Los Angeles-born eatery Eggslut has taken the humble egg sandwich to another level. With two locations in Tokyo, the restaurant serves breakfast sandwiches all day. And while its signature Fairfax Sandwich – with soft scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese, caramelized onion and drizzle of sriracha mayo – is a bestseller worldwide, Eggslut outlets in Shibuya and Shinjuku also offer egg sandwiches that are exclusive to Japan.
This summer, Eggslut Japan is going all out with a luxurious egg sandwich with grilled unagi eel, created in collaboration with reputable shichimi spice purveyor Hachimanya Isogoro.
From July 20 to August 31, both Shinjuku and Shibuya outlets are offering three versions of the Unatama Egg Sandwich. The most affordable sandwich (¥1,080) comes with pieces of grilled unagi with fluffy scrambled eggs, melted gouda cheese, narazuke-flavoured (Japanese pickled melon) mayo with mitsuba (Japanese parsley), all sandwiched between two toasted brioche buns.
The mid-tier Unatama has a bigger slab of unagi and goes for ¥2,178. Both sandwiches come with a side of cold shijimi clam soup, as well as shichimi spice for an extra kick.
If you’re looking to splurge, the premium Unatama Egg Sandwich (¥3,058) features one whole eel. The extra large piece of grilled unagi is twice the size of the sandwich, which comes with an additional piece of over-easy fried egg. You’ll also get not one but three kinds of shichimi spices – chili pepper, yuzu and sansho flavours – as well as mitsuba, narazuke mayo and dried seaweed on the side to enhance the flavour of this monstrous meal.
For this special menu, Eggslut is also serving the classic ramune soda, sake or a peculiar unagi-flavoured cola to go with your grilled eel and egg sandwich.
Visit the Eggslut website for more information.
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