About 13 minutes by car from Naha Airport. Across the bridge is a yakitori restaurant in Tomigusuku City, Naha City. The food is so delicious that it will make you think, “This is what good yakitori is all about! The taste is so good that it will make you think, “This is what good yakitori is all about! It is a well-known restaurant among people in the know, visited by both residents and tourists. The food other than yakitori is also delicious.
Point 1: Beyond the bridge is Naha City! What is the location of “Okinawa Wafacial”?
Only 13 minutes by car from Naha Airport! Across the bridge is Naha City, and “Okinawa Wafaman” is a yakitori restaurant located on the edge of Tomigusuku City.
From Naha Airport, take Route 331 and the Tsubogawa River area to get there.
By bus, take the Yui Rail or Naha Bus No. 117 to “Naha Bus Terminal” in Asahibashi, then transfer to Naha Bus No. 6 and get off at “Manubashi Bridge” to reach the restaurant in 3 minutes on foot.
The restaurant is just after crossing the Manju Bridge, so don’t make a mistake!
The restaurant opens at 5 p.m., but the standard red lanterns and the relaxed Japanese-style interior, which looks like the living room of a friend’s house, somehow make you feel at ease.
The sunken kotatsu-style seating with handmade cushions adds a nice touch.
Point 2: A parade of rare parts you have never heard of! Introducing the yakitori menu at Okinawa Wafen!
Okinawa Wafen” is a yakitori restaurant, and locals and tourists in the know come here one after another to enjoy the yakitori, which is grilled slowly over charcoal.
What makes this restaurant unique is that it offers many “rare parts” of yakitori!
The names of many parts of the yakitori such as white liver, Seseri, Hatsumoto, Senaka, harami, Sozori, and Sode are known only as “yakitori connoisseurs! Many customers order regular yakitori such as Tsukune and Momo Gizzards, but also order one out of every five yakitori to try the rare parts.
The price is slightly higher than regular yakitori, about 240 yen per piece at most, so it is easy to order.
In addition to yakitori, the menu also includes eight other dishes such as Okinawan-style Champuru (fried rice with tofu, fu, somen, bitter gourd, etc.), Wagami fried rice that is praised as a hidden delicacy, Oyakodon, chicken nanban, chicken pizzas, vegetable skewers, salads, fried dishes, etc. It is hard to choose from them all.
Point 3: Rare Sake! Okinawa Wafen” offers a wide variety of alcoholic beverages!
Okinawa Wafen” has Awamori, just like in Okinawa, but it also has a large variety of Sake and Champagne.
For example, in Yamagata, which is famous for its delicious sake, “Hatsuson” is a common sake, but “Jyushidai,” which is difficult to find, is also available. Some people are surprised to hear, “I didn’t think you could drink Jyushiyo in Okinawa! I didn’t know you could drink Jyushiyo in Okinawa! In Tokyo, it is said to cost 3,000 yen per glass.
Since it is very difficult to obtain, they ask that each customer order one glass.
Other champagnes available include Moet Chandon and Dom Perignon, and you will discover that they go surprisingly well with yakitori!
They also have a sake comparison menu, so if you are not sure what to order, you can try that!
If you want to eat delicious yakitori around Naha Tomigusuku City, do not hesitate to visit “Okinawa Wakoi”. With rare parts of yakitori and rare sake, this restaurant will leave a strong impression on you.
