Tamahide

One of the oldest restaurants in Japan is the well-known oyakodon specialist Tamahide. It was established in 1760 and is renowned for creating a famous dish. Yamada Toku, a proprietress of Tamahide in her fifth-generation, pondered deeply. She took the leftover stock, grabbed an egg and a dish of rice, then began to expertly mix them together while drawing from the depths of her creativity and culinary skill.

In large part because to their oyakodon, Tamahide is still thriving today. The restaurant still serves delicious chicken sukiyaki, but the oyakodon is unquestionably the highlight.

Even though oyakodon is now widely available worldwide, Tamahide sets itself apart by using shamo, a species of chicken that is exclusive to Japan and was domesticated by the restaurant. The shamo is quite tasty and lean, albeit less delicate. Combining this with perfectly runny eggs, which they have been making for more than a century, produces an oyakodon that causes queues to form outside Tamahide's doors every day.

Location: 1 Chome-17-10 Nihonbashiningyocho, Chuo City, Tokyo 103-0013, Nhật Bản

Phone: +81 3-3668-7651

Website: tamahide.co.jp