Honmura village
CAT CAFE NyaoMeawshima [café]/ 11:30AM-9PM / closed on Thursday /
Genmai Shinshoku Brown Rice Hearty Eatery "Aisunao" [eating house] brown rice ball, somen noodle etc. / 11a.m-6p.m. / closed on Monday / capacity 20
Mino [rice ball take-out] packed 3 rice balls, curry & rice, ice-cream cone / 10AM-4PM
Oomiyake [café] coffee, parfait, pizza, Curry & rice featured Morocco Tajin aka Riz a la sauce / closed irregulary / capacity 20 and upwards / French speakers are especially welcomed because the master has once lived in Morocco, France.
Ishii Shoten [eating house] udon, tempura / 11AM-4PM / closed on Thursdays / capacity 20
Hiina [café]/ 11AM-4PM/ open on Saturday,Sunday /
Wa Cafe Goo [café]/ 11AM-4PM / open on Saturdays,Sundays / capacity 20
BOO / 10am-4pm / closed on Mondays / shaved ice for take out
Naka-Oku [café]/ 11:30AM-9PM / closed on Tuesdays /
Cafe reastaurant "GARDEN" [café]/ 11:30AM-evening / closed on Mondays /
Maimai [café]/ 9:30am-5:00pm / closed on Mondays / Naoshima burger, Locomoco etc.
Cafe Konnichiwa [café]/ 10AM-6PM/ closed on Mondays
Densaku [Udon House]/ 7:30am-9:30am, 11:30am-2pm / closed on Mondays
Ishi-Bar14Bar [bar]/ 6pm-2am / closed on Sundays
Tsumuura village
Benesse House restaurant inside Benesse House museum reservation required for most menu items
The House Restaurant and the Terrace Restaurant only provides Set Meals. You may be offfered a choice of either 8 or 9 courses of Fusion cuisine.
Benesse House café - currently drinks only. All guests are offered a free drink on arrival, make sure you take it at the House Cafe not the Terrace, the views are far far better and you can also join in with one of the private museum tours after the public have left from here.
Benesse House Terrace restaurant - buffet style breakfast and lunch but only a set menu in the evening.
Chichu Art Museum café - non-visitor is not available because it's inside the museum. Currently served simply bread & drink with limited quantity.
Tsutsuji-so [public facility managed by Benesse Art Site Naoshima] qeema curry, hot sandwich, coffee / [Note] PaoGer accommodations of former Seaside Park have moved to Tsutsuji-so, and they renewed since 25 Apr. 2006.
Naoshima Tsuri Kouen Naoshima Fishing Garden sashimi of sea bream and a bowl of rice,curry and rice served on weekend, National holidays during May to September / closed on Tuesday
Umikko [eatery house]okonomiyakiJapanese food similar to pizza, yakisobaJapanese chaomen/ 11AM-2PM, 5PM-9PM /closed on Wednesday / capacity 24?
Benesse House menu and business hours are very complicated, so check its website please.
Naoshima is not an island where you will find Western food in any measurable amount. Almost all venues serve Japanese food only. Restaurants accept last orders around 7:30pm, so do not delay in choosing a place. Notably, the New Olympia and Henkotsu-en restaurants remain open until 9pm. Be aware that most restaurants either close early or do not open at all on Sunday evenings.
Yamamoto's Udon
Rub shoulders with workers on their lunch break and housewives gossiping away their day. It has a good reputation for quality affordable noodles. They may have the Kagawa prefecture udon speciality, Sanuki Udon.
New Olympia
The best quality seafood you'll get outside of Benesse House. Try the Tempura, and don't worry about language barriers just point and smile and you'll be treated royally. The chef has a cheatsheet of English translations of his dishes behind the counter.
Café Saya
This charming place is attached to the rear of a house. Café Saya serves excellent green tea lattes and sweets. They also serve tsukune-don a ground-chicken patty on top of rice, Saya men beef on top of noodles, etc.