About 8 minutes by car from Naha Airport. It is a restaurant in a hotel in Kume, Naha City. The restaurant is popular among locals because it serves breakfast and also has a lunch buffet where you can easily enjoy a lunch buffet at a reasonable price.
Point 1: What is the location of “Kafuka Hanafuka”?
Kafuka is located in Kume, Naha City, and has a long history as a trading stop since the days of the Ryukyu Dynasty.
Many people moved here from Fuzhou, China, and the Fuzhou Garden, a garden built as a sign of friendship, is nearby.
The location is only about 5 minutes from Naha Airport via the Uzumira Tunnel. It is a very convenient location, yet it is full of nature and not too crowded.
Kafuka” is a restaurant located on the first floor of “Smile Hotel Naha City Resort” in Kume, Naha City, and opened in June 2023.
It serves breakfast, which includes plenty of Okinawan cuisine, as well as a lunch buffet.
Point 2: What is the buffet at “Kafuka Hanafuka” like?
Kafuka Hanafuka, a restaurant on the first floor of Smile Hotel Naha City Resort in Kume, Naha City, offers a breakfast buffet from 6:30 am to 10:00 am and a lunch buffet from 11:30 am to 2:30 pm.
Both prices are 1,980 yen for adults. (Breakfast 1,500 yen and lunch 1,780 yen for hotel guests.)
Besides, there is a senior price for lunch for those over 65 years old (1,780 yen, 1,580 yen for guests), so many local residents also use the restaurant.
The buffet is aesthetically pleasing, with a display of about 40 different dishes from around the world using Okinawan ingredients, including a cloth that resembles a Bingata pattern.
For example, there is a buffet of island vegetables such as bitter gourd, papaya, and hooch bar; Southeast Asian cuisine such as Italian, curry, and Thai food; Korean and Chinese dishes; and a wide variety of other dishes.
To be honest, it is hard to eat all that variety, so 40 or so dishes is probably a reasonable line.
Also, steaks are served on a luxurious teppan, Okinawan soba noodles are available in mugwort, plain, and red sweet potato, and there are also Okinawan dishes such as makizushi, jushi, bitter gourd stir-fry, and tempura!
Point 3: What is the Ryukyuan catering robot for “Kafuka Hanafuka”?
At “Kafuka Hanafuka,” Ryukoso’s catering robot is playing a major role, mainly in serving food.
A robot serving food? At first, you may be surprised because you are not used to such a robot serving food, but somehow you will feel relaxed even though it is dressed in Ryukyusoku (traditional Okinawan costume).
It is rare to see a catering robot in action, so it must be a topic of conversation.
