Location: Kitanakagusuku village; off the 330 turn R onto the 85, go through Awase golf course, and keep traveling east. To the south there is a nice view of the ocean. Not long afterwards, JiJi is on the north side of the road, about halfway to Awase.
Hours: 11:30-2400, closed Thursday
This is another great discovery. The cafe is attractive, with natural light, whitewashed walls, and interesting colours and spaces. The lunch set costs 1000Y, and at our visit involved a choice of fish saute, meat dish, or soymilk green curry with pork. The main comes with a plate of brown rice, salad greens, marinated onions, eggplant, rice noodles with dressing, and a carrot slaw. The presentation was immaculate and each dish was tasty and lovingly prepared.
The soup was a cup of cabbage and bacon with lots of pepper, much nicer than your typical proprietary creamed veggie soup. The green curry was a successful Japanese-Thai fusion, with a nice sampling of stewed veggies and super-tender falling-off-the-bone pork. The fish saute was served over potatoes spiced with tumeric and cumin, and drizzled with herb and olive oil. Iced coffee was served with a mini-pitcher of creamer. The cafe also has reasonably priced dinners, including a nice sesame-laden yakisoba, a button-mushroom vegetable curry, and noodle dishes, most around 1000Y. Alcoholic drinks are the standard 500Y+. They also periodically host music events, patronized by the artsy crowd. The owner also has some jewelry, T-shirts, and Indian curry mixes (650Y) for sale.