Approximately 43 minutes by car from Naha Airport. This Mexican restaurant is located in Yomitan Village in the central Okinawa main island. Not only tacos and taco rice, but also chimichangas, carnitas, and other standard Mexican dishes are available. It has been a long-established restaurant for a total of 48 years since the Kadena era! The bright atmosphere will make you feel happy!
Point 1: In business for over 30 years! What is the location of “Mexican Cuisine Obligado Yomitan”?
Mexican Restaurant Obligado Yomitan is a long-established Mexican restaurant located in Yomitan Village in the central Okinawa main island.
It has been in business for more than 48 years, including the time when it was located in Kadena Town! The restaurant has been loved by people. It used to be called “Oburi,” but it was renamed “Obligado.
Mexican food reminds us of tacos and taco rice, but it also includes authentic Mexican dishes that are popular in Mexico but not so well known in Japan!
It is no exaggeration to say that you can experience all aspects of Mexican cuisine here.
It takes about 43 minutes by car from Naha Airport. Even though it is called Yomitan Village, it is relatively easy to access since you only have to turn north on Route 58 near Kadena Town. There are four parking lots in total, so you don’t have to worry!
By bus, take Ryukyu Bus No. 120 and get off at “Mizugama,” and you can reach the restaurant in 13 minutes on foot.
The colorful signage, typical of Mexican restaurants, will make your heart dance. What kind of food do they serve?
Point 2: Some menu items you may not have heard of! Introducing the menu at Obligado Yomitan Mexican Cuisine!
At “Mexican Cuisine Obligado Yomitan,” in addition to tacos and taco rice, which are standard in Japan, there are also Mexican dishes that are popular locally but not well known in Japan.
For example, as introduced below, dishes such as Enchiladas and carnitas are extremely popular in Mexico but are unknown in Japan.
There are many other dishes on the menu, such as chili pork, Spanish omelets, spaghetti, and burritos.
All the dishes are quite spicy, but they are full of flavor, and Mexican food fans will love them.
Also, the prices are not too high, around 1,500 yen for a meat meal!
Point 3: What is the recommended menu for “Mexican Cuisine Obligado Yomitan”?
At “Mexican Cuisine Obligado Yomitan,” there are also Mexican dishes that are not well known in Japan.
For example, the “inchradas” pictured in the photo are not fried taco dough, but instead have vegetables wrapped in the dough and meat sauce poured on top.
It is like Vietnamese spring rolls, so to speak. This dish is available as a stand-alone item or as a meal with rice.
Tacos and taco rice, an Okinawan-born Mexican dish arranged in a Mexican style, are classic, but “carnitas,” for example, are made with pork that has been braised for more than eight hours, seasoned with spices and slowly seasoned, and the unnecessary fat has been loosened by hand, and are best when slightly grilled and served with tortillas and Mexican rice! It is also available as a meal, so it’s a good choice for those who want to try it.
These are also available as meals, so you can fill up on just that!
Both dishes are no less spicy, so if you like Mexican food, you will enjoy them.
Obrigado, a Mexican restaurant located south of Yomitan Village in the central part of Okinawa’s main island, offers tacos, taco rice, burritos, and other dishes that are standard in Japan, but it also carries Mexican dishes that are not so well-known in Japan. If you would like to try spicy but flavorful authentic Mexican food, please visit us.
