When you think of Hamamatsu, you think of eel.
While there are many specialty restaurants that serve eel, preferences tend to vary depending on the grilling method, the taste of the sauce, and the way the rice is cooked.
Perhaps one of the characteristics of eel is that everyone has their own favorite restaurant.
A charcoal-grilled eel specialty restaurant located along the Kanazashi Road in Mikatahara TownUnakichi"san,
This is a Kansai-style eel specialty restaurant that prepares specially selected live eels to order and cooks them over charcoal without steaming.
The chicken is marinated two or three times in our secret sauce before being grilled, resulting in a crispy skin and a soft, fluffy interior.
The restaurant is spacious, with a total of 80 seats across the first and second floors (with separate non-smoking and smoking sections).
Up to 20 cars can be parked next to the store.
They can flexibly accommodate requests for celebratory and memorial meals, various banquets, dinners, and souvenirs such as eel bento boxes, plain grilled eel, and grilled eel with sauce.
It's popular even during weekday lunchtimes, and is almost always full and bustling with activity!
"Eel bone"
Since we bake them to order, it will take a little time before they are served.
Therefore, please enjoy the crispy fried eel bones served with your tea!
Speaking of eels, there's the Day of the Ox during the summer! Apparently, the custom of eating eels on the Day of the Ox dates back to the Edo period.
The origin is said to be Hiraga Gennai, a scholar of Western learning during the Edo period.
To help revitalize a friend's eel restaurant, which was doing terribly.
"Today is Doyo no Ushi no Hi (a day for eating eel during the summer solstice)."When they wrote that and put up a sign in front of the store,
It all started when we became incredibly successful (lol).
”A well-known theory about its origin is that it's due to the pleasant sound of "Unohi" (the Day of the Ox) and "unagi" (eel).
The Day of the Ox during the Doyo period is a significant turning point in the calendar,
Eating eel, known for its strong nourishing and invigorating properties, also serves the purpose of building up physical strength to get through a new period.
”"Doyo no Ushi no Hi = Eel"”Apparently, it has become a habit for them.
April is a month when many people make new starts, such as joining a new company or starting a new school year.
We also came here to enjoy some delicious eel to replenish our energy after finishing our work!
Freshly prepared eel is slowly grilled over charcoal, then coated in a secret sauce and passed over the charcoal in the Kansai style.
Unlike the soft Kanto style, where the eel is split open along the back, grilled without sauce, then steamed and grilled to create a fluffy texture,
The Kansai style involves opening the fish from the belly and grilling the skin side over charcoal without steaming it,
We hope you enjoy the crispy, fragrant skin and the tender, juicy flesh!
"Unaju (regular)" 3,250 yen
The eel is grilled to perfection, its fragrant aroma enhanced by the glossy, secret sauce.
The crispness of the skin, the fluffiness, the perfect balance of sweet and savory (not too sweet) sauce, and the evenly cooked grains of rice—everything is perfectly balanced.
For us, who prefer the Kansai style, this unaju (eel rice bowl) is our favorite among the specialty restaurants in Hamamatsu.
The liver in the liver soup that comes with the set is very large, thick, and absolutely delicious.
The pickles consist of three types: takuan (pickled daikon radish), narazuke (pickled vegetables in Nara), and shibazuke (pickled eggplant).
The menu includes items for women only.Ladies' Set: 3,050 yenThere is also,
They serve a small eel, about the size of an eel rice bowl, in a bento box, and it also comes with chawanmushi (steamed egg custard) and melon for dessert.
For women who don't need a large portion of eel, this is a great value option.
There are six Doyo no Ushi no Hi (Day of the Ox during the summer) throughout the year.
Even if not as often as once every two months,
Let's boost our stamina and get through each milestone by consuming eel's vitamin B1!
Unakichi
2142-9 Mikatahara-cho, Kita-ku, Hamamatsu City
TEL: 053-437-0549
Opening hours: 11:00 - 14:00
17:00 - 20:00
Closed on Mondays
