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Yamahei (Eel Restaurant)

Rating82SCORE
WHY IT'S A MESHI MAP PICK
Locals keep coming back. That is the real proof.
地元の人が、通い続ける。それが何よりの証明。
Founded 1928 — approximately 100 years in Kariya.
1928年創業・刈谷市で約100年続く老舗うなぎ専門店。
Yahoo!
Yahoo!マップ3.9/35件・食べログ155件口コミ・Retty352人行きたい登録。
Maps 3.9/35 reviews; 155 Tabelog reviews; 352 Retty 'want-to-go' listings.
「刈谷で本物の鰻を食べるならここ一択」という地元評。
3.9
Local consensus: 'If you want real eel in Kariya, this is the only choice.' Menu limited exclusively to eel — a mark of a true specialist.
うなぎのみのメニューで本格派。
Closes at 19:30, closed Sundays — a craftsman's pace.
19:30閉店・日曜定休という職人のスタイル。
Sakura risk negligible (small long-established shop, no incentive for fake reviews).
サクラ疑惑なし(小規模老舗でサクラを使う動機がない)。
Price ¥3,000–¥4,999 is fair for a historic Aichi eel specialist.
価格3,000〜4,999円は高くなく、愛知の老舗うなぎとして適正。
Popular Dishes
Unaju (grilled eel on rice, ¥3,000–¥4,000 range)
うな重(3,000〜4,000円台)
Hitsumabushi
ひつまぶし
Unadon
うな丼
What kind of place?
Fake reviews removed

Founded in 1928, this eel-specialty restaurant has stood in Kariya for nearly 100 years. Located 5 minutes on foot from Meitetsu Kariya-shi Station, the old folk-house exterior is well-maintained and transports you back in time. Praised for a not-overly-sweet tare, crispy fragrant skin, and fluffy, juicy eel meat. Sources eel locally from Ichinomiya, Aichi, and serves exclusively eel dishes. Reservations strongly recommended as lunch fills up fast.

Regulars say: 'Crispy outside, fluffy inside, the light tare never gets old', 'A real 100-year eel shop in Kariya', 'Some days you can't get in without a reservation', 'The atmosphere creates a wonderful escape from the everyday.' Yahoo! Maps 3.9/35 reviews; 155 Tabelog reviews.

Business Hours
Mon – Sat11:30-14:00 17:30-19:30
SunClosed
Regular HolidaySunday・第2第3第5Monday
Phone0566-21-0507Call
Access
5 min walk from Meitetsu Kariya-shi Station. Completely non-smoking. Reservations recommended (lunch often fully booked). Cash only. Menu is eel-only.
2-15 Miyukicho, Kariya, Aichi
English Menu:Not AvailableCredit Card:Not Available
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Yamahei (Eel Restaurant)

Rating82SCORE
Popular Dishes
Unaju (grilled eel on rice, ¥3,000–¥4,000 range)
うな重(3,000〜4,000円台)
Hitsumabushi
ひつまぶし
Unadon
うな丼
Business Hours
Mon – Sat11:30-14:00 17:30-19:30
SunClosed
Regular HolidaySunday・第2第3第5Monday
Access
5 min walk from Meitetsu Kariya-shi Station. Completely non-smoking. Reservations recommended (lunch often fully booked). Cash only. Menu is eel-only.
2-15 Miyukicho, Kariya, Aichi
Phone0566-21-0507
English Menu:Not AvailableCredit Card:Not Available
WHY IT'S A MESHI MAP PICK
Why this place makes the list
Locals keep coming back. That is the real proof.
地元の人が、通い続ける。それが何よりの証明。
Founded 1928 — approximately 100 years in Kariya.
1928年創業・刈谷市で約100年続く老舗うなぎ専門店。
Yahoo!
Yahoo!マップ3.9/35件・食べログ155件口コミ・Retty352人行きたい登録。
Maps 3.9/35 reviews; 155 Tabelog reviews; 352 Retty 'want-to-go' listings.
「刈谷で本物の鰻を食べるならここ一択」という地元評。
3.9
Local consensus: 'If you want real eel in Kariya, this is the only choice.' Menu limited exclusively to eel — a mark of a true specialist.
うなぎのみのメニューで本格派。
Closes at 19:30, closed Sundays — a craftsman's pace.
19:30閉店・日曜定休という職人のスタイル。
Sakura risk negligible (small long-established shop, no incentive for fake reviews).
サクラ疑惑なし(小規模老舗でサクラを使う動機がない)。
Price ¥3,000–¥4,999 is fair for a historic Aichi eel specialist.
価格3,000〜4,999円は高くなく、愛知の老舗うなぎとして適正。
82SCORE
What a score of 82 means
A measure of whether people truly want to return — not hype. Calculated after removing fake reviews.
Real reputation
Fake reviews removed

Founded in 1928, this eel-specialty restaurant has stood in Kariya for nearly 100 years. Located 5 minutes on foot from Meitetsu Kariya-shi Station, the old folk-house exterior is well-maintained and transports you back in time. Praised for a not-overly-sweet tare, crispy fragrant skin, and fluffy, juicy eel meat. Sources eel locally from Ichinomiya, Aichi, and serves exclusively eel dishes. Reservations strongly recommended as lunch fills up fast.

Regulars say: 'Crispy outside, fluffy inside, the light tare never gets old', 'A real 100-year eel shop in Kariya', 'Some days you can't get in without a reservation', 'The atmosphere creates a wonderful escape from the everyday.' Yahoo! Maps 3.9/35 reviews; 155 Tabelog reviews.

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