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Last updated on May 16th, 2026

Don’t hesitate to try the satisfying breakfast in Tanya Hakata if you are looking for what to eat in Fukuoka. It served the beef tongue meal and best value of money.

Tanya Hakata (たんや) is a beef tongue specialty restaurant in Fukuoka. It serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner with their best value beef tongue meal. But their breakfast menu is the most popular order and ranked as the most favorite breakfast in Japan. Many locals and travelers love to stop by this tiny shop in Hakata Station for their beef tongue meal.

Read on my food review with a beef tongue meal in Tanya Hakata.

Getting There

Located in the basement level of Hakata Station, Tanya Hakata lined in Hakata Ichiban Street. Getting to Tanya Hakata is plenty easy. Just follow the well-marked sight to Level B1 of Hakata Ichiban street in Hakata Station. There are many restaurants in Hakata Ichiban Street but Tanya Hakata is the most popular restaurant. So no worry to find the Tanya Hakata.

Tanya Hakata - Best Place For Breakfast in Fukuoka — Tanya Hakata – Best Place For Breakfast in Fukuoka

We reached Hakata Tanya for breakfast at about 8:00 morning to catch the later train for sightseeing. We were lucky as there is no line in the early morning. Locals seem like having their quick breakfast a Hakata Tanya before working.

Inside Tanya Hakata is an L-shaped dining area with limited space. While the left side is a bar counter with an open kitchen. There were also table seating at the left side if you come with a group of friends and family.

Breakfast Menu

There are four different seal meal for breakfast in Hakata Tanya. The regular set meal served with starting price at about ¥500. You can also choose the set by adding some extra like Mentaiko, Okiuto (product made from seaweed), Tororo set (grated mountain yam) and Natto set (fermented soybean) with additional cost. Each set comes with your choice of egg (saw) and seaweed.

Beef Tongue Meal From Tanya Hakata

I ordered the regular beef tongue set which comes with 4 pieces of beef tongue, wheat rice, beef tongue soup, and some vegetable. Although the serving size of beef tongue was not many, it was really happy to enjoy such a delicious breakfast in the morning.

The rice in Tanya Hakata was cooked with oat wheat. A healthier breakfast in Fukuoka. Most importantly, rice in Tanya Hakata can be an unlimited refill. You can get a second serving of rice for free.

While my friend got the Tororo set at additional charge. It was still very reasonable. By top up less than 100, your meal came with grated mountain yam, raw egg, and seaweed. What a bargain!

Overall, the thin cut charcoal-grilled beef tongue from Tanya Hakata was not too bad. It was chewy, tender with slight of charcoal grill taste. It can be eaten alone, squeezed with lemon or dipping sauce.

Although the beef tongue tastes a little bit greasy by eating alone. By adding few drops of lemon, it tastes refreshing.

Dipped the Beef Tongue with Grated Mountain Yam

Besides, we love the taste when dipped it with the grated mountain yam. It taste slightly refreshing compare by eating the beef tongue alone. Next, pour the grated mountain yam and raw egg into rice. Adding a little soy sauce and then stir well. My friend finished the whole bowl of rice.

Besides the hot barley tea, there was also complimentary coffee by the counter with self-serve. Get a cup of coffee if you need to fix your caffeine in the morning. We ended our best breakfast in Fukuoka with a happy tummy. There was a long line by the time we left the restaurant.

Tanya Hakata Breakfast: Best Value Of Money

All in all, the beef tongue breakfast from Tanya Hakata is the best value of money. With about ¥600, you get a full healthy breakfast which is super cheap. It’s almost the same price to buy a sandwich and drink at a convenience store. A local breakfast in Fukuoka is much better than Starbucks and other chain cafes. Although it is not a high-grade beef tongue, it is undoubtedly the best budget food at a very affordable price. It is still recommended to try the beef tongue in Tanya Hakata at the morning.

Sometimes, it can be a long queue with a long line in front of Tanya Hakata. So we advise going there for early breakfast in Tanya Hakata. In short, Tanya Hakata is the best place for local breakfast in Fukuoka. High recommended.

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Last updated on May 16th, 2026

Don’t miss to try the best motsunabe in Hakata Motsunabe Ooyama when visiting Fukuoka. It was so flavorful and taste extremely good. Must eat food in Fukuoka.

No doubt, Horumon Hot Pot or Motsunabe (もつ鍋) is one of the must-eat food in Fukuoka. This flavorful stew is served in a hot pot with beef or pork intestines as the main ingredient. The soup is flavored by soy sauce, garlic or miso soup base. It is slowly simmered together with vegetables such as leek, chives, and cabbage for ultra-flavorful broth.

We not a big fan of offal or internal organ of an animal. But we decided to give it a try as motsunabe is rated as a must-try local specialty in Fukuoka. We choose to dine in Hakata Motsunabe Ooyama, one of the best motsunabe specialties in Fukuoka. We were amazed at how great this dinner was. End up, this mouth-watering hotpot become my most favorite food in Fukuoka.

Hakata Motsunabe Ooyama

There are numerous of motsunabe specialty shop in Fukuoka. Among all the best motsunabe restaurant in Fukuoka, we choose to dine in Hakata Motsunabe Oyama, the top 5 motsunabe restaurant in Fukuoka. The popular Motsunabe Oyama has 6 restaurants scatter around Hakata Station, Tenjin, and other Fukuoka regions. This is not counting the remaining shops in Osaka or Tokyo. Just choose the one that convenient for you.

