Yama-no-chaya Rakusui — Restaurant in Nanjo

This is our first meal when we touch down to Okinawa and it’s the best meal with great view of the sea! We had some difficulties find this place and half way there we notice there were signs directing you there and there a map at one of the sign teaching you how to get there! Do know that when you google for directions to the restaurant instead your should google directions to the car park which is 山の茶屋 楽水 駐車場. As you need to climb up a fleet of staircase before reaching the restaurant and it is up a small hill. When we reach the restaurant it was half filled and most of the customers were local. We were the only tourist there! The menu had limited choices but I must say the food prepared and served was filled love and passion! The food were very tasty and delicious! You can tasty the freshness and that the cook put in a lot of effort the make the food for us! The dessert were yummy! Even though the staff do not know English we manage to communicate with them. You have to remove your shoes when you enter and climb a short stairs. We did not make any reservations as we reach at about 12:30pm. At about 1pm the seats along the windows were filled. It was such a relaxing lunch that did not want to leave this place! When we paid for the bill the boss gave us two postcards which was really kind of her! The food served there are vegetarian and so if u would like to try local vegetarian food with a nice view I would highly recommend...

My family had a lovely meal at Yama-no-chaya Rakusui in the summer of 2023. After the meal, we had to grab a taxi back to our hotel. The staff kindly tried to help us; however, many taxi companies would not come up the mountain. We were not sure why, but perhaps it was because it was during most hotel’s check-in time. We were stuck up on the mountain with no way of getting back, especially in the super hot weather outside. The owner of the restaurant could tell that we were starting to worry as we were stranded. She called her son and asked him to drive us back to the hotel, which was 10 minutes away. It was so nice of them to help us out. We tipped him the normal taxi fare, which he refused to take. We thanked him again and left the tip in the car’s cup holder as we bade him farewell. Thank you for...

Possibly the best restaurant I ate at in Okinawa. They serve organic vegetarian food. I went for the set meal and it was really tasty. I can recommend one of the seats by the window as you can enjoy a stunning view of the coast while eating. Don't forget to check out the hillside garden behind the restaurant. It was designed by the owner and leads up to a viewing platform with a commanding view of the coast. I was also fortunate enough to spend some time talking with the owner who was a lovely man and passionate about Okinawa. Great experience and highly...