Which one is the sea or the forest? Eight selections of fashionable cafes in Northern Okinawa

Kouri Ocean Tower is located in Nakijin Village, Kouri Island. At the cafe "Restaurant Ocean Blue" in the tower, marinated island octopus mixed with a special basil sauce using octopus from Kouri Island, and the dough was expanded after receiving an order and baked in a full-scale kiln at 500°C. You can enjoy the pork Agu and plenty of vegetables pizza. Sweets made with pumpkins from Kouri Island are also exquisite.

Gentle dishes that combine Japanese food and macrobiotic are lined up. We recommend "Kokuu Plate" made with fresh pesticide-free vegetables purchased from local farmers. Drinks such as non-caffeine dandelion coffee, are packed with special attention. On sunny days, you can see Izena-jima Island and Iheya-jima Island.

"Pizza Cafe Hanajinkai" is located on a small hill in Motobu-cho. At the entrance, a cute Shisa welcomes you. You can feel Okinawa just by looking at the store made of old folk house, which is characterized by red tiles. Pizza made with spring water from Yamahara (Yanbaru) is plump and firm and taste has not changed since its opening. It's a popular restaurant, so I want you to visit it with a line.

If you go into the mountain more and more with the handwritten signboard as a landmark, you will see a castle-like building. It is the only directly managed store of the ice cream "Ice Clinn" which is familiar in Okinawa. Ice Clinn, which features a crisp texture, can always enjoy more than 10 kinds of flavors in addition to the standard vanilla.

In November 2013, "cafe Kubaya-" changed its name and renewed to "Cafe ichara". An attractive shop with a wood-style at-home restaurant where you can enjoy the atmosphere as if you were in a villa, and a terrace seat with greenery. On the terrace seats, you can feel the birds singing and the cool breeze and spend a relaxing time in nature. There is no doubt that you can enjoy Okinawa with your body and mind!

"fuu cafe" is located in Sesoko Island, Motobu-cho. The inside of the store, where the scent of coffee carefully brewed one by one after receiving the order is spread, has a stylish log house style. It is a good idea to play in the garden on a sunny day because it is full of fern plants. This is the perfect café for children.

The hideaway cafe "Yachimun Cafe Shisaen" in Motobu-cho is a shop full of emotions as if you came to a grandmother's house in both appearance and interior view. There are plenty of menus where you can taste Okinawan snacks such as brown sugar zenzai, Hirayachi (Okinawa-style okonomiyaki), and chimbin (Okinawa-style crepe). This cafe is recommended when you want to take a break.

Located in the depths of Okinawa Island Motobumachi Mountain Road, "cafe Hakoniwa" is a café that has been remodeled from an old private house that has been over 50 years old. Hakoniwaplate, which uses plenty of Okinawan ingredients, is a healthy and popular dish with women. Hakoniwaplate can be sold out, so it's important to go early!

Post: February 2017 (Updated July 2023)