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Naha City’s downtown area spreads out around lively Kokusai-dori (International Street). Step into a side street, and you will find many unique local restaurants. Yakitori shops are one of them. Here, we have rounded up places serving great yakitori around Miebashi Station and Makishi Station in Naha City.
Created: July 21, 2026
This article is based on407Tabelog reviews.
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YAKISHIN is a yakitori restaurant with only 8 counter seats, located in Naha, about an 8-minute walk along the canal from Miebashi Station toward Wakasakaigan (Wakasa Coast).
Inside the stylish all-black interior, you can enjoy tasty yakitori grilled over charcoal. The live feel of watching the yakitori being grilled and the owner's performance are also popular.
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The menu offers only the "Yakitori and Oyako Rice bowl course" with All you can drink. The muscular and richly flavorful Amagi Shamo (gamefowl chicken) is served with perfect grilling.
The original sauce brings out the chicken's flavor, and the high quality alcohol menu is also well regarded.
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The “oyako-don (chicken and egg Rice bowl)” served To finish the course has a great reputation for being delicious. Reviews also say the springy chicken, slightly sweet dashi broth, and the rich, soft egg all come together with the rice for a blissful taste.
The owner’s performance when serving the oyako-don is also said to be popular.
あーぼーー
The chef’s warm personality, masterful grilling performance, and the great pairing of food and drinks come together in perfect balance, creating a Special space you can only experience here. Beyond the course meal, they always prepare heartfelt small plates, and I’m full of gratitude. Every KP (toast) is fun, and this is a treasured place I always want to stop by whenever I visit Naha.
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くりくりログ
This is a refined yakitori restaurant for adults. It’s one of my favorite yakitori spots, so much so that I visit every time I go to Okinawa. The taste is outstanding！！Each skewer is grilled with great care, the doneness is spot on, and the chicken’s flavor comes through strongly, making it very satisfying！！I enjoyed everything, right down to the To finish oyako-don (chicken and egg rice bowl)!
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Sumibi Yakitori Keijin Hanare Kumoji Ten is a yakitori restaurant on the first floor of European Building, about a 6-minute walk from Miebashi Station, and it also offers a full range of menu items beyond yakitori.
The interior has a unified wa-modern (Japanese-modern) style, with table seating as well as Private rooms, making it easy to visit whether alone or in a group.
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For the yakitori (grilled chicken skewers), they use Special chicken, including Yamato Nikudori (rich flavored chicken with sweet fat).
The meat is said to be juicy across the board, with a nice bite. The momo (thigh) has crisp, fragrant skin, while the sasami (chicken tenderloin) is popular for its moist doneness.
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The "Torizukushi Potato Salad" is a popular dish made by mixing potatoes with three kinds of cheese and yagen nankotsu (cartilage from the chicken breastbone) sautéed in fermented butter.
The rich cheese and the crunchy texture of the chicken cartilage are well liked. It also looks beautiful and is said to be perfect as a snack to go with drinks.
かひちゃんぽん
The yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) are carefully prepared skewer by skewer and taste great. Today’s Omakase five skewers were sasami (chicken tenderloin), liver, kata-niku (shoulder meat), yagen Cartilage, and chicken wings. First came the sasami and liver, served rare. The grill was spot on and absolutely excellent. The kata-niku had a firm texture that was neither thigh nor breast, and its rich flavor really came through. The yagen Cartilage had that crunchy texture and the reliable great taste you expect.
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Kazumaroda
This hideaway izakaya offers fragrant charcoal grilled yakitori and standout seasonal dishes for a full sensory experience. The tableware and atmosphere are also excellent, making it a place where adults can take their time and enjoy good food.
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Torikawa Hakata Kawakko Okinawa Ten is a yakitori restaurant on the 3rd floor of a building, about a 3-minute walk along Oeidoori from the south exit of Miebashi Station.
The interior has a calm feel with dim lighting. You can enjoy Hakata's specialty torikawa (chicken skin skewers), along with creative kushiyaki (grilled skewers).
