NAGOYA-STYLE HITSUMABUSHI

Live eel,
grilled with conviction.

Nagoya-style hitsumabushi made with premium Japanese eel, house-made sauce and top-grade binchotan charcoal.

CHOOSE A LOCATION

SHUNSAI KUBO · SINCE 2018

Selected by the MICHELIN Guide

2024 · 2025 · 2026

Blue Ribbon Survey, 8 consecutive years

2019 — 2026

Selected for Taste of Busan

2025

Named Master of Eel Rice Bowl

2026

Awards and selections shown above refer to the Busan Hwamyeong flagship.


Timeless craft over trends. Sincerity over show.

Shunsai Kubo began as an omakase and izakaya in 2018 and grew into a place loved by chefs and diners alike. In 2023, we returned to the dish we know best so that more guests could enjoy the same consistent quality.

Every bowl of our Nagoya-style hitsumabushi carries the craft and experience gained through omakase, our respect for quality ingredients and fundamentals, and genuine care for each guest. We stay true to those basics every day, creating a meal worth remembering.

01

Premium live Korean eel

We use only premium live Korean Anguilla japonica—never frozen.

02

Binchotan charcoal

Grilled directly over top-grade binchotan to bring out the eel’s full flavor.

03

Premium rice and aged tare

Finished with premium-grade rice and our own carefully aged tare.

CHARCOAL & TIME

Fire leaves
nothing to hide.

We watch the heat, the rendering fat and every change in the eel. The result is crisp skin, tender flesh and the deep aroma of binchotan.

Find your nearest Shunsai Kubo.

Exterior of Shunsai Kubo Busan Hwamyeong flagship

FLAGSHIP · BUSAN

Shunsai Kubo Busan Hwamyeong

1F, Geumsaem Building, 17 Yangdal-ro 4beon-gil, Buk-gu, Busan

Exterior of Shunsai Kubo Changwon Sangnam

DIRECTLY OPERATED · CHANGWON

Shunsai Kubo Changwon Sangnam

Unit 101, 1F, Golden Bell, 58 Madimidong-ro, Seongsan-gu, Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do