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If you find yourself lost or tired in the famous Makishi Public Market of the Kokusai Dori street in Naha, Okinawa, head for a relaxing break at the Chatan Coffee Cafe.
This lovely cafe will offer you the chance to experience real Okinawan coffee beans that are roasted in Chatan.

I have lost count of the times I have eaten at my father's favorite restaurant, the Daigaku steakhouse and sushiya on Route 331 in Itoman - nearly a hundred times, maybe?

The Best Pizza in Japan! - Come Out and Try It!

Spend any time in Honolulu and you get used to inflated restaurant prices, shelling out $12 to $15 for a humdrum lunch and twice that for a routine dinner. And if it’s a place that caters to tourists, well, why would a restaurant be concerned about quality if it’s not trying to turn you into a regular?

“I wish there was a…” I cannot tell you how many food-crazed expeditions these words have launched during my few years in Okinawa. Hometown cravings are not taken lightly in my household, sometimes days, weeks even before a suitable replacement is found.

A fond benefit of taking long road trips is getting to try new restaurants in the area where family and friends live. Living on Okinawa a road trip is usually only about 20-40 kilometers but the distance still opens up the joyful anticipation of experiencing fine food that isn’t available closer to home.