The Ocean View Cafe

Following the book listing all of the Okinawan cafes with a view Matt and I found a place we would never have found on our own, Ocean View Cafe. It is a restaurant out of a home that looks very unassuming from the front entrance. It is a door in a concrete wall with only a carport for parking. We had to park along the main road and walk through a neighborhood of apartments since the carport was already full. We rang the doorbell and were ushered in where we exchanged our shoes for slippers. We did not see a view until we walked downstairs and met with a wall of windows overlooking the East China Sea. We did not know we needed a reservation, but we were lucky and were seated at one of the two outdoor tables right away. We exchanged our slippers for crocs and ate with an incredible view. 

The house was larger and grander than it appeared from the front. It has three stories of balconies jutting from the hill over the ocean as well as a putting green, swimming pool, and hot tub. The owners must be cat lovers, as cat decor was everywhere and cats were napping in their cat beds in the middle of the cafe.The menu was small as is customary in small cafes, and I simply ordered the cake without knowing what flavor it would be that day! When it arrived I asked what it was, "Nan desu kah? Mango?" The answer was pumpkin! Pumpkin cheesecake! Yum!

This place certainly lived up to its name, and I cannot wait to find more hidden cafe gems on the island.

Cafe with a view #5