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Watabe
Eel Japanese
The lunch menu at this eel restaurant in Bunkyo is built around the Enma-ju, a lacquer box holding both shirayaki, grilled plain, and kabayaki, glazed and broiled over rice, named for a deity at the temple around the corner. By evening, the kitchen drifts toward France: eel terrine with foie gras, smoked eel alongside Brie. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, and a rare place where the pivot from fishmonger to Franco-Japanese eel house actually makes complete sense.
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- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
One number, weighted & current 74
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Enma-ju
“‘Enma-ju’, which features both shirayaki, eel grilled without seasoning, and kabayaki, eel dipped and broiled in sweet sauce, served over rice in a box, is a tribute to Konnyaku-Enma, a deity enshrined in nearby Genkaku-ji Temple.”
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