5 Fukuoka Restaurants Offering Irresistible Offal Hotpot with Piping Hot, Plump Textures Discover Oishii Japan -SAVOR JAPAN -Japanese Restaurant Guide-

Update-date: Jan 27 2024

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5 Fukuoka Restaurants Offering Irresistible Offal Hotpot with Piping Hot, Plump Textures

Motsunabe (offal hotpot) is an undeniable Fukuoka gourmet specialty. It can be eaten throughout the year, but the coming winter season is when it's the most delicious to eat. Here are 5 offal hotpot restaurants that have irresistible hot and plump textures. This list features standard and original offal hotpot options, which are sure to heat one up with their delicious flavors when eaten!

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Ohashi - Hakata Motsunabe Yamanaka Main Branch

Eat and compare two kinds of specialty Motsunabe: soy sauce and miso.

Irresistible foods for the upcoming season! 5 restaurants that have delicious offal hotpot which has piping hot and plump textures / Fukuoka

Hakata Motsunabe Yamanaka Main Branch is located a 10-minute walk from Ohashi Station. It is a long-standing restaurant that many customers visit to enjoy the delicious flavors of the motsunabe, which uses only offal from domestic beef. They have the classic soy sauce flavor as well as their specialty miso flavor, which blends several kinds of miso. With The Motsunabe Comparison Set (for 2 to 3 people), guests can enjoy both flavors at once.

The restaurant interior looks similar to a storehouse with a long history and is an elegant and relaxing space. They have spacious tatami rooms, which are excellent for both banquets and meals with families. The parking lot has spaces for 7 cars, so the good access by vehicle is another point that will make guests happy. A restaurant that is easy to use in a variety of situations.

Hakata Motsunabe Yamanaka Main Branch

Open: [Monday, Wednesday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] Dinner 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm)
Closed: Tuesday
Average price: [Dinner] 5,000 JPY
Access: Approximately 10 minutes walk from Ohashi Station on the Nishitetsu Omuta Line, and 15 minutes walk from Takeshita Station on the JR Kagoshima Main Line
Address: 2-2-12, Mukaino, Minami-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka Map
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Yakuin-odori - Hakata Motsunabe and Basashi Yuzu Motsunabe Shoyo

Guests will smack their lips at the irresistible fragrance of the fresh yuzu.

Hakata Motsunabe and Basashi Yuzu Motsunabe Shoyo are located a 3-minute walk from Yakuin-odori Station. For their Motsunabe options that use fresh offal, they have the standard salt and miso, as well as the Yuzu Offal Hotpot, which has refreshing soup that will make customers want to eat more. They also have many Kyushu cuisine options to enjoy, including the Wagyu Beef Vinegar Offal and horse sashimi.

The restaurant has a chic and relaxed atmosphere like a bar, with jazz as background music. They have 8 seats at a spacious counter as well as 4 table seats. Guests can enjoy only sake at the counter seats if they wish. The restaurant also usually has a collection of 30 types of Japanese sake, carefully selected and ordered from all over Japan, that can be savored.

Hakata Motsunabe and Basashi Yuzu Motsunabe Shoyo

Open: [Sunday - Tuesday,Thursday - Saturday,Holidays,Day Before Holidays] Other 18:00 - 23:00 (last order 22:30)
Closed: Wednesday
Average price: [Dinner] 5,000 JPY
Access: 3 minutes walk from Yakuin-odori Station
Address: 102, Estate More Josui Dori, 4-18-5, Yakuin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka Map
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Hakata - Hakata Meibutsu Motsunabe Shoraku

Motsunabe is carefully made with highly fresh offal stocked every morning and Kyushu vegetables.

Hakata Meibutsu Motsunabe Shoraku is in an extremely convenient location that is a 1-minute walk from Hakata Station. The motsunabe is made with fresh offal stocked every morning and Kyushu vegetables and is available in 3 varieties: a soy sauce base, miso, and salt. In addition, they have Sumotsu (offal seasoned with vinegar) and Broiled Salted Tailoptions that can be enjoyed with the Kyoshu Shochu drinks.

This restaurant is located in AMU Plaza Hakata, which is directly connected to Hakata Station. Guests can fully enjoy a Hakata-style atmosphere that has paintings with Dontaku and Yamakasa festival motifs on the spacious restaurant walls. This restaurant is very convenient to use and has counter seats available, so even solo customers can freely drop by.

Hakata Motsunabe Shoraku

Open: Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 3:00 pm) / Dinner 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:30 pm) We open until 12:00 am on Friday, Saturday, and Day before National Holidays (L.O. 11:30 pm).
Closed: None
Average price: [Dinner] 2,000 JPY / [Lunch] 1,000 JPY
Access: Directly-connected to JR [Hakata Station]! On the 10th floor of JR HAKATA CITY AMU PLAZA HAKATA
Address: 1-1 Hakataeki Chuogai, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka city, Fukuoka Map
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Tenjin - Motsunabe Mizutaki Yonbankan

Guests will smack their slips at the authentic Motsunabe using Miyazaki Japanese Black Wagyu offal.

Motsunabe Mizutaki Yonbankan is located a 3-minute walk from Tenjin Station. Their motsunabe features offal from Miyazaki Japanese Black Wagyu beef. The sweet and rich flavors of this offal are an excellent match with the homemade soup. They have motsunabe options that are addictive when eaten, including the Authentic Hakata Motsunabe as well as the Original Grilled Motsunabe and Kimchi Cheese Motsunabe.

This restaurant has table seats and tatami seats available. They also have a large monitor installed, so guests can have an exciting time watching sports games while surrounding the delicious offal hotpot. In addition, they have a variety of hotpot courses and all-you-can-drink menu options available, making this restaurant great to use for banquets.

Motsunabe Mizutaki Yonbankan

Open: Lunch 11:00 - 14:30 (last order 14:00) Dinner 17:00 - 00:00 (last order 23:00)
Closed: None
Average price: [Dinner] 2,500 JPY / [Lunch] 500 JPY
Access: Three minute walk from the Subway Tenjin Station. Depart through the #4 exit, turn right, cross Showadori street, located on the second floor of the building directly in front of the Hotel Ascent Fujioka.
Address: 2F, Tenjin Broadway Bldg., 3-4-28 Tenjin , Chuo-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Map

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Yame - Motsunabe Senmon Motsukura

This restaurant has a lineup of 10 varieties of Motsunabe that use Hokkaido-made white offal.

Motsunabe Senmon Motsukura is located around 10 minutes by car from the Yame Interchange. There are 10 types of motsunabe that can be ordered for a minimum of 2 guests and include the standard boiled style and soy sauce flavor, as well as original options such as fresh lemon, soybean milk miso, tomato, and melty yam ginger. They also have all-you-can-drink options available, which can be fully enjoyed along with one's favorite motsunabe.

The historical restaurant building, which was built in 1921, is a designated cultural asset of Yame City. The garden is also designated as a cultural asset. Inside this building, one can find a total of 4 private rooms on 1F, as well as tatami seats on 2F. Guests can comfortably enjoy their meals in an interior that lets them feel a Japanese atmosphere, which includes alcoves and transoms. The restaurant also has good access by car, with a parking lot that has spaces for 20 vehicles.

Motsugura specializing in motsunabe

Open: [Weekday,Saturday,Day Before Holidays] Dinner 17:00 - 22:30 (last order 22:00)
Closed: Sunday,Holidays
Average price: [Dinner] 4,500 JPY
Address: 42-2 Motomachi, Yame-shi, Fukuoka Map
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