![Tamakiya, the Eel Restaurant](https://arne.media/uploads/2023/06/re7-14-675x436-1.jpg)
A whole thick and tender eel! "A great way to reward yourself" - exquisite steamed eel (Oki Town)
Hello. I am Yorimichi, the owner of the blog "Yorimichi's Fukuoka Introduction," which introduces delicious restaurants in Fukuoka.
This time, we will introduce an eel restaurant located in Okimachi, about an hour's drive from the center of Fukuoka City.
50 years of preserving traditional flavors! An eel restaurant with a homely atmosphere: "Unagidokoro Tamakiya" (Oki Town, Mizuma District)
"Unagidokoro Tamakiya" is located in Oogi Town, Mizuma County, Fukuoka Prefecture.
![The exterior of Eel Restaurant Tamakiya](https://arne.media/uploads/2023/06/DSC_3703.jpg-675x450.webp)
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Originally operating in Yanagawa for 30 years, it has been 21 years since it moved to this location. It is a historic eel restaurant that has been preserving the traditional flavor for over 50 years.
![The exterior of Eel Restaurant Tamakiya](https://arne.media/uploads/2023/06/2-11.jpg-675x436.webp)
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The interior of the store is a space that makes use of the old building. Ah, it's great! It's really great.
It feels like home, like a safe place like home; it's just so comfortable.
![Inside Unagidokoro Tamakiya](https://arne.media/uploads/2023/06/3-11.jpg-675x436.webp)
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This restaurant is run by a father and son, so we recommend making a reservation if possible.
Check out the menu!
Let's take a look at the menu that catches your eye.
The lunch menu, available only on weekdays from 12:00 to 15:00, includes the "Seiromushi Lunch (Bamboo)" (2,400 yen), which includes three slices of eel in a steamed bamboo steamer, liver soup, a side dish, dessert, and coffee, and the "Yokkori Lunch" (3,600 yen), which includes grilled and unglazed eel, white rice, a side dish, dessert, and coffee.
![Unagidokoro Tamakiya Lunch Menu](https://arne.media/uploads/2023/06/IMG_2956.jpeg-e1689034613526-675x648.webp)
Image: Tamakiya
During other times, there are other dishes such as "Seiromushi" (half size 2,600 yen, regular size 3,150 yen, high-grade 3,800 yen, and premium 4,500 yen and up) which comes with a side dish, liver soup, and pickles, "Unagi-don" (eel bowl) which comes with a side dish, liver soup, and pickles (regular size 3,150 yen, high-grade 3,700 yen), "Kabayaki set meal" (regular size 3,700 yen, high-grade 5,000 yen) and "Unglazed set meal" (regular size 3,700 yen, high-grade 4,500 yen) which come with rice, liver soup, and pickles, as well as "Kabayaki" and "Unglazed" (half a fish 1,550 yen each, whole fish 3,050 yen), "Uzak (grilled with sauce/unglazed/moromi/ Spicy Fish Eggs)" (900 yen each), "Unagi rice rice ball (2 pieces)" (600 yen), "Seared eel The restaurant offers a variety of a la carte dishes, including "Miso Salad" (900 yen) and "Chawanmushi (with eel)" (550 yen).
![Lunch Menu Tamakiya](https://arne.media/uploads/2023/07/IMG_2953-675x991.jpg)
Image: Tamakiya
I ordered the special "Steamed bamboo steamer"!
This time, I decided to go for the "Seiromushi" (special edition, 4,500 yen).
Let's savor each bite.
First, three small side dishes and pickles arrived.
![Tamakiya, the eel restaurant Small bowl](https://arne.media/uploads/2023/06/4-11.jpg-675x436.webp)
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There's eel in the small bowl too.
![Tamakiya, the eel restaurant Small bowl](https://arne.media/uploads/2023/06/5-11.jpg-675x436.webp)
Image: Detour
This has really got me excited.
And when it comes to eel restaurants, the things I look forward to are "uzaku (a vinegared dish of cucumber and eel)" and "kimo-soup."
