Located in Tomari, Naha City, about 10 minutes by car from Naha Airport, this bento shop specializes in large portions. Some bentos weigh a whopping 1 kg. This bento shop offers a variety of inexpensive and hearty side dishes that are a delight to eat. It is nice to have cheap and variety with full volume, but will you be able to eat up all of it?
Point 1: The Tomari area is where all the gourmet restaurants you are interested in are located! What is the location of “Kiloben”?
Kiloben” is located near ‘Tomarin’ in Tomari, Naha City.
Tomari, Naha City is dotted with many famous gourmet restaurants such as “Fujiya” (Zenzai) and “Pittsburgh Forum” (steak).
Even if you think, “I always pass through Tomari,” please make a stop along the way!
It takes about 10 minutes by car from Naha Airport. It is a short drive from the Tomari intersection on Route 58, so you won’t get lost.
Also, if you take a bus, take Ryukyu Bus No. 99 or Ryukyu Bus No. 120, which also passes Kokusai-dori, and get off at “Tomari Takahashi.” It will take about 1 minute to reach the restaurant on foot.
From the outside, the shop’s impressive signage, such as “Dodoton 1kg,” makes you excited to see what kind of bento they sell!
Point 2: What types of bento are available in “kiloben”?
You may be wondering what kind of bento boxes are available at “Kiloben.
The restaurant offers daily specials (350 yen and 450 yen) and kilo bento (550 yen).
The daily bento is quite hearty, but slightly less hearty than the kilo bento, priced at 350 yen and 450 yen!
The contents seem to differ slightly from the kilo bento in terms of side dishes, such as chicken cutlet, cheese hamburger steak, stir-fried vegetables, and so on.
The “kilo bento” is easily recognizable by the red POP labeled “kilo bento.
The lid is so large that it almost tears off, but it is held in place by a single rubber band, so you need to be careful when opening the lid.
The contents of the kilo bento include today’s hamburger steak, chicken chili, green onion salt chicken, chicken katsu, and jumbo chicken katsu.
All bentos are not only hearty but also delicious!
And to my surprise, the bento box containing the side dishes does not contain rice, but a separate packet! Surprisingly, the price is 550 yen with a separate pack of rice!
That must be why there are so many repeat customers and fans.
Other items available include rice balls for 100 yen, Okinawan soba noodles for 150 yen, Oyakodon, chicken Nanban bento, and Mapo nasu bento, as well as Nepalese curry because one of the employees is Nepalese.
Point 3: What are some things to keep in mind after shopping at “Kiloben”?
Kilo bento” has become a hot topic in recent years, and tourists often come to buy them, perhaps because more and more people are transmitting the information on YouTube and SNS.
Many people think, “I’ll bring it back to the inn and eat it,” but be careful, because the temperature in Okinawa is high throughout the year, so the bento tends to spoil easily.
Some people have gotten sick after eating it after walking it under the blazing sun for 10 minutes, so I would suggest that you do not walk with it for too long and eat it as soon as possible.
There is “Kogane-mori Park” an 8-minute walk from Omoromachi, and “Tomari Green” a 4-minute walk across Route 58, so eating while looking at the ocean is also recommended.
