Yakigaki No Hayashi

Here you can try oysters cooked in many different ways. I've never had oysters that tasted so clean and fresh. The texture was juicy and tender, not chewy or sandy/gritty at all. My favourites were the grilled, tempura and smoked oysters, especially the slight spice in the smoked oysters. The fried and raw oysters were also really good. Only the boiled oysters with rice were not so good.

While exploring the beautiful island of Miyajima—after a short ferry ride from Hiroshima—I stumbled upon Yakigaki no Hayashi, a restaurant famed for its oysters. The long line outside already hinted that I was in for something special. I ordered a set meal that let me try oysters prepared three ways: fresh, grilled, and tempura. Each one was excellent, but the grilled oysters truly surprised me. In my past experiences elsewhere, grilled oysters were often dry or lackluster—but here, because the oysters were huge, juicy, and fresh, grilling only enhanced their flavor. It was one of the highlights of my meal. Of course, the fresh oysters were a classic—bright, clean, and tasting of the sea. And the tempura oysters were another delight: lightly battered, crisp, and expertly fried, as you would expect from Japanese tempura masters. I also tried their eel, which was tender and flavorful—a great addition to the meal. Between the incredible food, the bustling but cozy atmosphere, and the charm of Miyajima itself, Yakigaki no Hayashi made for an unforgettable stop. Highly recommended if you ever find yourself visiting this beautiful island.

I was fully satisfied with my meal at this restaurant. When I visited Miyajima, it was so crowded with tourists. So it was quite difficult to find out the right place to have lunch. By chance, I encountered this restaurant. Without a hesitant move, I came into this restaurant. It was more spacious than my thought. All dishes were delicious and well-balanced. it was not salty or sweety. Especially, I really enjoyed the taste of grilled oyster. It was highly recommended to the people who have a plan to visit here. So please have a look here and get some oysters if you want. That must be the right decision. I bet! Thanks a lot! #oyster #grilled oyster #焼きカキ #カキフライ #カキカレー #みやじま#宮島

This restaurant specialises in serving oysters and it definitely shows when I ordered an Oyster meal set, which came with a variety of dishes including salad, soup, pickles and a cold oyster appetiser. The main dishes are the eel rice bowl and deep fried oysters, While my friend had a smaller set but a bigger eel and rice bowl with sides this is also a very delicious meal. I am happy to say that I am very pleased to have tried the oysters and eel dishes as these were very tasty and satisfied my hunger for seafood served here on the Miyajima islands.

One of many restaurants on the shopping street; we picked one that didn't have a wait and were happy to find a multilingual tablet for ordering. I was already planning to spend a bit since eel is a local specialty and eel is expensive everywhere, but even dishes like karaage and katsu curry are subject to tourist zone markup, though not by a lot. The food tasted great and the portions were good, so I can't complain too much.

Simply amazing! The raw one is creamy and pleasing, best one I've had in Hiroshima! Should order as many as possible. I love how the dish decorate and the sauces. The grilled oyster is huge and satisfying! This shop does things righy and care food and customers. Refined and great price. Will visit again.

Stopped by during afternoon tea. Staff is happy and attentive and oysters are tasty. The boss walked around proudly showing customer videos of special fireworks events on the island. Funny.

Grilled oyster is the signature here. The price of set meal is reasonable. Wait for 20 mins at weekday.

What We Ordered - Yakigaki No Hayashi Set: Raw, Fried, Grilled and Broiled Oysters - Raw Oysters - Grilled Oysters - Fries I wasn't able to visit on my first trip to Japan but lucky enough to queue a short line on my second trip! This is my second favorite meal in Japan! All variations of oysters were delicious!! Raw oysters were so sweet and fresh. Oysters that were grilled, fried and broiled were great to experience as you can compare all of the flavors at once! Definitely a must try if you are visiting Miyajima Island!

There was a like but it moved very quickly. We got the oysters in every style and they were absolutely fantastic. The oysters were HUGE and juicy. I really like the fried ones and also the grilled. We got the set menu and then some additional add ons. I can usually eat a few dozen oysters but these are much bigger than the ones at home. My friend told me before I came that she had oysters in Hiroshima years ago and still dreams about them. I guess I'll be having the same dream from now on.

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We came across this restaurant by accident and were really glad we stopped in. We needed to feed the kids real food before everything was closed. On Miyajima, the businesses close very early! The menu and restaurant was kid-friendly and kid-approved. I shared the kiyomori set and a bowl of katsudon with the kids. The flavors were not overcompensated by garlic or salt. And even though the flavors were mild, I didn't feel at all like I needed seasoning. We were the last to leave after closing, but they didn't rush us. In the meantime, they scrubbed down every surface. TLDR - Good food, kid-approved, very clean

Oysters heaven! Located at a very touristy area of Miyajima island, they offer all kinds of oyster dishes. English menu is available as well as several other languages with pictures. I had fresh oysters, grilled oysters, deep fried oysters, oyster rice combination meal. While waiting, owner came by and loaned me his iPhone with a couple of videos. Miyajima fireworks and Miyajima with snow. He must have thought I was bored waiting for my food alone. Video he had was so beautiful. Made me want to come back to this island to spend a night here. Raw oysters were decorated with mini torii gate. Everything I had was very good. In fact I bought souvenir oysters to take home (oysters in oil). Service was good too. It was just very touristy price. Just a tad bit pricier but that didn't stop so many customers coming in. Lines were there outside waiting to get in. If you love oysters, recommend trying oysters in Miyajima. Pretty good ones were produced here locally.

