On the northern shores of Okinawa, La BOMBANCE Kouri Island has unveiled its summer culinary program. The restaurant, situated within the One Suite THE GRAND hotel, presents a menu that synthesizes the sub-tropical bounty of the Ryukyu Islands with strictly selected seasonal ingredients sourced from across the Japanese archipelago. The resulting course is an exploration of regional identity through a lens of modern Japanese technique.
Regional Ingredients and Seasonal Fusion
The summer course begins with a chawanmushi (savory steamed egg custard) that combines charcoal-grilled eel from Kyushu with Okinawan naberah (luffa). This is followed by an assortment of appetizers designed to showcase the textures of the island, including octopus tempura from Onna Village and yoshikigai (green snail) dressed with grated radish.
Reimagined Okinawan Classics
A focal point of the menu is the Kuruma Shrimp Somin Chanpuru, an elevated interpretation of the traditional Okinawan stir-fried noodle dish. This version utilizes prawns from neighboring Yagaji Island, enriched with truffles, crab, and a concentrated americaine sauce prepared from shrimp shells. The meal concludes on a familiar note for followers of the brand, featuring the “White Coffee” blancmange from the restaurant’s Nishi-Azabu flagship, here uniquely paired with brown sugar from Nakijin Village to ground the dish in its local context.
Premium Seafood and Ishigaki Beef
The menu highlights the specific seasonality of Okinawan waters, featuring Pacific bluefin tuna caught nearby between April and June. Another notable inclusion is the Akajin Mibai (leopard coral grouper), which is seared and steamed before being finished with a shisany (shikuwasa citrus) jam and a house-made chili oil. For the final savory courses, the restaurant serves charcoal-grilled Ishigaki beef rump and a juyushii (clay pot rice) mixed with salt-steamed Agu pork, diamond squid, and Ryukyu black purple rice.
Property details
- Property
- One Suite THE GRAND
- Address
- 2451 Kouri, Nakijin Village, Kunigami District, Okinawa
- Official site
- https://onesuite.thegrand.jp/en/
- Pricing
- de la lune (Moon Course): 25,410 yen; de la mer (Sea Course): 20,570 yen
