Unagi Nishihara

Unagi restaurant · Osaka-shi

Unagi Nishihara

Unagi restaurant · Osaka-shi

4-12 Kitashinmachi, Chuo Ward, Osaka, 540-0023, Japan

Highlights

This cozy, 9-seat Osaka eel spot serves up beautifully grilled unagi don that's so good, it might just outshine Michelin-star meals.

4-12 Kitashinmachi, Chuo Ward, Osaka, 540-0023, Japan Get directions

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¥4,000–5,000

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"Specializing in unagi, Nishihara serves up quality, delectable eel Kanto-style. According to Inside Osaka, this specific technique involves slicing the eel open along the back and steamed right before grilling it, giving it a more tender texture."

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morrissey bond

Google

Definitely the best unagi rice I had during my trip to Osaka this year. The shop handled their high quality eels with Tokyo’s steam+charcoal grill cooking style, absolutely delicious. They only have limited seats so make sure make a reservation before you visit. Highly recommended!

Jonah Pechenik

Google

One of the best meals of my trip. Came a bit early (~1130) and had to wait for coals to heat up, but would wait again. Can’t recommend enough

Carl Chung

Google

I am a fan of unagi don, and this one is by far the best among all. Soft and tender, and I could taste it was charcoal grilled. It explains why it is always fully booked. It is even better than some michilen restaurants. The portion is big, so I ordered a medium size, and I was perfectly filled. I will definitely come back with my friends and family.

Vanessa L

Google

Reservations only! Had a wonderful experience at this eel restaurant. If you’re a tourist the menu is only in Japanese so make sure you use google translate or show them pictures. You can choose from a small, medium, or large eel on rice set. My party all ordered the small and it was already quite a lot of food. One of the best things about the meal was the fried eel bones for appetizer. I recommend this place to any eel lover.

Hanzhang Zhou

Google

Quaint little place that only seats 9 and prepares your eel on the spot. I was lucky to be able to walk in during lunch, but on some days they are fully booked. Menu is all handwritten in Japanese so be sure to have someone who knows how to read it with you. Eel meat was soft and fluffy yet flavourful, and they give you fried eel bones before your meal as an appetizer.

Chang Qi Ong

Google

Very good Unagi restaurant. Grilled on the spot and the freshness of the eel can be appreciated. Eel bone is also delightfully fried. Only Japanese menu but some picture pointing from their tabelog page should do the trick.

Jay Chang

Google

What can I say? I’ve been to a few dozen Michelin starred restaurants but this is my personal favorite. The consistency in their flavor from several visits is absolutely astounding. My favorite restaurant.

Matthew Fish

Google

Small and quaint, great place to try unagi and have a quiet drink. Highly reccomend this place if you want to try eel.