Robata Chidori — Restaurant in Rebun

Great robata-yaki place serving up top-notch local seafood. We were seated Japanese style in front of a charcoal fired grill and ordered several items that we could then grill by ourselves. The chan chan hokke yaki is the signature dish here. A plump and juicy fish grilled on the skin and eaten with miso paste and scallions. So delicious, we had to order a second serving! Other items we ordered were ika teppo yaki, which was a squid stuffed with its tentacles in some intestine. Strong flavors that went well with some sake. The glorious end of our meal was a uni-don - A rice bowl generously topped with sea urchin. Absolutely a must try dish. The restaurant is quite popular, so expect lines to build up, at least when you want to sit at the bbq tables. So you either get lucky like us, or you have to be persistent and wait a bit, but it is...

The best unidon on the island. Compared to other shops, the rice is made perfectly and not only is there uni on top, but in the middle layer of the rice as well. This helps make sure you are getting uni in every bite.

For the grill, the hokke and squid were great and you really can’t get enough of the miso hokke flavor. Sadly, the grill is so hot it makes your eyes really dry and sleepy. I would have ate more but the grill sucked the...

Coming here with a friend that is working here and coming regularly to Rebun for the last 10 years, we were captivated by the atka mackerel chyan chyan grill but even more than that was the special miso they have developed with this dish. Deeply rich and energizing, it went hand in glove with the fatty meat. Coupled with the grilled squid - another must, we had to give the acclaimed uni bowl a miss....