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This is a great Japanese restaurant. You can get many traditional foods and some local stuff too. They have outdoor and indoor seating. In the spring and fall its great sitting outside under the stars. Menu is in Japanese only, but if you can say the names of some local specialties or typical izakaya dishes you might be okay. Everyone in Kumamoto knows this place so if you cant find it just ask someoneã
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Probably the oldest and the best sushi restaurant in Kumamoto: the rice for the sushi is made according to the traditional recipe of the owner's family. Besides from sushi you can find a lot of great Japanese foods and beverages. Here works the only female sushi chef of the entire city - very cute ;) . The place is new, clean, and comfortable; staff is nice, friendly and fast. A must in Kumamoto!
There are some unique traditional foods in Kumamoto.
Ringo no Ki
Is a cafe at shimotori in downtown. you can eat apple pie and some breads. especially, i want to recommend coffee and tea. the coffee beans are rare and the taste is really good. moreover, you can drink the tea which tastes and smells apple.
Karashirenkonè¾åè®æ ¹
Is the most popular food for visitors. it's rarely found elsewhere in japan.
Goro`s
this is the place with the best Turkish kebabs in Kyushu. Goro makes them fresh right in front of you from his van. Unfortunately it isn`t downtown. If you take the tram towards Kengun it is between the Miso Tenjin Mae and Shin Suizenji Stops. It is an orange van behind the Mitsubishi gas station. Goro speaks English and welcomes foreign guests. He also recently opened up a kebab restaurant downtown near Kaminoura St.
Nikumaki
Nikumaki is a recent Kumamoto fad. It is an onigiri rice ball but instead of being wrapped with seaweed nori it is wrapped with meatniku, you can add cheese too. it is awesome and pretty cheap. they are a good snack when you're drunk after midnight or you just gotta have that meat edit
Dipper Dan
The Dipper Dan nestled right next to Daiei is a popular ice cream and dessert parlor located in Shimotori. Perhaps not as unique, but appears to be a local favorite.
Yayoikenã
this place is open 24 hours and there are one in Shimotori and Kamitori. It is a great place to go when you have been out all night drinking and are sick of McD`s. The tonkatsu is good and the rice is all you can eat.
Ikinaridango
Is a famous sweet. this contains a slice of sweet potato and anko-bean paste. visitors who come to kumamoto buy it for a souvenir.
Kumamoto Ramençæ¬ã©ã¼ã¡ã³
Kumamoto ramen is very famous
Basashi馬åºã
Is raw horse meat.