Ibasho

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Ibasho, a 5-minute walk from Subway Sakae Station is a well-known, old established eel restaurant which opened in 1909. Despite it being in downtown Nagoya, the appearance of the restaurant which is a 60-year old wooden architecture is like a retreat. When you walk past the front of the restaurant, the savory aroma of eel makes you step into the restaurant. The signature dish of Ibasho specializing only in eel cuisine, is Hitsumabushi, a specialty of Nagoya, which you can enjoy three ways to eat a bowl of eel and rice! The theories of origin of Hitsumabushi are divided, but one theory says Ibasho is the birthplace of Hitsumabushi.

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Eel cuisine made using a brilliant technique of the chef

They carefully choose incredibly high quality eel from Kyushu! Each eel, with a lot of fat, is roasted with care using Bincho charcoal. The savory skin and soft flesh are the features of eel which is roasted until just before the fat is gone by skillful techniques of the chef.

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Unchanged traditional taste since the opening

The most popular dish is Hitsumabushi (2,800 yen). The sweet and salty sauce that has been passed on since the opening outstandingly matches with the eel as well as the rice! Some of the restaurants serve soup stock to mix with eel and rice at the end, but Ibasho serves green tea.

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Side order you can't miss

Our recommendation for the side order is Kimosui (200 yen), soup with eel's large liver. This is the great tasting soup with strong seasoning which enhances the bitterness of the liver. You can enjoy seasonal features in spring because they put rape blossoms inside.