Kobe, Hyogo, Japan｜Yamashin

One of the best unagi joints you can find around... Anywhere! Cant be beat for the price, although that price has steadily been increasing from just a 1000 yen for the "jo" to 2800 yen!! Even then, the prices for unagi overall has been on the rise and I believe it will continue to rise - so get here early before the prices go up again. Quality unagi like this one can cost way over double in any other place. Good cost performance, and oh so soft fluffy goodness in your mouth.

Eel [Yamashin] 1-4-7 Oishi Minami-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture Business hours 11:00-14:00 Closed Mondays, Thursdays, Sundays Ever since I was young, when I thought of eel bowl, it was Yamanobu. A two-step process in which the eel is grilled over charcoal and then steamed. The skin is crispy, the meat is fluffy, and the aroma of charcoal and the flavor of eel fill your mouth. Although it is now a take-out specialty, the deliciousness of the eel bowl is still intact even when it is made into a bento box! Eel bowl bento (top) ¥2,100

The eel is plump and soft, the skin is crispy and fragrant, and the aroma of charcoal-grilling fills your nose when you take a bite. In this day and age, this is the only place where you can eat such delicious eel bowls at this price. The photo shows the upper eel bowl, which comes with 3 slices of eel and liver skewers for 2,100 yen. The shopkeeper's business hours have been shortened due to his age, and it is now take-out only, but I hope he is doing well and can continue for a long time.