Komeko Tempura Kobou — Restaurant in Fukuoka

This felt such a genuinely Japanese experience - delicious gluten-free tempura in a tiny, family restaurant in a non-touristy part of town.

We had take-away for dinner one day (they were fully booked), followed by lunch the next day (having made a reservation).

The shrimp tempura were large, juicy, very crunchy and tasty! The vegetable and fish options were also very good - my favourite being the cauliflower.

Although there are a number of gluten-free options, be sure to tell the chef/server your dietary needs so they can ensure you don’t get anything containing gluten (eg. the radish tempura or the original dipping sauce).

Other options available are rice noodle or buckwheat noodle soup dishes - both noodles are 100% GF, although some of the broths aren’t.

This was my first ever taste of tempura and I don’t know how I’ve managed without it … I can’t wait to return here on our next...

Great little tempura bar. We went all in with no regrets. Small salad to start, cucumber salad next (delicious sesame oil and sesame seeds), multiple types of seafood and vegetable tempura, cold noodles, and a scoop of vanilla ice cream with honey.

The experience was great. Sitting at the bar, the owner/chef cooked a few pieces of tempura at a time so each piece was fresh and delicious, versus a whole plate that sits and get soggy (a typical tempura meal). The tempura was light and flakey, the vegetables fresh and the seafood just melted in your mouth (shrimp, squid, whitefish, scallop!, conger eel).

Best part… all gluten free with much care for my dietary needs, but you’d have never known this was gluten free, it was that good (says the hubby who can...

Amazing gluten free experience as a coeliac struggling to find a safe meal in Fukuoka!

The menu stated how the tempura was all made with rice flour and how they had gluten free noodles. The chef was able to go through the menu to point out which options were safe for me as some of the sauces were not gluten free.

The food was great and the staff were so lovely and welcoming to us and the chef even asked us a few questions via Google translate to get to know us a bit better which was really sweet and something which hasn't happened elsewhere on our trip so far.

100% recommended...