Naha · Japan

Makishi Public Market

Dai-ichi Makishi Kōsetsu Ichiba

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easy

9/10

best: morning

social, playful, adventurous

A local would say...

Buy a whole parrotfish downstairs and the restaurants upstairs will cook it for you on the spot — Okinawa's edible beating heart.

Duck into this covered market just 200 metres south of Kokusai-dori and you'll find the beating culinary heart of Okinawa. The ground floor is a riot of colour: electric-blue parrotfish, pig faces split in half, snake-like sea eels, purple umi-budo sea grapes and unfamiliar tropical fruits piled high. Upstairs, a cluster of tiny restaurants will cook what you just bought downstairs, or serve their own Okinawan classics. It's noisy, crowded, and absolutely essential — the best single introduction to what Okinawan food culture actually looks and tastes like.

Added by Kenji Watanabe

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