Yanagibashi Shokudo — Restaurant in Fukuoka

This small but famous seafood market is close to our hotel, so we went there for lunch on our 2nd day in Hakata. There are actually a number of restaurants in the market, but there is only one which stands out and have people waiting for hours to get in. We planned to go to the "famous" one 2 days later, so we ventured ourselves and went into this one. It looks like a family run biz and we were asked to go to the 2nd floor, which is rather spacious. Two tables were occupied and we took the one at the corner. We ordered typical dishes and we were pleased to taste some fresh and delicious seafood there. Everything was nice and smooth, yet it lacked the kind of cheerful atmosphere which we were looking for. Especially when this eatery is compared with the one we went to 2 days later, I will prefer the latter, even if it means I have to wait for half an...

Fish markets are my favourite coz I can source for fresh seafood and get it cooked too. This place is small (compared to Tsujiki Tokyo, Jalgachi Busan...) I failed to find a place that can cook the fish n seafood I chose. Anyway, I ended up eating at a shop that serves shashimi etc (just ask around, show some sign language like cooking gesture/ eating gesture...) You will be given a menu of set-food to choose; also limited. However, the food is fresh and tasty! So, its still a...

One of three seafood restaurants here, they have a dining area located upstairs via a narrow staircase.

Prices are about the same as the others. We had the mentaiko set and the ikura salmon don, both of which come with a small bowl of miso soup or soba noodles.

The fish were fresh but the missus found her ikura to be salty. The mentaiko was fresh enough but seemed to have been kept a tad too long. Portion was good though.

Staff were friendly and also made some...