Ako, Hyogo, Japan｜山海

I stumbled across it by accident. All I can do is bake it! This energetic gentleman will grill your order one after another right in front of your eyes. If you come to Ako, this is a shop you definitely want to stop by.

Although it is a small restaurant, the taste of the seafood is impeccable. Seasonal seafood, especially oysters, conger eel, eel, and scallops in winter, are extremely meaty. The staff at the store are happy to talk to you openly and happily, and although it's probably not well known to the general public, it's a restaurant that locals frequent (and that's why it's so popular among the locals). So if you don't know it, it might be difficult to go alone, but the people at the store will welcome you cheerfully, so it's not a problem. They mainly serve seafood as sashimi and grilled dishes, but they also grill vegetables and fried tofu, so it's healthy and I think women will like it too.

I went there based on word of mouth, but if you want to eat delicious local seafood, I definitely recommend this restaurant. We had grilled conger eel and puffer fish, but both are delicious and have never been eaten before. It seemed like a store with many regular customers, but both the owner and the female staff were kind and warm. There is no menu, so if you don't ask about how to eat like this, it's a loss. The grilled rice ball that the regular next door was eating while I was paying for it looked delicious...