Best high-end unagi (eel) in Japan

71 restaurants, dinner from ¥15,000

The highest-rated unagi (eel) across Japan on Tabelog are Shun, Uran, and Kabuto, and a typical dinner costs about ¥23,000 per person.

Our analysis of these 71

¥16,940median cheapest dinner course (31 of 71)
23%book online in English (16)
¥9,400median lunch course (24)

At the 31 that publish a dinner course, the least expensive one has a median price of ¥16,940, about the same as the ¥16,500 median of all 6,995 restaurants in this guide; the lowest is ¥7,854 at Unagi Kappou Keisuke.

Counted 5 November 2026 from Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge and restaurant websites. Booking services ↓ · How we count

In our order: Tabelog rating, awards and ease of booking. Restaurant data checked November 2026. 16 of these 71 take bookings online.

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1Inside
Shun瞬
Unagi, Aoi-ku & Suruga-ku
2026Gold百名店2026
- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 4.58
2Inside
Uranう嵐
Unagi, Otsu, 3 min walk from Miidera Station
2026Silver百名店2026
- Cash only
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.55
3Inside
Kabutoかぶと
Unagi, Ikebukuro, 7 min walk from Ikebukuro Station
2026Silver百名店2026
- Cash only
- Counter seats
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.45
4Inside
Ikewanagi no Mise Tsugumi An活鰻の店つぐみ庵
Unagi, Sugamo, Komagome & Hakusan, 9 min walk from Komagome Station
2026Bronze百名店2026
- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥15,000–19,999
Tabelog 4.27
5Inside
Japanese cuisine Shin Chaya日本料理新茶家
Kaiseki, Oshu City
2026Bronze百名店2025
- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥25,000 Dinner Counter Kaiseki Omakase
- ¥38,500 Dinner Matsutake Course
- ¥25,000 Lunch Counter Kaiseki Omakase
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 48% above the list median
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 4.34
6Inside
Sangu Bashi Asaya参宮橋あさや
Unagi, Sangubashi & Yoyogihachiman, 1 min walk from Sangūbashi Station
2026Silver百名店2026
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Lunch ¥30,000–39,999
Tabelog 4.34
7Inside
Rin麟
Unagi, Hamamatsu, 4 min walk from Shin-Hamamatsu Station
2026Bronze百名店2026
- Cash only
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥13,000 Special Course with Eel and B…
- ¥5,000 Special Unadon
- ¥7,000 Hamana Lake Shiko Unadon
- per person, tax incl. · 23% below the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 4.18
8Inside
Yamasei山勢
Unagi, Matsumoto, 18 min walk from Matsumoto Station
2026Bronze百名店2026
- Counter seats
- Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
- ¥19,800 Course
- ¥26,400 Course
- ¥6,800 Lunch course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · 17% above the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 4.21
9Inside
Unagi Tsukamotoうなぎ塚本
Unagi, Hamamatsu, 4 min walk from Shin-Hamamatsu Station
百名店2026
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 4.19
10Inside
Japanese Cuisine Yamazaki日本料理山崎
Kaiseki, Nihonbashi & Kyobashi, 2 min walk from Takarachō Station
百名店2025
- English menu
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Saturdays and Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥37,950 Chef's Omakase
- ¥40,480 Chef's Omakase (Starting Octo…
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 4.09
11Inside
Ginza Koara銀座虎あら
Kaiseki, Shimbashi & Shiodome, 5 min walk from Shimbashi Station
- English menu
- Cards accepted
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Sundays
- ¥38,000 Seasonal Omakase Dinner
- ¥9,900 Lunch Unagi Gozen
- per person, tax incl. · 124% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 4.14
12Inside
Japanese cuisine Miya日本料理みや
Kaiseki, Tokorozawa, 8 min walk from Tokorozawa Station
百名店2023
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Closed Mondays
- ¥25,900 Omakase course
- ¥25,900 Omakase course
- ¥36,900 Kaiseki course
- +2 more · per person
Lunch ¥40,000–49,999
Tabelog 3.89
13Inside
Kon今
