Sushi Yasuda is one of The 15 Best Places for Eel in New York City.

1. Sushi Yasuda

8.9
204 E 43rd St (at 3rd Ave), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Turtle Bay · 256 tips and reviews

The New York TimesThe New York Times: Recommended dishes: Sushi and sashimi, flash-fried shrimp, grilled fish liver and flash-fried eel bones. Read more.

Ina L.Ina Li: Trust the omakasa menu if you are not sure. But definitely get Uni, Freshwater Eel, Toro, Tamago and Salmon! We for okamasa with several pieces extra, 120 per person. No tipping here

Leslie T.Leslie Teng: Food is worth every penny. Sushi matsu gives good variety for reasonable price. Uni is creamy. Sea scallop is shiny and fresh. Eel is plump and tender. The shrimp is sweet and firm.

Momoya is one of The 15 Best Places for Eel in New York City.

2. Momoya

9.1
185 7th Ave (at W 21st St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Chelsea · 251 tips and reviews

Eddy B.Eddy Badrina: Black cod, if you can get it. Yellowtail is high quality, as is their eel.

David D.David Dunhill: The eel don is a great, hearty lunch choice if you're looking for something that's not sushi.

Christin G.Christin Gordon: one of my favorite meals in the city: crispy rice with a side of eel sauce (I ask for it without the shiitake)

Takahachi is one of The 15 Best Places for Eel in New York City.

3. Takahachi

9.0
145 Duane St (btwn W Broadway & Church St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Tribeca · 80 tips and reviews

Matthew L.Matthew Listro: Delicious eel rolls. First time here and pleasantly surprised. Red miso was good, but even I who loves salt, found it a little too salty. Would get it again though.

Mike C.Mike Chau: Try the Happy Together Roll - Eel, walnuts and asparagus wrapped in soybean paper

Azhar B.Azhar Bay: Everything was tasty, we tried eel, sushi with salmon and avocado, salmon sashimi and grilled salmon with rice! 😍 I will come back again!

DomoDomo is one of The 15 Best Places for Eel in New York City.

4. DomoDomo

8.7
138 W Houston St (btwn McDougal & Sullivan St), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 75 tips and reviews

Isaac R.Isaac Radnitzer: Great new handroll spot, the sampler was very good, I especially liked the smoked eel roll. Presentation and service were both excellent as well

SimonSimon: Hand rolls were good , but actually liked the sushi pieces, shrimp peach/Apple salad and chawanmusi the best . Specially the albacore with goat cheese reduction. Get the handroll course with the eel

Noah W.Noah Weiss: The hand roll sampler is a great value for getting a taste of lots of tasty sushi, and the truffle laced chawanmushi. Get a daily special roll or two, too, especially the eel if they have it.

Thursday Kitchen is one of The 15 Best Places for Eel in New York City.

5. Thursday Kitchen

9.0
424 E 9th St (btwn 1st Ave & Ave A), New York, NY
Korean Restaurant · East Village · 81 tips and reviews

Mary Ann Dizon R.Mary Ann Dizon Rementilla: Top picks (in order of 😛👍👏): Eel Taco, Kimchi Paella, Gnocchi, Pork Belly, and Avocado. The Capri-Thursday 💥cocktail is on the sweeter side but surprisingly refreshing.

Stéphanie N.Stéphanie Nam: The eel tacos were the favorite! Kimchi paella also delicious. Don't get the mapo tofu was awful. Super kind and attentive service.

AshleyAshley: As a party of four, we ordered half the menu. My favorites of the night were the truffle mac & cheese, eel tacos, popcorn chicken, and kimchi paella.

Sushi Yasaka is one of The 15 Best Places for Eel in New York City.

6. Sushi Yasaka

8.8
251 W 72nd St (btwn Broadway & W End Ave), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Upper West Side · 228 tips and reviews

Mike C.Mike Chau: Try the Chopped Crunch Eel Avocado Roll

II: We got a lunch combo with a bland soba noodle soup (3/10) spicy salmon maki (6/10), california maki (7/10) & eel avocado maki (8/10) for $26. We went again but it wasn't as good the second time. 6/10

Sofie C.Sofie Celeste Tate: eel crunch

Deluxe Green Bo Restaurant is one of The 15 Best Places for Eel in New York City.

7. Deluxe Green Bo Restaurant

7.6
66 Bayard St (btwn Elizabeth & Mott St), New York, NY
Chinese Restaurant · Chinatown · 139 tips and reviews

Lauren G.Lauren Gardner: must try the fried eel, soup dumplings, bamboo and mushrooms and scallion pancakes

JoAnna K.JoAnna Kang: I always love the crispy eel. Caramelized sweet, salty, crispy...delicious. Jelly fish salad is refreshing, tangy--flavorful crunchy rubberbands.

Bin Y.Bin Yang: Get the sautéed eel, dumplings, soup dumplings, five spices beef, but skip all the casseroles.

Shabu-Tatsu is one of The 15 Best Places for Eel in New York City.

