Tokyo's Best 6 Best Eel Restaurants in Japan 2024

We have prepared for you 6 of the most popular and recommended eel restaurants in Tokyo. Discover the best restaurants Japan has to offer.

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1. Eel Akasaka Ikine

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Akasaka Residential Hotel 1F, 9-1-7 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo

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A high-class eel restaurant with a reservation system that has won one Michelin star. The restaurant has a calm atmosphere with counter seats and private rooms. Of all the eels that are produced in Japan, the Shinko and Hineko varieties are used. In addition to eel, there is also a course of pufferfish and soft shellfish, and the side menu is also popular at a high level. This is a famous eel restaurant that is difficult to reserve.

2. helmet

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2-53-2 Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo Ikebukuro ES Building 1F

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A world-famous eel restaurant in Ikebukuro. Basically one omakase course. A one-of-a-kind restaurant where you can enjoy a full course of eel. If you become a regular, you can also order skewers. Reservations are extremely difficult, and it is said that there is now a one-year and two-year wait. The sight of the owner cutting and grilling the eel over the counter is a masterpiece.

3. Unagi Uomasa

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4-14-4 Higashiyotsugi, Katsushika-ku, Tokyo

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Unagi Uomasa is an eel restaurant located about a 1-minute walk from Yotsugi Station. You can enjoy the taste of specially-ordered fresh eels, which are grilled with Kishu Binchotan charcoal using a unique technique.

4. Una Takumi Yodobashi Akihabara

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Yodobashi Akiba 8F, 1-1 Kanda Hanaoka-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

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Una Takumi is a restaurant in Akihabara, Tokyo, where Nagoya's famous hitsumabushi is exquisite. Using eels from Mikawa Isshiki, Aichi Prefecture, Kansai-style eels that are not steamed are crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. All-you-can-eat tea soup and condiments, so you can enjoy changing tastes.

5. Eel specialty store Aikawa

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1-17-22 Takadanobaba, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

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An eel specialty restaurant in Takadanobaba where you can choose Kanto-style or Kansai-style. The freshness of the eel is preserved by cooking it raw after receiving the order. The main dishes on the menu are eel on rice, kabayaki, and shirayaki, and you can choose between the fluffy Kanto-style, or the crispy Kansai-style. The sauce is particular about soy sauce, and uses hand-made soy sauce from Yuasa, Wakayama. We would like you to try the eel that brings out the maximum flavor.

6. Fifth generation Nodaiwa Azabu Iikura main store

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1-5-4 Higashiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo

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A long-established eel restaurant that has been awarded one star in the Michelin Guide Tokyo. The interior of the restaurant, which looks like an old private house, is decorated with tasteful furnishings, and is fully equipped with table seats, Japanese-style rooms, and private rooms. We use carefully selected ingredients for our dishes and continue to preserve the traditional taste. In addition to the standard unaju, they also offer other dishes such as the Shirayaki set meal and the Yanagawa set meal. A famous eel restaurant where you can feel the tradition in both atmosphere and taste.

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