Shiro (restaurant)

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| closed = 2001

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| head-chef = Kei Pilz

| food-type = Japanese and Sushi

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| city = Ahakista, County Cork

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| country = Ireland

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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.michelinonline.co.uk/travelshop/star-history/2011/rg-roi.htm |title=Michelin Maps & Guides: maps, atlas, travel guides, Michelin Guide |publisher=Michelinonline.co.uk |accessdate=14 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010050305/http://www.michelinonline.co.uk/travelshop/star-history/2011/rg-roi.htm |archive-date=10 October 2011 }}{{cite news | last = O'Doherty| first = Caroline| title = Michelin guide awards four stars in State| date = 19 January 2012| accessdate = 16 June 2012| url = http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-24596856.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150924191305/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-24596856.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 24 September 2015 | publisher = The Irish Times }} The Michelin Guide awarded the restaurant the "Red M", indicating 'good food at a reasonable price', in the period 1988–1995.{{cite journal |last=Mac Con Iomaire |first=Mairtin |date=2009 |title=The emergence, development and influence of French Haute Cuisine on public dining in Dublin restaurants 1900-2000: an oral history. |journal=Doctoral |url=http://arrow.dit.ie/tourdoc/12/ |publisher=Dublin Institute of Technology |volume=Part 2 |pages=348 |doi=10.21427/D79K7H |access-date=26 May 2015}} The Egon Ronay Guide awarded the restaurant one star in the period 1988–1989.{{rp|345}}

The kitchen style was Japanese and Sushi.{{cite web|url=http://www.irelandbyways.com/top-irish-peninsulas/irelands-south/the-southwestern-peninsulas/4/|title=The Southwestern Peninsulas|work=irelandbyways.com}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cork-guide.ie/sheepshead/shiro.html|title=Shiro Japanese Restaurant, Ahakista West Cork Ireland|work=cork-guide.ie}}

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.[http://irishseasidekitchen.com/heritage/shiro-ahakista 1980s, Shiro, Ahakista] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130616131711/http://irishseasidekitchen.com/heritage/shiro-ahakista |date=2013-06-16 }}

Head chef of Shiro was the late Kei Pilz.