I decided to go to Motsunabe Oyama (もつ鍋おおやま) when I felt like eating motsunabe for lunch in Hakata. Oyama has several branches around Hakata Station, and I visited the Hakata Deitos branch in the station. Unfortunately, I had to wait for about 30 minutes, but they eventually made some tables available.
You can easily see the restaurant from outside, so you can check the crowd before deciding to enter. The restaurant has only 32 seats, so if you visit and there’s no vacant table, you can consider visiting the KITTE Hakata branch, Counter KITTE Hakata branch, Hakata Ichibangai branch, or
Miyako Hotel branch. Reservations are available for lunch at all branches except the Counter KITTE branch.
The lunch menu offers one-portion hotpots per person. You can also order from the regular menu. The motsunabe comes in three flavors: miso, soy sauce, and mizutaki. They recommend the miso flavor.
I ordered motsunabe gozen. The staff lit my gas stove after I placed the order, and everything except the hotpot was prepared quickly. The meal included pickled takana (karashi takana), mentaiko, giblets with sour sauce, and chanpon noodles. You can choose your rice, but I opted for chanpon.
The takana and mentaiko made me feel like having rice!
The pork giblets with sour sauce were delicious. They might have been tongue, and while they were fatty, the sour sauce made them refreshing. It paired perfectly with beer.
After a while, the hotpot was served. The giblets are pre-cooked, so I started eating after the vegetables were cooked. I boiled the vegetables a little longer because I love them soft.
The hotpot was seasoned with miso and garlic. It was delicious! Although it had some red pepper, it wasn’t spicy—just slightly so. The hotpot contained cabbage, burdock, tofu, chives, and more.
There weren’t many giblets—about five pieces—but some fatty giblets might have melted into the soup. Despite this, the remaining giblets were springy and very tasty.
Finally, I added the chanpon noodles to the soup. The noodles, soaked in the rich soup with the extract of giblets and vegetables, were amazing. Beyond words! The location is perfect because you can enjoy motsunabe before heading out from Hakata Station.
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Name Motsunabe Oyama Hakata Deitos (博多もつ鍋おおやま 博多デイトス店)
Open Lunch, Dinner
Reservation Available (Hot Pepper)
Credit card Available
URL Website, Instagram
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