Tsuchi Kaoru
土香る26°13′ N 127°41′ EIzakaya¥¥¥
Tsuchi Kaoru is a basement Okinawan restaurant opposite Hotel JAL City in Naha's Matsuo district, and its courses of prefectural vegetables and pork start at ¥6,000 a head for two or more. It opens 17:00–23:00 and closes on Sundays.
The owner writes that the kitchen shops at farm stands and cooks by the old Okinawan saying that food is kusuimun, or medicine, so the menu follows what growers bring in. The ¥6,000 Chura-shima course runs to nine dishes: four small starters, jimami tofu, a sashimi plate, duruten with chikiagi fish cake, champuru, rafute, mozuku in vinegar, tonfan pork rice and sata andagi to finish.
Awamori has its own page on the restaurant's site, where the list runs from light new spirit to heavy kusu. A July 2026 Tabelog reviewer praised how carefully it is chosen. Plates and cups come from Okinawan craftspeople. The restaurant turns away guests wearing strong perfume or fabric softener so the food's aroma comes through, and it does not admit children below middle-school age.
What to order
- Chura-shima course (nine dishes)
- Duruten and chikiagi fish cake
- Kibimaru pork shabu-shabu with island vegetables
- Awamori from the list
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How much is dinner at Tsuchi Kaoru?
Tsuchi Kaoru's courses start at ¥6,000 a person for the nine-dish Chura-shima course, ordered for two or more. Its pork shabu-shabu and pork steak courses cost ¥7,000, and the Okinawan wagyu course costs ¥8,000, per the restaurant's site.
When is Tsuchi Kaoru open?
Tsuchi Kaoru is open 17:00–23:00 (last food order 21:30) and closed sundays, plus temporary closures announced on its social media.
What should you order at Tsuchi Kaoru?
At Tsuchi Kaoru, order chura-shima course (nine dishes), or duruten and chikiagi fish cake, or kibimaru pork shabu-shabu with island vegetables, or awamori from the list.
Do you need a reservation at Tsuchi Kaoru?
Tsuchi Kaoru: Book online through the restaurant's site or by phone on +81-98-943-9460; courses need two or more diners; no children below middle-school age; guests with strong perfume or fabric softener are turned away.
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