Cafe Kokuu — Restaurant in Nakijin

The best place to experience the authentic traditional vegetarian Okinawan food as it used to be before the current "everything-fried with pork" era. If you ever watched documentaries about Okinawa being part of the blue zone and how Okinawan food used to be linked to health and longevity, this is one of the only restaurants in Okinawa that still captures this spirit. The menu changes depending on the month and the available seasonal vegetables. We made it a habit to go there every month to try all sorts of local veggies and foods. 😉 I wish there were more of these amazing places in Okinawa. The old tradition deserves to be respected and preserved. Thank you dear owner for all the amazing healthy food and for sharing part your culture...

This place is amazing!! We heard about it throught the Okinawa Vegan/Vegetarian FB page and stopped by.

It is a beautiful structure that feels super serene. We didn't realise we were supposed to call in advance to pre-order vegetarian food but were lucky enough that she was able to accommodate us. She even boiled us a veggie soup from scratch, it was well worth the 30min (so I do recommend making reservations and telling them your dietary requirements beforehand).

The presentation, the soup, the rice and the vegetables were delicious. Truly...

I recently had lunch at this lovely vegetarian restaurant on top of a hill. It was run by a couple in their 40s.

The road on was slightly narrow and with a lot of parked cars.

I’ve ordered the set meal, which comes with rice, miso soup and 9 types of vegetables. The portions were just nice albeit slightly filling. It cost around 1700 JPY, which is reasonable. Parking is plentiful as well.

I’ll definitely recommend to anybody who wants to eat vegetarian to...