Oysters are a MUST in Hiroshima, so we found a great place on Miyajima Island that had delicious oysters! They grill oysters outside of their restaurant, so the smell just lures you in. Great place for big groups (we had 6 adults and a toddler- they don't have high chairs though) because there are a lot of tables inside. Line was long, but it went quick (10-15 min wait). Lots of options for oysters- raw, grilled, fried, curry, etc. We ordered a few combos to share, which includes raw, crispy, grilled, poached, and over curry. The oysters were fresh so it didn't matter how you ate them, it was delicious! Great place to sit down and have a relaxing meal (but you don't mind eating and walking/shopping, it's probably cheaper to eat from the street stands, lots of oyster options in the area).

Awesome oysters on half shelf after a long hike, we stop here for a quick lunch and it was an excellent experience. We had the eel rice plate and port rice plate.

This review is based purely on my family's enjoyment of the grilled oysters. I personally do not like oysters so I had a onigiri with grilled eel. It was tasty but perhaps not quite worth 700¥. For 1200¥ you can get 5 grilled oysters. They are plump, juicy, and according to my family extremely fresh. They sucked em up faster than you can say Miyajima! Seriously though, everyone (except me) looked like they were really enjoying oysters. Some had the boiled ones on rice, while others sucked up raw ones with large mugs of cold beer. The restaurant has a front and back area (looks over a garden). Service is very friendly and efficient. While there are numerous restaurants all serving oysters, this restaurant is supposedly the best.

So was on the island to cross off one of my bucket list items and see the Itsukushima Shrine (UNESCO World Heritage Site) and boy did it not disappoint. After a bit of walking around the island was starting to work up an appetite and had already bookmarked this place as it seemed to be very popular for those who love oysters. I love oysters and definitely wanted to give this place a shot especially after walking around the island and playing with the deer that were roaming around. We got over to this joint and it was not hard to miss given the long line of people that were standing outside of the restaurant. They were shucking oysters in the front and the line curves around to this weird alleyway in the back. The line was a disheartening to see but it does more fairly quickly so worth the wait. We ended up lining up for about 25 minutes and were in the doors seated at a table with a menu in hand. The menu is pretty straightforward with variations of raw oysters, grilled oysters, and sea eel. They do in fact have an English menu so it is worth asking for if you cannot speak Japanese. Decided to go with half a dozen raw oysters and a few fried oysters to give it all a shot and of course a bottle of sake. The food came out quickly and the drinks were delicious of course. The raw oysters came out with a cute presentation of the Itsukushima shrine. The oysters were fresh and very plump. They are also fairly large and filling. The fried ones are good also and lightly battered with the sweet dipping sauce being good as well. Everything was gone just as quickly as it came out. A solid spot to check out when you are in the island so definitely check it out as it is worth the experience especially if you love oysters.

I love oysters a lot and when I was looking for a place to grab lunch while I was in Ajiyama Island, I found this restaurant that's gotten good reviews. If you're an oyster aficionado then you will certainly love this place. The food presentation is so Japanese, and by that I mean they pay close attention to details which I believe makes a meal more enjoyable and therefore good. I don't know the name of what I ordered (it was all in Japanese) but basically I had 4 oyster sets cooked in different ways. Steamed, tempura oysters, oysters in shoyou-yuzu sauce (my favorite) and of course fresh oysters. Everything was excellent! The oysters taste so clean with a creamy-meaty texture which is the kind I really really like! I would love to come back to this restaurant in the future if I visit Japan again but right now to all travelers who are oyster lovers, this place is a must try!

This place was bomb!!! First of all it seems like this place will always have a line but it goes by fast so just stand in line . I don't think they have an English menu as they didn't give one to us , but since we can read somewhat we didn't bother asking ..they do have plastic replicas at the entrance with English description if all else fails . We ordered grilled oysters, deep fried oysters, curry rice , and anago. Everything was great especially the deep fried oysters !!! Soooooo fckn good .It comes with tartar sauce (?) and oyster sauce (kinda taste like tonkatsu sauce). In my opinion , It pairs better with the Tartar . What's cute about it is that the sauces are served on a oyster shell. Also keep in mind, the grilled oysters will take 15 minutes. They are cash only.

