Unagi Toku

The century-old original branch of this chain of premium unagi restaurants, located in Hamamatsu City in Shizuoka, has become a pilgrimage for devoted fans of grilled eel. Without having to set foot in Japan, you can now understand (partly, at least) what the hype is all about at Unagi Toku’s first Thailand outlet at Siam Takashimaya in ICONSIAM. The Bangkok branch supposedly gets their freshwater eels from the same source as the Unagi Toku outlets in Japan, and they cook the fish in the same way too—barbecued with a secret sweet sauce. Hitsumabushi meals start from B1,000, and are served with tea, which you can mix into your rice after you gobble up the unagi.