Unagi miyagawa — Restaurant in Tokyo

Very local restaurant. Managed to find out from Google-Translated local Japanese reviews.

For food, 1st look at it and you may find it pricey. 8900-12000¥ just for a bowl of grilled eel rice, but trust me, it’s 100% worth the price. They mainly sell eel-related foods, like Usaku (grilled eel served with cold salted cucumbers and cold vinegar) or Umaki (eel in omelette roll), they also sell other types of seafood and sashimi. Food is absolutely stunning! If you find the Unagi rice you’ve eaten at Nishiki Market or Nagoya too sweet for your liking, this is the one for you. Their unagi rice sauce is not as sweet and lets you taste the flavour and smokeyness of eel more.

Atmosphere is quite relaxing, they have slow instrumental music playing in the background with slightly dim fluorescent lights with your standard wooden benches/chairs and tables for a Japanese-owned local restaurant.

If you don’t know Japanese, I suggest bringing your phone with data connection and Google Translate cos this seems like a pretty local...

The unagi here was seriously delicious — tender, flavorful, and cooked just right. I also really enjoyed the clear soup and all the little side dishes, everything felt really well thought out. It’s not in a typical tourist area in Tokyo, but honestly so worth the trip. The shirayaki (grilled without sauce) was a standout for me — super tasty and...

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