Oshokujidokoro Tokiwa Sushi — Restaurant in Shirahama

A hidden gem of Shirahama. We bumped into this sushi restaurant and we know right away that we came to a special place. Servers and chefs are all experienced seniors. People eating here are locals as well. We went for fresh catch, mixed fish maki, and the shop's teishokus. Oh also local uni. Everything is delicious! The grilled eel is perfect with a relatively firm texture and no dripping messy sweet sauce. Sashimis and unis are freshly sweet. Even a secondary dish like pickles brings a bright burst into our mouth. They also serve fresh mikan to finish the meal as well.

What amazed me the most is when we are about to leave the shop, we conversed with the chef. He is over 80 years old and he has been chefs for over 50 years. I felt like I met a national treasure. Well, he is a national treasure to me. What a dedication to still work and refine his craft for people's happiness. Big respect and I will definitely eat here again when I am...

Very local and authentic place, you can tell how trust worthy it is by looking at the certificates hanging above the counter dated back from decades ago. I enjoy listening to local old people chatting with the chefs in their dialect which I couldn’t understand much. However what I didn’t like about this place was that lots of things I ordered were out of stock, for example I wanted to eat a type of grilled fish which was out not available, then they recommended another dish, which I ordered but didn’t like it very much. Turned out it was much more expensive than I thought. So that really disappointed...

Went to this place because the restaurant next door was crowded. Then out to be a Gem .

Nice family run restaurant. The chef and servers were very enthusiastic to communicate with us who don't speak Japanese. Google translate. They have limited English menu but the owners were very helpful to understand what we wanted.

Tried the premium sushi set . It was very good . With ikura ( salmon roe) and uni ( sea urchin) . At 2200 yen, it's a steal .

Will definitely come again.

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