It is about a 7-minute drive from Naha Airport. It is an izakaya located in Kume, Naha City. Although it is an izakaya, it also serves lunch and has a very good reputation. At night, you can have a course or a la carte at a reasonable price. The staff is also very nice and makes you want to go there.
Point 1: 7 minutes from Naha Airport! What is the location of “Bar Shokuido Zanshin”?
Shokuba Shokudo Zanshin” is an izakaya located in Kume, Naha City, 7 minutes from Naha Airport via the Umisora Tunnel.
It is close to both Naha Airport and Kokusai-dori (International Street), but the area has a quiet and calm atmosphere and is densely packed with gourmet restaurants.
It is a little tucked away from the main street, so there may not be many people who just pass by and decide to go in for a quick bite. Many of the customers are probably “Naha connoisseurs,” so to speak, who came to the restaurant after carefully checking its reputation on the Internet.
From Naha Airport, go through the Uzumira Tunnel and pass by Fukushuen.
If you take the Yui Rail, go to Kencho-mae and walk for about 8 minutes back toward the sea.
The owner, who calls himself a “30-something who has developed a love of kendo,” has a large sign at the entrance that reads, “Rei in front of you! From the outset, I was impressed by the seriousness of the owner, but he also has room for a sense of humor, making it an enjoyable place to visit. What kind of restaurant is this?
Point 2: This is too good to be true! Introducing lunch at Bar Shokudo Zanshin!
There are a wide variety of set meals and noodle dishes for lunch at “Shokuba Shokudo Zanshin.
Among them, we would like to introduce today’s daily set menus, “Stir-fried beef and island tofu with spicy miso” (850 yen) and “Salt Toro Saba Set Meal” (1,300 yen), which are very popular.
The island tofu stir-fried with beef and sweet and spicy miso is exquisitely delicious! Once you try it, you will never forget it.
The “Salt Toro Saba Set Meal,” which is ordered by almost everyone, is a set meal that includes a large piece of home-dried overnight mackerel, bitter gourd stir-fry, and sashimi from fish caught in Okinawa.
The set meal is so large that even a man can barely finish it, but you can have as much rice as you like, and you can drink as much coffee as you like for free, which is made by grinding beans and brewing them in a siphon in the morning.
The coffee alone is likely to cost around 800 yen, so how much is the set meal? How can a popular restaurant do this without regard to profitability? I am curious about this, even though I am not a member of the restaurant.
The owner, who places great importance on “courtesy,” is probably inspired by the spirit he has developed through his kendo training. He also responds to word of mouth on the Internet.
His spirit of wanting customers to enjoy themselves rather than making a profit is truly heartwarming.
Point 3: “Bar Shokuido Zanshin” Why no lunch on Saturdays and Sundays?
Some of you may have noticed that “Bar Shokudo Zanshin” is closed for lunch on Saturdays and Sundays during the peak season.
The reason for this is that we serve free lunches to children under high school age from 11:00 to 13:00 on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays at Okukeyama Park near the airport.
This so-called “children’s cafeteria” is not limited to Okinawa, but we too wonder why “children’s cafeterias” should exist. Why should ordinary restaurants do it? It is time to rethink this question, isn’t it?
For those who are not high school students or younger, boxed lunches are sold for 300 yen. I wonder if this is still unprofitable. The side dishes are so filling that you would think that the owner’s volunteer spirit is not a problem.
I admire the owner’s volunteer spirit!
Located in Kume, Naha City, “Shaba Shokudo Zanshin” is popular not only for its izakaya (Japanese-style bar) but also for its delicious food. Not only is it open for lunch, but also at night, a la carte and course meals are available at reasonable prices, so be sure to stop by.
