Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Fukuoka from the En Primeur Club guide.
Accolades in Fukuoka
Sushi Sakai and Chikamatsu in Chūō, Tenzushi Kyomachi in Kokura, and Narayamachi Ao in Hakata serve omakase. Sake is poured at each counter, and Sushi Sakai, Chikamatsu, and Narayamachi Ao also have wine lists.
Sushi Sakai is an Edomae-style omakase sushi counter in Chūō, led by chef Daigo Sakai in a Sukiya-zukuri room. Service is sommelier-led, with a focus on sake and wine. For 2026 the counter holds Tabelog Silver at 4.6 points and a La Liste rating of 97 points.
Tenzushi Kyomachi is an omakase sushi counter in Kokura with a sake program. Chef Amano serves Kyushu-style sushi without soy sauce, using kabosu and sudachi, with kaiseki-influenced technique. The counter held Tabelog Gold in 2025. Opinionated About Dining ranked it seventh among restaurants in Japan in 2026.
Chikamatsu is an Edomae sushi omakase counter in Chūō, led by Nobuhiro Sakanishi, with a wine list and a sake program. The counter works with Kyushu seafood. In 2026 Opinionated About Dining ranked it 12th among restaurants in Japan, and La Liste scored it at 89 points. It also holds Tabelog Gold.
Narayamachi Ao is an omakase counter in Hakata. Chef Hideyuki Kaneda cooks a seasonal menu of Japanese ingredients with French technique, including hand-wrapping and a black manjū. The wine program has a sake program. Tabelog Silver for 2026 ranks the restaurant seventh, at 4.4 points.
Wolfgang's Steakhouse Fukuoka in Hakata holds the only Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence citywide. Restaurant Sola in Hakata, Bekk in Kokura North District, and Kego Furuya in Chūō have exceptional wine programs, and Wine & Tempura Araki in Hakata holds a Star Wine List for 2026.
Wolfgang's Steakhouse Fukuoka is a New York-style dry-aged steakhouse in Hakata, cooking USDA Prime steaks. The wine program has an extensive wine list. In 2026 it holds the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence, the only Wine Spectator award citywide in our guide, and a Star Wine List award with a White Star distinction.
Restaurant Sola is a modern French restaurant in Hakata, with an exceptional, sommelier-led wine program and an extensive wine list. Chef Hiroki Yoshitake cooks with Kyushu produce and gives fish a central place on the menu. The formats are a tasting menu and a set menu. For 2026 it holds Tabelog Bronze at 4.1 points and an Opinionated About Dining recommendation.
Bekk is a creative Italian restaurant in Kokura North District, with an exceptional wine program that is extensive and sommelier-led. The kitchen applies Italian technique to seasonal Kyushu ingredients, and the format is a la carte. Opinionated About Dining recommended it in 2026. Tabelog Bronze dates to 2025.
Kego Furuya is a yakitori omakase counter in Chūō, cooking Kurume Sazanami chicken and seasonal Kyushu seafood over Kishu Binchotan. The wine program is exceptional: a 400-label wine, sake, and shochu program, extensive and sommelier-led. Formats include a tasting menu, omakase, and a set menu. Tabelog scored it at 3.7 points for 2025.
Wine & Tempura Araki is a tiny tempura bar in Hakata and one of four bars citywide in our guide. Sommelier-selected wines are served with seasonal tempura. In 2026 the bar holds a Star Wine List award.
Goh in Hakata, Restaurant SNOW and CUCCAGNA in Chūō, MAISON LAFITE in Nakagawa City, and Ristorante Kubotsu in Chūō serve French-Japanese, French, New Nordic, or Italian courses. Kubotsu's wine program is exceptional and sommelier-led, Restaurant SNOW and CUCCAGNA have extensive lists, and Goh and MAISON LAFITE are sommelier-led.
Goh is a French-Japanese omakase in Hakata. Chef Takeshi Fukuyama runs a communal omakase with a tasting-menu format and sommelier-led. World's 50 Best named it 60th on Asia's Best Restaurants in 2026. The same year brought a Tabelog Bronze award.
Restaurant SNOW in Chūō blends French technique with a New Nordic philosophy and rare Kyushu ingredients. The format is a tasting menu of 19 to 20 courses. The wine program has an extensive wine list and a sake program. It holds Tabelog Bronze for 2026.
