Bona Festa, a French-style Russian restaurant in Asakusa, is one of the most delicious places I have discovered while living in Tokyo. I could not go while it was being renovated, but with autumn here, and as …
There is a ramen shop in Akihabara that always has a line, and it had been on my mind, so I finally went. The place is called Motenashi Kuroki. The sign The owner was apparently a French chef originally. Th…
Hanabusa is a Japanese restaurant that is popular for its great-value lunch. Autumn had arrived -_- and I was missing the aroma of matsutake mushrooms, so I went with a certain gourmet friend. Oshinko pickles…
tri-R was originally a members-only French restaurant, but as times changed it switched gears and turned into a cafe. A chef who has been cooking French food for over twenty years sells bread and dishes he mak…
Toritsubaki got famous thanks to the TV drama Kodoku no Gurume (The Solitary Gourmet). After it appeared on the show, the line at the main shop was so long for a while that there was no point going, but the As…
On the day I get back from a long trip, I always end up relying on Yoshinoya. Partly because cooking rice is a hassle, but also because every now and then I get the feeling I need to have some Yoshinoya gyudon…
I do like Choma, but the line there is just too long and the menu is limited, so I don’t end up going all that often. I heard a branch of Songtan’s Yeongbinru had opened in Hongdae, so I happily we…
Dropped by 2chef for the first time in a while. There are not many places in Hongdae this well suited to hosting a get-together. The atmosphere at 2chef itself had changed a bit, so I am not sure where it is h…
I had heard that an ice cream shop called Softree was famous, so I went to check it out, and the line was no joke. I waited about 20 minutes to buy one and give it a try. Inside the shop Rumor has it they us…
I don’t go to fusion restaurants much, but a get-together happened to be booked here, so off I went. The food was so-so, but for this neighbourhood the prices were pretty reasonable. I can’t rememb…
Gangnam has sprouted countless sushi places like Sushi Matsumoto and Sushi Chohee, but when it comes to good sushi north of the river, Sushi Cho is about the only name that comes to mind. Partly that is becaus…
Get off at Incheon Station, walk a little, and you come to a fish market held right on the pier. Those in the know know about it and everyone else has no idea, but here you can buy blue crabs fresh off the boa…