Japanese Izakaya Akari — Restaurant in Okayama

Hayashi-san served us extremely well, and she possessed an innate knowledge of the menu as well as the local Okayama dishes. The atmosphere was extremely inviting with dining taking place in a traditional Japanese Izakaya. The food was top notch, with the Grilled Spanish Mackeral being the highlight of the meal. Moreover, the sashimi platter and the rice porridge was also excellent. The Mamakari had a great flavor, and the meal was well balanced by fresh vegetables. We throughly enjoyed our meal at Akari, and will come back whenever in...

The food was amazing, fresh and delicious. The place is clean, it was very busy when I got there, had to wait for a little bit. The service was great, as in most restaurants in Japan, they are very polite and friendly even though we couldn’t communicate in Japanese, we got what we wanted, inger...

Absolutely one of the best meals in Japan. Hospitality is impeccable. An English menu is available. Higher end izakaya however price is reasonable for US dollar travelers. All the local specialties are excellent and most dishes are very creatively done. Soy sauce ice cream is definitely...