"RYO" opened in February 2013, located in Nakameguro, Tokyo. Space designed to bring the best of the owner chef Ryo Murata's selected Japanese Sake & Eel in a 8 seat wooden counter. A luxurious way of experiencing the traditional yet new way of enjoying the meal. "RYO" is SAKE lovers' EEL restaurant.

"RYO" 's Menu is "Sake pairing course" only. You can enjoy a perfect marriage on every dish and Sake.

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Course menu served with 7 dishes including seasonal food and charcoal grilled Eel along with a perfect match of pairing Japanese sake. Eel served with 3 different styles, EEL-SHIRAYAKI, EEL-skewer, EEL-Bowl. The rice used for EEL-Bowl is from Sado island ( Niigata prefecture ) and cooked with Earthen Pot, Donabe.

The owner Ryo Murata sources the same Eel from "Tsukiji-Miayagawa-Honten" where he has honed his skills for 13 years. His original sauce is a perfection of his 13 years experience there.

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More than 200 Japanese Sake in stock, pairing sake chosen to match each dish in a right temperature and aging period. Some Sake are aged well over 3 years after cork opened.

Sake generally served in moderate temperature, but adjusted 0.1℃ accordingly to the dish. Blending of Sake is one of the very unique way of drinking which can be experienced only here at "RYO".

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The owner chef Ryo Murata thinks Sake Pairing has some aspects:

- Created to match the aftertaste of sake and the dish

- Paired sake brings out the best of the dish

- Paired sake brings out the different taste of the dish

He says " Sake Pairing to me is not just matching the sake to a dish, but it needs to bring value and entertainment to the table. It is an honor to serve our customers with the experience of pairing which no other restaurants have. "

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Owner history

- Born 1978

- 13 years in a traditional Eel restaurant, "Tsukiji-Miayagawa-Honten"

- Inspired from combination of Eel and Japanese Sake

- Opened in February 2013 at Nakameguro, Tokyo, " Japanese Sake & Eel Ryo "