Busy but not packed on a Monday afternoon, maybe a five minute wait. Parties of two were seated at communal tables in the middle. Larger parties had their own tables on the sides. We ordered the fried oyster and sea eel over rice set meal. Delicious, just wish I would have tried the raw and grilled oysters as well.

Great oysters. Great options to try oysters different way. I went for the set meal with raw/fried/grilled and boiled oyster. Meal came with a side of miso soup and some pickels. Didn't really care for the grilled oysters. They were overcooked and chewy. I would go for more raw oyster. Fried ones were amazing too. Pricey are as expected in a very touristy area. Good service. Host spoke good English. I didn't have to wait for lunch around 1300hrs.

Fried Oysters were exceptional. Found this place through Yelp and it was one of our best lunches on this 14 day vacation throughout Japan.

All the Japanese people I met along the way on my trip said that I have to eat the oyster as soon as I mentioned that I was heading to Hiroshima. This region is known for their abundance of large fresh oysters and there are plenty of restaurants to choose from. Yakigaki no Hayashi is located on Miyajima island. You can tell that they're very popular by the crowd waiting. There are only 2 restaurants with a crowd outside on the island and this is one of them. We were the only non-Japanese waiting. They have a sign in sheet and the whole list was in Japanese so I wrote my name in Katakana, although you might be okay with writing your name in English. They have a full menu in Japanese but a limited menu in English. We ended up ordering the fried oyster set and also 4 grilled oysters. Since the sea eel aka anago is also popular there, we also got the grilled sea eel set. Everything was delicious. We were lucky to get the tatami mat room in the back. Don't forget to take your shoes off if you go into one of these and socks are required.

This restaurant was recommended by our tour guide as the best place for oysters on the island. You know you are in the right place when you see the live oysters hanging out in the front windows. There was a huge line outside but it moved quickly because there is a dining room both in the rear and in the front. I ordered raw and grilled oysters. I preferred the raw but I always do. The local oysters are more in line with the size of a small Pacific oyster so beware when you order. I was warned that it takes 15 minutes for the grilled oysters. I liked the fried anchovies which go great with beer. Definitely worth trying, especially since it is not a tourist trap like some of the other restaurants on the island seem to be.

Based on the Yelp reviews we tried this restaurant. We were so happy we did! I had grilled oysters and a fresh salad. My friends had curry, oyster rice, soba, and tempura. Everything was delicious. I was nervous at first because there was a line but we got in and ordered quickly. Recommended.

We enjoyed a late lunch here after a 6 mile hike through the mountains. The oysters were really fresh and we ordered quite a bit of food since we were starving and exhausted. The shrimp tempura was a star. Fried anchovies were very good. Grilled oysters were not as pleasing as the fresh ones, but that may be a matter of preference. We did enjoy a delicious lemonade like drink. We had very friendly and prompt service even though we can only speak three words of the Japanese language.

Fantastic grilled and raw oysters in a no-frills shop that has a perpetual line that moves efficiently. I am not a huge fan of raw oysters but the ones here are fresh and succulent. Try the grilled oysters over a bowl of sticky short grain rice. They also serve other dishes like anago but I would definitely stick to the oysters. It's about 1200 yen for a set of 5 which is quite reasonable. Probably the best and most authentic option in Miyajima.

This place has great food, with even better service!! I had the zarusoba, and it was delicious!! Perfect meal to compliment this beautiful city!!

Essentially an oyster haven, they serve it a multitude of ways, grilled, raw, fried. Favorites were the raw and fried. Oysters were big, fresh and surprisingly filling. They do have an english menu with pictures, just point and you'll be good. Would come back again. Price reasonable, decor simple and clean.

Nice food! Had curry oysters and gf had eal! It's quite pricy compared to other places in Japan but so is the whole island. Fun times waking up to the topsl and then enjoying a nice meal. I'm not sure why this place is not 5 stars, but the prices are high and the experience a bit sterile.

Excellent service! They have an English menu. I ordered the Kakidon which was egg with boiled oysters over rice. Scrumptious! The oysters were huge and sweet, yummy! The fried oysters were well done. They were also family friendly. The management provided entertainment for my grand children while we waited for our meal.;0)

I was going through Yelp looking for best places to eat while in Japan. My plan was to eat at 2-3 best restaurant not rated by experts but by locals that know where to eat at affordable prices. I was really excited about one particular restaurant located on the island of Miyajima in Hiroshima. You have to take a tramp or the JR line which takes around 1-1:30hr to get to the port. From there, you have to take a ferry to the island(12 minutes). The restaurant's specialty is Oyster since Miyajima specializes on Oyster harvesting. It's call Yakikaki-No- Hayashi. I order the whole plate which consists of 2 grill oysters/ 2 fresh oysters/ 2 steam Oyster serve on rice and 2 breaded along with miso soup. Cost is $30. The meal was amazing. The Oysters were so fresh. The service was also great. You might have to wait to get a table since it's small. I wish we had this kind is restaurant in the states.