Japan Guide
Shikoku
Eating
1 Ajisen 1-29 Minami Uchimachi 
088/624-0005 Appealing traditional restaurant that's not too formal and serves good-value set meals with lots of little dishes that change by the season. Seating is in private booths. Opening time: Mon– Fri 11am–2pm, Mon– Sat 5–9.30pmPrice: Set meals around ¥2000
2 Avanti 1-18 Higashi Semba 088/655-6038 Stylish contemporary Italian bistro serving pasta, risotto, pizza and – for something a bit different – couscous. Price: Dishes are around ¥1000 Opening time: Daily 10.30am–2.30pm & 6–10pm
3 Cha Cha House 2-19 Yaoya-machi 088/622-2907 Cute corner café dishing out quality coffees, baked goods and Western-style food. Price: The ¥1200 dinner is a bargain Opening time: Mon– Sat 10am–10.30pm, Sun 10am–9pm
4 Hiyashi Okonomiyaki 1-30 Minami Uchimachi Relaxed okonomiyaki joint, where you can cook your own meal from ¥600. One of the owners speaks a little English. Opening time: Mon– Sat 11am–8pm
5 R's Café Second floor, 3-30 Ichiban-chō 088/ 623-4787 R speaks English and whips up simple, inexpensive dishes such as pasta, pizza and sandwiches, as well as a good range of drinks including cocktails. Opening time: Tues– Sun 11am–3am
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Root Down 1-26-1 Takasho-machi There's always a warm welcome at this café-bar that's popular with Tokushima's expat community and which is found beneath a soapland establishment in one of the city's raunchier areas. The American owner turns out a mean burger and all food and drinks are ¥500. Mon– Sat 7pm–3am.
7 Times Café 1-16-4 Higashi-shinmachi. Relaxed, trendy café-bar on two levels in the city's central covered arcarde that's a popular hangout and a good lunch spot. Their cheesecake comes highly recommended. Opening time: Daily 11.30am–10pm
8 Tori Tori 2-16 Ichiban-chō Serried ranks of sake bottle-keeps and fading Awa Odori posters set the tone at this convivial izakaya, next to the Lawsons convenience store. Yakitori is the speciality – if you're adventurous, go for the pizza-flavoured chicken, pig's stomach or wani (alligator). There's an English menu and most dishes are around ¥1000. Opening time: Mon– Sat 5pm–1am
9 Totokatsu 13-1 Kon'ya-machi 088/625-0110 This fish restaurant is a good spot to sample fresh sashimi or taimeshi (grilled red sea bream served on a bed of fragrant rice flavoured with salt, sake and a light soy sauce). Price: Around ¥5000 Opening time: Mon– Sat 5–11.30pm
10 Wada-no-Ya Teramachi 
www.wadanoya.jp Delightlful teahouse at the foot of Bizan with a view onto a rock garden. Matcha and Tokushima's signature yaki-mochi (small, lightly toasted patties of pounded rice and red beans) is ¥650. Nearby the less fancy Takinoyakimachi Yoneya, in front of Omiya-jinja, also serves the same but for less and with cherry trees outside is a lovely place to linger during blossom season. Opening time: Daily except Thurs 10am–5pm