Romantic dining at The Calif Kitchen in Okinawa with amazing views

The Calif Kitchen in American Village is something of a hidden gem. When you walk along the seafront of depot island with it's restaurants and coffee shops you often don't look up. If you did, you'll see that nestled on the 3rd floor is probably one of the most perfect date night spots we've seen in Oki.

Exterior of The Calif Kitchen in American Village

It's a beautiful location in the day with expansive sea views from the terrace and being open all day with a simple cafe style menu makes it easy to enjoy solo or for a casual lunch. But it's at night it really "lights up", with the lights on the terrace and the view making it a perfect spot to watch the sunset and enjoy some time with your favorite or soon to be favorite person.

The menu features island favorites like Taco Rice (pictured below) which was beautifully fresh and we especially liked the separation of ingredients allowing us to customize how we enjoyed it. Just the right amount of spice left a clean plate and an order for another drink. Talking of drinks, if you want something non-alcoholic then you have to sample the frozen yoghurt cocktails. They've got passion mango, berry berry and tropical pineapple. One of these, and a sunset view on a warm day in Okinawa is a perfect combination and they had just the right amount of sweetness to satisfy without being too sweet. If you're starting off the night, then you can also choose an alcoholic version!

We thoroughly recommend you finish off the meal with some of their desserts. The pancakes are a stand out and they also have a shaved ice, which is unlike one we've had before having a fluffy, powdery texture with an Okinawa sweet potato version for something truly different. Whether you go alone, with friends or a date night, this is a great location in Okinawa to soak up the seaview and broadwalk atmosphere of Depot Island.