Shimakatsu — Restaurant in Tonosho

I really enjoyed my meal at this sushi and tempura restaurant.

On the day I was at Shodoshima most other restaurants were closed. Thankfully, Shimakatsu's doors were still open.

They have an English menu and I think the price for what they give you is very reasonable. I ordered the Shimakatsu Course based on the chef's recommendation.

The fish and vegetables were very fresh. I found the local squid especially sweet and delicious. The shrimp tempura was wrapped in perila leaf before frying, which gave it a nice spiciness which I found refreshing. The vegetarian side dish uses a special kind of soy sauce which apparently is local to shodoshima which gave it a strong umami taste.

The service was hospitable and family-like. The chef and matron treat everyone like a guest at their home.

I highly recommend this restaurant for visitors to Shodoshima. The food is delicious and good value for money. No Japanese language skill...

Amazing, fresh seafood set lunch, highly recommend. Incredibly warm and friendly staff - when the waitress found out we were cutting it fine to get back for our ferry (we asked how to contact a taxi), she drove us back...

Good food superb service. I had dinner there and there were no more buses operating. Restaurant staff gave me a ride back to my hostel for the night. They really went the extra mile. Food was excellent. Best...