Best Cities to Visit in Japan in Winter: Top 3 for Food
The best cities to visit for food in Japan in winter: Sapporo, Kanazawa and Fukuoka, with Tabelog picks, prices, queues and how to pay.
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Motsunabe (offal hot pot with garlic and chives) and mizutaki (chicken in a rich collagen broth) are Fukuoka's two signature dinners, and both are sharing meals for two or more. The top-rated motsunabe houses are in Tenjin, Yakuin and Hakata and should be reserved, especially from October to March.
The 15 highest-scoring hot pot & motsunabe restaurants in Fukuoka right now, by Tabelog score. Open the map to see where each one is, its hours and whether it takes cards.
Ranked by Tabelog score as of November 10, 2026, refreshed daily from Tabelog's ranking. Prices are Tabelog's per-person budget bands. Check hours and book with the restaurant before you go.
The best cities to visit for food in Japan in winter: Sapporo, Kanazawa and Fukuoka, with Tabelog picks, prices, queues and how to pay.
How to eat ramen like a local: the ticket machine, slurping, noodle firmness and kaedama refills, with three top-rated shops in Fukuoka and Tokyo.
The neighborhoods where Tabelog's highest-rated hot pot & motsunabe in Fukuoka clusters:
How to order hot pot & motsunabe, reservations and etiquette are on the Hot pot & motsunabe guide.
Fukuoka locals grade ramen hard because they eat it weekly: a tonkotsu shop at 3.5 is nationally famous. For motsunabe and mizutaki, 3.6+ is the top tier. Yatai stalls are listed on Tabelog too and the ratings are the only way to pick one.
Motsunabe shops in Fukuoka above 3.5 are the famous names with lines.
Tenjin, Yakuin, Hakata and Daimyo are where Fukuoka's top-rated hot pot & motsunabe clusters on Tabelog. Motsunabe (offal hot pot with garlic and chives) and mizutaki (chicken in a rich collagen broth) are Fukuoka's two signature dinners, and both are sharing meals for two or more. TabeDog shows every listing in those neighborhoods on one map, sorted by Tabelog score, distance or price.
Lunch: ¥1,500 to ¥3,000 for a lunch set. Dinner: ¥4,000 to ¥12,000 per person depending on beef grade. TabeDog shows each restaurant's lunch and dinner price band before you go.
Motsunabe shops in Fukuoka above 3.5 are the famous names with lines. Shabu-shabu and sukiyaki restaurants at 3.6+ are serving top wagyu. Fukuoka locals grade ramen hard because they eat it weekly: a tonkotsu shop at 3.5 is nationally famous. For motsunabe and mizutaki, 3.6+ is the top tier. Yatai stalls are listed on Tabelog too and the ratings are the only way to pick one.
Tenjin. The downtown: department stores, yakitori alleys and the Daimyo restaurant streets. Yakuin is the alternative.
Nakasu is Fukuoka's main late-night district, so start there. TabeDog shows opening hours for every listing and marks what is open right now, so you can filter to what is actually serving.
Many small hot pot & motsunabe shops in Japan are cash only. TabeDog shows whether each restaurant accepts credit cards, IC cards or QR payment, pulled from its Tabelog listing, so you know before you sit down.
TabeDog shows all of Fukuoka's hot pot & motsunabe with Tabelog scores, hours, prices and payment methods in English. Filter to what's open now.
Open hot pot & motsunabe in Fukuoka