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- ¥12,100 Duck and Pepper Hot Pot
- ¥15,730 Beef and Sichuan Pepper Hot P…
- ¥19,965 Soft-Shelled Turtle Hot Pot
- +2 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.91
14Inside
Tempura Fukutarou天ぷら福たろう
Tempura, Nezu, Sendagi & Yanaka, 4 min walk from Nezu Station
百名店2025
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- ¥15,400 Tempura Course (Lunch / Dinne…
- ¥25,300 Omakase Course ◆ Enjoy Specia…
- ¥35,000 Matsutake Course "Lunch Dinne…
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.72
15Inside
Unagi Tokitoうなぎ時任
Unagi, Azabujuban, 6 min walk from Azabu-Jūban Station
Michelin Guide2026百名店2026
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Closed Sundays
- ¥18,000 Gourmet Course
- ¥22,000 Signature Salt-Grilled Omakas…
- ¥28,000 White Grilled Caviar Omakase…
- +5 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.71
16Inside
Myojinshita Kandagawa Honten明神下神田川本店
Unagi, Kanda & Ochanomizu, 6 min walk from Ochanomizu Station
百名店2026
- Private rooms
- Closed Mondays and Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.73
17Inside
Takotsuboたこつぼ
Kaiseki, Hatchobori・Nobori-cho, 3 min walk from Ebisu-cho Station
2021Bronze
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥4,000–4,999
Tabelog 3.72
18Inside
Miyake Akira三宅輝
Kaiseki, Roppongi, Nogizaka & Nishi-Azabu, 5 min walk from Roppongi Station
- English-speaking staff
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
Easy to book from abroad
- ¥36,300 Seasonal Omakase Course: Enjo…
- per person, tax incl. · 114% above the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.69
19Inside
Nihonbashi Izumoya日本橋いづもや
Unagi, Nihonbashi & Kyobashi, 4 min walk from Shin-Nihombashi Station
百名店2026
- English-speaking staff
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Sundays
- ¥18,150 Course
- ¥18,150 Course
- ¥21,780 Course
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.66
20Inside
Sendaせん田
Kaiseki, Kinkaku-ji & Kitano-Tenmangu Area, 5 min walk from Kitano-Hakubaichō Station
Michelin Guide2026
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥17,325 Dinner course
- ¥6,825 Lunch course
- per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.70
21Inside
Yama no Chaya山の茶屋
Unagi, Tameike–Sanno & Kasumigaseki, 5 min walk from Tameike-Sannō Station
2020Bronze百名店2024
- Private rooms
- Closed Sundays
- ¥16,940 Dinner course
- ¥22,990 Dinner course
- ¥10,890 Lunch course
- +1 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.63
22Inside
Gajo雅醸
Kaiseki, Umeda, Kitashinchi & Osaka Station, 5 min walk from Ōebashi Station
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.72
23Inside
Unagi Akasaka Sekineうなぎ赤坂勢きね
Unagi, Roppongi, Nogizaka & Nishi-Azabu, 10 min walk from Roppongi Station
2020Bronze百名店2022
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
¥30,000–39,999
dinner per person, about $200–270
Tabelog 3.63
24Inside
Minokichi Honten Takeshigerou美濃吉本店竹茂楼
Kaiseki, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 8 min walk from Higashiyama Station
- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- ¥22,000 Evening Kaiseki: Ran, Septemb…
- ¥27,500 Evening Kaiseki: Akane, Septe…
- ¥33,000 Evening Kaiseki: Kiri, Septem…
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 30% above the list median
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.63
25Inside
Kuni Yoshi國よし
Unagi, Oiso & Ninomiya, 6 min walk from Ōiso Station
百名店2024
- Private rooms
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Wednesdays and Thursdays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.61
26Inside
Japanese cuisine Byakuya日本料理珀也
Kaiseki, Kagurazaka & Iidabashi, 7 min walk from Iidabashi Station
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- ¥25,000 Course (with Free Flow)
- ¥10,000 Lunch Omakase Course
- ¥19,800 Omakase Course
- per person, tax incl. · 29% above the list median
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.62
27Inside
Sushi Kano鮨かの
Sushi, Funabori–Shinozaki, 13 min walk from Ichinoe Station
- Online booking
