JINMEN is a sister shop of Jinrui Mina Menrui. This brand has been expanding at an incredible pace lately. What sets this place apart is that it seems to be a ramen shop that doubles as a cafe. The entrance I…
Bentenjima is a tourist spot with a seaside park right nearby, so there are quite a few places to eat aimed at visitors. Hamanabo is one of them. The tank There are Ise-ebi spiny lobsters in there too. Since …
Ramen Santa is a popular ramen shop near Hamamatsu Station. The sign here is yellow, so without even stepping inside I had assumed it must be a tonkotsu specialist, but it turns out it is a traditional shoyu r…
There’s a nicely laid-out park at the foot of Hamamatsu Castle. A place like this Even though it’s December it hasn’t been all that cold, and maybe that’s why the autumn leaves aren…
As some of you will know, Hamamatsu is famous for Tokugawa Ieyasu. Not his birthplace, but the place where he built up his power? Something along those lines, anyway, and maybe that is why the castle is so wel…
Hamamatsu is a region that’s very famous for unagi. So there’s a certain mood where people visiting Hamamatsu eat unagi. Even the unagi snacks are something of a local specialty. Anyway, most peopl…
On the way to the airport I just snapped it for no particular reason. Woodford Reserve They even have rare stuff like this. They have Dewar’s too. The selection of decent whisky has grown a lot. Aultm…
The burger from Bun Patty Bun It tastes good, but you do have to stop and think about spending this much on lunch. Fried rice from the neighborhood Thai place Not great, this one. Sundubu-jjigae Just so-so….
There is a place in Gyodae that is famous for its samgyetang. A place like this.. It is not that I dislike samgyetang myself, but I find it remarkable that Gyodae has a samgyetang place with enough regulars c…
Inha Sundaeguk in Gyodae is famous, so I went along. Going back and forth through this neighborhood, you soon work out which places are the popular ones. The front Even late at night it is full of people. The…
Seocho Myeongga is a haemul-jjim (steamed seafood) specialist, the kind of old-timer that has been holding down this neighborhood forever. A place like this The inside is roomier than I expected. The spread …
BARolo is always a welcome sight, whenever I go. A place like this A bottle of wine Cheese Jean Fillioux Reserve Familiale It’s a cognac whose name isn’t all that well known. There are countles…