Hirokawa

I heard that the queue at the Hirokawa gate of Arashiyama in Kyoto lasted until 2 o'clock today. [Cool][Cool][Cool] Come on, tell me if there are many people at Kiyomizu Temple, Kinkaku-ji Temple, Fushimi Inari, Arashiyama, and Gion in Kyoto today? [Laugh without saying anything][Laugh without saying anything][Laugh without saying anything] Anyway, I'm here today... ​

Guangchuan is a restaurant specializing in eel dishes! It has one Michelin star! Although it is famous, you will know it after you try it! We ordered two different grilled eels, juice grilled and salt grilled. The eels here are indeed very fishy.

We waited in line for nearly an hour before we could eat. We ordered a set meal, but I recommend that you just order the eel rice. It was delicious and worth the wait. I recommend it five stars! It tastes great, very delicious!

How can you miss this delicacy when staying at a hot spring hotel in Arashiyama! The hotel informed us that the reservation within three days was full, so we had to line up an hour in advance. Fortunately, there were not too many people. The grilled eel liver was great! It was the first time to taste carp sashimi. The clear soup with eel liver was also good. The eel was really fresh! Ingredients really determine everything

Hirokawa insists on cooking by steaming first and then grilling, and only starts to kill the eels after the customers place their orders. I was so hungry waiting that I almost fainted. Fortunately, the eels are extremely plump, with a rich aroma from the slightly burnt skin, and the thick fat layer under the skin and the meat make people feel like they melt in their mouths. Ah, it is worthy of being the best eel rice in Kyoto!

After waiting for about an hour and a half, I finally had the eel rice dish at Hirokawa, which was rated one Michelin star this year. It is a restaurant you must wait for, and it is worth the wait. The dining environment is first-class, the eel rice is the best, the eel melts in your mouth, the sauce is just right, and the grilled eel liver is a popular side dish in Japan. It is indeed mellow, delicious and elegant. After finishing the meal, I am going to Osaka!

We started queuing at 4:30 in the cold wind and finally got in with the first group at 5:00. If we had arrived 10 minutes later, we would have had to wait for more than an hour. This Michelin-starred eel restaurant is the highest-rated in the Kansai region and is located just 5 minutes away from the Togetsukyo Bridge in Arashiyama. There are not many seats, only 28 on the first floor, and the second floor is reserved for reservations, with a reservation fee of 1,000 yen per person. The quality is quite good, with the main set menus ranging from 4,000 to 7,500 yen. There are Chinese-speaking waiters, but the menus are only in Japanese and English. Parking is available.

One Michelin star, the best eel rice in Kansai. The queue was over an hour long and reservations were not possible. Plus, it is the maple leaf season so there are more tourists. But no matter what, it is worth waiting in line, the eel rice is very good.