Fukuoka · Food
Where to Eat in Fukuoka: 17 Places for Yatai, Ramen, Motsunabe and Mentaiko
17 places to eat · checked October 20, 2026
Photos: ©Fukuoka Prefecture Tourism Association / free use under its Photo Download terms
17 places to eat in Fukuoka, grouped by what you eat
Hours, prices and access checked against each place's own page on October 20, 2026. They change; check before you go.
1Nakasu yatai stalls中洲の屋台
Yatai (open-air food stalls) · Nakasu
Fukuoka City’s tourism site says the city has more than 100 yatai, with ramen, oden and yakitori as the usual menu, and lists stalls under a Nakasu area tag. Each stall sets its own opening time and closed days.
- Access
- Nakasu-Kawabata Station (subway Airport and Hakozaki lines) is the station for the Nakasu area.
2Tenjin and Yakuin yatai stalls天神・薬院の屋台
Yatai (open-air food stalls) · Tenjin
The city’s yatai list names eleven stalls under Tenjin on its first page of results. The city site points to a downloadable yatai map and an official LINE guide for finding a stall.
- Access
- Tenjin Station (subway Airport Line).
3Nagahama yatai stalls長浜の屋台
Yatai (open-air food stalls) · Nagahama
The city’s yatai guide says the Nagahama area came back in 2023, with stalls that each offer their own flavour. Its list shows three Nagahama stalls on the first page of results.
- Access
- Nagahama, Chuo-ku. The city’s downloadable yatai map shows where the stalls stand.
4Ichiran Honsha Sohonten一蘭 本社総本店
Tonkotsu ramen · Nakasu
The head-office shop of Ichiran, which calls itself a company that keeps researching tonkotsu ramen. It is open around the clock according to the brand’s own hours table.
- Access
- Nakasu-Kawabata Station on the subway, about 30 m; Nishitetsu bus stop Higashi-Nakasu, about 1 minute on foot; Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station, about 7 minutes on foot. Address: 5-3-2 Nakasu, Hakata-ku.
- Hours
- Open 24 hours
- Closed on
- Open all year; may change at short notice for maintenance
5Hakata Ippudo Daimyo博多一風堂 大名店
Tonkotsu ramen · Daimyo
A Hakata Ippudo shop in Daimyo, Chuo-ku. The tourism association’s listing says the brand has spent 30 years building a new ramen culture in Japan.
- Access
- 1-13-14 Daimyo, Chuo-ku. The listing gives no station directions.
- Hours
- 11:00–23:00
- Closed on
- Year-end and New Year holidays
6Hakata Ramen Shin Shin, Tenjin Honten博多らーめん Shin Shin 天神本店
Tonkotsu ramen · Tenjin
The Tenjin head shop of Shin Shin, a ramen shop in central Tenjin. The shop page carries a calendar for its hours and days off instead of a fixed schedule.
- Access
- About 5 minutes on foot from Tenjin Station (subway) and about 7 minutes from Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station. Across from Ansokuji temple. No parking.
7Canal City Ramen Stadiumキャナルシティ博多 ラーメンスタジアム
Ramen food hall · Canal City Hakata
Eight ramen shops gathered from around Japan on the fifth floor of Canal City Hakata’s Center Walk. Last orders are 30 minutes before closing.
- Access
- Canal City Hakata is about 10 minutes on foot from JR or subway Hakata Station, or about 7 minutes along Kawabata Shopping Street from Nakasu-Kawabata Station exit 5.
- Hours
- 11:00–23:00 (last order 30 minutes before closing)
8Hakata Motsunabe Oyama, Honten博多もつ鍋 おおやま 本店
Motsunabe (offal hot pot) · Tenyamachi
One of eleven motsunabe shops in the Fukuoka Prefecture Tourism Association’s list of places chosen by prefecture residents. Hours below are as that list gave them in November 2025.
- Access
- 7-28 Tenyamachi, Hakata-ku. The listing gives no station directions.
- Hours
- 16:00–23:00 (food last order 22:00, drinks 22:30), as listed November 2025
- Closed on
- 31 December and 1 January
9Ganso Motsunabe Rakutenchi, Hakata Ekimae元祖もつ鍋楽天地 博多駅前店
Motsunabe (offal hot pot) · Hakata Station
A motsunabe specialist in the Kotobuki Building near Hakata Station, open for dinner only. The listing says it uses plenty of carefully chosen offal.
- Access
- 3-20-5 Hakata-ekimae, Hakata-ku (Kotobuki Building). The listing gives no walking time. No parking.
- Hours
- 17:00–24:00 (last order 23:30)
10Motsunabe Maedaya, Hakataもつ鍋 前田屋 博多店
Motsunabe (offal hot pot) · Hakata Station
A Hakata-ekimae shop of Maedaya that serves lunch every day as well as dinner. Reservations go through an online booking page or by phone.
- Access
- 3-26-5 Hakata-ekimae, Hakata-ku. The shop page gives only the address.