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"Shio kawa (salt chicken skin)" and "tare kawa (sauced chicken skin)" are both popular menu items made with the same tori-kawa (chicken skin), but each offers a different texture. The shio kawa is crisp, while the tare kawa has a chewy texture and a rich flavor.
Because they render out as much fat as possible, the texture stays light and easy, so you can keep eating skewer after skewer.
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The "makimono (rolled skewers)," made by wrapping vegetables in pork or bacon, are also popular. The photo shows the "lettuce pork roll" and the "okra bacon roll."
They are said to grill the meat through while still keeping the crisp texture of the fresh vegetables, which makes the cooking especially good.
へろ王子
Not only was the kawa (chicken skin) great, but the many other skewers were also incredibly good. The negima (chicken and scallion skewer) was tasty too, and I was happy they had a wide variety of skewers, including shishamo (smelt), so you never get bored. The service was excellent as well, and I feel like I’ll be coming back regularly for a while.
Source:へろ王子's review
あば
Actually, I’m not a big fan of chicken skin, but when it’s wrapped around the skewer like this, I don’t notice that unpleasant texture. The excess fat has also been rendered out, and it tastes great with tare (sauce) or salt, along with a crisp texture.
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Yakitori Gou Kumoji Ten is a yakitori restaurant on the first floor of the KM Building, about a 3-minute walk from Miebashi Station.
This place is popular for its tasty yakitori and cheerful, friendly service. You can also enjoy menu items made with Okinawan ingredients such as goya (bitter melon) and shima-rakkyo (Okinawan shallots).
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The yakitori is grilled over fragrant charcoal. You can also enjoy the different textures, from bonjiri (chicken tail) with its plump bite, to harami (skirt steak) packed with umami, to seseri (chicken neck) with a nice chew.
They also get good reviews for items like goya-maki (bitter melon wrapped in pork belly) and shima-rakkyo-maki (Okinawan shallots wrapped in pork belly), which use ingredients from Okinawa.
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The menu also has plenty beyond yakitori. You can also enjoy Okinawa-style flavors such as shima-dofu (Okinawan tofu) fritters and beni-imo (purple sweet potato) croquettes.
The "Mokomoko Potato Fries" in the photo are topped with plenty of sour cream on the fries. They look striking too.
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We ordered shio motsu nikomi (salt-seasoned offal stew), French fries, Heart, tsukune (chicken meatball skewer), bonjiri (chicken tail skewer), yakitori (grilled chicken skewers), and more. Everything tasted great, and you could tell each dish was made with care! The French fries were also served in a style where you eat them with sour cream. The skewers were grilled really well, and the staff service was excellent.
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☆kazushi☆
Another thing that makes this place just as appealing is the staff's hospitality. Bright and fun, it really captures the spirit of yakitori (grilled chicken skewer) culture and makes for a great travel memory too. They also have a wide range of Okinawa-style dishes, and the shima rakkyo (Okinawan shallot) maki and Agu pork skewer are must-try items.
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Jidori Yakitori Nabe San Naha no Mise is a restaurant known for its tasty yakitori, about a 10-minute walk from Miebashi Station and near Makishi Daiichi Kousetsu Ichiba (Makishi Public Market).
The yakitori is cooked by diners themselves on a uniquely shaped Teppan-yaki Hot Pot. The popular choice is the yakitori nabe (yakitori hot pot), which lets you enjoy yakitori and hot pot at the same time.
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Yakitori Hot Pot has a unique two-tier setup, with a grill on top and a pot below. You grill the chicken on the upper tier and simmer the vegetables in the pot underneath.
As the fat drips from the chicken on the grill, it makes the pot more and more flavorful. The yakitori is said to taste great whether you eat it as is or dip it into the pot before eating.
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The recommended "Special Noodles Ramen Set" To finish features firm flat noodles with a pleasantly chewy texture that people really like.
The rich soup, filled with the good flavor of chicken, is a perfect match for the ramen. If you arrange the toppings, you can enjoy a bowl that is all your own.
