Minematsu

No one can resist a good tempura restaurant, let alone an excellent, reputable one. Not far from Saga Station is Tempura Minematsu. This tempura restaurant received a Michelin star and it’s well earned. The combination of the tempura master’s quality craftsmanship with locally sourced fresh ingredients and high-quality oil is undeniably a recipe for a masterpiece. Tempura might sound like an easy dish with simple processing, but it’s the subtle differences, like the attention-to-detail of the skilled chef, that elevates one tempura restaurant higher than the rest. Tempura Minematsu’s highly skilled chef takes into account several factors like preparation, temperature, timing, and oil blend. He uses a mix of salad oil and thick white sesame oil for his tempura, which brings out the umami factor times ten! Everything that can be locally caught is on the menu — from fish and seafood to all kinds of vegetables. With every possible situation thought of and resolved, you’ll be snacking endlessly on Tempura Minematsu’s dishes, with their light texture and delicious flavors!