Wineshark Japan Restaurant Review - Tochino Chaya とちの茶屋

Address: 青森県十和田市奥瀬十和田湖畔休屋486

Tel: 017-675-2231

Website: Nil

Date of Visit: 2 Nov 2019

Returning from the boat tour in Lake Towada, we walked to this restaurant for lunch. Located on the side of the lake, very near to the famous maiden statue from the sculptor Kotaro Takamura, it is apparently popular for tourists, as the restaurant was full. Fortunately we only needed to wait for a short while before getting our table.

The décor is of Japanese-style, serving food prepared with local ingredients, and particularly the delicious rainbow trout. Not to miss the local delicacy, I ordered the rainbow trout sashimi set meal, while my wife went for the kiritanpo pot set meal.

The trout is very fresh and tasty, with a soft and melting texture, very delicious indeed. The restaurant is opened all day in the week from 9:00-16:00, with 20 parking spaces available in the square outside. A good stop before or after going for the lake tour.

• にじます刺身定食 (1,450 yen)
• きりたんぼ鍋定食 (1,650 yen)