It is about 19 minutes by car from Naha Airport. This fluffy shaved ice store is located in a back alley a short distance from the Mutsumibashi intersection on Kokusai Street. The shaved ice is made from Okinawan seawater, but it is not salty at all! The stylish interior is also a must-see on Instagram!
Point 1: What kind of shaved ice is “the Sea”?
Naha International Street, Okinawa.
It is located a little further back from the Mutsumibashi intersection, famous for Senbero and Heiwa-dori shopping street, behind Don Quijote and Sam’s Sailor Inn.
The Sea is located in a quiet area that makes the hustle and bustle of Kokusai-dori seem almost unreal.
The Sea offers 9 types of shaved ice with fruit, 8 types of shaved ice with cocktails, 12 types of granita (Italian shaved ice), 24 types of non-alcoholic drinks, and 14 types of alcoholic drinks.
The ice used for shaved ice is shaved from frozen seawater 600 meters deep in the sea on Kumejima, but it is said to be not a bit salty.
The shaved ice menu includes the “Resort Set” of simply shaved fluffy ice topped with four layers of sauce and sea salt Espuma for 1,380 yen and the “Tropical Set” of W fruit and shirataki for 1,680 yen. The “Paradise Set” with fresh fruit and shiratapi is 2,180 yen.
The store looks like a tropical resort house in a back alley, and eating ice shaved from seawater will make you feel like you are in the emerald green sea, even in the city of Naha!
Point 2: What is “customized shaved ice” at “the Sea”?
『At “the Sea,” you can make your own original shaved ice by freely combining puree, cream, fruit, toppings, etc. with fluffy sea ice (100% deep sea water from Kumejima) as a base. (From 1,180 yen)
There are about 450,000 combination patterns, so you can enjoy different shaved ice for about 1,232 years even if you visit every day without getting bored.
Orders are placed by checking a checklist.
You can enjoy it simply with ice and puree, or you can add fruits and toppings for a more luxurious experience!
If you are aiming for Instagram, I highly recommend topping it with fruit, slightly salty espuma, and amber sugar!
Point 3: The secret of “the Sea” topping “sea glass!
The Sea
Sea glass is a rare type of glass found on beaches and seashores.
These fragments of beverage bottles of various colors are washed up by the waves and washed up on the beaches.
Sea glass” is a topping that imitates sea glass, but instead of a lump of sugar, it is actually ”apricot-flavored amber sugar.
It is made from rare amber sugar and has a strong apricot flavor, which is impressive even to customers who are amber sugar fanatics.
This is used as a topping for “customized shaved ice.
The colorful apricot-flavored amber sugar on a fluffy cotton cap adds a delicious flavor to the fruit-shaved ice.
