Ryukyu Chinese TAMA

Great ambience that leads to good dining experience. The staff are very friendly and the owner speaks good English, so a pretty easy place for foreigners to check out and enjoy. The dishes are yummy, with some pleasant surprises on the flavors. Definitely a great place to chill and enjoy with friends! We managed to walk in, but do recommend to make reservations beforehand.

A simple Okinawan-style Chinese restaurant in close walking distance of the heart of Shibuya station, TAMA is an amazing discovery and a permanent goto spot for excellent food and hospitality. Dinner at Tama was an amazing experience. Where do you sit in the dining room or stand in front of open kitchen and enjoy banter with Tama-san himself, the atmosphere and energy is unmistakable. The ease and fluidity that Tama-san shows in creating all of his dishes in a simple wok is impressive. This is a testament to the years and years that he has performed this art, making it look easy to the casual observer. From his signature pork dumplings to his in bone deep fried pork spareribs to his fried chicken, daily appetizers and specialty items like slow cooked and braised duck breast, the menu is rich with complex flavors and clear love for his art. Hosting a wine list tailored to these foods (try a Xander Soren Pinot Noir for a particularly elegant pairing), and go perfectly with a cold beer for those looking for a bubbly accompaniment. I highly recommend the 海ブドウ as an appetizer!

Trendy, local Okinawa fusion restaurant in the west Shibuya suburbs. Run by an owner chef who has a passion for wine, this small shop has some good small plates with original flavors. Located around the restaurant are shelves of wine that you can handle and buy. Nice place to hang out with a friend and catch up to small bites and good food. Gets crowded so definitely make reservations. Counters are somewhat narrow so opt for the tables .

Day：Sut 7PM Reservation：no Waiting time：no Order：Raw Oyster,Raw Shrimp,Mabodofu,Goyachamploo,Okinawa nudlle CreditCardPaynent：yes Staff ：good Review： This is Okinawa×Chinese restaurant. Raw foods are good.

Went on a Tuesday at 8pm and it was pretty full but they made space for me at the counter. Really friendly staff. Food was really nice and want to try new dishes next time.

A place to go if you want atmosphere and super good food. I love to go and stand by counter. They will make smaller portion for me if I go by myself. they also make this mapo-tofu without meat for me. Everything is good so try as many as possible. Opens til late night. Reservation recommended if you go with a few people

Best staff so far on our 3 week japan trip, they where ready to help at any given time and felt heartfelt people. Also atmosphere was excellent, people around you felt like they were having a good time and it was contagious. Presenfation of the food was nice, not too fancy but laid elegantly. The taste was the best part! Flavours were complex and consistency was just right and played big role. We ordered two appetizer, two main dish and 4 drinks and all totaled 6300yen, I think the price was very reasonable. I was pondering between 4 or 5 star but had to lean for 5 because of extraordinary service. If you have huge hunger you might need to order 2 main dishes and no english menu available but the staff is ready to translate the menu for you. I highly recommend coriander salad and dumplings in sesame sauce which made me positively suprised!

They said it was full and immediately after said "Only Japanese". If you are a foreigner, skip this place at all costs

This restaurant is located between Omotesando and Shibuya. The taste is inspired both Okinawa and Taiwan. The cost is casual and the food is nice. There are many kind of wines.

We found this place when looking for La Boutique de Joel Robuchon, which happens to be just above this restaurant in the Maronouchi train station. Loved the chicken soba in a sesame sauce. It's a bio restaurant, meaning organic! They did offer an English menu, which was quite helpful. I ordered the chicken soba and my husband ordered the pork soba. My broth was hot and my husband's was cold. I far preferred mine. His had seaweed over the pork, which gave the whole bowl a fishy taste. It was definitely full of locals on their lunch breaks. The food came out in a flash and the quality of the ingredients was very impressive! Worth checking out if in the area.

"Ryukyu Chinese TAMA" is an interesting place, serving a combination of "Ryukyu" style food (Ryukyu is the old name of southernmost island, Okinawa) and Chinese food. In all honesty, I personally didn't see much of "Chinese" in their dishes and mostly it was Okinawa style. But the food was good even for me who is not a huge fan of Okinawa style food. It's just very different from what I grew up eating and can't get used to it. Putting that aside, the place was packed and seemed very popular. It was lively and the service of the staff was pleasant. I really liked their noodle dishes and it made me want to come for lunch next time. Interestingly, they have lots of wines lined up on the walls, within a reasonable price range. The downside is that it's a bit of a walk from any station, but the atmosphere is very good, not fancy but not too casual, thus can be used for a date. I actually saw several couples and it's definitely a "good to put on your daily-use list" type of place. By the way, I give it a relatively low score just because I'm not Okinawa kind of guy, and thus it's very personal. For most other people, this place should be rated higher.