This parlor is located in Katsuren, Uruma City, central Okinawa Island, about a minute’s drive from Naha Airport. It is equipped with a karaoke system! The menu includes the standard Champuru, Okinawa soba, sandwiches, and gyoza (dumplings). It is a parlor loved by locals.
Point 1: Near the ruins of Katsuren Castle! What is the location of “Parlor Minami”?
Parlor Minami” is located near the ruins of Katsuren Castle in Uruma City, central Okinawa Island (1 minute by car, 8 minutes on foot).
It looks like an ordinary parlor in Okinawa, but there is a karaoke room in the back of the restaurant, where regular customers sometimes sing.
The interior is decorated with a few chairs and tables, giving it a tropical resort feel.
The owner is friendly and makes you feel at home the moment you enter.
The menu includes set menus such as pork cutlet and hamburger steak, Chanpuru, stir-fried beef with green peppers, gyoza, take-out bento boxes, taco rice, and rice balls.
It takes about 1 hour from Naha Airport via Okinawa Expressway.
By bus, take Ryukyu Bus No. 120, get off at “Mashiki” first, then take bus No. 61 from Okinawa Bus Terminal located 2 minutes on foot, get off at “Hamaya Iriguchi”, and walk 2 minutes to the restaurant.
The bus ride will take about 2 hours, but you will feel a sense of accomplishment when you arrive.
Point 2: Teishoku is seriously good! Introduction to the menu of “Parlor Minami”!
Parlor Minami offers set menus such as pork cutlets, gyoza, and hamburgers, as well as a la carte dishes such as various Champuru, Okinawan soba noodles, gyoza, beef bell peppers, and alcohol.
The Chanpuru dishes are especially well known, and in addition to goya, tofu, fu, loofah, eggplant, and vegetables are available.
All dishes are set menus, served with rice and soup.
All are priced at 700 yen, even though the portions are quite large. The prices are conscientious.
Also, the gyoza (7 for 600 yen or 4 for 400 yen) has a very memorable flavor with a punchy filling. There are even people who want to come back for the gyoza.
Alcoholic beverages include canned beer for 350 yen, draft beer for 600 yen, and awamori for 3,500 to 4,500 yen (or is it only in 1-bottle units?). The alcoholic beverages are 350 yen for canned beer, 600 yen for draft beer, and 3,500 to 4,500 yen for awamori (only in units of one bottle?).
Point 3: Introduction of the “Parlor Minami” take-out menu!
Parlor Minami also offers a variety of takeout menus.
For example, the bento in the photo costs only 350 yen! The seersucker-shaped fish paste is cute! The side dishes are simple, such as pork and egg, kamaboko, and fish, but the rice is filling and satisfying.
There are also handmade sandwiches, onigiri (rice balls), and taco rice, which will make you feel as warm and fuzzy as if your mother made them for you.
There is a karaoke set in the back of the restaurant, where regulars sometimes sing, but it is not easy for first-time customers.
Located in Katsuren, Uruma City, “Parlor Minami” is a parlor that serves a variety of set menus such as pork cutlets, hamburgers, and other set menus, as well as Champuru set menus such as bitter melon, fu, and others, and a la carte dishes such as gyoza (dumplings) and beef bell pepper that have a punchy and satisfying taste.
It is located near the ruins of Katsuren Castle, which is a bit rare in terms of location, so why don’t you go there after a sightseeing tour?
