Yamato Japanese restaurant

I travelled a lot in my life and it always amazes me, the best encounters you make around food. Being a foodie myself I always try to find the most eloquent places to have dinner. I try to talk to chefs and waiters to know about the local cuisine, try to avoid ex-pat restaurants and pubs. Look up local food, you will be surprised what you can find and at affordable prices.

Last evening I went to Albir, a little town near Benidorm with hug lots of restaurants and dinners. Japanese restaurant, Yamato, named after a Japanese battleship during world war2. The dining was a mixture of eastern artefacts nicely displayed in glaze cabinets all around.  The system is original; you receive a menu, a list, and a pencil. Make your choice as much as you like in the nice presented dishes with the Japanese names and English translation. Great choice of nigiri sushi, maki’s, teppanyaki, sashimi a vegetarian dishes.  Everything freshly made to order. The gentle waiter gave us an explanation what it was all about.

Great was the surprise when we start talking to one of the waiters. The whole staff is Chinese, they live in Spain for nine years and they speak fluently Spanish, English and some German.

At the link below you can see it for yourself in a virtual tour.

Yamato Restaurant