, Japanese

Quality ramen at Ryukyu Shinmen Tondou

I really thought I knew a lot about ramen before I visited Japan. After all, I had already established a lifelong love for my two favorite ramen brands which are in fact American affiliates of the Japanese ramen giants. Boil water, add noodles, cook for three minutes, remove from heat, stir in seasoning, and eat, right?

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Cuisine: American, Asian, Chinese, Japanese

Head to the Seaside Drive-In on Okinawa's western coast for a tasty burger

When it comes to restaurants, some say location is everything. But having a great hamburger sure helps.
The Seaside Drive-In along central Okinawa’s western coast is the place to go if you’re searching for both.

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Cuisine: Chinese

Get a true taste of Nagasaki

Established in 1899, Shikairo Chinese restaurant is known as the birthplace of “champon.” This Nagasaki delicacy is truly delicious. It consists of fat egg noodles with lots of vegetables, fried pork and seafood in a pork broth.

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Cuisine: Chinese, Japanese

Enjoy the taste at Stripe Ramen

What do steak lovers, vegetarians and ramen lovers all have in common? They can all eat at Stripe ramen! It’s a new ramen shop on 58 by Lester. When I entered the store, it was clean, bright and had rap/R&B playing on the radio.

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Cuisine: Café

Start your weekend right with delicious breakfast at Kaiholo Cafe on Okinawa

Growing up, how many of us were told by our mothers or grandmothers that breakfast is the most important meal of the day?

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Cuisine: Japanese

An omelet... a taco... Kijimunaa serves up omu-taco rice!

You may have heard and even sampled Okinawa’s signature so-called soul food, taco rice – south-of-the-boarder-seasoned ground beef atop rice with shredded cheese, lettuce and tomato. But, what about its cousin, “omu-taco rice”?

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Cuisine: Thai

Siam: Must-try authentic taste of Thailand dishes in Nanjo City

If you want to enjoy authentic Thai food on Okinawa, Siam in Nanjo City is a good choice.
Restaurant owner Yasushi Inoue and his Thai wife Nok have run the restaurant for 20 years with the goal of inspiring locals with their taste of Thailand dishes.

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Cuisine: Japanese

Horizon Curry Works offers a variety of Japanese curries

“I really wanted to open a curry house in Chatan, which is one of a few locations in Japan where you see this many curry restaurants,” said Akinobu Sato, the owner of Horizon Curry Works.

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Shaved ice cools down the Japanese summer

Summer in Japan gets scorching and steamy. Mid-summer Temperatures often reach 95 F or higher depending on the region. Along with beer, watermelon and soomen (cold udon noodle), kakigoori (shaved ice) is a popular cold food that cools us down during summer.