- Hours
- Lunch 11:00–14:30 (last order 14:00), every day; dinner 17:00–0:00 (food last order 23:00, drinks 23:30)
11Hakata Hanamidori, Hakata Ekimae博多華味鳥 博多駅前店
Mizutaki (chicken hot pot) · Hakata Station
A mizutaki restaurant that uses Hanamidori brand chicken, which the shop says it raises itself in northern Kyushu. Open for lunch and dinner.
- Access
- 3-23-17 Hakata-ekimae, Hakata-ku (ON Building 1F). The listing gives no walking time.
- Hours
- 11:30–15:00 and 17:00–0:00 (dinner last order 22:30)
- Closed on
- New Year holidays
12Shinmiura Honten料亭 新三浦 博多本店
Mizutaki (chicken hot pot) · Ishiro-machi
A mizutaki restaurant serving set courses. The broth comes first, then chicken and vegetables are cooked in it and dipped in house ponzu, and the broth finishes over rice.
- Access
- 21-12 Ishiro-machi, Hakata-ku. The shop page links to a separate access page.
- Hours
- Lunch 12:00–15:00; dinner 18:00–22:00
- Closed on
- Sundays; 25 October 2026 per the shop notice of 9 October
- Price
- Dinner courses ¥8,800 (Sakura) and ¥12,100 (Matsu), tax included, plus 10% service charge. Two or more guests; book by the day before.
13Fukuya Nakasu Hontenふくや 中洲本店
Mentaiko shop · Nakasu
Fukuya’s Nakasu main store, a place to buy karashi mentaiko. Fukuya also lists shops in the Hakata Station underground mall (10:00–18:30) and at Hakata Daitos (8:00–21:00).
- Access
- 2-6-10 Nakasu, Hakata-ku.
- Hours
- 9:00–22:00 (9:30–18:00 on public holidays)
- Closed on
- No regular closing day
14Yanagibashi Rengo Market柳橋連合市場
Food market · Haruyoshi / Watanabe-dori
A market its cooperative calls Hakata’s kitchen, used by professional cooks and home cooks. It sells Genkai Sea fish, mentaiko, produce, sweets and dry goods along an alley about 1 m wide; some shops have a cafe or eat-in corner and can post goods home.
- Access
- About 3 minutes on foot from Watanabe-dori Station (Nanakuma Line); right by the Yanagibashi bus stop (Nishitetsu); Hakata Station is about 6 minutes by Nishitetsu bus, then 1 minute on foot. No parking.
- Hours
- From 8:00 to the evening; each shop sets its own hours
- Closed on
- Sundays and public holidays
15Fukuya Mentaiko Factory Hakuhakuふくやの明太子工場 ハクハク
Mentaiko factory and hands-on experience · Higashi-ku
Fukuya’s mentaiko factory in Higashi-ku, free to enter. Hands-on mentaiko-making for 1–9 people is booked online; the page marks its factory tour mission as currently suspended.
- Access
- 2-14-28 Sharyo, Higashi-ku. The page gives the address and links to an access page.
- Hours
- 10:00–16:00
- Closed on
- Tuesdays, Wednesdays and year-end / New Year; may close temporarily for maintenance
- Price
- Free entry; experiences are charged separately (prices on the booking page)
16Karono Udonかろのうろん
Hakata udon · Kawabata
An udon shop the tourism association says has run since 1882. The name is Hakata dialect, where the da row is said as the ra row, so it means Kado no Udon.
- Access
- About 7 minutes on foot from Nakasu-Kawabata Station (subway Airport Line); about 1 minute from the Canal City Hakata Nishitetsu bus stop. Address: 2-1 Kamikawabata-machi, Hakata-ku.
- Hours
- 11:00–19:00
- Closed on
- Tuesdays (open if the Tuesday is a public holiday)
17Hountei, Nakasu宝雲亭 中洲店
Hitokuchi gyoza (bite-size gyoza) · Nakasu
A gyoza shop the tourism association says was opened in 1949 by a first owner who had returned from mainland China. Service ends when the day’s gyoza sell out, and the shop’s own site posted a notice about closed days on 17 October 2026.
- Access
- 2-4-20 Nakasu, Hakata-ku.
- Hours
- 17:30–23:00 (last order 22:30); ends when sold out
- Closed on
- Mondays
Good to know
Yatai come first. Fukuoka City’s tourism site counts more than 100 of them, in four areas: Tenjin and Yakuin, Nakasu-Kawabata, the Ohori and Rokkonmatsu side, and Nagahama. Each stall sets its own opening time and closed days, so the city publishes a map and a LINE guide instead of one schedule. The ramen, motsunabe, mizutaki and mentaiko places below are mostly in three districts: around Hakata Station, in Nakasu and Kawabata, and in Tenjin and Daimyo.
For late hours, Ichiran’s head shop in Nakasu is open 24 hours. Maedaya, Rakutenchi and Hanamidori in Hakata-ekimae serve until midnight. For an early start, Yanagibashi Rengo Market opens from 8:00 (closed Sundays and public holidays) and Fukuya’s Hakata Daitos shop opens at 8:00. Shinmiura asks for a booking by the day before and takes two or more guests; Maedaya takes reservations online or by phone.
