Eel over rice, a menu where you can enjoy a full meal with salty and savory sauce, moist and savory eel, and chewy well-cooked rice. In particular, Nagoya-style eel over rice (Hitsumabushi), which has a fixed order and method of eating like a course meal, is popular because you can feel various flavors. I introduce five famous restaurants famous for eel over rice.
eel over rice restaurants.
Traditional Nagoya-style eel over rice learned directly in Japan, Banpo ‘마루심’
Owner Chef Lee Young-sim’s eel rice restaurant specializes in eel rice with experience for about four years at Maruya Honten, an eel rice restaurant in Nagoya, Japan. The Jafonica variety of eel brought from Gochang, Jeollabuk-do, is cooked not to burn too much, but the tarae sauce is applied properly, so it has a very good balance with rice. Pangyo and Mapo also have stores, so it is good to find nearby stores.
▲ Location
10, Rubberrae-ro 10-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
11:00-22:00 daily, 15:00-17:00 B.T weekdays
▲Price
(Sang) Hitzumabushi 36,000 won, [Special] Hitzumabushi 45,000 won, [Mini] Hitzumabushi 21,000 won.
▲ Review
(siksin 사랑스로미): Eel alone is delicious, and it’s really delicious with rice. The salty and greasy taste of eel goes well with rice. Personally, I liked it when I mixed sesame leaves, green onions, and wasabi.
Nonhyeon’s ‘해목’, as if you’re on a trip to Japan.
This is the third branch of a famous eel rice restaurant in Haeundae, Busan. The store that reproduces the feeling of a Japanese house gives you the illusion that you are on a trip to Japan. There is a basic one-and-a-half menu, “Teuk,” which is baked three times over charcoal using Jafonica eel to preserve the chewy texture and rich smoke scent. Whiskey, highball, and even their own pre-dinner liquor are prepared, so it is also good for simply adding alcohol to eel over rice.
▲ Location
14, Seolleung-ro 145-gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
Daily 11:00-22:00, B.T. 15:00-17:00
▲Price
[Special] Freshwater eel Hitsumabushi 57,000 won, freshwater eel Hitsumabushi 39,000 won, and Kaisen-dong 36,000 won
▲ Review
(siksin 푸른밤,야근입니다): Hitsumabushi is delicious and the atmosphere is 100 points.No, 1,000 points! There’s Kaisen-dong, too, so it’s so nice to order a menu and share it. The tarae sauce is so good. It’s so addictive.~
Nagoya Gourmet Tour in Seoul History, Seoul Station’s 함루
Nagoya style eel over rice made by a chef from a luxury hotel. The eel over rice served neatly in the rice bowl of Heo Sang-wook, famous for Park Ji-buncheongsagi, is popular to match the name of the store called Hamru, which means “seriously put it in.” Once steamed eel was baked four to five times to maximize the soft texture while adding a fiery taste. Located on the fourth floor of Seoul Station, it is a good place to visit before and after going on a trip.
▲ Location
405, Hangang-daero, Jung-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
Daily 11:00-22:00, B.T. 15:00-17:30
▲Price
[Special] Hitsumabushi 46,000 won, [Ordinary] Hitsumabushi 37,000 won, [Small] Hitsumabushi 23,000 won
▲ Review
(siksin Epi1122): It was the best Hitsumabushi I’ve ever had. It was at Seoul Station, so it was great to fill up before the train departed. It was even better because the time to come out was about 10 minutes fast.
Emerging powerhouse of eel over rice that captivated enthusiasts, Yangjae ‘우나유
Hiroyuki Kudo and owner chef Choi Young-hwa specialize in eel over rice in Seocho-dong. It is a place that is rumored to be delicious among eel over rice enthusiasts. The soft taste of eel is excellent because it is baked properly so that it does not burn too much using domestic eel. It is characterized by a slightly salty liver because it tastes like “Ocha,” a broth for pouring rice into it. The fluffy eel egg roll is also popular as a side dish.
▲ Location
35, Seoun-ro 11-gil, Seocho-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
Daily 11:00-21:30, B.T weekdays 15:00-17:00
▲Price
[Special] Hitsumabushi 46,000 won, Hitsumabushi 35,000 won, [Mini] Hitsumabushi 19,000 won
▲ Review
(siksin 나는고기반찬이조아): I’m looking forward to seeing good reviews here at a cafe I often go to~ You’re a Japanese chef, so you made good use of the local taste. I’m going to eat it deliciously. The packaging is so fast that it’s good for take-out.
Rice topped with grilled eel, Hoehyeon’s “서설”.
Located near Shinsegae’s main store, it is a good restaurant to visit to replenish tiredness before and after shopping. The amount of eel is handled only one single menu without control. Using the smell of Buddha, remove the tarae sauce made with Seol’s own know-how from the well-roasted eel. The sauce is characterized by its rich taste and not salty salinity. Grilled pollack roe full of eggs is also popular as a side dish.
▲ Location
46, Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
▲ Business hours
11:30 to 21:00 on weekdays (14:30 to 17:30 on B.T), 11:30 to 17:00 on Saturdays.
▲Price
Hitsumabushi 39,000 won, grilled whole pollack roe 19,000 won, whole pollack roe roll 29,000 won
▲ Review
(siksin 제육덮밥) It was a neat meal, so it looked pretty and tasted good. It was good because it wasn’t salty, and I like the grilled eel here because I tend to cook it crispy. It’s really good when you eat it with ochazuke.