Aunt Dinah

Top choice in Tokushima & the Anan Coast


Get ready for a friendly welcome, country music and a great range of curries, pastas and pizzas at this rustic spot on the main road near the impossible-to-miss white Tōyō Shirahama Resort Hotel at Shirahama. Aunt Dinah's has a useful English menu.


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