Best Unagi (eel) Restaurants in Japan

Unagi Ryori Sandaime Unatou Nakagawa Main Branch

うなぎ料理三代目うな東　中川本店　昭和四十四年創業

Kanayama/Atsuta-ku/Nakagawa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi

Unagi (eel), Japanese / General / Unagi (eel) / Sake

Dinner: 4,000 JPY / Lunch: 4,000 JPY

Dinner: 4,000 JPY / Lunch: 4,000 JPY

Lunch 10:30 am - 2:00 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 4:30 pm - 9:30 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

Head south from Sasashima-raibu Station. Proceed west along Osu-dori, and the restaurant is on the left side, past the post office.

Hakata Unagiya Fujiuna

博多うなぎ屋　藤う那

Hakata Station, Hakata, Fukuoka

Unagi (eel), Japanese / Unagi (eel) / Donburi (rice bowl) / Local Japanese Cuisine

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

Dinner: 10,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

[Weekdays] Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:30 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm), [Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] 11:00 am - 9:30 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

It's located on the second floor of a building, a few minutes walk from the Tsukushi Exit of Hakata Station on each line.

Sumiyaki Hitsumabushi Unagi Munagi

炭焼ひつまぶし鰻　むなぎ（武奈伎）

Sakae, Nagoya, Aichi

Unagi (eel), Japanese / General / Unagi (eel) / Local Japanese Cuisine

5,000 JPY

5,000 JPY

11:00 am - 10:30 pm (L.O. 10:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

5-minute walk from Yabacho Station on the Meijo Line / 9-minute walk from Sakae Station on the Meijo Line / 5-minute walk from Matsuzakaya Main Building

Unaichi Kurofune

鰻いち黒船

Roppongi, Roppongi, Tokyo

Unagi (eel), Japanese / General / Unagi (eel) / Hitsumabushi (eel bowl)

3,500 JPY

3,500 JPY

[Weekdays, Saturday, National Holiday, Day Before National Holidays] Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm / Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Sunday

English menu available.

3-minute walk from Roppongi Station on Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, 5-minute walk from Roppongi Station Toei Oedo Line, 8-minute walk from Roppongi-itchome Station on Tokyo Metro Namboku Line

Unagidokoro Umami

うなぎ処　美味美

Tenmabashi, Umeda/Kitashinchi, Osaka

Unagi (eel), Japanese / Unagi (eel) / Hitsumabushi (eel bowl) / Sake

Dinner: 5,000 JPY / Lunch: 3,000 JPY

Dinner: 5,000 JPY / Lunch: 3,000 JPY

[Monday - Friday] Lunch 11:00 am - 2:30 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm), [Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] 11:00 am - 8:30 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm)

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

3-minute walk from Morinomiya Station on the Osaka Metro Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line and the Chuo Line / 3-minute walk from Morinomiya Station on the JR Line

Hakata Unagiya Fujiuna Tenjin Main Branch

博多うなぎ屋　藤う那　天神本店

Daimyo, Hakata, Fukuoka

Unagi (eel), Japanese / Unagi (eel) / Kaiseki (traditional multi-course meal) / Sake

4,500 JPY

4,500 JPY

11:00 am - 9:00 pm

None

English menu available.

5-minute walk from Tenjin Station on the Subway Airport Line or Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station on Omuta Line. 1F Nishitetsu Grand Hotel

Unagi no Naruse Toyocho

鰻の成瀬　東陽町

Toyocho/Minami-Sunamachi, Tokyo Station, Tokyo

Unagi (eel), Japanese / Unagi (eel) / Beer / Sake

2,200 JPY

2,200 JPY

Lunch 11:00 am - 2:00 pm / Dinner 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Irregular

English menu available.

1-minute walk from Senda bus stop

Charcoal-grilled Eel Doikatsuman Kinkakuji Branch

炭焼鰻　土井活鰻　金閣寺店

Kinkakuji Temple/Kinugasa/Kita-ku, Northern Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto

Unagi (eel), Japanese / Unagi (eel) / Hitsumabushi (eel bowl)

4,500 JPY

4,500 JPY

11:00 am - 8:00 pm (L.O 7:00 pm)

Irregular

English menu available.

1-minute walk from Kinkakuji-michi bus stop

Unagi Ryouri Unawa Izumi

うなぎ料理うな和泉

Shin-Sakae/Higashisakura/Izumi, Nagoya, Aichi

Unagi (eel), Japanese / General / Unagi (eel) / Hitsumabushi (eel bowl)

4,000 JPY

4,000 JPY

[Monday-Sunday, National Holidays, Day Before National Holidays] 11:00 am - 9:30 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm)

None

English menu available.

409m from Hisaya-odori Station

Wagyu Kurosawa Sakaimachi-dori Branch

和牛黒澤　堺町通り店

Otaru/Yoichi/Shakotan, Otaru/Niseko, Hokkaido

Unagi (eel), Japanese / General / Sukiyaki (hot pot stew) / Japanese Beef Steak

3,500 JPY

3,500 JPY

11:00 am - 7:00 pm (L.O. 6:30 pm)

None

English menu available.

