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Hakomeshi (箱めし)

Hakomeshi, wild sea eel on rice in a box, simmered, grilled or both. Eat half as it comes, then pour on broth from the grilled bones as ochazuke, rice in broth.

Also on our table

  • The medium box with both finishes (ai-nose)
  • The broth over the last third

Nihonbashi Tamai

Japanese · anago · Edomae · Nihonbashi, Tokyo

2-9-9 Nihonbashi, Chūō, Tokyo 103-0027

An anago, sea eel, house in Nihonbashi, in a postwar building that began as a liquor shop. Its box of eel over rice ends as a bowl of broth.

The proof, in the house's own words

Why the hakomeshi

Strong evidence
  • Technique

    Finished simmered or grilled, or both, with the house's tare.

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  • Sourcing

    Sea eel caught wild.

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  • Local choice

    The house's signature dish.

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