Shake Shack, the New York-born "fine casual" burger restaurant, opens Shake Shack Hakata on July 21, 2026 (Tuesday), starting at 12:00 PM. Located on the first floor of the Nishi-Nihon City Building, it marks the brand's first restaurant in the Kyushu region.
At Shake Shack, every burger is smashed and seared to order on the griddle, and the shakes are made to order with custard prepared fresh each day, bringing the flavors of the original New York shack to Hakata. Guided by its brand mission — Stand For Something Good™, doing right by the people, businesses, and communities connected to Shake Shack — the new store aims to become a natural part of everyday life in Hakata, a city known for its rich mix of food and culture.
To mark its start in Hakata, the store is also collaborating with local artists and developing menu items inspired by the area, with an emphasis on building ties with the local community.
Store Name: Shake Shack Hakata (first location in Kyushu)
Address: 3-1-1 Hakata-ekimae, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka 812-0011, Nishi-Nihon City Building 1F
Opening Date: July 21, 2026 (Tuesday)
Hours: 11:00 AM–10:00 PM (last order 9:30 PM)
Regular Holidays: Irregular
Seating: 148 seats
Fukuoka-Exclusive Menu: Amaou Strawberry Shake with Tirolian, and Mentai Mayo Fries
Shake Shack develops collaboration menu items with local businesses and brands in each new market it enters. For its first opening in Fukuoka Prefecture, two Fukuoka-exclusive items will be available.
Item: Amaou Strawberry Shake with Tirolian
A Fukuoka-exclusive shake blending Amaou strawberries and puree grown in Fukuoka Prefecture into the original vanilla custard, topped with a Tirolian air cookie from Chidoriya used as a straw.
Available only at: Shake Shack Hakata
Price: Mini ¥700 (tax included ¥770); Regular ¥990 (tax included ¥1,089); add whipped cream +¥160 (tax included ¥176)
About Tirolian
Tirolian is a highland confectionery made with a traditional Tirolean recipe using generous amounts of fermented butter and milk, baked into a light, crisp roll cookie and filled with Chidoriya's original smooth, melt-in-the-mouth cream.
Tirolian Brand Site
Item: Mentai Mayo Fries
A Fukuoka-exclusive fry topped with an original Shake Shack dipping sauce made with mentaiko (spicy cod roe) from Fukuya.
Available only at: Shake Shack Hakata
Price: Small ¥650 (tax included ¥715); Regular ¥790 (tax included ¥869)
About Fukuya
Fukuya was founded in 1948 as a small grocery store in the Nakasu area of Hakata. In January of the following year, founder Toshio Kawahara developed and began Japan's first production and sale of mentaiko, which later became one of Hakata's signature local products.
After its launch, Fukuya continued refining the recipe over more than a decade to perfect its flavor, and its "Aji no Mentaiko" has been loved by customers ever since.
Fukuya Official Website
Store Artwork by Artist Marumiyan
Under its brand mission, Stand For Something Good™ — doing right by the people, businesses, and communities connected to Shake Shack — the brand partners with local communities at its stores around the world, including by featuring artwork from local artists as part of each store's design. For Hakata, Shake Shack selected Fukuoka-based artist Marumiyan, whose pop, intuitive, and eye-catching visuals were seen as a strong match for the brand's world.
("Matching cooperation: Artist Cafe Fukuoka")
Artwork Concept and a Message from Marumiyan
This artwork expresses the connections and energy that form around Shake Shack. Surrounding the central logo are people enjoying burgers, hot dogs, and shakes, along with the store's staff, ingredients, and motifs tied to Fukuoka and Hakata, capturing the store's everyday life and its ties to the community. Each square illustration cuts out a different element that makes up the store, together forming one shared world. Marumiyan hopes visitors will enjoy discovering different details throughout the artwork, sparking new conversations and helping connections between people and the community grow around the store.
About Artist Marumiyan
Working under the name "Marumiyan" since 2007, based in Fukuoka.
Active as an artist and illustrator, exhibiting work and taking on client projects both in Japan and abroad.
Known for combining a wide range of motifs — people, animals, plants, buildings, symbols, and marks — into each piece.
In recent years, Marumiyan has continued to focus on exhibitions while releasing new work and expanding the range of expression.
Website: marumiyan.com
Instagram: @marumiyan
A Charity Dessert You Can Enjoy Guilt-Free: "Concrete"
Shake Shack locations in Japan sell an original dessert called "Concrete." When guests purchase a Concrete that is part of the charity program, 5% of the sale is donated to a charity partner supported by that store. At Shake Shack Hakata, the donation item is the "Shack Attack" — a chocolate frozen custard topped with chocolate brownie, chocolate chunks, fudge sauce, and chocolate sprinkles — with proceeds going to charity partner green bird.
About the NPO green bird
green bird is a nonprofit organization founded in 2002 in Harajuku, Tokyo, built around the concept that "a clean city cleans people's hearts, too." It runs street-cleaning activities through 68 teams across Japan and abroad, including three teams in Fukuoka Prefecture: Tenjin, Omuta, and Kitakyushu.
NPO green bird
New-Opening Giveaway
To celebrate the new store's opening, the first 100 guests on opening day will receive an original Shake Shack Hakata novelty gift.
Giveaway Date: July 21, 2026 (Tuesday), starting at 12:00 PM
The giveaway is limited to the first 100 guests and will end once the supply runs out.
About Shake Shack
Shake Shack is a "fine casual" burger restaurant born from a modern take on the classic burger stand by a well-known New York restaurant group. It brings the hospitality and quality of its restaurant roots to guests at an accessible price. Guided by its mission, Stand For Something Good™ — doing right by the people, businesses, and communities connected to Shake Shack — the brand also adopts environmentally conscious store designs and takes part in community activities. Since opening its first location in Madison Square Park, New York in 2004, Shake Shack has grown to more than 500 locations worldwide.
Official Website: https://www.shakeshack.jp
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shakeshackjpn