This page lists places. For which dish is worth an evening and what each one asks of you before you can eat it, see the ranking in In depth.
In depth
What you eat, where it is on this list, and what to check first
Hours are the ones each place or its tourism listing gives. Where a place gives no hours, none are printed here.
| What | Where on this list | Hours on the sources | Before you go |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yatai | Nakasu, Tenjin and Yakuin, Nagahama | Set by each stall; the city site gives no single schedule | The city publishes a yatai map (PDF) and an official LINE guide for choosing a stall |
| Tonkotsu ramen | Nakasu, Daimyo, Tenjin, Canal City | Ichiran head shop 24 hours · Ippudo Daimyo 11:00–23:00 · Ramen Stadium 11:00–23:00 | Shin Shin Tenjin Honten posts its hours and days off on a calendar |
| Motsunabe | Hakata-ekimae and Tenyamachi | Dinner from 16:00 or 17:00 to 23:00 or 24:00; Maedaya also serves lunch every day | Maedaya books online or by phone |
| Mizutaki | Hakata-ekimae and Ishiro-machi | Hanamidori 11:30–15:00 and 17:00–0:00 · Shinmiura lunch 12:00–15:00, dinner 18:00–22:00, closed Sundays | Shinmiura: two or more guests, book by the day before |
| Mentaiko and markets | Nakasu, Hakata Station, Watanabe-dori, Higashi-ku | Fukuya Nakasu 9:00–22:00 · Yanagibashi from 8:00, closed Sundays and holidays · Hakuhaku 10:00–16:00, closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays | Hakuhaku experiences are booked online; entry is free |
By kind of trip
Late at night
Ichiran’s head shop is open 24 hours. Rakutenchi (last order 23:30), Maedaya and Hanamidori all serve until midnight.
Ichiran Honsha Sohonten · Ganso Motsunabe Rakutenchi, Hakata Ekimae · Motsunabe Maedaya, Hakata · Hakata Hanamidori, Hakata Ekimae
Lunch
Maedaya serves lunch every day from 11:00, Hanamidori from 11:30, Shinmiura 12:00–15:00, Karono Udon from 11:00 and the Ramen Stadium from 11:00.
Motsunabe Maedaya, Hakata · Hakata Hanamidori, Hakata Ekimae · Shinmiura Honten · Karono Udon · Canal City Ramen Stadium
An early start and food to take home
Yanagibashi Rengo Market opens from 8:00 and sells mentaiko and Genkai Sea fish; it is closed on Sundays and public holidays. Fukuya’s Hakata Daitos shop opens at 8:00 and the Nakasu main store at 9:00.
Yanagibashi Rengo Market · Fukuya Nakasu Honten · Fukuya Mentaiko Factory Hakuhaku
Booking ahead
Shinmiura asks for a booking by the day before and seats two or more. Maedaya has an online booking page. Each yatai stall sets its own days, so use the city’s map.
Shinmiura Honten · Motsunabe Maedaya, Hakata · Nakasu yatai stalls
Indoors, or with children
The Ramen Stadium is on the fifth floor of Canal City. Hakuhaku’s Higashi-ku factory is free to enter and takes bookings for hands-on mentaiko-making.
Questions
Where are the yatai in Fukuoka?
Fukuoka City’s tourism site counts more than 100 yatai and tags them by area: Tenjin and Yakuin, Nakasu-Kawabata and the riverfront, Ohori and Rokkonmatsu, and Nagahama, which the site says returned in 2023. Opening times differ by stall. The site offers a downloadable yatai map and an official LINE guide.
Which Hakata ramen shop is open 24 hours?
Ichiran’s head-office shop in Nakasu (Honsha Sohonten) is listed at 24 hours on the brand’s own hours table. The Canal City Ramen Stadium runs 11:00–23:00 and Ippudo Daimyo 11:00–23:00.
What is the difference between motsunabe and mizutaki?
The Fukuoka Prefecture Tourism Association describes modern motsunabe as offal, garlic, cabbage and chives in a dashi seasoned with soy sauce, salt or miso, said to have started after World War II with offal and chives simmered in aluminium pots. Mizutaki is chicken simmered in water into a cloudy, unseasoned broth, with ponzu or yuzu kosho added at the table; it is said to have been first served in 1905 at the restaurant Suigetsu.
Where can I buy mentaiko in Fukuoka?
Fukuya’s Nakasu main store is open 9:00–22:00 with no regular closing day, and its shops in the Hakata Station underground mall (10:00–18:30) and Hakata Daitos (8:00–21:00) are listed on its shop page. Yanagibashi Rengo Market sells mentaiko from 8:00 and is closed on Sundays and public holidays.
Do any of these places need a reservation?
Shinmiura asks for a booking by the day before, for two or more guests, and charges 10% service on top of courses of ¥8,800 and ¥12,100. Maedaya takes reservations online or by phone. The other places on this page list no reservation rule.