【Fukuoka Travel】A Charming Small Restaurant

During my trip to Fukuoka, I visited Hakata and met up with a friend from my student days. She took me to a small restaurant run by someone she knows☺️ This cozy spot, managed by a female proprietor, offers a warm and mature atmosphere🍶. Both owners are certified nutritionists, and they create seasonal menus featuring homemade "obanzai" and "sake pairings"🥰. What's more, it's reasonably priced🥹✨. The interior exudes a calming wooden warmth, with only seven counter seats🪑. It felt welcoming even for solo diners🙆♀️. ────────────────── ▶︎ 7-item obanzai platter (3-item platter: 500 yen) ▶︎ Stuffed cabbage roll (1 piece): 700 yen ▶︎ Spanish mackerel spring roll with butterbur miso (1 piece): 700 yen ▶︎ Chicken wings marinated in kelp: 800 yen ▶︎ Seasonal tempura: 900 yen and up ────────────────── The dishes are generally portioned for two people, and if you visit as a pair, they will divide the servings onto two plates🙆♀️. In other words... does that mean half price for solo diners?!😳 ☑︎ Grated new onion soup (starter) ☑︎ 7-item obanzai platter - Uruoi greens and firefly squid - Simmered chicken and bamboo shoots - Grilled eel sushi - Butterbur and fish simmered with ginger - Red ginger fish cake - Udo tempura - Smoked oyster marinated with crackers This platter, featuring a little bit of the day's recommended dishes, was absolutely delightful❣️ ☑︎ Spanish mackerel sashimi Served with cherry blossom leaf jelly and deep-fried salted cherry blossom leaves ☑︎ Young tuna Served with ponzu and sesame oil ☑︎ Spear squid with kinome miso ☑︎ Spring cabbage stuffed cabbage roll ☑︎ Spanish mackerel spring roll with butterbur miso ☑︎ Chicken wings marinated in kelp Meticulously prepared over three days, these kelp-marinated chicken wings are grilled to perfection🐓. The crispy skin and the burst of umami with every bite were incredible🤤. ☑︎ Sea bream and bamboo shoot clay pot rice Each dish was crafted with utmost care and attention to detail, delivering refined and delicate flavors. Everything was so delicious that I was truly moved🥹✨. Especially, the pairing with Japanese sake was outstanding🍶. —————［Restaurant Information］————— Small Restaurant Ozen 📍 2-17-1 Sumiyoshi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture 🚃 7-minute walk from Kushida Shrine-mae Station 🈺 17:30–24:00 (Last order: 23:00) Closed: Sundays 🅿️ No parking available