0ae463
This restaurant offers the fairly rare experience of enjoying grilled dishes and shabu-shabu together in an iron pot style. It feels exciting even before you start eating, and the food was so good that it lived up to the anticipation.
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ぬんどりゅー
This was my first time eating in Japan from a pot shaped like Thai moo kata (Thai barbecue hot pot). It’s a new type of Hot Pot where you grill on the top section and the drippings from the meat build up the soup in the bottom section. And this is the best part—as time goes on, the soup turns into something really tasty! To finish, the ramen makes it really satisfying.
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Yakitori to Osake Tori Taku is a yakitori restaurant on the second floor of Asatoya Building, about a 5-minute walk from Makishi Station.
The interior has a calm atmosphere and includes Private room seating. At the counter seats, you can watch the yakitori being grilled. In addition to yakitori, they also offer a good selection of drinks and seafood dishes.
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The yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) are carefully grilled over charcoal. The photo shows the "Shio Tsukune," made with coarsely ground chicken and grilled to a juicy finish.
Reviews also say that the fluffy tsukune has crunchy nankotsu (chicken cartilage) inside for a nice textural accent, and even though it is filling, it is so tasty that one person can easily eat two skewers!
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The fresh seafood dishes are also popular, and the "Hakata goma saba (mackerel with sesame sauce)" in the photo is a well liked dish of fresh mackerel sashimi tossed in a rich sesame sauce. The springy texture of the mackerel is said to be especially good.
They also offer a lineup of dishes you will want to enjoy with a drink, such as the "sashimi assortment" and "buri (yellowtail) salt tataki (lightly seared)."
kobutan71
The first thing worth mentioning is the lively open kitchen. When you sit down at the counter, you can watch each skewer of yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) being carefully grilled right in front of you, while the fragrant aroma of charcoal gently fills the air✨This sense of live excitement makes the meal taste even better and turns it into an even more enjoyable time.
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0ae463
This restaurant has a calm atmosphere where you can enjoy yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) and drinks. The Heart and tsukune (chicken meatball skewer) were especially outstanding, with rich flavor and a nice smoky aroma that left an impression. The tsukune soup served as the otoshi (small appetizer) also had a gentle flavor and set the mood from the start. Everything paired well with the drinks, making this the kind of place where you will want to stay a little longer.
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Yakitori Takashina Naha is a yakitori restaurant tucked away at the end of a narrow alley, about a 3-minute walk from the west exit of Makishi Station.
The compact interior feels warm and cozy. With attentive service, it is said to be a place where both solo diners and groups can enjoy themselves.
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The yakitori (grilled chicken skewers) is carefully grilled over charcoal using Mitsuse-dori (chicken from Saga). The grilling and seasoning with salt are just right. They say you can really taste the quality of the ingredients.
In addition to classics like momo-niku (chicken thigh) and negima (chicken and scallion skewer), you can also enjoy rare cuts such as tsunagi (a rare chicken cut) and Outside skirt. It is also popular that they keep the yakitori warm on a tabletop stove.
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The popular "Rebateki" is made with fresh chicken liver from Saga, boldly grilled over charcoal and cut thick like a steak.
The liver has a melt-in-your-mouth texture and a rich sweetness that spreads across the palate, and the flavorful sauce mixed with sesame oil and green onions brings out the liver's savory taste beautifully.
こんぶのすい子
The restaurant’s signature reba-teki (lightly seared liver) looks glossy and inviting at first glance. The moment it hits your mouth, a rich sweetness spreads with a melty feel. Then the nutty aroma of sesame oil and plenty of green onions come together, and you just can’t stop eating...! It has that dangerously good kind of taste that makes you think, "I could drink with just this!" ◎
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0ae463
Even though I visited just before closing, the staff served me politely with a smile, and I had a very pleasant meal. Each skewer was carefully prepared with real attention to detail, offering quality that matched the price. I especially liked the balance of the grilling and seasoning, which brought out the full flavor of the ingredients.
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