Name: Gion Uokeya U
Address: 570-120 Gionmachi Minamigawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, 605-0074, Kyoto
Telephone: +81755519966
Price range: ££-£££
Rating: 4.9

We decided to have unagi for lunch and this restaurant is the best place to have it. Remember there are no traditional tables with chairs, it&#39;s a Japanese restaurant so after 10 minutes we felt very uncomfortable. The waiter didn&#39;t speak English

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After shopping, I felt a little hungry, so I came to this Japanese restaurant in the nearby block. The Japanese karaage, salmon sashimi and salmon in this restaurant are all very good. I personally recommend ordering them. The price-performance ratio is also relatively high.

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No. 9 of Fine Dining  in Kyoto

Very famous Kaiseki cuisine, the chef is very famous, I recommend the egg soba, it is delicious, the environment and service are good, I recommend trying it.

No. 20 of Fine Dining  in Kyoto

An absolutely perfect meal in a beautiful setting. This restaurant is in a quiet area of ​​Gion and can be easily missed as it has a quirky and unassuming entrance. We had a private room but you can also sit at the counter where you can watch the chefs at work. Every dish was beautifully presented and incredible.

No. 8 of Fine Dining  in Kyoto

Each dish was prepared in the open kitchen and served to us immediately so was fresh, hot and delicious. The service was also very attentive. Highly, highly recommended.

Achieved a 3-year streak on the annual lists

No. 19 of Fine Dining  in Kyoto

Authentic Japanese cuisine and elegant traditional environment but not too fresh, service is OK but not up to Michelin standards in Europe and America. After eating, I always feel that it is not worth it.

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The decoration and dishes of the restaurant are as poetic as their names. It is a very good restaurant with an elegant environment! The overall dining experience is very good. Although the price is not cheap, it is worth it.

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No. 8 of Must-Visit Restaurants in Kyoto

我们决定午餐吃鳗鱼，这家餐馆是吃鳗鱼的最佳地方。记住，这里没有带椅子的传统桌子，它是一家日式餐馆，所以10分钟之后我们就感觉非常的不舒服了。服务员不会说英文

欣赏完了美景之后，和朋友一起去了这家gion uokeya U的餐厅吃饭，这家的鳗鱼饭在京都真的是超级的有名气的呢，大大的鳗鱼看着就胃口大开。

After enjoying the beautiful scenery, I went to the gion uokeya U restaurant with my friends for dinner. The eel rice here is really famous in Kyoto. The big eel looks so appetizing.

餐厅服务人员热情周到，虽然语言不通，但非常努力地和我们沟通。餐厅经理非常专业，迅速归还了我们丢在店里的雨伞，还承担了运费，这充分说明了他们对待客人的态度是多么得好。鳗鱼的品质和等级是一流的，值得再来。强烈推荐这家餐厅。

The restaurant staff was warm and attentive, and tried very hard to communicate with us despite the language barrier. The restaurant manager was very professional and quickly returned our umbrella that we left in the store and also covered the shipping costs, which fully shows how good they treat their guests. The quality and grade of the eel was first class and worth returning for. Highly recommend this restaurant.

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We had an online reservation for lunch at Gion Uokeya U, and we were excited to try their famous dishes. We ordered unagi rice, unagi liver skewer, unagi liver soup, and a grill unagi with yuzu. The unagi rice was perfectly cooked, with tender, flavorful eel glazed in a sweet sauce. The unagi liver skewer was grilled to perfection, offering a rich, smoky taste. The unagi liver soup was a warm, comforting dish, with a deep, savory flavor that complemented the other items. Every bite was delicious, and the meal was a true treat. The restaurant’s atmosphere was warm and inviting, making it a memorable dining experience in Kyoto.

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京都超級好吃的鰻魚飯，主要分為蒲燒跟白燒鰻魚，跟之前吃的不一樣，這家的蒲燒鰻魚味道沒有很重，但香氣還是很夠的，白燒鰻魚我是第一次吃到，少了一股蒲燒鰻魚的甜味。我們除了點了招牌的米桶鰻魚飯外，還點了各種鰻魚小菜，比如牛蒡，鰻魚肝，醬烤鰻魚串等，十分新鮮！

這家店只能通過電話預約，我們是提前了四天預約，這家餐廳在祈園附近，在等位置的時候可以和附近的特色街道拍照，街道充滿京都的風格，還會各種小店可以逛，店舖不大，每次只能接待幾桌客人，難怪要電話預約。#京都 #京都旅行 #京都餐廳 

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The most impressive thing about the food in Detective Conan is Yuan Tais squid meal, which is very high. When I was slow in Kyoto, I was lucky to walk in the Michelin one-star restaurant in the flower-viewing path. The big wooden barrel was filled with four-person squid rice. The squid was stained with sweet and salty sauce. The fish was very tender. The sauce does not grab the fresh fish. The rice is well-divided. The sauce and the baked fish oil are eroded in the rice, so that the rice also has the delicious taste of the fish and the sauce. It will make people appetite! Treat yourself to a neon meal and eat a neon flavor

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