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Kanesho
155-2 Tokiwacho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto Route Planner
Unagi / Freshwater Eel
  • Bib Gourmand: good quality, good value cooking: ≤ £30 / 40 € (IRE) ‘Bibs’ are awarded for simple yet skilful cooking for under £30 or €40.

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  • Unagi / Freshwater Eel
  • Air conditioning
  • Counter dining
  • Cash

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The ‘Kinshi-don’, invented by this restaurant’s fourth-generation owner-chef, is the house speciality. This bowl of rice topped with unagi is enhanced with kinshi-tamago, ribbons of omelette that are essential in Kyoto dishes such as chirashi-zushi and steamed sushi. Kanesho’s unique approach is to cut the eel along its back, but otherwise to grill it Kansai-style, without steaming. If cut along the belly the ends will be too thin, causing it to cook unevenly.

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