- Counter seats
- Closed Wednesdays
- ¥22,000 Omakase Course with About 20…
- ¥22,000 Lunch Omakase Course (Same Co…
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥20,000–29,999
Tabelog 3.62
28Inside
Kyokaiseki Minokichi Takeshigerou Hotel Granvia Kyoto京懐石美濃吉竹茂楼ホテルグランヴィア京都店
Kaiseki, Kyoto Station Area, 1 min walk from Kyōto Station
- PayPay
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- ¥9,000 Special Unagi Gozen (Weekends…
- ¥13,000 Special Unaju Gozen
- ¥15,000 Kaiseki "Yamabuki" Dinner
- +9 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥10,000–14,999
Tabelog 3.59
29Inside
Unagi Kappo Toishi鰻・割烹戸石
Unagi, Imperial Palace Area, 7 min walk from Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae Station
- Ages 10+
- ¥10,000 Seasonal course
- ¥13,200 鰻尽くしコース
- ¥16,500 Omakase course
- +2 more · per person
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.63
30Inside
Ginza Kiccho銀座吉兆
Kaiseki, Ginza, 2 min walk from Ginza-itchōme Station
- Private rooms
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- ¥18,975 Course
- ¥25,300 Dinner course
- ¥37,950 Dinner course
- +8 more · per person, tax incl. · 49% above the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.60
31Inside
Akasaka Gosen赤坂互閃
Kaiseki, Akasaka, 9 min walk from Nogizaka Station
2020Bronze
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- ¥12,000 A recommended short course fo…
- ¥15,000 Soft-Shelled Turtle Hot Pot a…
- ¥15,000 Seasonal Kaiseki Plan
- +2 more · per person, tax incl. · 29% below the list median
Lunch ¥1,000–1,999
Tabelog 3.52
32Inside
Unagi Dojoう奈ぎ道場
Unagi, Matsudo, 14 min walk from Kita-Matsudo Station
- Counter seats
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.59
33Inside
Kappou Hiiragi割烹柊
Kaiseki, Aoi-ku & Suruga-ku, 11 min walk from Shin-Shizuoka Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Wheelchair access
- Closed Mondays
- ¥16,500 Evening
- ¥19,800 Dinner
- ¥25,000 Night Summer Limited Special…
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · about the list median
Lunch ¥8,000–9,999
Tabelog 3.58
34Inside
Hisamatsu久松
Kaiseki, Kannai & Isezakicho, 6 min walk from Kannai Station
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- No children
- ¥19,800 Omakase
- per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥6,000–7,999
Tabelog 3.57
35Inside
Chikuyotei Honten竹葉亭本店
Unagi, Tsukiji, 6 min walk from Tsukijishijō Station
- English menu
- Private rooms
- Closed Sundays
¥15,000–19,999
dinner per person, about $100–130
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.53
36Inside
Tai Meshi Ro鯛めし楼
Seafood, Fushimi & Marunouchi, 2 min walk from Fushimi Station
百名店2021
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Closed Sundays
¥20,000–29,999
dinner per person, about $130–200
Lunch ¥3,000–3,999
Tabelog 3.54
37Inside
fugu madonnaふぐまどんな
Fugu, Umeda, Kitashinchi & Osaka Station, 4 min walk from Watanabebashi Station
- UnionPay
- Private rooms
- Closed Sundays
- ¥23,000 Omakase Course for Comparing…
- ¥35,000 Natural Japanese Pufferfish O…
- per person, tax incl. · 107% above the list median
Tabelog 3.52
38Inside
Gion Sushi Taku祇園鮨琢
Sushi, Gion, Kiyomizu-dera & Higashiyama, 6 min walk from Gion-shijo Station
- UnionPay
- Counter seats
- Wheelchair access
- ¥12,000 Sushi Tempura Course (5:30 PM…
- ¥12,000 Sushi Tempura Course (8 PM Se…
- ¥14,000 Anniversary Course (5:30 PM S…
- +3 more · per person, tax incl. · 29% below the list median
Tabelog 3.51
39Inside
Jubako重箱
Unagi, Akasaka, 4 min walk from Akasaka Station
- Private rooms
- No children
- Closed Saturdays and Sundays
¥40,000–49,999
dinner per person, about $270–330
Tabelog 3.50
40Inside
Kato's Dinning & Bar
Kaiseki, Nagatacho, Kojimachi & Hanzomon, 5 min walk from Akasaka-mitsuke Station
- UnionPay
- Online booking
- Private rooms
- Counter seats
- Children welcome
- Vegetarian options
- Wheelchair access
- ¥7,700 Unaju Gozen
- ¥4,300 Brand Pork Loin Katsu Rice Bo…
- ¥4,500 Kioi Gozen (Lunch Only)
- +2 more · per person, tax incl.
Lunch ¥5,000–5,999
Tabelog 3.43

