The house that created Hakata mizutaki in 1905, kept in one family for over a century — a clear golden broth of chicken and vegetable.
By SHOKU NOREN TeamFacts last verified September 2026How we check
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In shortMizutaki, the founding house of Hakata's chicken hot pot. Reservations run in Japanese and are hard to place from abroad, so our Tokyo desk requests the table for you, by phone and in Japanese.
Price
Mizutaki courses ¥6,200–9,200 (tax incl., service extra)
Hours
17:00–22:00 (last entry 20:00)
Closed
Mondays (Tuesday when Monday is a holiday), plus irregular days, Obon and New Year
Seats
25, tatami and sunken-table seating
Private rooms
Yes, ground floor for 12–16, upper floor up to 20
Payment
Cards (VISA / Master / JCB / AMEX / Diners) · no e-money or QR
Getting there
Hirao Stn; Fukuoka
Mizutaki — literally “water‑simmered,” the chicken hot pot that is one of
Hakata’s defining dishes — was invented in this house. Heizaburo Hayashida
opened Suigetsu in 1905 after years cooking Western and Chinese food in
Hong Kong, and devised a pot that was neither: chicken bones and
vegetables simmered until the broth runs clear, golden, and quietly deep,
where a Chinese pot would go milky and rich. The house has never opened a
branch. The method has passed down a single family line for more than a
century, and the booking policy has barely moved in that time either.
What you eat
The founding mizutaki, in course form: the clear golden stock first, then
chicken and vegetables cooked in it at the table, the version every Hakata
pot since has measured itself against. It is served across just
twenty‑five seats — tatami rooms and sunken tables, no counter, no
hurry — in a house that chose depth over expansion. Courses run ¥6,200 to
¥9,200 including tax, with service charged separately, which for the
origin point of an entire regional dish is modest arithmetic.
The booking reality
There are no walk‑ins: the house seats reservation holders only. And the
reservation itself is the strictest in this collection — telephone only,
and the house states plainly that it takes bookings solely from the diner
in person. No online platforms, no hotel concierges, no reservation
agencies; calls from intermediaries are simply declined. Entry closes at
20:00, Mondays are dark (Tuesday when Monday is a national holiday), and
same‑day bookings are not taken; the phone accepts reservations until
20:00. We can request it in the name of the guest who attends; if the
house declines a booking arranged on a guest’s behalf, we will tell you
and nothing is charged. In that case we can still confirm the current
policy and help you get the details ready before you call — your date,
time, party size and a contact number.
Travelers who want Hakata mizutaki at its origin rather than at one of
its many descendants, who like a house that has refused every shortcut
for 120 years — and who, if the house insists, are willing to make one
telephone call themselves, properly prepared.
Free release-date alerts: the day before, on the morning of release day (08:00 JST) and about 30 minutes before when the time is known — or a weekly summary if the house opens a little every day.
Hakata Suigetsu: common questions
Can you book Hakata Suigetsu from abroad?
Yes, through our Tokyo desk. Reservation-only — phone, in Japanese, and only from the guest in person; no online booking, no agencies, no same-day bookings. We call the restaurant for you, in Japanese, and the ¥6,000-per-seat fee is charged only if we confirm your table — no seat, no fee.
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Facts on this page were checked by our Tokyo desk. You are welcome to quote them with a link:
Hakata Suigetsu — Hirao, Fukuoka — SHOKU NOREN (checked September 2026). https://shokunoren.com/restaurants/suigetsu-fukuoka