MAISON LAFITE is a modern French restaurant in Nakagawa City, on a 3,300-square-meter countryside estate. Chef Ken Kudo cooks French cuisine from locally harvested ingredients. The wine program is sommelier-led. Formats are a tasting menu and a prix fixe. Opinionated About Dining recommended the restaurant in 2026, and it holds Tabelog Bronze.
CUCCAGNA is a modern seasonal Italian restaurant in Chūō. Chef Toshifumi Ogata runs a ten-seat counter with a tasting menu built on seasonal sourcing. The list is extensive. Tabelog Bronze for 2026 scores the restaurant at 4 points.
Ristorante Kubotsu is a modern Italian restaurant in Chūō, cooking with seasonal Kyushu ingredients and a Hiramatsu touch. The wine program is exceptional, extensive, and sommelier-led. Formats are a tasting menu and a set menu, and the kitchen has a fish focus. Tabelog 100 for 2025 scores it at 3.9 points.
Yakitori Torila and Yakitori Koto in Chūō serve yakitori omakase, Takeuchi in Nakagawa serves a tempura kaiseki course, and Imoto in Chūō and Tsugumi in Hakata serve kaiseki omakase with sake.
Yakitori Torila is a six-seat yakitori counter in Chūō. The meal is a chef's-selection omakase of Takasaka chicken, cooked and served at the counter. The format is omakase and counter dining. Tabelog Bronze for 2026 scores it at 4.4 points. It also holds an Opinionated About Dining recommendation for the same year.
Yakitori Koto is a yakitori counter in Chūō. The kitchen ages Miyazaki Oshioka Jidori chicken and serves it as omakase, a set menu, or at the counter. The wine program is minimal, and sake is poured. The 2025 Tabelog yakitori WEST ranking places it fifth, at 4.2 points. Opinionated About Dining also recommends the counter.
Takeuchi is a tempura kaiseki counter in Nakagawa, where a solo chef fries seasonal seafood and vegetables in a light batter. The wine program has a sake program. The room has nine seats. Tabelog Silver for 2026 scores it at 4.4 points, and Opinionated About Dining recommended it that year.
Imoto is a modern Kyoto kaiseki counter in Chūō, serving omakase with techniques that include blowtorching. Sake is poured. The format is counter dining at ten seats. Tabelog Bronze for 2026 scores it at 4.2 points. Opinionated About Dining recommended the counter in the same year.
Tsugumi is an eight-seat omakase counter in Hakata, with a sommelier-led wine program and a sake program. A Kyoto-trained chef builds a kaiseki-style menu on seasonal Kyushu ingredients: tiger puffer in winter, Ariake Sea eel in summer, and the grouper kue in autumn. Tabelog Bronze for 2026 scores it at 4.1 points.
Chūō holds ten of the 13 exceptional wine programs in our guide, including KYuNii, Raisin d'Or, Kego Furuya, and Restaurant Arena. Hakata holds Restaurant Sola, plus Wolfgang's Steakhouse Fukuoka, the Wine Spectator awardee. Bekk in Kokura North District has an exceptional, sommelier-led wine program and an extensive wine list.
Fukuoka has no Michelin stars in our guide. Among the 239 restaurants covered citywide, no restaurant is counted as Michelin-starred, and the citywide total of Michelin stars across those restaurants is also zero.
Tasting menus and omakase in our guide cluster in Chūō, with more rooms in Hakata, Kokura, Minami, Nakagawa City, and Kurosaki, Kitakyushu. Sushi Sakai and Chikamatsu serve sushi omakase in Chūō. Goh and Restaurant Sola serve courses in Hakata. Tenzushi Kyomachi serves Kyushu-style sushi omakase in Kokura. MAISON LAFITE serves a French tasting menu in Nakagawa City.
Wolfgang's Steakhouse Fukuoka, in Hakata, holds the only Wine Spectator award in our guide. The award is Best of Award of Excellence, dated 2026. Citywide, our guide counts one Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence, and this restaurant holds it. The wine program has an extensive wine list.
