Yakitori Gatten, Asakusa
Gatten, which has branches all over Asakusa, is a neighborhood yakitori joint. I would not exactly call it a top spot, but you can eat and drink happily for about 2,000 yen a head, so it holds its own. …
Gatten, which has branches all over Asakusa, is a neighborhood yakitori joint. I would not exactly call it a top spot, but you can eat and drink happily for about 2,000 yen a head, so it holds its own. …
I had some errands around Kappabashi and was wandering about, and since I had a dinner appointment I visited a popular spot in that neighbourhood. A search on Tabelog turned up one well-rated Spanish restauran…
Gaienmae is near Harajuku and Aoyama. Close if you call it close, far if you call it far. I heard a tiny crepe shop had opened in this neighbourhood, and the reviews were good, so I decided to go check it out….
In May 2015 I had work in Tokyo, so I went over a weekend. It was a short trip and I was wandering around on my own, so I did not make it to any great restaurants. tri-R Shibatani is my favourite bakery…
Idle Moments is closer to Mangwon than to Hongdae, really. This place gets great reviews too. I did not take a photo of it, but the full-height glass front is just gorgeous. If you love a beautiful space, this…
I heard a rumor that a pudding shop had opened in Hongdae, and that it was really good, so I hurried over. The tweet I posted back then went past 3,000 retweets, the first time in my Twitter life I had anythin…
Across from Garosu-gil, if you head up the alley next to Willis, where Kim Susa is, a small space that doubles as a gallery and a restaurant appears about halfway up the hill. Even people who visit Garosu-gil …
The first anniversary gathering at Bistro Polpo was back in May last year. It has been almost a year already. I have been here so many times that there is not much left to explain, so this is just for the reco…
I was at COEX, and when I am on my own there is only one place that comes to mind. It is a bit pricey, but Hadongkwan’s gomtang really is something special. Kimchi Eat a fair bit of the gomtang f…
Not exactly the freshest news, which is a bit of a shame. I visited Meringue Meringue, the second brand of DesserTree, not long after it opened in the basement food hall of the Hyundai Department Store Trade C…
Behind Eulji Hospital in Apgujeong sits Pyongyang Myeonok, probably the most famous naengmyeon place in Gangnam. It is a bit pricey for lunch, but luckily I got to visit with people from work. Whenever I have …
Sandong Gyojagwan in Apgujeong is a restaurant that uses good ingredients, cooks with care, and charges a reasonable (which is to say, not cheap) price for it. Even if it is a bit pricey, it is nowhere near ho…