Nodaïwa

We made the reservation for lunch. The staff are helpful and nice and their service is very efficient. We ordered the KIKU (portion 280g) and a bento. It's delicious. Although the restaurant is not big and there are not many tables, they won't push you to leave when you finish your meals. It's very friendly!

This little gem in St. Honore in Paris stole my heart from the beginning…the place is small and cozy and you feel like you are in Japan for a second, the service is very fast and they explained very well all our options and made appropriate recommendations…their expertise is grilled eel and the whole menu surrounds around that, I was not aware of this but I went with the flow and Oh My! What a great surprise! Food was perfect in every way, the homemade tofu was to die for, the ice creams are made in house as well and so refreshing and delicious. I would highly recommend getting the bento box to have a little bit of everything, it has 2 levels of food! The place gets a little bit loud when crowded and they don’t play music inside the restaurant but that didn’t ruined my experience. I would go back for more!!

I had wonderful and most flavorful lunch with my best friend at Nodaiwa. I was curious and excited to try this unagi speciality house. It’s mind blowing. Umami, savoury, sweet, tender and melting in your mouth. Just come and try yourself. Friendly reception and service not harming (racist at all). Arigatou, ja mata au made!

I ordered the tasting menu (Aoba). Overall, it was a pleasant experience with beautifully presented dishes and attentive service. Here’s my personal rating for each item: • Grilled eel (unagi): 10/10 — absolutely perfect, tender and flavorful. • Starters: 8/10 — nicely balanced, fresh, and seasonal. • Steamed egg (chawanmushi): 7/10 — smooth texture, but the flavor could be a bit richer. • Soup (suimono): 8/10 — light and comforting. • Sashimi: 6/10 — fresh but not particularly memorable. • Desserts: 3/10 — quite disappointing compared to the rest of the meal.

Food was perfect, well seasoned, great eel quality, authentic. Staff was friendly and helpful. I had the Fuji menu which included a consommé, radish and other pickled veggies and the rice with eel. Great choice for a first time visit.

Divine culinary experience. Unagi is their specialty. The most delicious grilled eel. The chawan mushi is silky smooth. The service is attentive and charming. Arigato !

Came here in July. I went for the bento box. The sake was very good, but I find the eel a bit too oily and the portion was small even I ordered a medium sized one. It doesn’t taste bad at all, but not that amazing either. The service was very good and the location was unbeatable.

Being Japanese, no matter how long I lived outside of it, I miss my rice. And my lovely husband knows it. So he kindly suggested we go to this place which was recommended by a friend of ours. Boy, it was nice. The eel was soft and no bones. All vegetables were really lovely. Our daughter said the fresh orange juice was really nice and drunk it all (which she rarely do). The matcha ice cream was so nice. And people were just amazing. I definitely want to return again 💕

Loved this place so much we came here twice! My mum even suggested coming here again after the first time - it was her idea, I swear! :x If you're a fan of una-don, definitely check this place out. We also had the chawanmushi which was very unique as it was flavorful and really warmed our bellies and souls during the chilly evening. Super friendly service and easy to get a same day reservation for by booking via their website. I'm not a planner, so stumbling across this restaurant and knowing how accessible it is made me a repeat customer. 10/10 would recommend if you're a fan of grilled eel.

We stumbled to this restaurant one evening unplanned, and were very impressed. It is unpretentious, friendly and genuine. We ordered everything eel and loved it!

I am kinda surprised that there's only one review here. Actually the first review is pretty accurate. This is one of the traditional types of Japanese restaurants where the menu is quite simple and so is the food but very delicious and tasty! Nodaiwa actually has 4 locations in Japan besides this one in Paris. The food here is consistent and never a surprise. That is why we decided to go here. We ordered the Fuji dinner combo (200g) and the Kiku dinner combo (280g). These are both unaju's with different sizes. Combos come with miso soup and a variety of pickles. There are also a la carts that you can order from edamame to gyozas. Though we didn't order them, but I can assure you that they sure look delish from tables around us. Prices are a bit on the high side, and that's why the 4 stars. But hey, you get what you pay for. We enjoyed the food very much, and we sure will come back when we visit Paris next time!!

Specializing in eel this place is a quiet, little resto tucked away on Saint honore . Very traditional Japanese food and beautiful dishes and service. Always one of my first stops in Paris.

My wife and I ordered dishes with regular grilled and plain grilled without sauce. Both are good in most standard. Sauce is not as sweet compared with most other restaurants but is exactly I want. Good service and well explained the ways to enjoy the food. They are Japanese native and speak good English. Highly recommend and sure will come back. Again it's pricey but acceptable.

Horrible service and incredibly overpriced, this restaurant is a total tourist trap and a rip off! I've never experienced such a rude waiter. Also brought ginger out without notifying me there would be a charge and when I asked him to remove it because he hadn't informed me prior to bringing it, he countered with well you don't know how to eat eel right. The eel was good quality but the sauce was pretty flavorless and I asked my boyfriend who is half Japanese and he said they do eat it with ginger. The ginger was also AWFUL quality. Besides even if I'm eating it wrong I'm the customer, I can eat it however I like. You think I come to a eel restaurant and this is my first time having unagi don? Really?

One of the rarest Japanese restaurant in Paris that serve authentic Grilled Eel with rice (Unagi Kaybayaki). The hosts are very friendly and warm. The chef come to welcome any guest enter into the restaurant. I recommend the fruit salad as appetizer and the Plum Wine as drink along the main dish with Unagi. A little bit expensive but worth the price.

My sister in law loves this place, so of course we had to go. We were there for dinner on a weeknight, didn't make reservations but got seated because we went right when it opened. I would recommend making reservations though. Their food is really good! It's not anything fancy, it's more of like a simple straight forward Japanese restaurant. I got the Unaju combo, comes with miso soup and other side dishes. The unagi was delicious, it comes over a bed of rice. Like I said, it's super simple but really delicious. I would definitely go back. We ended our meal with the black sesame cream dessert and 2 flavors of ice cream. Both very good. Oh, by the way this restaurant is SUPER quiet. My husband, sister in law and I were probably the loudest party in the entire restaurant! It's a really small restaurant so there aren't very many people to begin with. But for some reason none of them were talking! Or maybe they were, but very quietly.

Way overpriced for the quality of food and looooong service. We were shopping in rue st. honore and wanted a quick bite for lunch, big mistake. The simple eel combo set was like 30 EUR, which is ok since we don't mind paying if the quality is good, then the wait was long and it's weird you have to wait 30 min. for a simple eel combo set. When the eel finally arrived (Unagidon), the meat was paltry, dry and tasteless, rice was uncooked, even the Unagidons you get in California Japanese supermarkets taste better. The quality and price combo makes this restaurant a scam.