Av. José Francisco Guerreiro, Paiã, 1675-078 Pontinha, Portugal
★ 4.7 (1,226 Google reviews)
· Japanese Restaurant
⚠️ Japanese cuisine - not the local cuisine in Portugal
🏠Local favorite
🏠 Local score4.2★how the few locals rate it · 15 reviewers
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🧳 Tourist score5★how tourists rate it · 7 reviewers
Who eats here?
🏠 68% locals32% tourists 🧳
Over the last month, 15 of its 22 recent reviewers were from Portugal - 7 were not.
Only 15 locals have reviewed here recently - too few for a confident local score, though the ones who did rate it well. So few local reviews is itself a hint this isn't a regular local spot.
📈 Popular - about 40 new Google reviews a month - busier than 100% of Pontinha places
💎Hidden gem
Tourists rate it higher than locals do
🏠 Local score4.42★how locals rate it · 40 reviewers
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🧳 Tourist score5★how tourists rate it · 14 reviewers
Who eats here?
🏠 74% locals26% tourists 🧳
Over the last 3 months, 40 of its 54 recent reviewers were from Portugal - 14 were not.
📈 Popular - about 40 new Google reviews a month - busier than 100% of Pontinha places
💎Hidden gem
Locals and tourists agree - it's excellent
🏠 Local score4.5★how locals rate it · 82 reviewers
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🧳 Tourist score4.79★how tourists rate it · 38 reviewers
Who eats here?
🏠 68% locals32% tourists 🧳
Over the last 6 months, 82 of its 120 recent reviewers were from Portugal - 38 were not.
📈 Popular - about 40 new Google reviews a month - busier than 100% of Pontinha places
💎Hidden gem
Locals and tourists agree - it's excellent
🏠 Local score4.44★how locals rate it · 121 reviewers
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🧳 Tourist score4.67★how tourists rate it · 51 reviewers
Who eats here?
🏠 70% locals30% tourists 🧳
Over the last 8 months, 121 of its 172 recent reviewers were from Portugal - 51 were not.
📈 Popular - about 40 new Google reviews a month - busier than 100% of Pontinha places
How locals and tourists have rated it over time
EveryoneTouristsLocalsNov 25 – Jul 26
😊 91% good (4–5★) · 😐 4% okay (3★) · 😖 5% bad (1–2★)Bad reviews: 5% here vs 5.2% average in Pontinha
😊 87% good (4–5★) · 😐 3% okay (3★) · 😖 10% bad (1–2★)
😊 90% good (4–5★) · 😐 4% okay (3★) · 😖 6% bad (1–2★)
➡️ Holding steady - 4.7★ in the last 3 months (before: 4.56★)
🏠 Local share is steady - 74% of recent reviewers are locals, vs 69% before
🧭 47% of reviewers are Google Local Guides
Based on 300 recent Google reviews ·
confidence: high ·
checked 2026-07-13
· newest review 22 hours ago