The list styles that recur in our guide are exceptional wine programs, 13 citywide, often extensive and sommelier-led, and sake programs on omakase counters. Natural wine is poured at KYuNii, Yorgo, and Ｆ ridge, all in Chūō, with Italian cooking at KYuNii and Ｆ ridge and seasonal Japanese-French small plates at Yorgo.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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Selected entries from the current guide for Fukuoka.
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Sushi Sakai holds a Tabelog Silver Award for 2026 and a Tabelog score of 4.56, placing it among western Japan's most recognised omakase counters. Ranked #18 in Japan by Opinionated About Dining in 2025, the 12-seat counter in Nishinakasu operates on reservation-only two-hour sessions with multilingual reservations available. The drink program is sommelier-led, with a noted focus on sake and wine.
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Tenzushi Kyomachi operates from a six-seat counter in Kitakyushu's Kokura district, serving Kyushu-mae sushi that draws on kaiseki-influenced technique and hyper-regional fish sourcing. Established in 1939 and holding Tabelog Gold consecutively from 2017 through 2025, it ranks among the more decorated sushi counters in western Japan, with Opinionated About Dining placing it first among all Japanese restaurants in 2023.
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A nine-seat counter in Yakuin places Fukuoka sushi in the national conversation without copying Tokyo’s old Edomae script. Chikamatsu, led by Nobuhiro Sakanishi, carries Tabelog Gold recognition for 2026, a 4.60 score, La Liste’s 89-point rating, and a ranked position on Opinionated About Dining’s Japan list, making it a serious reference point for Kyushu sushi.
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Goh places Fukuoka’s French dining conversation in a less formal, more exchange-driven register: a borderless omakase built around a single 10-seat communal table. Chef Takeshi “Goh” Fukuyama’s restaurant carries serious recognition, including The Tabelog Award 2026 Bronze, Tabelog 100 for Innovative / Creative cuisine 2025, and Asia’s Best Restaurants #36 in 2025.
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Matsuyama belongs to Kyushu’s small-counter dining culture rather than Fukuoka’s louder ramen-and-yatai image. The six-seat counter in Kitakyushu is built around Japanese cuisine with a creative edge, fish-led sourcing, sake, shochu and wine, with Kenichi Matsuyama attached to a room recognized by Tabelog Silver in 2026 and OAD’s 2026 Japan Recommended list.
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A Michelin-pedigreed French restaurant at Fukuoka's Bayside Place, Restaurant Sola has earned the Tabelog Bronze Award every year from 2022 through 2026 and a Tabelog score of 4.14. The kitchen works with Kyushu produce and shows a particular focus on fish, with dinner running JPY 15,000–19,999. Reservation-only, 30 seats, open most evenings from 18:00.
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An eight-seat omakase counter in Fukuoka's Akasaka district, Sushi Karashima has held Tabelog Bronze recognition consecutively from 2024 through 2026 and appeared in the Tabelog Sushi WEST 100 every eligible year since 2021. Dinner runs in two seatings with spend tracking between JPY 60,000 and JPY 79,999. Reservations open by phone one month in advance on the same calendar date.
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Fukuoka’s sushi culture rewards small counters that read as craft workshops rather than spectacle rooms. Sushi Osamu belongs in that bracket: an eight-seat counter led by Osamu Muto, with Tabelog Bronze recognition in 2026 and selection in Tabelog Sushi WEST 100 in 2025, placing it among the city’s serious Edomae-leaning reservations.
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Fukuoka’s serious sushi circuit is compact, counter-led, and shaped by apprenticeship rather than spectacle. Gahoujin 我逢人 belongs to that small Nishinakasu tier: a six-seat counter with Tabelog Bronze recognition from 2023 through 2026, Tabelog Sushi WEST 100 selection, and OAD Japan recommendation, aimed at diners who read sushi through discipline, pacing, and fish work rather than theatrics.
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A ten-seat kaiseki counter in Fukuoka's Yakuin district, Imoto has held the Tabelog Bronze Award every year from 2019 through 2026 and earned selection to the Tabelog Japanese Cuisine WEST 100 in 2021, 2023, and 2025. The fixed course runs JPY 40,000 per person at both lunch and dinner, with English menus, vegetarian alternatives, and reservations through Pocket Concierge or OMAKASE.