![Eel restaurant Tamakiya (Eel restaurant Tamakiya) Uzak](https://arne.media/uploads/2023/06/6-14.jpg-675x436.webp)
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Ahh... the liver soup is seeping into my whole body.
It took me 30 years to realize how delicious this is.
![Tamakiya Eel Restaurant - Liver soup](https://arne.media/uploads/2023/06/22-8.jpg-675x436.webp)
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And finally, the premium steamed sushi arrived.
Wow! What is this?!
It comes with a thick, meaty eel cut in half. It's so luxurious!
![Tamakiya Unagi Restaurant (Unagidokoro Tamakiya) Steamed eel (premium)](https://arne.media/uploads/2023/06/7-14.jpg-675x436.webp)
Image: Detour
The scent is just irresistible.
![Tamakiya Unagi Restaurant (Unagidokoro Tamakiya) Steamed eel (premium)](https://arne.media/uploads/2023/06/8-14.jpg-675x436.webp)
Image: Detour
The best part of steaming rice is the rice soaked in sauce.
Every bite makes me sigh.
![Tamakiya Unagi Restaurant (Unagidokoro Tamakiya) Steamed eel (premium)](https://arne.media/uploads/2023/06/9-14.jpg-675x436.webp)
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The eel was also very soft and delicious. Ahh, I'm so happy.
And as I continued eating, I discovered that it had two layers!
There was an eel hiding between the rice! What a pleasant surprise.
![Tamakiya Unagi Restaurant (Unagidokoro Tamakiya) Steamed eel (premium)](https://arne.media/uploads/2023/06/11-14.jpg-675x436.webp)
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I highly recommend you try it at least once. It's so delicious it will blow away all your worries and fatigue.
Weekday-only lunch menu "Greedy Lunch"
We will also introduce the weekday-only lunch menu "Greedy Lunch" (3,600 yen), which includes a set of grilled and unglazed eel, white rice, a small side dish, dessert, and coffee.
![Unagidokoro Tamakiya (Unglazed Eel) Lunch](https://arne.media/uploads/2023/06/15-12.jpg-675x436.webp)
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Wrap the unglazed eel in seaweed...like this.
![Unagidokoro Tamakiya (Unglazed Eel) Lunch](https://arne.media/uploads/2023/06/17-11.jpg-675x436.webp)
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This is definitely something to drink.
The natural deliciousness of the eel spreads throughout your mouth.
Now, let's have some grilled eel.
![Unagidokoro Tamakiya (Unagidokoro Tamakiya) Greedy Lunch (Grilled eel)](https://arne.media/uploads/2023/06/12-14.jpg-675x436.webp)
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Of course it's delicious to eat it as is, but I like to eat eel on rice, so I put as much on as I can.
![Unagidokoro Tamakiya (Unagidokoro Tamakiya) Greedy Lunch (Grilled eel)](https://arne.media/uploads/2023/06/13-14.jpg-675x436.webp)
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She's really plump.
I like steamed eels, but the flavor of the sauce on the well-grilled kabayaki is also good.
![Unagidokoro Tamakiya (Unagidokoro Tamakiya) Greedy Lunch (Grilled eel)](https://arne.media/uploads/2023/06/14-12.jpg-675x436.webp)
Image: Detour
So, thank you for the meal.
Wow, the sauce, which has been infused with over 50 years of history, was truly delicious.
It's also recommended as a reward for yourself for your hard work, or as a celebration for your child's passing! It's a shop that you can easily use as it offers takeaway. Please give Yorimitsu a try! (Text by Yorimitsu)
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■ Eel Restaurant Tamakiya
Address: 916-1 Samuraijima, Oki-cho, Mizuma-gun, Fukuoka Prefecture
Business hours: 11:30-21:00 (last order 20:30) *Reservation required for dinner
Closed: Tuesdays
*This article is current as of the time of publication. *Prices in the text include tax.
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