Aburaya
cost estimate: 1,000 yen
closed Wednesday
The restaurant packed with fish is proof enough, this restaurant is a seafood lover’s paradise.
If you want to fully enjoy the seafood of Ine Bay in the Japan Heritage town of Ine, go to this restaurant. The knife skills of Katsuaki Iemoto, the former head chef of the well-established Aburaya Inn, is enough to awe anyone. With its outstanding fish-connoisseur chef, the dishes here are made with fish procured every morning. For example, the set meal is a luxurious collection of dishes that highlight the freshest fish with three cooking methods: boiling, grilling, and sashimi. The dishes are beautifully seasoned and keep the locals and fishermen coming back. They also go well with rice. You can also find rare fish such as locally raised Japanese sea bass and locally raised Ine tuna. It's a small restaurant, so be prepared to wait.
Born in Ine Town. I have been a Japanese-style chef since I graduated from high school over 40 years ago. Previously, I was the head chef of Aburaya Inn in the town of Ine. At the time, it was a job that required offering delicate food with multiple courses. This cuisine necessitates perfect cooking methods for each of the fresh fish I use to bring out the most in the fish. I make 50 to 90 servings a day by myself, which is a little difficult, but I am enjoying my work. I was so absorbed in it that I paid no attention to the profitability, and our was a little angry with me!
Aoshima set meal
A dreamy set meal with a set of boiled fish, grilled food and sashimi. Local thread-sail filefish served boiled, sardines grilled with salt, amberjack, sea bream, and seared sardines. 2,500 yen
Seafood rice bowl
Featuring a variety of fish caught in this small bay area. Amberjack, seared salmon, swordtip squid, sea bream, shrimp, Japanese Spanish mackerel, salmon roe, sardines, and greater amberjack are all available. 2,000 yen
Single dish
A dish that only appears on the menus when excellent local fish are caught. Delicacies such as tilefish, yellowback sea bream, striped beakfish, and golden threadfin-bream are served simply, boiled or roasted to maximize their flavors. Limited quantity. 1,000 yen ~
Access: 5 minute walk from Funayanosato Park mae bus stop, About 40 minutes by car from Miyazu Amanohashidate IC Expressway
TEL: 0772-32-0750
Reservations: not accepted
hours: 12: 00- until sold out of ingredients
closed: Wednesday
Payment: Cash only
Facility information: 20 seats (8 seats at counter, 12 seats in tatami room)
Parking: roadside station parking
Smoking is allowed here.