Restaurant review: Lunch from a master craftsman in Galway and two other supremely satisfying dining destinations

Kappa Ya Japanese restaurant, Middle Street, Galway: run by Junichi Yoshiygawa — a master craftsman

My visit to Galway lasted 27 hours. It was short and sweet but also tangy, savoury, spiky, delicate and indulgent with some bitter and sour touches added in to keep things interesting.

I managed to pack in pints, fine wines, two lunches and a dinner and manfully fought urges for ice-cream (Murphys and Scrumdiddlys), Pizza (the world-beating Dough Bros) and Sushi. The reason I didn’t visit Yoshima in Wa Café for sushi was because I was saving my palate for Kappa Ya, the almost mythical elusive Japanese restaurant run by Junichi Yoshiygawa on Middle Street beside the excellent Thomas Woodberrys Wine emporium.