Okina, a Tantanmen Shop in Shinbashi
I feel like I’ve been through almost every good lunch spot in Shinbashi, and there aren’t many left. This place is an izakaya in the evening, but at lunch it’s a tantanmen specialist. Inside …
I feel like I’ve been through almost every good lunch spot in Shinbashi, and there aren’t many left. This place is an izakaya in the evening, but at lunch it’s a tantanmen specialist. Inside …
These days Instagram has become the main marketing channel, and some places only bother with how things look, but you can usually tell the difference between food that’s actually good and food that’…
Hatsushima is famous in Shimbashi for its lunch service, but for a while they had stopped doing lunch. I dropped by for the first time in ages, saw they were open, and went in. Front entrance It’s a ver…
These days the only place I go to on a regular basis seems to be a yakiniku restaurant. Everyone likes it and the prices are reasonable, so that’s probably why. Assorted namul Looks like pork tongue Sa…
Bien-Être is another well-known dessert shop, right next door to Asterisque. Since I was already there, I dropped in.. The kitchen I came by at night, so there was hardly anything left.. Parfait This seems …
Asterisque is a well-known cake shop. Its main store is in Yoyogi-Uehara, not far from Yoyogi-Hachiman, so I dropped by. To be honest, the real target that day was a bakery, but I couldn’t get any bread …
A slightly unusual ramen shop had been getting popular on Instagram, so I went all the way out to Shimokitazawa to try it. Entrance For a place that promotes itself so hard on Instagram, there wasn’t mu…
Yoyogi-Hachiman is basically an upscale residential neighborhood, and I only found out on arriving that all the bakeries close early. Still, there was one place that was open: a shop called Mi Choripan. Choriz…
Yoyogi-Hachiman, the upscale residential neighborhood near Harajuku and Yoyogi, is absolutely packed with great bakeries. I set aside a day to go… but the day was what it was… On the way… Ge…
I heard there was a cafe, or maybe a restaurant, in Ginza that serves gâteau basque (their take on Basque cheesecake), so I went. This is the place It’s right next to Bic Camera, so it’s easy to f…
There’s a bistro in Shintomicho with a pretty decent lunch, so I went to check it out. Salad plate Feels healthy, I guess.. Gratin Not an amazing dish or anything.. just decent, nothing more.. After lu…
A place called Salt House in Mangwon-dong is all over Instagram, so I went to check it out. As with most Instagram-famous spots, going alone feels a bit awkward… but hey, who do you think I am… Thi…