Daruma Soba — Restaurant in Okinawa

When you walk in and see a place full of locals, you know you’re at a good spot. Like all soba houses they have a variety of Okinawa Soba dishes on the menu but I always like to try the “house” soba.

The “Daruma Soba” is Item #1 on their menu. It’s like a “pork variety” style where they throw in one piece each of 4-5 different parts of the pork.

The thing I like most is that their broth was not overly salty; it was very balanced but still very tasty. Noodles were solid; fantastic. This is just one of those local soba houses you can’t go wrong with, it definitely seems like the local go-to for that little area of Okinawa City.

Also, it’s quite inexpensive; the Daruma Soba was just ¥950....

There are several parking spots, on restaurant property in front of the entrance. You order by item number at the kiosk, when you enter the restaurant. The kiosk only accepts cash. After you order and pay, the machine will give you a ticket. You give the ticket to the staff, and have a seat at one of fifteen tables. The food will arrive quickly. There is complimentary cold water and tea, that you can serve yourself. Everything we ordered we tasty, hot and quick. The portion are fair, not huge or small. Many diners come and go Happy and fed. We would like to return soon to try the other items...

Daruma Soba is a true Okinawan food option. There are times where you could have difficulty finding parking or seating but I choose to not try during peak lunch and dinner times. Order your food choices by the vending machine just inside the door. It is very easy to order because they have pictures in English and the dish name is in English and Japanese. Each item also has a number to choose from. Free self-serve water and...