Approximately 23 minutes by car from Naha Airport. This café opened in Nambaebaru-cho, Shimajiri-gun, in the southern part of Okinawa’s main island. Although it is located next to Naha City, it opened in December 2023 in a place with no tourist attractions, but it is gaining a good reputation, especially among health-conscious locals.
Point 1: What is the location where “Kinari Cafe” is located?
Kinari Cafe” is located in Nambaebaru-cho, Shimajiri-gun, in the southern part of Okinawa’s main island.
The surrounding area includes Naha City West, where Shikinaen Garden is located, and the towns of Nishihara and Yonabaru. There are no major tourist attractions in the area, giving the impression that it is a place where many residents live rather than a place where tourists come to visit.
Kinari Cafe, which opened in such a situation, has a natural impression with its white wooden tables and chairs, and it seems to place great importance on being natural not only in its food but also in its lifestyle.
In addition to table seating, there is also tatami room seating, which is convenient for people with small children and the elderly.
Point 2: Vegan-centric! What’s on the menu at “Kinari Cafe”?
Kinari Cafe” offers a lunch plate meal menu that is flour-, egg-, and dairy-free, and focuses on vegan options using Okinawan vegetables and their farm herbs and vegetables.
The most popular dish is the “Haebaru Pork Roast Pork” shown in the photo, as well as vegan hamburgers, vegan taco rice, and more.
The colorful dishes served on Yachimun plates are beautiful to look at and generous in volume!
Using herbs, vegetables, and fermented seasonings from our farm, we are happy to offer lunch plates that are healthier for you.
The lunch plates made with ingredients from the company’s farm do not contain any additives, so they feel like they are naturally absorbed by the body, and eating them daily makes you feel very healthy.
There are many such health-conscious cafes in Okinawa, which shows that people care about their bodies.
Point 3: What is the café menu at “Kinari Cafe”?
Kinari Cafe also offers vegan desserts and drinks.
For example, the strawberry raw ice cream cake in the photo is a raw food sweet that is made by eating raw vegetables, fruits, fermented foods, and nuts without heating them above 48℃.
Because strawberries and nuts are used raw, they are good for the body and beauty because of the enzymes and nutrients they provide. In addition, no flour, eggs, or dairy products are used, so there is no need to worry about allergies.
This has the advantage that even children and women with allergies can eat it with peace of mind.
The raw food ice cream cake is also available in pumpkin.
Also, the caffeine-free, sugar-free “Gekko Tea,” which is a blend of organic rooibos, lemongrass, coccolithophora, shell ginger, fennel, and nettle, goes well with the sweets.
Since it is caffeine-free, it is also ideal for nursing women and pregnant women.
Other drinks include smoothies made with Okinawan vegetables and fruits.
The store also offers baby body care products such as honeydew cream and jojoba oil and holds parenting classes with doctors and other specialists during store hours.
