Taira Shoten is a new kind of Yaeyama soba restaurant, which the owner describes as "Ishigaki Island's local fast food."

The shop is located along the main road facing the sea, about a 10-minute walk from the 730 intersection, right by the ferry terminal in the heart of Ishigaki Island, towards the airport.
The front of the shop is a wooden deck balcony, marked by a surfboard with the shop's name on it.

The restaurant's recommended dish is "Spicy Miso Vegetable Soba."
Taira Shoten's spicy miso vegetable soba has been ranked number one in popularity rankings and has also won awards, making it a taste endorsed by locals.
They offer a wide variety of Yaeyama soba dishes, and their set meals other than soba are also excellent.

Let's enjoy a hearty bowl of Yaeyama soba at Taira Shoten!

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1. A must-try dish: "Spicy Miso Vegetable Soba"
2. Taira Shoten's extensive menu
3. The interior is clean, just like a bar.
4. Basic information about Taira Shoten

1. A must-try dish: "Spicy Miso Vegetable Soba"

Taira Shoten maintains the traditional Yaeyama soba broth made with pork bones and bonito flakes, while also offering many innovative dishes. Their signature dish is the award-winning "Spicy Miso Vegetable Soba," which won the top prize at the 2014 Yaeyama Industrial Festival and was ranked number one in the "Walking Map 1045 Gourmet Popularity Ranking" hosted by Toyoko Inn Hotel.

The spicy miso vegetable soba features a soup made with a base of pork bones from the island, along with a broth made from chicken, bonito, and kelp, enhanced with rich Okinawan barley miso and a spicy kick for added depth and flavor. The generous serving of crisp island vegetables and handmade noodles are a perfect match!
You can also add meat toppings such as cartilage pork ribs or pork belly to make it even more hearty.

2. Taira Shoten's extensive menu

Besides the spicy miso vegetable soba, they also offer the basic Yaeyama soba and a wide variety of set meals. The Yaeyama soba is also popular for its delicious broth.

Menu example

Single item
Yaeyama soba noodles: 550 yen
Soft bone pork rib soba: 700 yen
Pork belly soba noodles: 700 yen
Taira Shoten Soba Noodles: 900 yen
Spicy miso vegetable soba noodles: 700 yen
Fried chicken 650 yen
Pork cutlet 650 yen
Minced meat cutlet 650 yen
Oyakodon (chicken and egg rice bowl) 650 yen
Special dry curry 750 yen

topping
Pork cartilage ribs: 250 yen
Pork belly: 250 yen
Large portion: 100 yen
Noodles only: 1.7 times the normal size, mega portion, 200 yen.

etc.

They have a wide variety of familiar dishes like curry and katsudon, making it feel like a neighborhood diner.
Yaeyama soba is available as a single dish, as part of a set meal, or as part of a fixed-price meal. You can also add toppings or rice balls to your order.

The soba set menus also have dedicated additional options, including Ishigaki Island specialties such as the Onisasa (rice ball and chicken breast cutlet) set, the OPPO (rice ball and pork cutlet) set, and the Onimenchi (rice ball and minced meat cutlet) set.

*Onisasato is
This dish combines rice sprinkled with furikake (mostly noritama) and fried chicken breast. It was started by local high school students and is now a representative B-grade gourmet dish of Ishigaki Island.
The recipe is simple: put the fried food in a plastic bag, add your favorite seasonings, place a rice ball on top of the seasonings, and squeeze tightly.
Nowadays, there's a wider variety of rice dishes and fried foods available.

You can also upgrade your soba noodles to chlorella noodles, made with chlorella, a specialty product of Ishigaki, for an extra 100 yen.
Delicious and healthy too. Chlorella is also good for the digestive system, so a mega-sized serving of chlorella noodles sounds like a great idea.

3. The interior is clean, just like a bar.

With such a hearty menu, you might expect the interior to be a typical, casual diner, but surprisingly, the shelves behind the counter are lined with liqueurs, creating a clean and sophisticated atmosphere reminiscent of a bar. There are also counter seats, so even women can easily stop by alone.

4. Basic information about Taira Shoten

Taira Shoten's soft bone pork rib soba can be shipped from Ishigaki Island to anywhere in Japan.
I imagine the memories of Ishigaki Island will come flooding back even after you return home.

Kit contents
Homemade soba broth
・Cartilage pork ribs
Chopped green onions
- The soba noodles used in the restaurant (fresh noodles from Kinjo Noodle Factory)
*6-meal set (5,800 yen) and up

Store name: Taira Shoten
Address: 506 Tonoshiro, Ishigaki City
Telephone number: 050-3680-2116
Business hours: 11:30-15:00 (ends when sold out)
Closed: Sunday
Parking: There is no dedicated parking lot, but there is space to park in front of the building (about 2 cars). There are also coin-operated parking lots nearby.
Location: 7-8 minute walk from the 730 intersection. Opposite Manta Park.
http://www2.hp-ez.com/hp/tairashoten

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