We choose to dine in Hakata Motsunabe Ooyama at KITTE Hakata. It is located at the level 7F of KITTE department store, just next to Hakata Station. A great ideal after a tiring day trip in Fukuoka. When we arrived, about two people were queuing up in front of us. We waited for about 10 mins before our turn. So it was not so bad.

What To Eat in Hakata Motsunabe Ooyama

Motsunabe For Solo Traveler in Hakata Motsunabe Oyama — Motsunabe in Hakata Ooyama

Side Dishes in Hakata Motsunabe Oyama — Variety of Side Dishes

We were direct to a semi-private room. Surprisingly, the dining environment is cozy and comfortable inside the busy Hakata station. A great place for family and friends to hang out during night time in Fukuoka.

There are also English and Chinese menu for foreign travelers if you are worried about how to order. The menu of Oyama has a la carte menus and course menus and a variety of side dishes. You can eat all the Fukuoka specialty in Oyama. For a solo traveler, Oyama also has the motsunabe pot for one person, but it slightly costly compared with the two-person pot.

Meal Set Menu from Hakata Motsunabe Oyama

If you don’t know what to order, you can try on the course meal that consists of choices of side dishes, including horse sashimi, mentaiko dishes. It is cheaper compare with the order separately. A great way to sample a variety of top pick dishes from Oyama. The cheapest price starts with ¥2280 + tax.

After discussion, we ordered the popular ala carte motsunabe pot with miso soup based, highly recommended by the staff. Added, we also add on ordered the drink, mentaiko, and stewed vinegar beef tendon to try on.

Appetizer and Mentaiko Side Dishes — Appetizer and Mentaiko Side Dish

The edamame was firstly served to our table. It was commonly served as an appetizer or cover charge (お通し) in Izakaya restaurant in Japan. Together with the drink, it was very refreshing and a great start for the fabulous dinner.

Mentaiko (Spicy Cod Roe)

Fukuoka is also popular for Mentaiko (spicy cod roe), another top three must eat specialty in Fukuoka. While the mentaiko served in Hakata Motsunabe Ooyama were so fresh with a gentle spicy taste. Although it looks so awful to taste it. But trust me, it was the best I have ever tasted. The mentaiko were very fresh and unique. One of the must-eat in Motsunabe Ooyama.

Soon, the remaining side dishes also served to our table. The tender offal in vinegar is the number one side dish in Hakata Motsunabe Ooyama. Firstly try the original flavor by mixing the offal with sweet and sour sauce. The crispy texture with refreshing sauce was very appetizing. Next, dipped with the yuzu sauce on side. The taste became even more flavorful. Thumb up for this side dish.

Motsunabe in Hakata Ooyama

Best Motsunabe in Fukuoka - Hakata Oyama — Best Motsunabe from Hakata Motsunabe Oyama

Next, the motsunabe hot pot was served. We choose the most popular miso flavor in the store. Our room was full of aroma as soon as it served on the table. Besides the beef intestine with miso soup, the whole pot was full of cabbage, smooth tofu with top layer of leeks. It was beautifully seasoned with soy sauce, garlic and chili pepper. It looks so tempting.

The staff suggested us to wait for the motsunabe to heat up for about 2 minutes before eating.

We can’t wait and have the first bite. My first bite on motsunabe in Ooyama. Oh my god! It tastes so delicious, chewy and tender.

Smooth Tofu in Hakata Motsunabe Ooyama — Smooth Tofu

We also love the remaining all the ingredients. All were very delicious without any dipping sauce. While the broth is rich and tasty. It was so flavorful and full of sesame flavor. But beware, don’t finish the soup.

Champion Noodle For Last

Perfect Ending of Motsunabe with Champion Noodles

After eating the motsunabe, it is usually paired with rice or champion noodles as a perfect ending. The noodles are cooked and can be eaten after slightly heated. But too bad, we love the soup too much and almost finish it.

The noodles fully absorbed the flavorful taste of miso soup. We were so full and hardly can finish all the noodles. A satisfying ending for our best motsunabe in Hakata Ooyama.

Overview: Best Motsunabe in Fukuoka

All in all, we enjoy our first food experience with motsunabe and highly recommended the Hakata Motsunabe Ooyama. This local specialty is one of the must eat in Fukuoka. Don’t be turn off by beef offal or intestine. Try it and you might get addicted to this traditional dish.

Motsunabe Oyama has many branches in Fukuoka. We dine in the Hakata Motsunabe Ooyama in 9F of KITTE Department store. There are have counter bar store in Hakata Ichibangai and KITTE lower floor. It is suitable for solo travelers to try on personal pot. Alternatively, we recommended to try on the best Motsunabe in Oyama Honten. Check on remaining Oyama restaurant here. (Official website)

Hakata Motsunabe OoYAMA in KITTE Department Store (博多もつ鍋おおやま KITTE 博多)
Address: Japan, 〒812-0012 Fukuoka, Hakata Ward, Hakataekichuogai, 9−1 KITTE博多 9F
Operating Hours: Daily from 11:00 to 23:00 (Last Order 22:30)
Getting there: 2 minutes walk from JR Hakata Station
Expected to Pay: Lunch for ¥1,500 and Dinner ¥3,000

Side note: Hakata Motsunabe Oyama served the lunch menu with cheaper price. A great choice for budget and solo travelers.

Lastly, this Fukuoka must eat food blog is part of Kyushu travel post in Fukuoka. Free feel to read also our Fukuoka travel blog and food review.

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