{"id":681,"date":"2021-11-02T16:14:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T09:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/?p=681"},"modified":"2024-10-10T11:43:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T04:43:00","slug":"review-if-you-are-in-for-a-real-unagi-japanese-style-prepared-eel-go-and-visit-unakichi-thonglor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/681.html","title":{"rendered":"Authentic Japanese Unagi Experience at Unakichi, Thonglor &#8211; Best Eel Restaurant Review in Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello, everyone I am Chifumi Maeda, a Japanese female president living in Bangkok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you, guys, for visiting this<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTrue comments from Japanese female presidents living in Thailand\u201d blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discovering Unakichi: A Deep Dive into Japanese Unagi Cuisine in Thonglor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, I will talk about <span class=\"mark_orange\">\u201cUNAKICHI\u201d<\/span>, a restaurant directly managed by <span class=\"mark_yellow\">\u201cSHIMANTO UNAGI\u201d<\/span> located <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>in <span class=\"mark_yellow\">\u201cSHIMANTO-Cho\u201d, Kochi-prefecture<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>where the \u201cSHIMANTO River\u201d- the last crystal clear stream in Japan flows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cSHIMANTO UNAGI (Shimanto Unagi eel)\u201d which is very rare even in Japan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and you are very lucky if you had ever tasted it in Japan,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and that very rare and special SHIMANTO UNAGI is yours to enjoy here in Bangkok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The restaurant is located on the 3<sup>rd<\/sup> floor of Hotel Nikko Bangkok <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>on Soi 55 (Soi Thonglor) Sukhumvit Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go path the Noren curtain at the entrance of the restaurant and,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/unakichi\/o0960096014946696934.jpg\" alt=\"Unakichi\" class=\"wp-image-684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/unakichi\/o0960096014946696934.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/unakichi\/o0960096014946696934-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/unakichi\/o0960096014946696934-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/unakichi\/o0960096014946696934-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On your right side, you will see craftsman-chef grilling the eel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I normally visit the restaurant on lunchtime and my usual is \u201cSHIRO-YAKI (unseasoned grilled eel)\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"UNAKICHI - UNAGI (Japanese style prepared Eel) restaurant at Bangkok\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/orkLXs5TQoc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As the restaurant\u2019s eel sauce is modest taste, KABAYAKI (roasted eel with sauce) is nice too<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>but the eel they serve here in this restaurant is the eel coming out <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>from the crystal clear water of the Shimanto River<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and have no muddy smell what so ever as normal eels often have,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and I like to enjoy the taste the natural taste of eel as much as it allows to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The price of the set menu for KABAYAKI (roasted eel with sauce) or SHIRO-YAKI (unseasoned grilled eel)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>served in traditional Japanese wooden food-box is 1.800 baht.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/unakichi\/252059605_427527585387108_8750001021094274945_n.jpg\" alt=\"Unakichi\" class=\"wp-image-683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/unakichi\/252059605_427527585387108_8750001021094274945_n.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/unakichi\/252059605_427527585387108_8750001021094274945_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/unakichi\/252059605_427527585387108_8750001021094274945_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/unakichi\/252059605_427527585387108_8750001021094274945_n-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Salad, clear soup, tea or water and ice cream comes with the set menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/unakichi\/o1080108014946703467.jpg\" alt=\"Unakichi\" class=\"wp-image-685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/unakichi\/o1080108014946703467.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/unakichi\/o1080108014946703467-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/unakichi\/o1080108014946703467-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/unakichi\/o1080108014946703467-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/unakichi\/o1080108014946703474.jpg\" alt=\"Unakichi\" class=\"wp-image-686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/unakichi\/o1080108014946703474.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/unakichi\/o1080108014946703474-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/unakichi\/o1080108014946703474-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thailand-real-review.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/unakichi\/o1080108014946703474-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There is a lunch-menu deal (599 baht) but hey, the restaurant serves a very special eel,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>why not go for the eel in the food-box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As the eel is slowly charcoal grilled, it takes a bit of time to come to your table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And when it is crowded lunch time,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>be prepared to wait at least 30 minutes for the special eel to come to your table after ordering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After my waiting time of 30 minutes plus plus\u2026,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I got my order on my table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The first mouthful has nice charcoal grilled aroma <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>mixed with the aroma of the eel going through the nasal cavity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SHIRO-YAKI (unseasoned grilled eel) comes with a small portion of salt and wasabi next to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would recommend you to try with a tiny bit of wasabi which will bring out the umami of the eel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The staffs are very dedicated and you can have your meal in comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If and when you ever wanted to have a good eel, this is where you must be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top Reasons to Dine at Unakichi &#8211; The Unagi Specialist in Thailand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-icon_good\">The one and only restaurant where you can enjoy the SHIMANTO UNAGI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-icon_good\">The restaurant is directly managed by the HQ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-icon_good\">The staffs are will trained and lets you enjoy your meal in comfort.<\/p>\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4474839534803766\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4474839534803766\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9741152940\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Essential Details about Unakichi &#8211; Your Go-to Eel Restaurant in Thonglor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Location: Hotel Nikko Bangkok(3<sup>rd<\/sup> floor), Soi Thonglor (Soi 55 Sukhumvit Rd.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>&nbsp;<\/span><br><iframe width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3875.885791811184!2d100.57672211515681!3d13.725363690364567!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x30e29fcece74791b%3A0xe52060065404d940!2z44GG44Gq44GN44Gh!5e0!3m2!1sja!2sth!4v1635844082032!5m2!1sja!2sth\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><br><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Opening day: Friday, Saturday, Sunday (only lunch on Sundays)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>Tel<\/span>\uff1a<span>098 104 0010<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>FB<\/span>\uff1a<span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/unagi40010\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/unagi40010<\/a><\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>WEBSITE<\/span>\uff1a<span><a href=\"https:\/\/shimanto-unagi.com\/user_data\/shimanto-eel\/shimanto-eel-en.html\">https:\/\/shimanto-unagi.com\/user_data\/shimanto-eel\/shimanto-eel-en.html<\/a><br><\/span>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;(Info on Japan HQ, English page)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello, everyone I am Chifumi Maeda, a Japanese female president living in Bangkok. Thank you, guys, for visiting this \u201cTrue comments from Japanese female presidents living in Thailand\u201d blog. 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