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A ten-seat French-innovative counter in Fukuoka's Ohori Park district, TTOAHISU has held the Tabelog Bronze Award every year since 2019 and earned selection in the Tabelog Innovative 100 for 2025. Chef Taishi Yamashita shapes a structured multi-course format around a pronounced focus on fish, with dinner spend averaging JPY 20,000–29,999 per head and lunch offering a more accessible entry point.
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A six-seat counter in Fukuoka's Hirao district, torila operates on full referral, accepting around ten guests per night for an omakase built around aged local chicken. Tabelog has listed it among Japan's top yakitori for six consecutive years, including a Silver Award in 2022 and Bronze recognition through 2026. Access requires an introduction; payment is cash only.
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NONOKA RESTAURANT places Fukuoka’s innovative cooking conversation outside the usual city-centre orbit, in Yame, a district better known for agriculture and tea than luxury dining circuits. Its Tabelog Award Bronze recognition in 2025 and 2026, plus selection for Tabelog 100 Innovative / Creative Cuisine 2025, make it a serious regional reference for produce-led French-inflected cooking.
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Takeuchi places Fukuoka tempura in a quieter register than the city’s ramen-and-yatai shorthand suggests. The draw is a small, counter-led format in Nakagawa, backed by Tabelog Award Silver 2026 recognition, repeated Tabelog Award Bronze wins, and selection for Tabelog 100 Tempura 2025.
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Tsugumi operates an eight-seat counter in Fukuoka's Chuo Ward, anchoring its kaiseki-style menu to a rotating cast of Kyushu's most distinctive seasonal ingredients: natural tiger puffer fish in winter, wild Ariake Sea eel in summer, and the prized local grouper kue through autumn. Tabelog Bronze recognition in each year from 2022 through 2026, and selection for the Tabelog Japanese Cuisine WEST 100 in 2021, 2023, and 2025, place it firmly within western Japan's most closely watched regional-cuisine counters.
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Bekk sits in Kitakyushu's Tanga district, a 12-seat Italian counter that has earned Tabelog Bronze Awards in both 2025 and 2026 alongside selection in the Tabelog Italian WEST 100. The kitchen works with a seasonal Kyushu ingredient framework expressed through Italian technique, with dinner averaging JPY 20,000–29,999. Reservation-only format and a strict cancellation policy signal the seriousness of its kitchen commitments.
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MAISON LAFITE brings French technique into the rural edge of Fukuoka, where satoyama setting and local sourcing shape the argument as much as the cooking. Its six-seat scale, Tabelog Award Bronze run from 2020 through 2026, and OAD 2026 Recommended status place it in the small, serious tier of destination dining outside Japan’s larger restaurant capitals.
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Akama Chaya Asago in Fukuoka's Shirogane district has held a place on the Tabelog Soba 100 continuously since 2018, earning Tabelog Bronze in both 2025 and 2026. The eight-seat counter operates a dual format: daytime à la carte and an omakase course from 17:00. Cash only, closed Tuesdays, and the omakase books ahead by phone.
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A ten-seat counter in Fukuoka's Haruyoshi district, CUCCAGNA has held Tabelog Bronze recognition in both 2025 and 2026, with a score of 4.03 and consistent inclusion in the Tabelog Italian WEST Top 100. Dinner runs JPY 20,000–29,999. The restaurant operates by member reservation only, positioning it firmly in Fukuoka's most selective dining tier.
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A 12-seat counter in Fukuoka's Minami Ward where Chinese cuisine is filtered through Japanese technique and sensibility. Tabelog Bronze Award winner in both 2025 and 2026, with a score of 3.95 and selection in the Tabelog Chinese WEST Top 100 for 2023 and 2024, Imaishihanten Suzuka operates on a reservation-only course format at dinner prices of JPY 20,000–29,999.
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Tabelog Bronze Award winner for 2025 and 2026, Restaurant SNOW operates from a 14-seat room in Fukuoka's Yakuin neighbourhood, applying French technique to Kyushu produce through a Nordic-influenced lens. Dinner runs JPY 14,850 fixed; lunch from JPY 5,500. The restaurant opens five days a week and accepts reservations online.
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A nine-seat counter in Hakata Ward, Narayamachi Ao holds Tabelog Silver for 2025 and 2026 and a score of 4.40, placing it among Fukuoka's most-cited innovative restaurants. Dinner courses run JPY 30,000–39,999, reservations are by appointment only, and the restaurant is fully booked through the end of 2026.
