Shirakawa Joshin Honten — Restaurant in Nagoya

Great food, very helpful and nice staff. We had a very simple but oishiiii (delicious) salad and Hitsumabushi. You've got to try the Hitsumabushi! Pick the large size (it really isn't that much) or the extra large if you are not that hungry and want to share the dish. The atmosphere us nice and cosy and they even have small blankets in case you get cold legs while sitting in winter 😁👌💞 ... if we ever pass by Nagoya again, we'll definitely try to come...

Had to try the famous Nagoya speciality of hitsumabushi, and this place had good reviews. We were not able to book, but they have a ticket system where you register then wait. Luckily we did not have to wait at all, this was about 6pm on Friday night. They provide an English menu and explanation of how to eat/mix the condiments. I also recommend a little sansho pepper on top-gives a tingling sensation! The pickles...

The service was excellent as their staff was really nice and considerate. I find the unagi tasty, but my mom didn't like it. I guess it depends on people to like it or not. Personally, i always wanted to try hitsumabushi, so it was my good first time. We had it for dinner so the price could be quite higher than that for lunch. This set of mini hitsumabushi and normal histumabushi and fried...