Gyushin Ekimae Ten 牛心 駅前店 @ Hakata Ekimae, Fukuoka, Japan.

After dropping the car rental at the shop, I was too lazy to walk far for dinner. Dump our bags back at the hotel and we proceeded to this corner shop near our hotel. I've actually walked past this shop every night on the way back to hotel doing my highball and beer runs from FamilyMart or 7e. Looks like a mom and pop shop with the decor looks rusty, I had to check out this place at least once.  

I kinda like the vibe of this place, feels old school and not packed with people, or maybe I just came at odd hours. There's pictures of menu and you order as usual from the vending machine.

Check out the vibe, so peaceful. I had the beef gyudon set, not bad, looks like a good portion. 

My mate ordered the katsudon. Below was my gyudon after breaking the egg( I don't know why I was expecting a half boil egg, maybe I was missing my nasi lemak packet with half boil eggs on top, lol).

Oh yes, reminds me of Yoshinoya(which I regretted did not try in Japan, some people said it taste better in Japan) but I think this is better than the Yoshinoya I had outside of Japan. Honestly I wished we came here earlier on our trip to Fukuoka, I would have probably eaten this every one two days. This is one of my comfort go to meals, simple but definitely filling and taste damn good!

Gyushin Ekimae Ten 牛心 駅前店,

Hakata Ekimae, Fukuoka, Japan.

Ubuyama Place @ Aso District, Kumamoto, Japan.

After checking out from the ryokan and on the way back to Fukuoka City, we stopped by this restaurant called Ubuyama Place for lunch. This restaurant is like in the middle of nowhere. The views are simply stunning, lush countryside. I think the views itself was 5 star and what did we order? A pizza to share and one pasta each.

Blardy hell, the pizzas are to die for, simply good stuff. It seems they pride on themselves using local produce and it works! Everything was super fresh and simply delicious. 

Pastas were generous portions even my friend was enjoying his meal(writing this down, I'm already craving the tomato pasta). If I was staying in this area, this will simply be my weekly hangout joint. The service staff was excellent, very attentive and friendly. Place vibe and the views are gorgeous. I am very impressed with this place. Thank you for having us!

Ubuyama Place,

Aso District, Kumamoto, Japan.

Unakita うな北 黒川温泉店 @ Aso District, Kumamoto, Japan.

So we travelled to this town called Kurokawa known for its onsen for an overnight. Damn I love this small town, peaceful and kampong vibes. We stayed at one of the ryokans, beautiful. Another highlight of my Japan trip if you ask me. As we didn't book any dinner at our ryokan, the receptionist recommended this restaurant for us.

Cosy restaurant, shuts pretty early though. Ordered some fried crispy eel head for starters and some beers. Pairs damn well.

 So far this trip haven't had unagi on rice yet. So this is one of my bucket list on this trip. Cooling weather with this comfy food. Oh yes, that hits the sweet spot. Perfect meal to end the day before retiring back at my ryokan. Of course on the way back there was a push cart by the street and had a few hot sakes to wash all the food down. Yummy!

Unakita うな北 黒川温泉店,

Aso District, Kumamoto, Japan.

Yakiniku Seikaen Nishinagazumi 本格焼肉清香園 西長住店 @ Fukuoka, Japan.

Was around this area to get some stuff and the sales lady recommended this place for dinner. Yakiniku! It was a Saturday night and the place is packed with diners. Had to wait for a bit before we got our table. 

We just ordered a set from one of the menus for the two of us. Trust me, the portion was more than what we could eat. So better make sure your famished before coming here.

There were a bowl of salad, some beef(I think was tongue) and a bowl of bibimbap. This is for starter ya.

Check out the marbling on those beef cuts. The bbq pit is my first time seeing this, was gas and I think with some stones on it.

Another beef plate came in, damn this is a feast. On top of that the set comes with drinks and desserts. The meal was excellent.

Yakiniku Seikaen Nishinagazumi 本格焼肉清香園 西長住店,

Fukuoka, Japan.

Oyster BBQ Tokueimaru 徳栄丸 @ Itoshima, Fukuoka, Japan.

Woke up a bit late but thankfully managed to get here slightly after opening time. Was a nice drive to get here, plenty of free parking in front. This place rocks, one row of restaurants all selling more or less the same thing. They are only open during the oyster hut season so do check before coming. My fried did all the research and I was the designated driver lol. Anyway we randomly pick a restaurant and this is what we got.

Love the atmosphere here, laid back, mostly locals place is airy and comfortable. So many options to choose for seafood.

I think that notice is the table charge and max seating per session is 90 mins. Ordered the oysters and boy was it smacking good. Definitely fresh and you can taste the sea.

We went for the charcoal instead of gas. Everything was fresh, even the sausages tasted good(ordered twice).

The sashimi was an absolute delight. Yummy! More oysters we ordered and one portion of a collar bone of forgot what fish it was. 

I love it, one of my favourite spots for eating on this trip. Service was fast and the staff? They even helped us book a slot on a strawberry farm. Very friendly, definitely 5 stars in my book. Thank you so much for serving us ;)

Oyster BBQ Tokueimaru 徳栄丸

Itoshima, Fukuoka, Japan.

Nishijin Hatsuki Kuten Hakata Store 西新初喜くうてん博多店 @ Hakata Station, Fukuoka, Japan.

Another day another lunch and todays menu is syabu-syabu. This place is located in Amu Plaza. Amu plaza have two floors of restaurants and when we went during lunch time, there was queue everywhere. Damn so many people during rush hour, quite mad. 

There were two sauces to pair with your meats and vege. The appetiser was nice, beer was refreshing.

We ordered one of the beef sets, check out the marbling, oh my!

Very very luxurious, portions were good enough for the two of us. We didn't top up any ala carte.

The meal was excellent, slowly enjoyed my lunch. I love the ambience in here, restaurant was big and airy. Had a zen like feel to it, unlike the outside which was full of human traffic. 

Nishijin Hatsuki Kuten Hakata Store 西新初喜くうてん博多店 ,

Hakata Station, Fukuoka, Japan.

Indocurry Hakata Station @ Fukuoka, Japan.

Time for some Japanese style curry rice. As usual you can find any cuisine at the Hakata Station. Saw this shop as we were walking around and decided to check it out.

Menu is English friendly and they have tonnes of options to go with your curry rice.

My mates plate above and mine below. Oh my this is such a hearty meal. Portions were huge and the curry? Hits the spot, Yummy!

Wash it all down with a pot of beer and your day is set. Lovelly.

Indocurry Hakata Station,

Fukuoka, Japan.