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Yakiniku Sudo Haruyoshi has held a place in Tabelog's Yakiniku West 100 every year since 2018, earning consecutive Bronze Awards from 2022 through 2026 and a Tabelog score of 3.97. The 30-seat, reservation-only room in Fukuoka's Haruyoshi district operates on a full-attendance model with semi-private seating, a wine-focused drinks list, and dinner spend that typically lands between ¥15,000 and ¥19,999 per person.
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Selected entries from the current guide for Fukuoka.
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Occupying a leading nine floors of a 25-story glass tower in Fukuoka's Daimyo district, the Ritz-Carlton Fukuoka earns its 2024 Michelin 1 Key through a design program that channels the city's textile and culinary traditions through a sharply contemporary lens. With 167 rooms, a spa with an indoor pool, and multiple dining outlets, it anchors the upper tier of Fukuoka's international hotel set.
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Hakata Excel Hotel Tokyu occupies a central position in Nakasu, Fukuoka's dense entertainment and dining district, with 308 rooms placing it firmly in the mid-to-large urban business hotel category. The address puts guests within walking distance of Hakata's ramen counters, yakitori lanes, and the Naka River yatai stalls that define the city's street-food character. For a Fukuoka base that trades resort seclusion for neighbourhood access, this is a practical choice.
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Occupying floors 18 and 19 of ONE FUKUOKA BLDG in Tenjin, ONE FUKUOKA HOTEL has earned recognition as both a Regional Winner for Luxury Contemporary Hotel and a Global Winner for Luxury Art Boutique Hotel. The property positions itself at the intersection of contemporary design and curated art programming, placing it in a distinct tier within Fukuoka's evolving upper-market hotel scene.
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Set along Fukuoka's eastern coastline at Saitozaki, THE LUIGANS Spa & Resort occupies a position that few urban resorts in Kyushu can match: open ocean views, spa facilities, and a service register pitched at anticipatory rather than transactional. The property holds awards as both Regional Winner for Luxury Ocean View Resort and Continent Winner for Luxury Coastal Resort, placing it in a distinct tier among Fukuoka's accommodation options.
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Hilltop Resort Fukuoka holds a MICHELIN Selected designation in the 2025 Michelin Hotels guide, placing it among a curated tier of properties in Chuo-ku that earn recognition on design and experience rather than star count alone. Positioned in Terukuni, the resort sits within reach of Fukuoka's central districts while maintaining the refined remove that a hilltop address implies.
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NOT A HOTEL FUKUOKA occupies a residential address in Chuo Ward, operating as a Michelin Selected property within a brand concept that blurs the boundary between private house and hotel. The format sits in a small but growing tier of design-led Japanese properties where architecture and spatial intimacy matter more than lobby scale. For Fukuoka, it represents one of the more considered entries in the city's premium accommodation picture.
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South of Fukuoka, Japan lies Aburayama Forest, a lush natural retreat full of shrines and meandering pathways. In the midst of all this is Snow Peak Yakei Suite, a luxe glamping concern from the high-end outdoor retailer, centered on back-to-nature refreshment and glittering city views. A handful of cottages and villas are available for those who’d prefer a bit more elevation, private soaking pools and terraces sweeten the deal. A campfire “lounge” and outdoor terrace area make for convivial hangs come sundown.
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With the Style Fukuoka sits in Hakata Ward, steps from Hakata Station, and has earned a Regional Winner award for Best Interior Design. The property belongs to a tier of design-led boutique hotels that position interior craftsmanship as the primary selling point rather than brand affiliation or room count. Visitors looking for a considered aesthetic experience in central Fukuoka will find this address worth examining closely.
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Selected entries from the current guide for Fukuoka.
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Wine & Tempura Araki occupies a basement address in Fukuoka's Hakata district, where the combination of tempura and a serious wine program positions it in a small but growing cohort of Japanese dining venues that treat alcohol service as equal to the kitchen. A 2026 Star Wine List award confirms the list has genuine depth. It sits in Hakata's dense restaurant corridor, close to Hakata Station, and rewards advance planning.
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Selected entries from the current guide for Fukuoka.
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