After buying lunch at Tenjin Daimaru, I visited this place on the same floor. I wanted to buy some evening snacks, so I looked at the fried chicken... 345 yen for 100g, that's expensive! Well, it's a department store basement after all, so I guess it can't be helped... But it looked delicious, so I bought one each of "Spicy Black and Red Fried Chicken". Of course, they were spicier and more unique in taste than regular fried chicken. (The red one was indeed spicier) They were reasonably tasty, but still, it's quite expensive, isn't it...

A classy delicatessen shop.

This is a shop that offers a variety of side dishes in the basement of department stores nationwide. It is located near the entrance of Daimaru Elgala and is quite easy to find. I visited to buy food for the offerings during the Bon festival, and I was captivated by the variety and vivid colors of the side dishes. I ended up visiting three days in a row. Each time, I purchase the delicious pork and potato stew, which is sweet and well simmered to bring out the flavor of the pork. The shiny simmered baby squid is also delicious. The simmered kelp dish is a specialty of Hakata, and there are no disappointments. It is also a home-cooked dish in Hakata, so the seasoning may vary slightly in each household, which adds to its charm as a common household dish. The fried eggplant with miso paste is simply delicious. Thank you for the feast.

This is a shop for bento boxes and side dishes located in the basement of Daimaru Fukuoka. After a meeting at a hotel in Tenjin, before returning to the parking lot, I stopped by here to buy some side dishes for dinner. They had a variety of the shop's specialty side dishes and bento boxes on display. I bought a set of side dishes for 756 yen. There were several different sets available, each with slightly different contents, so I chose one that suited my taste. I bought the side dishes for dinner at home, but they would also be great as snacks with beer. The set I chose included my favorite hijiki seaweed, and it was nice to enjoy different flavors with each bite. I also bought 100g of sweet and spicy burdock for 345 yen. I usually choose kinpira, but this time I tried the sweet and spicy version. The shop is located in the basement of Daimaru Fukuoka's Higashi-kan. Matsuo Kaomise Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin Store Address: 1-4-1 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin Store Higashi-kan B2F Tel/Reservations: 092-712-8181 Business hours: 10:00-20:00 Closed: Irregular holidays (follows Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin Store).

This month, the basement of Daimaru Elgala was renovated. And because the Hawks won, I stopped by before heading home. One of the new stores is "Matsuoka". It's a company from Nagoya. They also have a store in Mitsukoshi. The Hawks sale item is a set of assorted side dishes. It's in honor of Manager Kudo's jersey number 81. Compared to other menu items, the regular price is around 1000 yen. It was like this. I could choose the types. There were also things like fried chicken, but I chose a healthier option. The taste was refined. There were also other delicious side dishes like chicken wings. It's good. ● Store Information Matsuoka Side Dishes Fukuoka City, Chuo-ku, Tenjin 1-4-1, Daimaru Elgala B2F Business hours: 10:00-20:00