About 805m from Minami Otaru Station on JR Hakodate Main Line / Next to Kitaichi Venetian Art Museum located about halfway down the Sakaimachi Dori Shopping Street

Unagi Charcoal-grilled Hitsumabushi Minokin Kanda Main Branch

鰻炭焼ひつまぶし美濃金神田本店

Akihabara, Akihabara/Kanda, Tokyo

Unagi (eel), Japanese / General / Unagi (eel) / Sake

Dinner: 5,000 JPY / Lunch: 4,000 JPY

Dinner: 5,000 JPY / Lunch: 4,000 JPY

Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (L.O 2:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm (L.O 8:30 pm)

None

Unknown.

1 minute walk from Exit 4 of Suehirocho Station. 5 minutes walk from Exit 6 of Yushima Station. 7 minutes walk from Electric Town Exit of Akihabara Station

Unagimae Etou

鰻前えとう

Kamata, Shinagawa, Tokyo

Unagi (eel), Japanese / General / Unagi (eel) / Sake

Dinner: 15,000 JPY / Lunch: 15,000 JPY

Dinner: 15,000 JPY / Lunch: 15,000 JPY

[Saturday] Lunch 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm *Lunch is available only on Saturdays. Starts from 12:00 pm/ 1:00 pm by reservation only. Last entry is at 1:00 pm. [Tuesday - Saturday] Dinner 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm *Reservations required. Starts from 6:00 pm/ 7:00 pm/ 8:00 pm/ 9:00 pm. Last entry is at 9:00 pm.

Monday, Sunday, National Holidays

English menu available.

5-minute walk from Kamata Station on the Keikyu Line, 8-minute walk from Kamata Station on the JR Line

Unagi no Masa

うなぎのまさ

Kamihonmachi, Tennoji/Shinsekai/Sumiyoshi, Osaka

Unagi (eel), Japanese / General / Unagi (eel) / Sake

4,000 JPY

4,000 JPY

11:00 am - 9:00 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm) **Depending on stock, it will close before closing time.

Irregular

English menu available.

1-minute walk from Exit 3 of Tanimachi 9-chome Station. In front of Tanimachi 9-chome bus stop.

New

Unawa Honten Nagoya Station

うな和本店名古屋駅

Nagoya Station, Nagoya, Aichi

Unagi (eel), Japanese / General / Unagi (eel) / Hitsumabushi (eel bowl)

Dinner: 4,500 JPY / Lunch: 3,500 JPY

Dinner: 4,500 JPY / Lunch: 3,500 JPY

11:00 am - 9:00 pm

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

5-minute walk from Nagoya Station, 1-minute walk from UNIMALL Exit U4

New

Kyo Unawa Honten Shijo Sakai-cho

京うな和本店四条堺町

Shijo Karasuma/Karasuma Oike, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto

Unagi (eel), Japanese / General / Unagi (eel) / Hitsumabushi (eel bowl)

Dinner: 5,500 JPY / Lunch: 4,500 JPY

Dinner: 5,500 JPY / Lunch: 4,500 JPY

10:45 am - 9:30 pm

None

English menu and English-speaking staff available.

5-minute walk from Karasuma Station

Unagi no Naruse Morioka Branch

鰻の成瀬　盛岡店

Morioka, Morioka/Hanamaki/Tono, Iwate

Unagi (eel), Japanese / Unagi (eel)

2,000 JPY

2,000 JPY

Lunch 11:00 am - 2:00 pm / Dinner 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

None

English menu available.

The restaurant is located 1,236 m from Maegata Station or under 1 km west of Aeon Mall Morioka. By car, it takes about a few minutes.

New

Eel and Japanese Cuisine Imasuke Fukuoka Ozasa Main Branch

うなぎと日本料理　今助　福岡小笹本店

Ohori/Ropponmatsu/Sakurazaka, Hakata, Fukuoka

Unagi (eel), Japanese / General / Unagi (eel) / Sake

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

Dinner: 6,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

Lunch 11:00 am - 3:00 pm (Food L.O. 2:00 pm, Drink L.O. 2:30 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm (Food L.O. 8:00 pm, Drink L.O. 8:30 pm)

Irregular

Unknown.

A 3-minute walk from Nishitetsu Bus's Ozasa bus stop. Approximately 1.4 km from the Fukuoka City Subway Nanakuma Line's Sakurazaka Station.

Unagi No Tokunaga Hokubu

うなぎの徳永北部

Kumamoto, Kumamoto, Kumamoto

Unagi (eel), Japanese / General / Unagi (eel) / Hitsumabushi (eel bowl)

4,000 JPY

4,000 JPY

[Monday-Friday, Day Before National Holidays] Lunch 11:30 am - 2:30 pm (L.O. 2:00 pm) / Dinner 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm), [Saturday, Sunday, National Holidays] 11:30 am - 8:30 pm (L.O. 8:00 pm)

Irregular

Unknown.

From Sakuramachi Bus Terminal, take a bus to Kanokogi bus stop. It's a 3-minute walk to Tokunaga Kita, located between Sushiro and Book Off.

Maruya Honten Tokyo Midtown Branch

まるや本店東京ミッドタウン店

Roppongi, Roppongi, Tokyo

Unagi (eel), Japanese / General / Unagi (eel) / Local Japanese Cuisine

Dinner: 5,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

Dinner: 5,000 JPY / Lunch: 5,000 JPY

11:00 am - 9:00 pm (L.O. 8:30 pm)

None

English menu available.

2-minute walk from Roppongi Station on the Toei Oedo Line. 5-minute walk from Roppongi Station on the Subway Hibiya Line.