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Shiro (restaurant)

Coordinates: 51°35′58.29″N 9°37′50.36″W / 51.5995250°N 9.6306556°W / 51.5995250; -9.6306556
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Shiro
Map
Restaurant information
Closed2001
Head chefKei Pilz
Food typeJapanese and Sushi
CityAhakista, County Cork
CountryIreland
Seating capacity18

Shiro was a restaurant in Ahakista, County Cork, Ireland. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star each year in the period 1996–2001.[1][2] The Michelin Guide awarded the restaurant the "Red M", indicating 'good food at a reasonable price', in the period 1988–1995.[3] The Egon Ronay Guide awarded the restaurant one star in the period 1988–1989.[3]: 345 

The kitchen style was Japanese and Sushi.[4][5]

The restaurant had only a short menu, no staff (the owners were also head chef and waiter), one seating a night and was located in a typical Irish Cottage.[5][6]

Head chef of Shiro was the late Kei Pilz.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Michelin Maps & Guides: maps, atlas, travel guides, Michelin Guide". Michelinonline.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  2. ^ O'Doherty, Caroline (19 January 2012). "Michelin guide awards four stars in State". The Irish Times via HighBeam Research. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2012. (subscription required)
  3. ^ a b Mac Con Iomaire, Mairtin (2009). "The emergence, development and influence of French Haute Cuisine on public dining in Dublin restaurants 1900-2000: an oral history". Part 2. Dublin Institute of Technology: 348. Retrieved 26 May 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ a b "The Southwestern Peninsulas". irelandbyways.com.
  5. ^ a b "Shiro Japanese Restaurant, Ahakista West Cork Ireland". cork-guide.ie.
  6. ^ 1980s, Shiro, Ahakista Archived 2013-06-16 at archive.today

51°35′58.29″N 9°37′50.36″W / 51.5995250°N 9.6306556°W / 51.5995250; -9.6306556