Location - Ginowan, Kakazu area. HEading south on the 58, turn L on the 34 (Ojana intersection) and R on the 241 (Maehara intersection). At the second set of traffic lights, turn R. Make another R at the corner with the church. Follow that road past the boxing house and the Karate building, then you will see a wooden sign pointing into a cul-de-sac of ex-military housing. You found it.
Hours: 11a-6p Thurs-Sun, reportedly they bake on Thursday and Saturday so those days are preferable. 0988981529
http://www.munakatado.com/
http://www.okinawahai.com/my_weblog/2007/12/have-a-happy-dr.html
This is more a bakery/cafe than a restaurant, but is surely the best place to get unique artisanal bread on the island. The shop is located in a fascinating area - a grouping of ex-military family housing turned over to the Japanese what looks to be decades ago. The bakery is run out of a room in the front of the house, and outside is a picnic table and a couple of chair/table sets. The staff speaks some English and can name the featured ingredient in many of the rolls. We tried a sampling: turmeric bun filled with bean paste, fig-nut-chocolate roll, toasted nut and cheese wheat roll, a delicious banana-raisin roll, another cheese and nut roll. What sets this bakery apart from others is they are not doing pastry - no croissant, no glazed fruit, no cream filling. This is bread, and you can make a meal out of it. Be warned, it is not cheap. Rolls are 150-300Y each and coffee is 315Y (decent coffee, from one of those totally automatic espresso makers), so a light lunch for 2 ran to 2300Y. But the quality is unparalleled and the experience is pleasant. The proprietor has a collection of some of the local artsy magazines, so you can sneak a peak into the hippie/craftsy Okinawa subculture that is hard to access otherwise.
