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About this place
At Umenoi, kinshi-don brings together eel cut into easy-to-eat pieces and finely shredded egg. A diner who ordered the pine-graded serving noted the generous amount of egg and how easy it was to eat alongside the eel. Another diner found the eel cut so small that the bowl felt more like hitsumabushi, a style of eel rice served for eating in several ways. It is an option for anyone keen to enjoy eel with shredded egg.
For a bowl that puts the eel centre stage, unadon is listed at ¥1,800, while unaju is priced at ¥2,200 for plum, ¥2,700 for bamboo, ¥3,200 for pine and ¥4,100 for the special grade. Diners who tried the unaju have commented on the tender eel and the sauce, which pairs well with the rice. Smaller dishes such as umaki (eel rolled in an omelette), dashimaki (Japanese rolled omelette) and chawanmushi (savoury steamed egg custard) are also available.
One lunchtime report describes a set with a mini kinshi-don, kitsune udon and yuzu sorbet. Whether you opt for unaju to focus on the eel or a lunch that combines udon with a few other flavours, the choice can depend on your appetite and what you feel like eating. Listed opening hours are 11:00–13:30, Tuesday to Sunday; the restaurant is closed on Mondays.
