Charcoal-Grilled Eel Hitsumabushi Fujishiro
Opened in 2016. A Kansai-style eel restaurant opened by a chef with 28 years of training at an upscale kaiseki restaurant in Akasaka, Tokyo, in the home of Mikawa eel. The eel is basted three times in a secret sauce and slowly grilled over charcoal. The hitsumabushi is served with varied condiments including wasabi, sansho pepper, and ume paste. Google review 4.5/135 (ranked 2nd in Nitorabo Toyohashi eel ranking, January 2024). Tabelog 3.97. About 16 min walk from Aichi University Station.
"The charcoal-grilled eel from a chef with 28 years of training is in a different class." "The staff kindly explains how to eat hitsumabushi—very appreciated." "I never expected to find such authentic eel in Toyohashi." "Reservations are essential. Weekends are always full."