Welcome to
Hakata Ryotei Chikae
Hakata Ryotei Chikae was established in 1961. Since then, we have continued to develop and refine our dishes' flavors, ingredients, and hospitality while preserving the important traditions of Japanese cuisine.
Our restaurant is used in business situations for important hospitality,such as business meetings and entertainment, or memorable family celebrations and weddings. Up to now, we have been loved by and worked with our local Fukuoka customers, but recently, we have also seen an increase in the number of customers from overseas. We have prepared this website to let our overseas customers know about our restaurant.
Online reservations are also available. Please visit us when you come to Fukuoka. We look forward to meeting you all.
First Floor: Counter and Fish Tank
The first floor is not a tatami room but a spacious counter and raised tatami-floored seating area. There is also a large fish tank in the center of the counter. Fresh sea bream and flatfish are swimming in the fish tank. The chef scoops the fresh fish out of the fish tank with a net and immediately cleans them. Please enjoy your meal as a true live performance with your eyes, ears, and tongue.
2nd and 3rd Floors, Ozashiki
※Reservations Required
This special room is a condensed version of traditional Japanese beauty. You can enjoy with your eyes the neatly laid tatami mats, hanging scrolls of traditional Japanese art, and ikebana flower arrangements that represent the changing of the seasons. Your privacy will be protected so that you to spend precious time with those closest to you. Reservations can be made for 4,5 to 120 people. Reservations are required in advance.
Chikae Saryo (Café)
Chikae Saryo is located next to Ryotei Chikae. You can enjoy Ukiha tea, which is grown organically without pesticides, coffee, cafe-style meals prepared with ingredients selected by ryotei chefs, and seasonal fruits grown in the beautiful water of the Chikugo River. Popular meals include cod roe pasta, crab curry, and desserts made with seasonal fruits. Also,there is a shop on the site where you can purchase boxed lunches and souvenirs.
History of Chikae
Hakata Ryotei Chikae was founded in 1961 by the founder Kiyotaka Tahara as a chicken restaurant in Daimyo, Chuo-ward, Fukuoka City, in the renovated residence of Tokumatsu Nakajima, a coal mining magnate and politician in Fukuoka. At the time, refrigerators were not widely available yet in homes, and the restaurant gained popularity by serving chicken dishes that were not commonly eaten at home. Later, however, with the spread of refrigerators, cooking meat at home gradually became more common. The founder, Kiyotaka Tahara, therefore decided that the next step was to make live fish dishes, which would not be common in the home in the future.
In 1963, the restaurant was renovated and reopened as a ryotei with a fish tank in the center and a counter where customers could be served from inside. At the same time, the restaurant opened for lunch, which few other ryotei did, thereby lowering the threshold for a ryotei and creating the foundation for a familiar ryotei. Since 1984, we have been producing and selling spicy cod roe with the unique seasoning of a ryotei, and we have received a favorable reception as we got inquiries from all over Japan. Today, we sell a variety of products using spicy cod roe, soup stock that reproduces the taste of ryotei, and meat buns made with Wagyu beef.
In 2021, we celebrated the 60th anniversary of our founding. We will continue to refine our taste, ingredients, and hospitality as a ryotei loved by customers in Japan and around the world.
Cuisine at Chikae
The founder, Kiyotaka Tahara, has always conveyed to his chefs the significance of contributing to the world by promoting Hakata's food culture through Chikae’s cuisine. The chefs' eyes check the freshness and quality of the ingredients, and they serve dishes made with truly good ingredients deliciously. This commitment begins with the preparation of ingredients, and the chefs go to the market every morning in the dark to directly select live fish from all over Kyushu and release them into the fish tank.
Using only the freshest and most carefully selected ingredients, each dish is carefully prepared with craftsmanship and sensitivity. The dishes are not only delicious but also visually pleasing, and the dishes are arranged in a way that expresses the seasonality of the season. Please enjoy a special moment where you can experience Japanese tradition and culture through the food.
What Is Ryotei?
A ryotei is a traditional Japanese fine dining restaurant where you can enjoy kaiseki cuisine that makes the most of seasonal ingredients along with a beautiful Japanese setting. While offering prestigious hospitality, ryotei also provides a relaxed atmosphere where you can spend a leisurely time. It is the perfect place for special occasions such as weddings, business entertainment, and important family anniversaries.
Menu
Store Information / Access
| Address |
2-2-17 Daimyo, Chuo-ward, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka 810-00415-minute walk from Exit 4 of Akasaka Station of Fukuoka City Subway Airport LineMap |
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| hakata-reserve@chikae.co.jp | |
| Business hours | Monday - Friday 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (last order 9:00 p.m.) Saturday 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (last order 2:00 p.m.) 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (last order 9:00 p.m.) Sun. 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (last order 2:00 p.m.) 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (last order 8:00 p.m.) Closed on the third Monday of each month |
| Payment Methods | Cash, Credit Card 
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