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It’s wonderfully refreshing — perfect for the warm season!
Inside the shop, you’ll also find
Heikeya’s signature ‘Nishime Manju‘ (simmered vegetable dumplings),
as well as incredibly affordable handmade accessories crafted by the staff themselves.
The ‘Nishime Manju‘ is a popular gift item,
and it’s also sold in elegant gift boxes.
It makes a perfect Kumamoto souvenir or a thoughtful gift for friends from other prefectures!
There’s a takeout menu available too!

Recommended Menu Items

The menu features course meals,

set meals (teishoku),

and a selection of desserts.

This time, we ordered the popular ‘Kenkun Shrine Sando Gozen’,
‘Chicken Nanban-zuke Set Meal’,
and ‘Handmade Croquette Set Meal’.
Even the placemats are stylish!
They carry heartwarming messages that put a smile on your face.

Here is the Kenkun Shrine Sando Gozen — 1,680 yen (excluding tax).
A vibrant, colorful salad

Piping-hot handmade sesame tofu
A four-piece assortment of small side dishes
Main dishes featuring meat, fish, and simmered vegetables (nishime)
Rice, dago-jiru (Kumamoto’s traditional dumpling soup), and pickles (rice can be chosen from multigrain, white, or brown rice)
And finally, your choice of dessert and drink to finish

A magnificent 14-course meal in total.

All this for such a reasonable price!!!
Isn’t it amazing?!

Next, the Chicken Nanban-zuke Set Meal — 1,100 yen (excluding tax)
The portion size is incredible!
And one more — the Handmade Croquette Set Meal — 1,100 yen (excluding tax)
The set meals also come with rice, dago-jiru, and pickles, of course.
You can also add the same dessert and drink options as the course meal to your set meal.
Add a drink for 200 yen,
add a dessert for 300 yen (or both for an additional 500 yen).

Not just the main dishes — even all the desserts are entirely handmade here!

Every dish evokes the warmth of traditional Japanese country cooking — the kind of comforting, nostalgic flavors that remind you of a grandmother’s kitchen.
The Heikeya signature nishime (simmered vegetables) is especially exquisite!
(So popular it regularly sells out at Tsuruya Department Store!)

Preparing this many dishes at home would be an enormous undertaking…
But at HEIKEYA, you can enjoy them all effortlessly!

The staff is entirely female, and the atmosphere is clearly designed with women in mind.
It’s a perfect spot for ladies’ gatherings and grown-up dates.

Frequently Asked Questions

※Information is current as of the time of reporting. Prices and hours are subject to change. Please verify before visiting.