Erika Adams is the former deputy editor of Eater’s Northeast region, where she covered Boston, Philly, D.C. and New York. Based in Boston, she has spent years covering the local restaurant industry.

Hakata’s ties to the Asian mainland can also be seen the city’s proud street food traditions. Two members of the Nippon.com editorial team visited the city to sample some of the best-known examples of ...

Hakata TonTon has moved uptown with new owners and a revamped menu. Photo: Janice Chung Hakata TonTon has moved uptown with new owners and a revamped menu. Photo: Janice Chung And now the group will ...

Despite an ill-timed debut just before the pandemic, this Westwood izakaya has become a worthwhile destination for Japanese bar bites—at least on the Westside. This review was originally published on ...

FUKUOKA -- This year's Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival recently came to a close after 15 days of festivities, during which men dressed in traditional "happi" coats and loincloths dashed through streets ...

Good pork, whether it's bacon or whole roast pig, always whets our appetite. So when we heard of Hakata Tonton, a new Japanese spot specializing in pork, we couldn't wait to head to the West Village.

Hakata ramen is nationally famed for its creamy pork-bone broth and slender, straight noodles, to be refilled time and again with additional kaedama orders. Tanaka Shōten, near Adachi’s Rokuchō ...

FUKUOKA -- Floats paraded through the streets of downtown Fukuoka July 13 during the Hakata Gion Yamakasa festival, to the cheers of locals and tourists. The Yamakasa floats are the main attraction of ...