About 15 minutes by car from Naha Airport. Osteria Due, located in Tomari, Naha City, is a stylish Italian restaurant where you can also enjoy wine. Located near the power spot Sungenji Temple, it has a nice and moist atmosphere, so it is often used by installation girls and couples. The food is unquestionably excellent.
Point 1: A quiet atmosphere near the power spot Sungen-ji Temple! What is the location of Osteria Due?
Osteria Due” is only a 15-minute drive from Naha Airport. It is an Italian restaurant that opened in July 2022 and is popular among installation girls and couples in Tomari, Naha City.
It is about a 5-minute walk from the Makishi end of Kokusai-dori Street. It is an easy walk, but it is a quiet area that has nothing to do with the hustle and bustle of Kokusai-dori.
Nearby is the “Sungenji Stone Gate” with a large Kajumaru tree inside. There used to be a temple of the Rinzai sect of Buddhism dedicated to successive generations of Ryukyu royalty, but it was lost during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, and now only the old stone gate remains.
Osteria Due is located in a corner of the same block as the stone gate, where the air is so fresh and the atmosphere so peaceful that you do not feel the heat even in the daytime.
There is no parking space, so please use the coin-operated parking nearby.
At night, the entrance is slightly lit, creating a very stylish atmosphere.
It is said that the restaurant is secretly popular among local Insta-girls and couples as the place for “the best anniversary dinner.” Come to think of it, it seems to be appearing in the media more and more often.
Why don’t you try visiting once before it becomes “the restaurant where you can’t take reservations?
Point 2: Introduction of the popular menu of “Osteria Due”!
The interior of “Osteria Due” is quite spacious, with counter seating mainly in the form of large long tables. But since the restaurant has plenty of space, there are not that many seats, so reservations are a must.
The live atmosphere at the counter is quite lively, and the young chef is still busy working on his dishes.
The most popular menu item is pasta.
The restaurant uses fresh pasta from Asakusa Kaikaro, which is one of the secrets of its popularity. Low-added pasta fresca is characterized by its sticky texture and goes well with a variety of sauces.
Recently, many restaurants are offering a choice of fresh or dried pasta, but here at Osteria Due, fresh pasta is used.
In addition, we use cacho e pepe (a kind of pasta dish.) using Shikwasa, a typical Okinawan ingredient. Cacho (pasta) and Pepe (pepper)) is a dish that perfectly matches the refreshing sourness and richness of cheese.
The simple ingredients directly convey the deliciousness of the ingredients. The unique Okinawan arrangement of the menu is also a delight. The price of pasta is about 1,600 to 2,200 yen. That is about average.
The menu also features Okinawan Kibimaru pork grilled over charcoal, which has a concentrated flavor of meat and is also popular for its simple seasoning that brings out the best of the ingredients.
Point 3: What is the lunch business like at Osteria Due?
If you think “Osteria Due” has a good atmosphere and is becoming increasingly popular, and reservations are hard to come by, how about trying it for lunch first?
There is a wide variety of lunch options, from a simple lunch of 3 appetizers + pasta + focaccia (1,500 yen) to a light course (about 3,000 yen), which is still a lot of fun.
I hear they have more pasta dishes at night, but even during the daytime, they are quite good.
The chef is also very attentive to the portions, and will even share the pasta with you in smaller portions so that even a woman can finish it.
The dishes are also served in sturdy Yachimun-style containers, all of which are beautiful! I think that the visual aspect of food is really important and that the dishes themselves are just as important as the dishes they are served in.
