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If you are adventurous enough to go through the unbeaten path to find the best food that Fukuoka has to offer, you will be rewarded immensely.  Today’s discovery can save you tens of thousands of yen because it saves you from taking the train to Osaka for some great takoyaki.

Osaka is the hometown of takoyaki, but a little hole-in-the-wall in Fukuoka makes some takoyaki that I dare say rivals the one’s in Osaka. Yes my friend, in a quiet little corner in Toujinmachi lies a legendary takoyaki shack.   The place is really small, and can only accomodate around 2-3 sit-in diners, so be prepared to eat it outside, or bring it home (though eating it fresh is better). Grab a pen and paper because I am pretty sure you have not been here yet.  Write this down.  When you do visit though, expect to see a long line.  It is that good.

Takoya Takoyaki
Location:

Closest subway: Tojinmachi Station

Less than 10 mins from Station.

I came across thus guy working the crowd in Bayern Fukuoka, one of those Oktoberfest nights a few months or years back (if you remember when exactly, then you didn’t really do enough festing that Oktober.)  Mr. Tak, as he is called,  started with the typical show of blowing balloons into animal shapes and giving it to the crowd.  Then things got a little hotter when he stepped outside and started doing tricks with fire.  It was at that point that I hoped he hand’t had his share of Oktoberfest binging while juggling flames and putting it in his mouth, but he seemed to be in control. (more…)