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Top 10 Japanese food in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan
Reviews on Japanese food in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan including Kawashima Tofu Shop, Mambo, Ikahonke Iso Hhamabekkan, Takeya, Amegen, Isaribi, Inakamon, Mambo Yobuko Asaichidori, Ikahonke, Genkai
Things to do in Karatsu
10. Genkai
Overall Ratings
4 based on 35 reviews
Reviewed By CondesaD
This thing is alive when served so if you are not prepared to go through the guilt don't order. But it's supposed to be a local specialty. The texture is rubbery, so I'd rather go for fish sashimi to save a bit of karma.
9. Ikahonke
Overall Ratings
3 based on 63 reviews
Reviewed By pinguhk
This place is amazing, great food, great scenery and great staff which they can not speak English but very helpful and the service is very good. For the price it is well worth it. There is a car park just outside the restaurant.I ordered a set with live squid and when it arrived there was many small dishes. For the live squid you only eat the body which was very sweet and fresh, they will tempura the head for you after you finish the body. I also tried the whale sashimi for the 1st time which was not that nice.
8. Mambo Yobuko Asaichidori
Overall Ratings
4 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By arattm
呼子の朝市に出かけました。もう少し規模が大きくて活気があるのかと思っていましたが、平日のせいか盛り上がりに欠けます。また朝市自体の規模が小さいのが残念です。漁港の朝市ですので、海産物の加工品が多いかな？という感じです。イカしゅうまいを食べるためにこの店に立ち寄りました。テイクアウトのお店と思いますが、イートインスペースもあります。イカしゅうまいは昨日食べたので、予定を変更してイカ天にしました。見かけは特別感がありませんが、新鮮なイカを揚げてあると思うだけで美味しく感じます。食感、歯応えもよかったです。前日食べたイカしゅうまいに比べると、イカ天の方がシンプルで美味しく感じました。
7. Inakamon
Overall Ratings
4 based on 22 reviews
Reviewed By Catbird28
Previous reviews do not exaggerate: gracious, welcoming Beatles-loving host whose English is excellent and culinary skills outstanding. Most delicious yakitori in our 3 weeks here. Try the bbq rice balls! We had a great evening with him and a regular who was as charming and funny, offering us his favorites shochu. We plan to return tomorrow.
6. Isaribi
Overall Ratings
4 based on 27 reviews
Reviewed By xanctum
呼子の朝市通りから車で5分ほど外れた郊外にあります。玄界灘を望む尾ノ上公園内にあり、お店からも眺めがいいです。隣に公園の駐車場もあり、利用できます。ほかの店に比べて遅くまでやっているので、ランチだけでなくディナーにもよいです。
5. Amegen
Overall Ratings
4 based on 23 reviews
Reviewed By EliaLim
Had an awesome lunch. Great food great service. Don’t speak Jap? No prob there is always google translate. All the food served were beautifully presented and love their Ayu, unagi & crabs.
4. Takeya
Overall Ratings
4 based on 34 reviews
Reviewed By Jennifer461
There aren't many reviews of restaurants in Karatsu, so I thought I should share our experience at Takeya. This is a wonderful chance to experience Kyushu warmth and hospitality. This restaurant serves eel, but if you are not a fan of unagi-you should know that it is a wonderful, mild-flavored fish. It is an oily fish loaded with healthful Omega 3. There are no bones to deal with. Traditionally, unagi is grilled with a sauce made of soy, sake, and a few other ingredients. Takeya is located in the downtown area. It is a convenient walk from the station. The restaurant is located in a beautiful, old Taisho-era house. It is worth going to just to experience the atmosphere. We were intrigued to see that it was retro-fitted for electricity with knob and tube wiring--people in Kyoto take classes to add this bit of authenticity to remodeled townhouses. The set dinners vary between 2,620 yen and 4,470 yen. We orded the cheapest "teishoku" or set dinner. They do not speak English in this restaurant, but don't worry about feeling awkward. They are delightful hosts. Just point to the set dinner at the top of the menu that fits your budget. In addition to the set dinners, they have donburi-eel over rice. Our teishoku (the cheapest) included a pickled cabbage with shiso starter, a little local tofu, tasty, local rice (and plenty of it!), and a plate of seven or eight pieces of grilled eel. We also had an excellent clear soup with two intriguing pieces of eel liver and a spring of kinome (a fragrant leaf). I have eaten a lot of Japanese food, but never the eel liver. They looked very pretty-like an exotic mushroom. The flavor was mild and the texture was not mushy. We had draft beer with our dinner. They have tatami mat rooms upstairs, but we opted for the tables downstairs. I would highly recommend this restaurant. The food is delicious, the service is excellent, and the atmosphere is charming.
3. Ikahonke Iso Hhamabekkan
Overall Ratings
4 based on 45 reviews
Reviewed By MiLui3
I had a fabulous lunch in this preatty restaurant: the location is very cool, and the food is fantastic! I eat alive squid for the first time in my life and I was very impressed; all the lunch was very amazing. I suggest to everybody to try this unique experience!
2. Mambo
Overall Ratings
4 based on 85 reviews
Reviewed By Machiotoko
When I went to Yobuko, There is no choice because we have to eat a cuttlefish.The cuttlefish here is delicious. I think that this is more delicious than a cuttlefish in Hakodate. Because it seems hard to get here without driving car, it is Honorable for a drinker. Japanese sake in Saga is the best.
1. Kawashima Tofu Shop
Overall Ratings
4 based on 40 reviews
Reviewed By ItaloUK
This restaurant was the thing I loved best about Karatsu, which is pretty uninspiring per se. I booked in advance as advised but we were the only ones in the restaurant - but it's a very small place and I wonder if they need notice to prepare a meal however busy they may or may not be. Amazing tofu, some of the best I've had in my life, and served in a few unusual combinations including a creme caramel type dessert. The fried tofu was spectacular. Beautiful room and pottery. At 2000 yen for the experience it really is a no brainer if you're in the area.
