Affordable Unagi Rice at This Japanese Restaurant in Taipei – The Rich Sauce Is Super Appetizing!

(Sometimes you only need one photo to explain how good something tastes.)

Text and Photos by /Kuni

After eating live eel at Hamamatsuya, I suddenly craved a revisit to Umeshio Unagi-ya. A few days later, I headed there in the afternoon. It was the familiar old uncle, just cleaning up. Arriving so early, I naturally became the first customer. I ordered the Large Unagi Don (NT$480), Cold Tofu (NT$60), and Spinach (NT$60). Unfortunately, the eel liver was sold out—the uncle said it had run out by lunchtime. Not getting eel liver twice in a row was truly disappointing. I can’t speak for other places, but Umeshio Unagi-ya’s eel liver is really a must-try. Before long, the food was all served.

(The large portion of Unagi Don)

(Pickled cucumber)

(The sauce has a stronger flavor)

(Cold tofu)

(Spinach)

It had been a year or two since my last visit to Umeshio, and today the eel tasted quite different from what I remembered. For some reason, the aroma of sansho pepper that used to be there was gone, and the texture was noticeably inferior to that of the eel from Hamamatsuya just a few days prior—lacking that melt-in-your-mouth tenderness and delicate fattiness. But the rich sauce paired wonderfully with the rice, making it super appetizing. I couldn’t stop eating and ended up polishing off the bowl before I knew it. You can tell how delicious it was, especially considering the price is only half of Hamamatsuya’s.

(Proof of finishing the rice in the box)

Umeshio Unagi Kabayaki (Umeshio Unagi-ya)
Address: No. 8, Lane 107, Lin Sen North Road, Zhongshan District, Taipei City
Phone: (02)2521-2813 2521-3200

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