Japanese Konbini Food, Spring 2021
A mixed bag of odds and ends this time. Kraft Muku, aged gouda flavor cheese Tastier than I expected? Would work fine as a drinking snack too. Sumikko Gurashi A freebie they hand you when you buy something a…
A mixed bag of odds and ends this time. Kraft Muku, aged gouda flavor cheese Tastier than I expected? Would work fine as a drinking snack too. Sumikko Gurashi A freebie they hand you when you buy something a…
Gathering a few things together and posting them. A Peko-chan doll I don’t remember where I got it, but it’s cute so here it is. Henri Charpentier’s chocolate cake A cake that gets the basi…
It has honestly been years since I last set foot in a French restaurant. This one is French built around fish, and apparently it is already starting to make a name for itself. You have to get to places like th…
I’d been to Horumon Zaichi once before for the hamburg steak, and I liked the atmosphere. Roughly this kind of place The grill A highball Cabbage salad This one is a treat in its own way. Gyutan Sta…
A yakitori specialist called Fukunaga had good reviews, so I slipped out there for lunch. Barley tea They serve it in a Yamazaki glass. Chicken nanban That is quite a lot of food for a lunch set. Tori-ten, I…
I have no idea which brands are the good ones at Gotemba.. so I just picked up the bag I’d been wanting and spent the rest of the time eating. Mt. Fuji in view The weather wasn’t great, but Mt. Fu…
The newly opened food court had a place that really caught my eye. There is a nationally famous hamburg steak chain like Sawayaka in there too, but the line was long so I skipped it for now. san grams Right i…
Udon from Moriya There’s a Kagawa Prefecture antenna shop in Hamamatsucho, and the udon there is properly Kagawa-style. The hamburg steak set I bought with it Just so-so, but good enough for a busy day…
I finally went to Katsumoto, the ramen shop I’d been saving for later at Toranomon Hills. Toranomon Hills and the Business Tower Toranomon Hills is business-first, so even when it’s packed during …
Shinbashi and Hamamatsucho, salaryman heaven, are full of hidden gems, and there are still plenty I want to try but have not made it to yet. I will just have to clear them one by one. A place like this The na…
A business tower has gone up right next to Toranomon Hills. Honestly, Toranomon Hills itself was a bit dull, with no real restaurants to speak of, but the new business tower is a different story. the entrance …
A friend of mine told me there was a rumor that Sankoen in Azabu-juban sells an expensive, delicious gyudon. And Azabu-juban is right next door to me.. the place barley tea cold and refreshing. the menu the…