Nuchigafu

Located on Tsuboya Pottery Street. This wonderful restaurant serves traditional Okinawan breakfast. Great hospitality and delicious food. A must try when visiting Naha, Okinawa.

The place was highly recommended by the Hyatt hotel where we stayed nearby. It is highly recommend if you want great Okinawan cuisine in a very traditional setting at a reasonable price. The entry was beautiful as you enter the old house with all the flowers and plants. There is no parking and kids under 12 aren’t permitted so need to be mindful. I ordered a 3,200 set that included most of the local favorites. It is nice to be able to sample everything in such a beautiful setting. The staff were very polite and food came out quickly. We will be back on our next trip.

Nuchigafu Original Meal Combo with Ice Cream (¥3580), featuring Okinawan classics like Stir-fried Bitter Gourd, Soft-boiled Pork, and Seasonal Tempura. The meal also came with side dishes like vinegared mozuku seaweed, jimami tofu, and pickled vegetables, served with either normal or black rice, and tofu soup. The pork was tender and flavourful, while the tempura was crispy and light. Everything was beautifully presented on Ryukyuan pottery. For dessert, I enjoyed Chinskou Cookie Dough Ice Cream, with a sweet, shortbread-like texture. To top it off, I had the unique Buku Buku Tea (¥1650), a frothy traditional Okinawan tea served with Chinsuko and Hanaboru cookies. The tea experience was playful, with its foam creating a fun twist to the flavour and texture. Overall, this meal was a delightful dive into Okinawan culinary traditions!

immaculate cozy traditional dining place with Japanese music in the alley. But I felt the carbohydrate were too much on our order. Every set menu was soba noodles which is white flour noodles with another blow of rice . But the freshness of the food were really good, especially the pork ribs were just like melted in the mouth.

Had a really lovely lunch here in a private room. Great food, beautifully presented. Traditional style. Do try the buku buku tea!

Fabulous restaurant to try Okinawan cuisine. Don't miss out one of the set menus with a variety of delicious dishes.

This restaurant is one of the best. There’s a few selection of set lunch that is available. You get to experience the local delicacy. Don’t forget to try the bukubuku and perhaps have it to come at the beginning of the meal so that you can enjoy it together with your meal.

Absolutely delicious. I had their kaiseki-style Okinawan course meal for dinner and it was divine. I believe it changes periodically depending on what's in season. They give you a piece of paper that describes everything in the meal and though it's only in Japanese, the staff will try to explain everything as the dishes come out. Everything was delicious and I got to try a bunch of different Okinawan foods. The peanut tofu (kind of looks like a bowl of yogurt) was SO interesting and I think my favorite. Ambience was super peaceful and relaxing. Would love to come here again!

We learned of this restaurant researching the movie Jimami Tofu (Peanut Tofu). The restaurant is in the movie; the first one where they first meet. Nuchigafu offers a lunch order set which is traditional Okinawa featured twice in the movie to include the climax. The meal was exceptional in itself but paired with the movie it was epic. The atmosphere was perfect from the physical restaurant to the staff in Kimonos. Certainly off the beaten path they seemed surprised (pleasantly) to have English speakers. The package to include the movie Jimami Tofu at Sukuruzaka theater was perfect date.

Just visited. Relaxed atmosphere with excellent, attentive service. Lunch was reasonably priced, included mango sherbert. Interesting location, a little hidden but interesting neighbourhood. Will definitely be back.