If you want to eat cheap and delicious Okinawa cuisine in Shinjuku, then this “Okinawa Cuisine YANBARU 2 (やんばる 2号店)” is recommended!
When I (Matsuo) want to eat lots of vegetables on my way home from work, I will tend to visit this restaurant sometimes with my friends.
There are many seats at this restaurant (116 seats), but surprisingly it can get quite crowded at night.
There is also a set menu which comes with half-buckwheat noodle, semi-size rice and sanpin-cha (Okinawa-style Jasmine Tea). It is very profitable.
‘Papaya set meal’ costs 900 yen, ‘Goya Champuru (Bitter Melon Stir Fry with Tofu and Egg)’ costs 980 yen and ‘fu teishoku (dried wheat gluten set meal)’ costs 880 yen.
The classic way to order is to choose 1 or 2 kinds of set meals and ask for the a la carte snacks.
The types of dishes which I don’t miss to order are “Fu Champuru (white gluten, vegetables and tofu stir-fry)” which costs 480 yen. Since it contains the white gluten instead of meat, it is very healthy and I also like it’s chewy texture.
Then I order the papaya and pork stir-fry “Papaya Irichi”, which is also delicious. It will cost you 550 yen.
Okinawa reaf special salad “Shisa Salad (with sea grape)” is also recommended.
Other recommended items are “Mozuku Tempura (Tempura of seaweed)”, which has a very strange texture and costs 460 yen.
“Jimami Tofu (Peanut Tofu)” is a soft and chewy dessert which uses the peanut and tofu. It is freshly made every morning and cost 480 yen. “Rafute (square cut glazed pork)” cost 550 yen.
The recommended lunch menu is “Lunch set”. This set comes with rice cooked in an Okinawa style, soup and you can select one champuru dish of your own choice, which will cost you 980 yen.
“Okinawa Champuru donburi (bowl of okinawa champuru)” costs 650 yen. “Umi budo tororo donburi (bowl of sea grape)” costs 680 yen. Lunch is also reasonable♪
★ There is also main branch of this restaurant in the same area.
Information
| Restaurant Name | Okinawa Cuisine YANBARU (やんばる) |
| Address | 3-22-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo |
| TEL | 03-3353-2028 |
| Business Hour | 11:00-24:00 (L.O.23:30) |
| Closed | None |
| Access | 5min walk from “Shinjuku Station” east exit |
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