7 recommended restaurants for dinner in Iriomote Island! Introducing popular restaurants that locals also repeat.
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If you are in doubt about what to have for dinner, you can't go wrong with this place!
Introducing 7 recommended restaurants in Iriomote Island!
In Iriomote Island, a World Natural Heritage site,Restaurants where you can enjoy dishes unique to Iriomote IslandThere are some places to eat. However, there are not many places to eat.
Moreover, there are no convenience stores on Iriomote Island (stores close at 8:00 p.m.), so you may have trouble making arrangements for meals.
In this article, we will introduce the following information so that those who visit Iriomote Island for the first time will not have any trouble.Recommended restaurants for evening mealsto the following!
◆For those who want to go to restaurants recommended by local people.
◆Iriomote Island's recommended restaurants.
◆If you want to know where you can go with your children.
◆If you want to know about izakaya with pick-up service
Click here for ferry reservations to Iriomote Island.
Restaurant situation in Iriomote Island
The typical cuisine of Iriomote Island is famous for Yaeyama soba (buckwheat noodles) and a wild boar dish called "kamai".
When you visit Iriomote Island, be sure to enjoy the specialty Awamori along with these dishes!
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How to find & choose a restaurant in Iriomote Island
When it comes time to look for dinner in Iriomote IslandI'm not sure where to go.In many cases.
While entering a restaurant you happen to pass by is one of the best parts of traveling, you may be surprised to find that reservations are required at many of them. Please refer to the following list♪
However, the information on GoogleMap may not be accurate, so it is essential to call to confirm the business status.
(2) Reservations should be made by phone.
Note that only a few restaurants accept online reservations.
(iii) Many stores accept cash only.
Many restaurants do not accept credit cards.
4) Participate in a fishing tour
You can cook your own fish in the tavern. Due to its great popularityMake your reservations early!Oh my god!!!
(5) Ask local residents for recommendations
When you join a tour, the best way not to miss it is to ask a guide who lives in Iriomote Island.
(6) Choose a restaurant with a shuttle service.
Some restaurants will pick you up and drop you off at your hotel. Check with the restaurant.
Introducing 7 recommended restaurants in Iriomote Island!
1) Tropical Gourmet Jeener｜Jeener
Located a 5-minute walk from Uehara Port, Hotel Tropical Gohan Jeener｜Jeener is a restaurant serving tropical and island cuisine.
Menus that make the most of island ingredientsSo, you can enjoy an elegant dinner!
We invite you to taste the bounty of the tropics.
Access: 5 min. walk from Uehara Port
Parking: Yes
(2) Kitchen Inaba
Source:food log
KITCHEN inaba, a stylish Western-style restaurant with a wide variety of menu items, is the No. 1 popular restaurant in Iriomote Island.
Although the restaurant does not have a large number of seats, it has a good arrangement of counters and tables, creating an atmosphere that can be enjoyed by everyone from couples to families!
Source:food log
This restaurant, where you can enjoy Western-style cuisine using ingredients unique to Iriomote Island, is always popular and nearly always fully booked.
Particularly recommended is the pasta using sawtooth gazami. The tomato cream sauce, which is infused with the flavor of crab, is a perfect match with the pasta. In addition, umi budou (sea grapes) are added as a garnish, giving the dish an Okinawan flavor!
Access: Less than 10 minutes by car from Uehara Port
Parking: Yes
3) Island delicacies - Irumuteiya
Source:food log
Located on a slightly elevated hill, this restaurant offers a beautiful sunset view during sunset hours.
Seafood dishes, island tofu salad, somen noodles champuru, raftae, deep-fried island tofu, and other dishes are all excellent. While you enjoy the sashimi, relax after a long day with a glass of Awamori, a specialty of the island!
Access: 10 minutes by car from Uehara Port
Parking: Yes
(4) Hatsue
Source:food log
Hatsueda" is the only sushi restaurant in Iriomote Island and is also rumored to be the "southernmost sushi restaurant in Japan. Here, you can enjoy sushi and sashimi using fresh seafood caught in Yaeyama.
All dishes, including boiled fish, tempura, and sea grapes, are exquisite. Be sure to make reservations in advance, especially during the summer months, as seating is limited.
Access: 15 minutes by car from Uehara Port (free shuttle service is available at the accommodation, so please check)
Parking: Yes
5) Island Italian en
Source:food log
You can enjoy authentic Italian cuisine using a variety of local ingredients such as wild boar meat, Iriomote beef, and seafood from Iriomote Island.
Please try our wild boar carpaccio, Iriomote beef shinji stewed in tomato sauce, moromi beef liver pate, and other dishes of such quality that you will not believe you are on a remote island!
Access: 10 minutes by car from Uehara Port
Parking: Yes
(6) wrapping package
Source:food log
Kukurukumi, with its triangular roof, is illuminated at night, and visitors climb atmospheric stairs to pass through the entrance.
At the restaurant, you can enjoy dishes that make the most of island ingredients, such as salad with yushi tofu, sashimi with green papaya, Ishigaki beef nigiri, and masu stew using island salt (masu). It is a popular restaurant with many repeat customers due to its reputation for elegant flavors and attentive staff!
Access: 10 minutes by car from Uehara Port
Parking: Yes
(7) Satoshi
This izakaya with a great atmosphere is located near the beautiful cape of Unarizaki. From inside the restaurant, you can look out over the ocean and mountains.
Fresh ".Tataki of Ryukyu wild boar from Iriomote Islandis a dish with no odor and a perfect balance of lean and fat, served with plenty of condiments. Other dishes include the "Stewed Ryukyu wild boar's trottersYou can also enjoy wild boar dishes such as
Pizzas with handmade dough baked to a crisp at high temperatures are also popular. The classic "Margherita" is a simple yet delicious dish with tomatoes, basil, and dough.
Access: 15 minutes by car from Uehara Port
Take a bus from Uehara Port, get off at "Sumiyoshi" and walk about 8 minutes.
Parking: Yes
Eat fish you caught yourself!
In the fishing tours published by Iriomotejima Tours, you can enjoy the fish you catch yourself at some restaurants.
If you want to taste the fish you caught yourself because you came all the way to Iriomote Island, please mention it in the remarks column when you apply for the fishing tour.
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Due to its great popularityMake your reservations early!Oh my god!!!
