During my research on Okinawa, I came across reviews of this restaurant near to Shuri Castle and recommended by many people online, so I added it into my itinerary on the day we planned to visit Shuri Castle. I wasn’t planning on spending time to look for the restaurant but as we were walking from the castle back to the monorail station, the husband saw this restaurant with a lush green entrance and walked in to take a look. Turned out it was Ryukyusabo Ashibiuna! Totally didn’t waste anytime looking for it. =P
I could recognise the restaurant instantly because I had seen many photographs of it online and that garden courtyard is hard to miss. Netizens recommend waiting for seats in the open courtyard and we did. Thankfully, the queue was not long despite it being peak lunch hour. The entire restaurant was packed to the brim but we still managed to get our outdoor seats within 15 minutes. All’s good!
How lovely is this?? Dining outdoors especially during winter is an extremely enjoyable experience. Hot bowls of food delivered to you and you can dig in with the gorgeous garden view in front of you. It was such a relaxing gastronomic experience!
We ordered a bento set as well as their signature Okinawan Soba. The food was good and comforting and prices were not as exorbitant as we thought it would be. I think we spent about $40 for this meal – Totally worth it.
My stir-fried pork slices served with Okinawan rice was such a tummy pleaser. Don’t know what side dishes those were but they tasted not bad. Love it that they also included two small slices of pineapples to end the meal with.
We had to order their Purple Yam Tiramisu since purple yam is Okinawa’s local produce and it tasted pretty good! All in all, it was a happy and good meal. I highly recommend a visit when you are in Okinawa!
Ryukyusabo Ashibiuna
Address: 2 Chome-13 Shuritonokuracho, Naha, Okinawa Prefecture 903-0812, Japan
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