Yet another no-namer restaurant but you have got to believe me that this place is THE best place for grilled saba (mackarel). Surprisingly cheap (for Japan), you get a good portion sized saba with a couple side dishes. Just thinking of this place makes my mouth water.
It’s amazing how some of the best restaurants are hidden (or survive on word-of-mouth). You can find this place underneath the train tracks in Ueno’s Ameyoko district (http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3012.html). You might have to duck into this small restaurant as it is definitely made for Japanese people (if you’re a Western man, expect to be ducking through this restaurant). To get to the tiny second floor, you have to pretty much crawl up a tunnel of stairs – but you also get to amazingly watch how the employees of the restaurant rush up and down the st
