Nikko, Tochigi, Japan｜Tokaiso Chinese Restaurant

Had a lovely Chinese dinner here. Very good Chinese food. Restaurant run by a lovely Chinese couple that lived in Japan for 30 years. Speaks Mandarin and Japanese fluently. Limited seating.

Excellent food and excellent service! The couple who owns the restaurant are very kind and accommodating. Highly recommend the dumplings, fried chicken with rice, and the seafood noodles. Very cozy atmosphere and overall a great place to eat in Nikko!

I can't remember the last time I gave a 5 star rating but this place truly deserves it. The chef is Chinese and the food is like a machi chuka restaurant (local casual Chinese) but so much more than the other places we've been in Japan. Even compared to Chinese places we've eaten at in various countries, this place was just fantastic. The place opened earlier this year but they were previously in Ueno Okachimachi. The lady manager was lovely and very friendly. Food was excellent - tasty yet clean with very generous ingredients and a good spread of things. All dumplings are hand made (they don't just use frozen store bought ones - I asked). The bill came at ¥<8,000 for 7 dishes (no drinks), so extremely reasonable. I would definitely recommend and would go again.