Eel
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06.26.2015
Are you a samurai or merchant when it comes to eating eel?
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Eels have been a popular dish among Japanese for centuries. The custom of eating grilled eel to ward off summer weariness is even recorded in Japanese poetry from the 1600s. However, there's a big difference between how eels are prepared in western and eastern Japan. According to tradition, eels are split along the back in eastern Japan (including Tokyo) because samurai in the Edo era (1603-1868) wanted no reminders of hara-kiri. But in western Japan, they are split along the belly and served with the head attached because straight-talking merchants in Osaka liked the saying "hara wo watte hanasu (split one's belly and talk)". In addition, eels are only steamed before grilling in the east. Why not try eel prepared both ways and discover your own preference.
1 - 10 of 12 restaurants
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Restaurant Mona Lisa Ebisu Branch
レストラン モナリザ 恵比寿店
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- Ebisu, Shibuya, Tokyo
- French,Italian/French / French
2 recommendations- Average price
- Dinner: 15,000JPY / Lunch: 5,000JPY
- Open
- Lunch 11:30 to 15:30 (last order 14:00) Dinner 17:30 to 23:00 (last order 21:00)
- Closed
- Irregular
- English services
- English menu and English-speaking staff available.
- Access
- Three minute walk from Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line, JR Saikyo Line, JR Yamanote Line, & JR Shonan Shinjuku Line Ebisu Station
- Address
- 1F, 1-14-4 Ebisunishi Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
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Kirakutei
喜楽亭
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- Kyotogosho/Nishijin, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / Sashimi (raw fish)/Seafood / General / Donburi (rice bowl)
- Average price
- Dinner: 3,000JPY / Lunch: 750JPY
- Open
- 17:00-01:00, last order for food at 23:30, last order for drinks at 00:30 Lunch from 11:30-14:00
- Closed
- None
- English services
- English menu available.
- Access
- A 1-minute walk from Marutamachi station on the Karasuma subway line
- Address
- Christer Plaza M1F , 215 Karasu Maru Takeya-cho Agaru Okura-cho, Chukyo-ku,Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
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GINZA TOTOKI
GINZA TOTOKI
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- Ginza, Ginza/Yurakucho/Tsukiji, Tokyo
- French,Italian/French / French
3 recommendations- Average price
- Dinner: 7,500JPY / Lunch: 3,000JPY
- Open
- Lunch from 11:30-15:30, last order at 14:00 [Tuesday-Sunday/national holiday/eve of national holiday] Normal hours: 11:30-23:00, last order at 22:00
- Closed
- Tuesdays
- English services
- English-speaking staff available.
- Access
- A 3-minute walk from exit B5 or B6 of Ginza station on the Hibiya, Ginza, Marunouchi lines of the Tokyo Metro. A 5-minute walk from the Ginza exit of the JR Yurakucho station.
- Address
- Sakaguchi Bldg.7F , 5-5-13 Ginza , Chuo-ku, Tokyo
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Asakusa Unagi Sansho
浅草 うなぎ さんしょ
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- Asakusa, Asakusa/Ryogoku, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / Unagi (eel)
- Average price
- Dinner: 2,000JPY / Lunch: 2,000JPY
- Open
- [Monday-Wednesday, Friday-Sunday, National Holidays, Before National Holidays] Lunch from 11:30am-2:00pm /Dinner: 4:00pm-7:00pm (last order: 6:30pm)
- Closed
- None
- English services
- Unknown.
- Access
- A 5 minutes' walk from Tawaramachi Station, and a 7 minutes' walk from Asakusa Station.
- Address
- 2-25-7 Nishi Asakusa , Taito-ku, Tokyo
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Dojo Iidaya
どぜう飯田屋
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- Asakusa, Asakusa/Ryogoku, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese / Dojo (loaches)
1 recommendation- Average price
- Dinner: 2,000JPY / Lunch: 2,000JPY
- Open
- [Monday, Tuesday, Thursday - Sunday, National Holidays, Day before National Holidays] 11:30 am - 9:30 pm (L.O. 9:00 pm )
- Closed
- Wednesday
- English services
- English menu available.
