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Update-Date: Jan 26, 2024

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Warm up Your Winter: 5 Fukuoka Restaurants Offering Abundant Japanese Sake and Shochu Choices

In the coming cold winter season, hot sake and drinks with hot water will become even more delicious. Here are 5 recommended Fukuoka restaurants that have a rich collection of Japanese sake and shochu. Of course, the delicious Japanese menu items that go well with these drinks can't be missed either. Enjoy a variety of cuisine that goes well with the carefully selected sake.

Tenjin - Shukoya Gengen

Guests can choose their favorite glass from a lineup of over 100 brands of Japanese sake and shochu.

The perfect choices for the cold winter season! 5 Japanese restaurants with plentiful Japanese sake and shochu / Fukuoka

Shukoya Gengen is located a 7-minute walk from Tenjin Station. This restaurant boasts an overwhelming lineup of 100 brands of shochu and 30 brands of Japanese sake. Their premium all-you-can-drink courses are sure to make guests happy, with the choice of sake brands such as Denshu, Dassai, and Mao. This option can be added to banquet courses for just 1,000 JPY. Savor the sake along with the cuisine with high-quality ingredients.

This restaurant has counter seats, sofa seats in which guests can relax, as well as private rooms. On weekends, they have many groups, including families and guests with young children—proof of how comfortable the restaurant is. It has a home-like atmosphere that can be used in various situations, from banquets with friends to dinner parties with family.

Shukoya Gengen

Address: 1F, Residence Akashi, 5-5-13, Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka

Access: 7 minutes walk from Tenjin Station

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Nakasu-Kawabata - Kanehira Sengyoten Nakasu Hanare

Enjoy incredibly fresh seafood and famous sake brands in an izakaya bar run by a fish shop.

Located a 3-minute walk from Nakasu-Kawabata Station. Kanehira Sengyoten Nakasu Hanare is an izakaya bar run by a fish shop that has over 50 years of history. Here, guests can enjoy copious amounts of seasonal fish, which is stocked from Nagahama Fresh Fish Market by the restaurant head, who has a good eye for seafood. They'll also want to combine the cuisine with the local sake from all over Japan, as the restaurant has a collection of around 200 varieties that change throughout the year. Guests can fully enjoy the irresistible combination of fresh fish and Japanese sake.

The restaurant is a relaxing space that is unified with Japanese-style tastes. They have counter seats as well as two types of private rooms: ones with table seats and ones with sunken kotatsu tables. There are Japanese-style rooms that seat 2, 4, and 6 guests, and removing the partitions enables these rooms to be used by a maximum of 20 people. Guests can comfortably enjoy the over 30 varieties of sake, including options that change on a weekly or monthly basis, and the amazing fish.

Kanehira Sengyoten Nakasu Hanare

Open: [Weekday,Saturday,Day Before Holidays] Dinner 17:00 - 00:00 (last order 23:00)
Closed: Please contact for business hours such as the year-end and New Year holidays, GW, and Obon.
Average price: [Dinner] 7,000 JPY
Access: Nakasu-Kawabata Station
Address: 2F, 5-4-10-2, Nakasu, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka Map
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Nakasu-Kawabata - Ikesu Kappo Nakasu Takasho Main Branch

Guests will smack their lips while enjoying the live fish and sake in a relaxing restaurant with only private rooms.

Ikesu Kappo Nakasu Takasho Main Branch is in a location with extremely convenient access, at a 3-minute walk from Nakasu-Kawabata Station. They have a collection of many varieties of fish and use multiple vendors to stock the delicious fish of the season. Their Live Squid Sashimi, which is a Hakata specialty, uses spear squid from a Fukuoka fisheries cooperative that has been turned into a brand product. Its sweetness and elasticity give this dish addictive, delicious flavors.

The over 30 varieties of Japanese sake and shochu go very well with the extremely fresh seafood and hotpot cuisine, which guests can enjoy throughout the year. They also have all-you-can-drink courses, which are recommended for banquets. The restaurant consists solely of private rooms and is designed with a structure of plain wood as its base. They have private rooms that can be used by 2 to 30 guests, as well as a large hall that can be used for banquets of up to 130 people.

Ikesu Kappo Nakasu Takasho Main Branch

Address: 11-8-2F, Kamikawabata, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka

Access: 3 minutes walk from Nakasu-Kawabata Station

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Shin-Iizuka - Robata Taka

The over 100 varieties of Japanese sake recommended by the restaurant head go well with high-quality and delicious side dishes.

Robata Taka is located a 10-minute walk from Shin-Iizuka Station. The restaurant head opened it based on his desire for locals to eat delicious side dishes. They serve a variety of menu items with high-quality ingredients and cooking, including Amakusa Daioh Chicken, which is called a fantastic chicken, as well as incredibly fresh seafood directly stocked from the Genkai Sea.

The assortment of over 100 varieties of local sake from all over Japan can be ordered in a drink, and the 60-ml option is available in a glass or bottle (180-ml), depending on one's mood at the time. The restaurant interior has counter seats and tatami rooms. They also have three private rooms with sunken kotatsu tables that can be used by four people. These rooms have partitions that can be removed to accommodate 16 people and can also be reserved completely for around 60 guests.

Robata Taka

Address: 1F, Marumitsu Bldg., 4-3 Yoshiharamachi, Iizuka-shi, Fukuoka

Access: 10 minutes walk from Shin-Iizuka Station

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Shin-Sakaemachi - ~Sake Sakana Ninjo~ Arima

Enjoy around 50 varieties of Japanese sake and high-quality fish in a relaxing space.

~Sakana Ninjo~ Arima is located in the shopping arcade on Omuta Ginza-dori Street, a 10-minute walk from Shin-Sakaemachi Station. The restaurant head, who has a good eye for fish, stocks incredibly fresh seafood from the markets every morning. They always have around 50 types of Japanese sake available in a refrigerator specifically for sake and have a wide variety of options, from drinks with sweet to dry flavors. Guests are sure to find the perfect glass that goes well with their selected cuisine.

They have all-you-can-drink sets that let guests choose 3 varieties of Japanese sake ordered from all over Japan, letting guests enjoy various brand names. The restaurant has two large live tanks installed, and one can see the fish swimming inside them. They have sofa-style counter seats and tatami rooms that are completely private with sunken kotatsu tables, which create a relaxing experience for guests.

~Sake Sakana Ninjo~ Arima

Open: [Weekday,Saturday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays] 17:00 - 00:00 (last order 23:00)
Closed: Sunday
Access: 10 minutes walk from Shin-Sakaemachi Station
Address: 2F, Showa Bldg., 1-3-17, Honmachi, Omuta-shi, Fukuoka Map
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