The Place We thought that the unagi food trend will perhaps stop after Uya Singapore opened at Wheelock Place early this year, but not quite so. Unagiya Ichinoji is the latest unagi specialty restaurant to open at Robertson Quay, managed by the team behind Japan’s Miyagawa Honten. This is one of Tokyo’s renowned unagi restaurant which has a history of 125 years. The first outlet was at Tsukiji in Tokyo, and it has expanded to 20 outlets across Japan since. This is also the first time an original unagi specialty restaurant from Japan is opening a store in Singapore. The outlet at Robertson Quay is not big, a mere 34-seater restaurant. In the middle of the restaurant is the kitchen, separated by glass panels where you can watch the chefs at work. Go for the counter seats if you prefer to watch the unagi grilling process! The Food Unagi here are served in 3 different styles – Hitsumabushi (S$19.80 for small size), Seiro Mushi (S19.80) and Mamushi Donburi (S$18.80), with both the Seiro Mushi and Mamushi Donburi exclusively available to Singapore’s Unagiya Ichinoji. The eels here are from a farm in Indonesia, and prepared the same way as Japan, where it is first steamed, then [...]
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