竹富島 HaaYa nagomi-cafe — Restaurant in Taketomi

すごいきれいカフェですよね。^_^ I was happy to walk into such a beautiful place, and the view from where I sat was so pretty! They observe coronavirus prevention by having hand alcohol at the front, one that is motion censored so you don’t have to touch anything, and they check your temp too before you sit. I love the look of the water cup, I think it’s ryukyu glass; so beautiful. I got the tofu hamburg drink set, and it was just right and yummy for a late lunch. I would love to come again! I also liked reading about the history of the house, and how the Akayamas were royalty of Taketomijima; the first king of the line unified the land. The park where Nagomi tower is is called...

Great fuss-free place for a simple and delicious lunch and smoothie. The ground floor may not look fancy, and reminds me of a 90’s store in my childhood, but the lady at the counter was friendly and super sweet. It’s cash only, and the menu is small. I ordered the braised pork rice bowl (rafute) and a pineapple smoothie - both were amazing. I am surprised at how pretty the pork rice bowl was decorated! The portion is actually very substantial with alot of pork, and half an egg. The smoothie was super refreshing and does not taste sugary sweet - very natural and has some yummy tartness of...

Was recommended by some locals, but this place was not worth going, unfortunately there are not a lot of options to choose from on this island. The food was good indeed but the service was awful. Only one staff to wait tables while others were behind the counters. One of the staff saw me asking for a menu, she looked at me and then turned away. We sat there for over 30 minutes until we could order and got our glass of water. And it was in the late afternoon and the entire cafe was heated up like an oven, an opened window with some fresh air would have been better than a half...