Kyoto
Kyogoku Kaneyo
Restaurant · Unagi / Freshwater Eel
Why we point you here
Michelin-charted unagi in Kyoto, where freshwater eel is handled with the precision this city demands.
Kyogoku Kaneyo earns its Bib Gourmand for unagi done the Kyoto way—exacting, traditional, worth the detour. In a city that takes freshwater eel seriously, this is the kind of place locals point you to when you ask where to go for the real thing.
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Worth the detour.
Charted by Michelin Guide· Last verified 2026-07-11