2 Best Restaurants in Kyushu, Japan

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Fresh fish is served everywhere on Kyushu. Appetites are on the hearty side here, so there's lots of meat, too. Local specialties abound and are often reasonably priced. In the bigger cities like Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, and Kagoshima—and along the stylish new streets of Yufuin—you'll find plenty of Western-style restaurants.

Kumasotei: Traditional Satsuma Cuisine

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This restaurant offers the best of Kumamoto specialties in a maze of private and semiprivate Japanese-style rooms. There's an English-language menu with helpful photos, and staff can give recommendations for dishes. The restaurant does close annually for the New Year holidays.

6--10 Higashi Sengoku-cho, Kagoshima, 892-0842, Japan
099-222–6356
Known For
  • Satsuma-age (fish cakes filled with potato or burdock root)
  • Kurobuta tonkotsu (breaded, fried pork cutlets from locally bred black pigs)
  • Multicourse menus with a selection of local dishes

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La Quinua

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La Quinua serves a wide range of delicious authentic Mexican and South American dishes including vegan options. Try the tallarin saltado (Peruvian stir-fried noodles), or grab some burritos, and wash them down with the iconic Inca Cola.

8-9 Saino Buidling 1F, Kagoshima, 892-0827, Japan
080-3220--9432
Known For
  • Tacos, burritos, and quesadillas
  • Peruvian dishes such as tallarin saltado
  • Vegan-friendly
Restaurant Details
Closed Mon. and Tues.

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