Showing the top 40 of 71 in full. See all 71 and filter by price, children or online booking.

Numbers 41 to 71 in this list

How to book these 71, and what they charge

31 of these 71 publish a dinner course on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or their own website. 24 publish a lunch course, at a median of ¥9,400 (45% below the dinner median). 16 can be booked online in English, 21 online in Japanese only, 31 by phone only and 3 publish neither a phone number nor online booking. The services that cover the most of them: Ikyu Restaurant (32, in Japanese), TableCheck (9), Pocket Concierge (7), AutoReserve (2).

Booking	Language	Restaurants	Least expensive dinner course	First in our order
TableCheck	English	9	¥15,400 · Tempura Fukutarou	Japanese cuisine Shin Chaya
Pocket Concierge	English	7	¥9,500 · Ebisu Unagi Matsukawa	Japanese Cuisine Yamazaki
AutoReserve	English	2	¥21,780 · Japanese cuisine Byakuya	Japanese cuisine Byakuya
Ikyu Restaurant	Japanese only	32	¥7,854 · Unagi Kappou Keisuke	Japanese cuisine Shin Chaya
the restaurant's booking form	Japanese only	2	¥18,150 · Nihonbashi Izumoya	Nihonbashi Izumoya
By phone only	—	31	—	—
No phone or online booking published	—	3	—	—

Each restaurant counted once for every service it takes bookings through; the least expensive dinner course is the lowest among the restaurants that service covers, as published on Tabelog, Ikyu, Pocket Concierge or the restaurant's website.

About high-end unagi (eel) in Japan

Most are in Tokyo (37), Kyoto (7), and Nagoya & Aichi (5). There are 71 unagi restaurants across Japan in this guide where dinner costs ¥15,000 or more per person. By dinner price, 37 at ¥15,000–19,999, 24 at ¥20,000–29,999, 5 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 5 at ¥40,000 or more. 21 have won The Tabelog Award or a place on a Tabelog 100 list, including 2 Gold winners.

16 of the 71 can be booked online; the others take reservations by phone, usually in Japanese, which is where a hotel concierge helps. 64 accept credit cards. 9 do not admit young children, while 26 say children are welcome. 55 also serve lunch, often the easier and cheaper way in.

Questions visitors ask

How much does high-end unagi (eel) cost in Japan?

Dinner at the 71 unagi restaurants listed here ranges from ¥15,000 to ¥59,999 per person, and a typical dinner costs about ¥23,000: 37 at ¥15,000–19,999, 24 at ¥20,000–29,999, 5 at ¥30,000–39,999, and 5 at ¥40,000 and up, by Tabelog's dinner budgets. 31 of them publish a dinner course; the least expensive one at each has a median price of ¥16,940.

Which unagi restaurants in Japan have won awards?

Shun, Uran, Kabuto, Ikewanagi no Mise Tsugumi An, Japanese cuisine Shin Chaya, and Sangu Bashi Asaya, among 21 in total, have won The Tabelog Award or been selected for a Tabelog 100 list.

