Eel restaurant Hiiragi — Restaurant in Himeji

During my visit to Hiiragi in Himeji, I tried their 7-way eel meal, which offers a unique way to experience eel in various preparations. The eel was prepared in different styles—sashimi, tempura, pickled, steamed, and grilled—providing a diverse tasting experience. While it was interesting to sample such a variety, the eel itself was quite thin and dry, and the overall taste was just okay. It didn’t quite live up to the rich, tender eel I was hoping for, especially given that eel is a local specialty in Himeji. Although the concept was creative, the execution didn’t quite impress me as much...

Specialty eel restaurant which serves eel in various cooking methods - sashimi, steamed, braised, grilled, tempura styled. We tried the set that was limited to 5 a day. It came with desserts.

After trying all styles our favourite was still grilled unagi as it was nicely grilled with smokey flavour. In my opinion the tempura was a bit too oily.

They carry a wide selection of alcoholic drinks. We enjoyed the plum wine with soda which wasn't too sweet.

There's no English menu but the chef was able to communicate a little in English which was...

Tourist review - Small size restaurant with friendly staff who is helpful and always smiling. We came in wet from rain and they just provide us with great service even though we are dripping wet. Order hiragi gozen set & anago jyu set. Both taste great. They have english staff and speak english quite well. About 10 min walk from himeji station. We have 3 type of conger eel cook different style. I would recommend. Thank...