Matsukawa is found in Shibuya at the most famous crossing in the world.
Matsukawa has 2 restaurants. In addition to the main restaurant, we have "Tokyu Plaza Shibuya restaurant". Tokyu Plaza Shibuya reopened in 2019 as a fashionable shopping building directly connected to the railway station.
You can feel traditional Japanese atmosphere near Shibuya Station at all of our 2 restaurants which also have private rooms.
We also provide takeaway service, so you can enjoy the food outside our restaurant alone or with your family, or even buy it as a gorgeous souvenir for your friends, colleagues and relatives.
◆ Menu
What's served in our original Arita ware bowl is the rare "Zei wo Tsukushita Una-don". This is an eel brand carefully and slowly raised in Yaizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, using the pure water of Oi River whose water comes from South Alps.
The most popular dish at Matsukawa is Una-ju. We have several types of Una-ju depending on the amount of Kabayaki, but the most popular one is "Sakura". Una-ju uses fresh live eels from Japan.
Matsukawa has a reputation for the consistent quality of flavor of their dishes. If you want to try more variety of dishes, how about a Makunouchi set meal which allows you to enjoy Kabayaki with tempura, stewed food and grilled food?
Have a drink before Una-ju… Try our delicious a la carte dishes with your sake.
Hot "Umaki" which is Kabayaki wrapped in Japanese omelette and "Uzaku" which is vinegared Kabayaki and cucumber are menu items unique to Matsukawa, a traditional eel restaurant.
Try Nishinoseki, which we highly recommend. The drink that best matches eel dishes is Japanese sake. Among all varieties of sake, the perfect pair for eels is Nishinoseki. No other sake is said to be better for eels than this.
◆ Pursuing the best flavor
Matsukawa's eels are always fresh. Why? It's because we have Tateba, a facility to keep eels alive, even though we are located in the middle of a city.
◆ Restaurant guide
Shibuya Matsukawa
Main restaurant
A short walk from the Shibuya crossing in Tokyo.
*Private room can accommodate up to 10 guests.
Hours: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
(Last call 9:30 p.m.)
*Open 365 days
1-22, Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Shibuya Matsukawa
Tokyu Plaza Shibuya restaurant
You can go directly to the 2nd floor of Tokyu Plaza Shibuya via the pedestrian corridor at the West Exit of the Shibuya Station.
*Private room can accommodate up to 12 guests.
Hours: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
(Last call 9:30 p.m.)
*Opening hours are same as those of the Tokyu Plaza Shibuya.
Tokyu Plaza Shibuya (aka Shibuya Fukuras) 6F, 1-2-3, Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
◆ How about buying eel food as a souvenir?
Though less well-known, Kabayaki and eel sushi as souvenirs are also popular products of Matsukawa. An old, prestigious restaurant's eel food makes for a gorgeous souvenir. Of course, you can also enjoy the food at your hotel room alone leisurely, or share it with your beloved family.
Souvenirs are available at the branch facing Shibuya's pedestrian scramble and the branch inside Tokyu Plaza Shibuya.