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Shimamuchu島夢人

Kohama Island · Yaeyama soba and set meals　★4.3 (144)

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Photos were posted to Google Maps by Ms Ms, Ray, s t, 島夢人.

Shimamuchu is a casual restaurant right in front of Kohama Port. It serves more than 10 kinds of noodles and many set meals, including homemade brown sugar noodles and kimchi-stew Island soba. It is open 11:30-16:00 with irregular days off, and posts daily status on Instagram. Lunch runs about ¥1,200.

Ferries and timing are in Ishigaki Port Ferry Terminal; the island itself is on the Kohama Island page.

Good for

  • Visitors waiting for a ferry or having lunch on Kohama
  • Families with children

Maybe not for

  • Travelers in a hurry

Prices and contact

Soba runs about ¥500-¥1,000

InstagramCall 0980-85-3881 (Japanese)

Location and access

Address3390-2 Kohama, Taketomi-cho, Okinawa 907-1221
Phone0980-85-3881
AreaKohama Island, right by the port

Hours and details

  • Right in front of the port
  • 10+ noodle dishes
  • Daily status on Instagram
Hours11:30-16:00. Irregular days off
Price guideSoba runs about ¥500-¥1,000

Reviews　★4.3 (144 Google reviews)

Often praised

  • Broth and meat in the soki soba
  • Large menu, and local customers eat here too
  • Tatami seating, kids' chairs and picture books suit families
  • Brown sugar soft serve

Points raised

  • Lines form outside in busy season
  • Run by a husband and wife, so waits can happen
  • Noodles are lunch only

  • “Great Chicken Karaage and tofu champuru. Delicious brown sugar ice-cream. Lovely duo running the restaurant. Order off a tablet and pay at a self checkout stand. (Cash only - bring lots of cash to the island)”

    e · ★5 · 9 months ago

  • “Delicious.”

    Calvin Wong · ★4 · 6 years ago

  • “The menu is so extensive that it's really hard to decide...! The location is also great, as it's only a 30-second walk from the ferry terminal, right in front of the restaurant. I had actually planned to go to another restaurant, but they were closed most of the time, so I couldn't go...I just ended up going in on a whim. But it turned out to be a hit! It seems to be popular wi…”

    Ray · ★5 · 7 months agoTranslated by Google

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Nearby and alternatives

Eat on Kohama Island

  • CoyoteCafe (Yaeyama soba and light meals)

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