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Local Restaurants
Top 10 Local Restaurants in Kumamoto [2025]
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Katsuretsutei Shinshigai Honten
4.7
/5
29 reviews
Japanese
From AU$ 28.00
531m from downtown
Address: 8-18, Shinshiro Street, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture
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Kumamoto's very popular pork chop rice. I took a number when I entered the door. The waiting time was not bad. I ordered the most expensive set of pork chop rice. The food was a little slow, but it was worth waiting. The pork chop was particularly crispy and the meat was very tender. The snow vegetable side dishes were very delicious. It is worth checking in. I ordered a local ice sake, which was very refreshing and neat, and it was very greasy with the pork chop.
Went for lunch at 3pm and there was still a queue! Terrible Seungryeoljeong pork chop! There are many things on the table, and the sense of ritual is super strong! On the menu, I directly chose the most expensive "Kagoshima Six White Black Dolphins" 2,400 yen set meal. It is a super thick piece of hot golden gift. The fried outer layer is very crispy and thin, and the pork Fits snugly! Pick up a piece with chopsticks and you can see the juice flowing thickly. Just one piece will completely destroy your outlook on life!
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Ogata
5.0
/5
1 reviews
Japanese
From AU$ 42.00
488m from downtown
Address: 3-9, Tetorihoncho, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto
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In addition to the beautiful scenery, Japanese food is also a must-try when traveling to Japan. The food here is very good, with good quality, low price and a good environment.
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Kumamoto Ramen KOKUTEI Honten (Main Store)
4.0
/5
12 reviews
Japanese
From AU$ 12.00
2.4 km from downtown
Address: 2 Chome-1-23 Nihongi, Nishi Ward, Kumamoto, 860-0051
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The main signature ramen of Kurotei is the authentic Kumamoto family style. The difference from the general tonkotsu ramen is that there are two more egg yolks instead of soft-boiled eggs.
The soup of the black garlic tonkotsu ramen is characterized by the black garlic powder fried on the rich tonkotsu broth. The tonkotsu broth itself is more refreshing than the general Hakata family style, without sand, no mouth, and no strong pig smell. Bitter with fragrance, this is the essence of Kumamoto black garlic ramen.
The noodles are standard, moderately hard, and have excellent soup-holding ability, but the wheat flavor is covered by the overbearing black garlic flavor and is not prominent. There are two large pieces of barbecued pork, and the meaty aroma is very outstanding. After being dipped in black garlic powder, it feels a bit like thick bacon. The unique burnt aroma and noodles are good.
When you go to Kumamoto, you must try the old shop Kurotei Ramen. It opened in 1957 and has been in business for more than 60 years. The shop owner liked the color black when he founded it, so he named it Kurotei. There are queues during meal times and holidays. The ramen shop is very famous in Kumamoto. Each bowl of ramen costs about 900 to 1500 yen. The menu has set meals to choose from, and the selling point is that the noodles, barbecued pork, soup base and sesame oil are all homemade. The signature garlic ramen is recommended, and freshly fried dumplings and minced meat rice are also recommended.
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Umazakura Shimotori
4.0
/5
5 reviews
Japanese
From AU$ 97.00
334m from downtown
Address: 熊本県熊本市中央区下通1-12-1 光園ビル 2F
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The horse meat sashimi is delicious, and the meat is of high quality. The privacy of the environment is a bit poor: during this extraordinary period, there was a table of Taiwanese people sitting next to us. When my husband and I spoke Mandarin or discussed the epidemic, they stared at us, which was very rude. Everything else was fine. We were also interviewed by a food program at Fukuoka Airport. When we talked about eating horse meat dishes, the host was very surprised and looked at the photos we took. In the end, he asked, "It's expensive, isn't it? But it's delicious."
Ma Ying, a famous horse meat dish, has sashimi and shabu-shabu, but mainly barbecued. Of course, if you are not used to it, you can order other meats, such as pork, beef, etc. The choices are quite wide.
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5
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Daikoku Ramen
5.0
/5
1 reviews
Japanese
From AU$ 11.00
3.4 km from downtown
Address: 1-1-14 Takahira 860-0085
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This is delicious! The ramen is not particularly spicy and has a balanced flavor
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6
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Ineya Kumamoto
5.0
/5
3 reviews
Japanese
From AU$ 11.00
677m from downtown
Address: 6-16 New Town, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto City Richmond Hotel New Town, Kumamoto 1F
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The fat is hard to chew, but the red ones are tender and delicious. The various fish sashimi platters are pretty good, the clerks are very enthusiastic, and the tatami can also add a baby chair. In short, it is expensive, very expensive, expensive, expensive
No.
7
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Akagumi Ramen
5.0
/5
2 reviews
Asian Cuisine
From AU$ 28.00
412m from downtown
Address: 7-29 Kamitoricho, Chuo Ward, Kumamoto, 860-0845, Japan
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An unpretentious restaurant with delicious ramen and great service
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8
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Aoyagi
5.0
/5
3 reviews
Japanese
From AU$ 65.00
487m from downtown
Address: 1-2-10 Shimodori, Chuo-ku 860-0807
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This local cuisine is very famous and delicious. I highly recommend it.
No.
9
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Niboraya Nishi Ginza-dori
5.0
/5
1 reviews
Japanese
From AU$ 15.00
689m from downtown
Address: 2-2 Shinshigai, Chuo-ku
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Tried their classic ramen, very delicious
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