Restaurant picks by area

Fukuoka · Nakasu / Tenjin · Yatai

Street carts with ramen and oden — iconic evening-to-late meal.

Dinner · Late night

Fukuoka · Nanokawa · Ramen

Original Ichiran branch — for Hakata tonkotsu origins.

Lunch · Dinner · Late night

Fukuoka · Tenjin · Ramen

Fragrant clear-broth Hakata ramen — queues in Tenjin.

Lunch · Dinner

Fukuoka · Nakasu · Motsunabe

Fukuoka-style offal hot pot — group dinner in cold months.

Dinner

Fukuoka · Kanahama / city · Mentaiko

Spicy pollock roe as souvenir and meal — try in town before buying.

Lunch · Snack

Fukuoka · Tenjin · Tempura

Kyushu seafood tempura — lunch in Tenjin malls.

Lunch · Dinner

Fukuoka · Hakata · Sushi

Sushi near Hakata Station — meal before the shinkansen.

Lunch · Dinner

Fukuoka · Tenjin · Yakiniku

Kyushu beef yakiniku — group dinner.

Dinner

Fukuoka · Hakata · Department-store bento

Hakata Station food floor — mentaiko souvenirs and travel bento.

Lunch · Snack

Fukuoka · Tenjin · Udon

Clear-broth Kyushu udon — light midday meal.

Lunch · Dinner

Fukuoka · Nakasu · Street cart

Ramen and skewers by the river — iconic Fukuoka dinner.

Dinner · Late night

Fukuoka · Tenjin · Mizutaki

Clear chicken hot pot — family dinner.

Dinner

Fukuoka · Hakata / Tenjin · Mentaiko

Spicy pollock roe — Kyushu snack and souvenir.

Snack · Lunch

Fukuoka · Hakata · Tonkotsu ramen

Thin-noodle tonkotsu with free refills — quick station-area meal.

Lunch · Dinner · Late night