Can I book unagi (eel) in Japan online?

Yes for 16 of the 71: they can be booked online in English, most through TableCheck (9), Pocket Concierge (7), and AutoReserve (2). 21 more take online bookings in Japanese only. 31 take bookings by phone only, often in Japanese; a hotel concierge can call.

Are children allowed at high-end unagi (eel) restaurants in Japan?

It depends on the restaurant: 26 say children are welcome and 9 do not admit young children. Each listing shows the restaurant's policy where it has one.

Best high-end unagi (eel) in Japan

Our analysis of these 71

Ranked list

Shun瞬

Uranう嵐

Kabutoかぶと

Ikewanagi no Mise Tsugumi An活鰻の店 つぐみ庵

Japanese cuisine Shin Chaya日本料理 新茶家

Sangu Bashi Asaya参宮橋 あさや

Rin麟

Yamasei山勢

Unagi Tsukamotoうなぎ 塚本

Japanese Cuisine Yamazaki日本料理 山崎

Ginza Koara銀座 虎あら

Japanese cuisine Miya日本料理 みや

Kon今

Tempura Fukutarou天ぷら 福たろう

Unagi Tokitoうなぎ時任

Myojinshita Kandagawa Honten明神下 神田川 本店

Takotsuboたこつぼ

Miyake Akira三宅輝

Nihonbashi Izumoya日本橋いづもや

Sendaせん田

Yama no Chaya山の茶屋

Gajo雅醸

Unagi Akasaka Sekineうなぎ 赤坂 勢きね

Minokichi Honten Takeshigerou美濃吉本店 竹茂楼

Kuni Yoshi國よし

Japanese cuisine Byakuya日本料理 珀也

Sushi Kano鮨 かの

Kyokaiseki Minokichi Takeshigerou Hotel Granvia Kyoto京懐石 美濃吉 竹茂楼 ホテルグランヴィア京都店

Unagi Kappo Toishi鰻・割烹 戸石

Ginza Kiccho銀座 吉兆

Akasaka Gosen赤坂 互閃

Unagi Dojoう奈ぎ道場

Kappou Hiiragi割烹 柊

Hisamatsu久松

Chikuyotei Honten竹葉亭 本店

Tai Meshi Ro鯛めし楼

fugu madonnaふぐまどんな

Gion Sushi Taku祇園鮨 琢

Jubako重箱

Kato's Dinning & Bar

Numbers 41 to 71 in this list

How to book these 71, and what they charge

About high-end unagi (eel) in Japan

Questions visitors ask

How much does high-end unagi (eel) cost in Japan?

Which unagi restaurants in Japan have won awards?

Can I book unagi (eel) in Japan online?

Are children allowed at high-end unagi (eel) restaurants in Japan?

Ikewanagi no Mise Tsugumi An活鰻の店つぐみ庵

Japanese cuisine Shin Chaya日本料理新茶家

Sangu Bashi Asaya参宮橋あさや

Unagi Tsukamotoうなぎ塚本

Japanese Cuisine Yamazaki日本料理山崎

Ginza Koara銀座虎あら

Japanese cuisine Miya日本料理みや

Tempura Fukutarou天ぷら福たろう

Myojinshita Kandagawa Honten明神下神田川本店

Unagi Akasaka Sekineうなぎ赤坂勢きね

Minokichi Honten Takeshigerou美濃吉本店竹茂楼

Japanese cuisine Byakuya日本料理珀也

Sushi Kano鮨かの

Kyokaiseki Minokichi Takeshigerou Hotel Granvia Kyoto京懐石美濃吉竹茂楼ホテルグランヴィア京都店

Unagi Kappo Toishi鰻・割烹戸石

Ginza Kiccho銀座吉兆

Akasaka Gosen赤坂互閃

Kappou Hiiragi割烹柊

Chikuyotei Honten竹葉亭本店

Gion Sushi Taku祇園鮨琢