- Access
- Tsukuba Express Asakusa Station A2 Exit / Ginza Line Tabaracho Station 3rd Exit. From Kokusai Street, go into Kappabashi Street and you'll see it.
- Address
- 3-3-2, Nishiasakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo
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Torikadoya
鳥かど家
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- Shimbashi/Shiodome, Ginza/Yurakucho/Tsukiji, Tokyo
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Chicken / Unagi (eel) / Sake
- Average price
- Dinner: 2,000JPY / Lunch: 1,450JPY
- Open
- [Weekdays] Normal hours 5 PM-8 PM (last order 7:30 PM)/Lunch 11 AM-2 PM
- Closed
- Mondays
- English services
- Unknown.
- Access
- From Shinbashi Station Karasumori exit proceed directly to Akarengadori and turn left, located at the second signal on the left side.
- Address
- Shinbashi Suzuki Bldg. , 4-27-9 Shinbashi , Minato-ku, Tokyo
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Unagi Kushiyaki Shinten
うなぎ 串焼 心天
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- Ningyocho/Kodenmacho, Tokyo Station, Tokyo
- Izakaya (Japanese tavern),Taverns / Kushiyaki (grilled skewers) / Unagi (eel) / Hitsumabushi (eel bowl)
- Average price
- Dinner: 3,500JPY / Lunch: 1,000JPY
- Open
- 4:00 pm - 11:00 pm (L.O. 10:15 pm)
- Closed
- None
- English services
- Unknown.
- Access
- Three minute walk from A2 Exit, Ningyocho Station, Hibiya Line; also three minutes from Exit 8, Suitengumae Station, Hanzomon Line
- Address
- 1-14-7 Nihonbashi Kakigara-cho , Chuo-ku, Tokyo
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Ginza Koju
銀座 小十
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- Ginza, Ginza/Yurakucho/Tsukiji, Tokyo
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / General / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Sake
5 recommendations- Average price
- Dinner: 25,000JPY / Lunch: 21,600JPY
- Open
- [Weekdays / Saturday] Lunch: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (last order at 1:00 p.m.) Dinner: 6:00 pm. - 9:30 p.m. (last order at 9:30 p.m.)
- Closed
- Sundays and holidays (summer, New Year's, etc.)
- English services
- English-speaking staff available.
- Access
- 3 minutes' walk from Ginza station on all Tokyo Metro lines / 10 minutes' walk from Yurakucho station on all JR lines
- Address
- Carioca Bldg. 4F, 5-4-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
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Aji Fukushima
味ふくしま
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- Gion, Kawaramachi/Kiyamachi/Pontocho (Downtown Kyoto), Kyoto
- Kaiseki (course menu),Japanese / Kaiseki (tea-ceremony dishes) / Sake
- Average price
- Dinner: 15,000JPY / Lunch: 4,000JPY
- Open
- [Weekdays, Saturday, Holidays, Days before holidays] Lunch 11:30-13:00 Customers can enter until 13:00/Dinner 17:00-20:00 To enter after 20:00, please call beforehand.
- Closed
- Sundays, Last Monday of every month
- English services
- Unknown.
- Access
- Keihan Main Line, 5 minutes walk from Gion-Shijo Station.
- Address
- Gionmachi Minamigawa 570, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
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Aen Isetan-Kaikan branch
あえん 伊勢丹会館店
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- Shinjuku-Sanchome, Shinjuku, Tokyo
- Japanese,Japanese/General/Japanese Sosaku (creative cuisine)/Local Japanese Cuisine
- Average price
- Dinner: 4,000 JPY / Lunch: 1,300 JPY
- Open
- [Weekday,Saturday] Dinner 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm (last order 9:00 pm)
Lunch 11:00 am - 3:30 pm (last order 3:00 pm)
[Sunday,Holidays] Dinner 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm (last order 8:00 pm)
- Closed
- Irregular (According to the Isetan hall)
- English services
- Unknown.