Qu’il fait bon, Tokyo Skytree
Qu’il fait bon’s cakes are expensive, but they are so good that I buy them regularly. This time, instead of taking some home, I went to the cafe in the shop itself and ate there. Peach juice Hmm…
Qu’il fait bon’s cakes are expensive, but they are so good that I buy them regularly. This time, instead of taking some home, I went to the cafe in the shop itself and ate there. Peach juice Hmm…
Having lived in Tokyo for a while now, I have been collecting favourite places one by one. The food has to be top-notch, of course, but it also has to be easy on the wallet, and if there is somewhere nearby to…
Kappabashi, famous for Niimi, is a sacred place for those who know it and a place whose very existence is unknown to those who do not. It is a shopping street specialising in tableware and kitchen equipment no…
There are four Russian restaurants clustered in Asakusa, and all of them have a reputation for being good. Having already been to Bona Festa, the best-rated one, and Manos, the original, that left two, and of …
I heard a rumor that in Hikifune, not far from Asakusa, there is a bar that serves really good Chinese food. Bars in Japan often serve simple meals, but a bar that puts out proper, full-on Chinese cooking is p…
Quite a few people know that Rokurinsha, the famous ramen shop, has a branch in Tokyo Skytree, but I do not think many know that on weekday nights you can get in without lining up. They close at 9, and if you …
Maybe it is the heat, but I have been craving spicy food. On this day I visited Tantantei in Asakusa, an izakaya that doubles as a tantanmen specialist. The front entrance Tantanmen is the main thing here, …
With the weather heating up I was craving something with a kick, so I headed over to Kinshicho. There are countless Thai restaurants in Kinshicho, and I went to the one with the best value for money among them…
I am still posting about May.. but since the weather is starting to heat up, I went all the way out to Nakameguro for some chilled sudachi soba. There is a place in Ginza that serves it too, but this one appea…
Édition Koji Shimomura, a French restaurant in Roppongi, was the talk of the town from the day it opened, and before long it was awarded two Michelin stars. I had long heard how good it was, but I figured I wo…
A friend came to Asakusa late in the evening, but Asakusa is basically a tourist area, so there are not many places serving dinner late at night. So we headed for Mont Blanc, a place of tradition and reputatio…
As the weather gets hotter, I start craving something spicy. So I used my lunch break to go to Chinkatei for their shirunashi tantanmen (soupless dan dan noodles). Shirunashi tantanmen Even though this plac…