8. Shabu-Tatsu

8.3
216 E 10th St (btw 1st & 2nd Ave), New York, NY
Shabu-Shabu Restaurant · East Village · 92 tips and reviews

Proud A.Proud Amatayakul: Other than Shabu try the eel bibimbap soooo good

dawn.in.newyorkdawn.in.newyork: Eel bibimbap is really special. So delicious.

Yiran G.Yiran Gong: Sea food hot pot, eel bi bim bap&green tea ice cream! Highly recommended!

Sushi Nakazawa is one of The 15 Best Places for Eel in New York City.

9. Sushi Nakazawa

9.2
23 Commerce St (btwn Bedford St & 7th Ave S), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · West Village · 221 tips and reviews

Donny T.Donny Tsang: They get their uni on wed and thurs. All were delicious but few stood out... uni, sea eel, scallop, geoduck, tuna hand roll

Emily C.Emily Chen: Chef nakazawa was not here(sunday). Rice was sour which overpowered sea food's freshness. Eel and shrimp were a little overcooked. Order separately for urchin from Hokkaido which is more flavourful.

DanDan: The Sea Eel, the Toro, the Bonito, and the Ivory King Salmon were the best bites!

Dame is one of The 15 Best Places for Eel in New York City.

10. Dame

9.0
85 Macdougal St (btw Houston & Bleecker), New York, NY
Seafood Restaurant · Greenwich Village · 14 tips and reviews

Noah W.Noah Weiss: British seafood perfection. Loved the squid skewer, clams and cider, grilled oysters, smoked eel, and of course the fish and chips.

SheenSheen: The baked oysters and the fish pie are as beautiful as they are delicious 😍

suneelsuneel: Kedgeree and stuffed squid are amazing

EN Japanese Brasserie is one of The 15 Best Places for Eel in New York City.

11. EN Japanese Brasserie

8.3
435 Hudson St (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · West Village · 263 tips and reviews

AskMenAskMen: Stop by for the “fish heads, eel bones & beer” dinner, a monthly fete with dishes like whole roasted tuna collar, salmon skin salad & deep fried eel bones-all for $45 with Sapporo from the keg. Read more.

7th.List7th.List: Got Tofu? Yaki Shabu (thinly sliced washugyu short rib cooked table-side on a hot stone) Got Specials? Monthly “fish heads, eel bones & beer” dinners, chef Abe serves a menu of crave-worthy dishes Read more.

Alice F.Alice Ferris: Try the Sea Eel Maki - Tasty sea eel roll before seeing "Something Rotten" in New York City. (via @Foodspotting)

Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill is one of The 15 Best Places for Eel in New York City.

12. Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill

8.0
308 W 58th St (btwn 8th & 9th Ave), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Hell's Kitchen · 145 tips and reviews

Caty T.Caty Tedman: Get the eel.

Alex K.Alex Kiernan: The cartel says "order frresh water eel... Johnny style"

Mike C.Mike Chau: Try the Una Kyu - Eel wrapped in cucumber

Lelabar is one of The 15 Best Places for Eel in New York City.

13. Lelabar

8.8
422 Hudson St (at Leroy St), New York, NY
Wine Bar · West Village · 88 tips and reviews

Berk K.Berk Kapicioglu: Good for dates. Get a bottle of Malbec and their smoked eel sandwich.

Rebecca W.Rebecca Wu: Tried the whole eel - quite good! Very different at least, not the usual Japanese prepared eel. Great playlist here, some of my favorite indie songs

Collette S.Collette S: One of my favorite, if not my favorite, wine bars in the city. They'll open any bottle of wine as long as you get at least two glasses. The cheese selection is never disappointing!

Sushi Seki UES is one of The 15 Best Places for Eel in New York City.

14. Sushi Seki UES

7.5
1143 1st Ave (63), New York, NY
Sushi Restaurant · Upper East Side · 78 tips and reviews

Gabe U.Gabe Ulla: musts: eel avocado, snow crab, young yellowtail with jalapeño sauce, spicy scallop handroll, tuna w/ onion and garlic, salmon with cooked tomato, raw and/or seared scallop, sauteed white fish.

DesireeDesiree: Far from traditional. Each piece features unique toppings. My favorites were the salmon with roasted tomato and chopped eel with avocado.

Marc S.Marc Schneeberger: Amazing sushi. Just order nigiris. UNI, TORO, EEL, whatever you want! Everything is so fresh that it melts on your mouth!

Yakitori Totto is one of The 15 Best Places for Eel in New York City.

15. Yakitori Totto

8.4
251 W 55th St (btwn Broadway & 8th Ave.), New York, NY
Japanese Restaurant · Theater District · 183 tips and reviews

Nikhil S.Nikhil Sudan: All the grilled foods especially eel and peppers

Miguel O.Miguel Oro: Chicken hearts, eel with rice, smoked lamb chop

Alexandre M.Alexandre Munhoz: Try the eel and as many meat and chicken grilled sticks as you can. And not as expensive as Torishin..