Namiji
海産物レストラン 波路
A seafood restaurant near Iifu Beach, known for generous portions of kuruma prawn sashimi, salt-grilled prawns and Okinawan home cooking. It is the island's most consistently reliable spot.
A long-established seafood restaurant near Iifu Beach Hotel, ranked among the top restaurants in Kumejima on Tabelog. Kuruma prawns are served as sashimi or salt-grilled in the shell. Other dishes include bitter melon stir-fried with egg, sashimi platters, sea lettuce and mozuku seaweed tempura, sea grapes, and a closing bowl of mozuku zōsui rice porridge. Portions are large and prices are reasonable. Lunch is served too, including teishoku set meals. Dinner is almost fully booked in advance, and even on quiet weekdays it can fill up, so reserve ahead. Dinner with drinks costs about 3,000 yen per person. It is an easy walk from hotels around Iifu Beach.
Opening hours
Lunch about 11:00–14:00; dinner about 17:00–22:00. Closing days vary by platform (Wednesday, Sunday and others); please call to confirm.
Nearby sights
- Eef Beach
- Tatami-ishi
- Tonnaha Castle Ruins
- Ou Island & Kumejima Sea Turtle Museum
- Kumejima Tsumugi Village (Yuimaru-kan)
- Hiyajo Banta Viewpoint
- Kumejima Museum
- Kumejima Firefly Center