Good Company Coffee Roasters

Intrigued by blog posts about locally-roasted coffee and people who roast their own beans at home, I searched the internet for nearby coffee roasters. I found a place called Good Company in Uruma City, but only by the grace of Google Maps on a smart phone. The building looks like a cottage retreat. 

Near the door was an arrangement of barrels and burlap sacks full of green coffee beans, each labeled with country of origin and price per 200 grams. Good Company is a roast-to-order coffee bean shop where you select the beans (they're actually seeds), and they roast them while you wait. 

Junko and Masaki Nakamoto have been doing this for the past 17 years. While bulk roasting with large ovens in the back of the store are probably more profitable, this single-order roasting keeps people coming back.

It is both experiment and performance art, because while you go home with any bean variety roasted any way you like, you also get to watch the owners heat, toss, cool, and clean the beans for you while enjoying a complimentary cup of coffee and a chat.

An added bonus is seeing their roasting equipment, which looks like the love child of a smithy and a steam punk barbecue grill.

I picked a Dark City Roast of their Special Blend, and it really was very nice - fresh and fruity, yet dark and smooth, with no sourness.

Good Company Coffee Roasters

1943-1 Taba, Uruma City, Okinawa Prefecture

Japan 904-2213

TEL:098-974-2002

珈琲豆焙煎工房グッドカンパニー

〒904-2213 沖縄県うるま市田場1943-1

TEL:098-974-2002

Kitchen Furuya near Maeda Cape

If you want to eat heavy french style lunch but you don't want to pay a lot at hotel, Kitchen furuya is the best option near Maeda cape. Price is around 1000-1200JPN Yen. and you can enjoy food as well. Sheff owner runs this small restaurant by himself. It bit difficult to find this restaurant because location is not at main road 6, you have to drive the small street and the restaurant sign was broken on the way to there.


We ordered beef stroganoff and fish course. Both includes salad, rice/bread and sweats with coffee/tea. Course menu includes small pasta with local veg. Of course, beef stroganoff and main fish were good. I liked sweets (Pannacotta) as well.
For us, taste is bit heavy and oily. we can't go to Furuya every week, but definitely we will repeat here.





Space is not big. Table is bit higher than normal. So not kids friendly.

Cafe Aura near Cape Maeda

New cafe is opened near Cape Maeda. Nice Open space and nice music. Dog friendly as well.



The pasta lunch is around 1000 JPN Yen, you can choose the pasta from 3 kinds. Including soup, salad, bread and coffee.

We ordered the tomato based pasta. Taste nice, but we need a bit volume. We'll order the large portion next time.

We love the space and music, you can see the small mangroves in front of the cafe. I didn't check WiFi availability but if available, we will stop by for cafe time as well next time.








Name:cafe aura （カフェ アウラ）
TEL: 098-989-9001
Address:
沖縄県国頭郡恩納村字真栄田2253-3 (Onnna Maeda 2253-3)

Hour: 12:00-22:30(Sun till 19:00)
Holiday: Monday


Map is here.

Mango Season

In Okinawa, Mango season starts from beginning of July and finishes on August.



When mango season starts, price is bit expensive, around 600-1000 JPN yen with middle- large size of mango. Yes, I know this price is expensive comparing with mango from Taiwan or Philippine.

Normally I buy one or two of middle size Mangoes on July to contribute local farmers and wait until the end of Mango season. Mangoes price goes down, half price or sometimes 100 Yen sale in the end of Mango season. You should check out 'Onnna no Eki'(Onna local farmers market) constantly in the end of Mango season and enjoy Mango.

Name: Onna no eki.

Address: 恩納村字仲泊1656-9 (Onna nakadomari 1656-9)

Hours: 10：00-19:00


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Taco rice with Omlette

Probably you can learn quickly what is taco rice after you move to Okinawa. Here is more info. Taco rice is okinawa local food, using rice instead of flour tortilla.

Traditional Taco rice place is many near Kin area. Today I would like to introduce the Omu-Taco (Taco rice rolled with eggs like Omlette).

If you drive up north from campus, pass city hall and ANA hotel. You can find small diving shop(Benthos diving) and the 2nd floor is famous Omu-taco shop, called Kijimu-na.


You can order Omu-Taco with some toppings. Today I chose corn. Avocado, bacon etc you can choose.



When you add drink and french fry, price is around 1000 JPN Yen. You can order large size of Omu-taco with 100 JPN Yen additional.



You can find Kijimu-na at Chatan and Maeda cape as well. Enjoy Omu-taco.

Name: Kijimuna　（きじむなあ）
TEL: 098-966-8389

Address: 沖縄県国頭郡恩納村瀬良垣475 2F (Onnna-son Seragaki475 2nd Floor of Benthos divers)
Parking is ocean side.

Hours: 12:00-21：00
Holiday: Sun during winter time.


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Napoli Pizza place Pizzeria Il Piccolino [CLOSED]

[Unfortunately CLOSED]
In Onna village, it is not easy to find non tourist place and non okinawa food.
Pizzeria Il Piccolino serves nice Napolli Pizza with affordable price.

Probably in Tokyo we have to pay more than 1500 JPN Yen for pizza, but 1000 JPN Yen with drink, salad, and dessert in Piccolino. Yes this is Okinawa price.


Pizza Margarita Simple is the best



You can see the oven.


Restaurant is bit back side(mountain side) of 58. It is easy to miss. Drive slowly before moon beach. It was back of McDonald, but no McDonald now, only empty flat space.




Name:
Pizzeria Il Piccolino

TEL
098-964-6464

Address:
沖縄県国頭郡恩納村字前兼久149 (Onnna maeganeku 149)

Hours:
12:00-15:00(L.O.14:30)
18:00-22:00(L.O.21:00)

ランチ営業、夜10時以降入店可、日曜営業
定休日

月曜・火曜


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Pao at Onnna no Eiki

My son's favorite sweets is 'Pou pou' (traditional Okinawa sweets), looks like rolled pancake.
Pao (包) at Onnna no Eki has two choice of flavor; brown sugar or brown sugar with ginger.

You can enjoy bit sweets of this Pou Pou. Don't expect many sugar.

If you order coffee with Pou pou, you can get discount. Two pou pou s and coffee is 380 JPN Yen. Good price and good kids snack.

Pou Pou: 100 JPN
Coffee: 200 JPN Yen. (180 JPN yen with Pou Pou)

Name: Pao (包 おんなの駅店 （パオ） )


TEL:098-964-1188
Address:
沖縄県恩納村仲泊1656-9 おんなの駅
(Nakadomari Onnna)

Hours:10:00-19:00

Mango 100-200 JPN Yen.

I visited "Onna no Eki" early Saturday morning.
Many Mangoes are on sale, 100-200 JPN Yen.
Those are little bit black spots but the same taste. I bought three mangoes.

If you are mango lovers, you should stop by "Onna no Eki" this week end or next week.
Mango season will be over soon.

Blog start.?!

Well, I decided to write cafe information here to share information. I would like to try to add post at least every week.

Probably this blog will finish when we feel it isn't important.

If you have any questions etc, please type in comments area.
Don't complain my/our poor English.

Expected posting information is:
Cafeteria information on campus.
New cafe information around campus.
Cafe/restaurant/food information around campus or in Okinawa to share.