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Location
Find the store with a line of unagi devotees at any point of the day — not to look for walk-in seating but to wait for their reservation.
Restaurant Details
Behind Unagino Toyokawa’s perfectly plump Kansai-style unagi (freshwater eel) is an unwavering dedication to the fish.
If it takes a lifetime to truly become an unagi chef (the saying goes: it takes three years to master the skewering, eight for splitting and a lifetime for grilling), then the owner-chef is a true devotee. Having trained in another unagi restaurant in Osaka, their focus on the fish is palpable in every dish; appetizers are a trio of senbei made from crisped eel bones, eel wrapped in kelp and yawatamaki — burdock root rolled in eel.
Thinly sliced eel sashimi and an omelet roll with succulent unagi precede the main attraction: the unadon — aoite eel, carefully grilled over bincho charcoal served atop rice in a jubako (Japanese lacquered box). The fish’s skin is crisp, the meat still fluffy; a side of pickles and liver soup is there to complement.
Reservations are highly coveted, so plan ahead. Unagino Toyokawa is a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant for 2024.
Unagino Toyokawa Access Info
Unagino Toyokawa is a 5-minute walk from Tomio Station.
Unagino Toyokawa Phone Number
0742-51-8171
Unagino Toyokawa Business Days
Sunday
11:30 AM
01:30 PM
-
05:00 PM
08:30 PM
Monday
11:30 AM
01:30 PM
-
05:00 PM
08:30 PM
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
11:30 AM
01:30 PM
-
05:00 PM
08:30 PM
Friday
11:30 AM
01:30 PM
-
05:00 PM
08:30 PM
Saturday
05:00 PM
08:30 PM
-
11:30 AM
01:30 PM
Unagino Toyokawa Address
3-chome-3-12 Tomio Motomachi, Nara, 631-0078, Japan
Unagino Toyokawa Cancellation Policy
Cancel your reservation at least 2 days before the dining start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
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Free cancellation (2 days notice)
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*The reservation service charge will only apply if the reservation request is successful. If the restaurant cancels the reservation, 100% of the service charge will be refunded.
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