Kawatoyo (main shop)
×Unaju (grilled eel over rice)
Why you must eat itThey kill, skewer and grill the eel right at the storefront. The reason for the queue is the sound and the smoke before it is ever the taste — you stop walking without deciding to. The sauce is toasty with a clearly drawn sweetness, and set beside Omiya next door the difference is immediate. If you are eating both, start here.
Founded 1910 and generally treated as the original eel specialist in Narita. It stands in Nakanocho, the stretch of the approach where the Edo-era temple town still shows most clearly. Open daily, straight through until 5pm. There is an annexe and a west-exit branch as well.
- Nearest
- 386 Nakacho
- Hours
- 10:00-17:00(LO) 無休
- Price
- ¥2,900 / ¥3,900 premium