Yamayoshi - Himeji

My first anago meal. Clearly different from unagi. More salty rather than sweet. Less fleshy also. Could eat this all day!

The Food is average, I don’t think it’s good value. A bit disappointed cuz it didn’t reach my expectation.

Small restaurant serving their specialty anago eel with rice.

Very good eel rice! Staffs were very sweet to provide all of us with soups and hot tea. However, the shop is very small so if people walk in and out the restaurant might bump into you. They grilled the eel inside the restaurant so your clothes must catch the smell.

(Trip was made back then on 6 Dec 2019, 2 years before the Covid-19 Pandemic hit) Sumiyaki Anago Yamayoshi is supposedly very popular and has been recommended by several websites for their thick, tender and juicy eels. We personally tried it for ourselves yesterday and though the food might look appetising, the taste leaves a lot to be desired. The eel was nothing like what the reviews mentioned. It was so tough and dry that I thought the poor eel was tortured to death. For the kind of price, we could get better quality eels elsewhere. Heck, even the frozen eel from supermarket would be better (and cheaper too) than what they served here. If you have enemies or people you hate, recommend them to come here!