Tsukemen Specialist Rihei, Asakusa
Yasubee, famous for its tsukemen, has plenty of branches, but you also see shops influenced by Yasubee all over the city. It is popular enough to form its own lineage, like Jiro. There is a Yasubee-style ramen…
Yasubee, famous for its tsukemen, has plenty of branches, but you also see shops influenced by Yasubee all over the city. It is popular enough to form its own lineage, like Jiro. There is a Yasubee-style ramen…
In Japan, sakuramochi comes in two styles: the Chomeiji style of the Kanto region and the Domyoji style of Kansai. Both wrap the mochi in a cherry leaf, but the shape of the mochi itself is very different. I o…
I was craving Italian food for the first time in a while, so I went to a well-known Italian restaurant in Asakusa. The place is called Monte Bianco, and the owner apparently trained at a Michelin-starred resta…
Lately I have been making the rounds of the famous cake shops in Tokyo. The goal is to find another shop on the level of Au Bon Vieux Temps, Mont St. Clair or A Tes Souhaits!, but the highly rated shops are al…
I wanted a quick lunch in Shinjuku, so I went to a place called Ban Thai. It has been in business in Kabukicho for a long time, and while the prices are a little steep, it is a popular spot. The restaurant is …
I heard that the Suntory brewery famous for The Premium Malt’s is in Musashino, so I went to see it. Premium Malt’s is delicious even as it is, and I had high hopes since you can taste it fresh, st…
Mont Blanc, the hamburg steak specialist in Asakusa, is a famous place. This time I stopped by for dinner. Miso soup Nothing out of the ordinary. Hamburg steak There were several kinds to choose from, and…
Sushizanmai has been all over the news since the start of the year, so I dropped in for the first time in a while. When I visited the main branch in Tsukiji years ago I was really impressed, but since then the…
I went to Odaiba on a sunny weekend. Going by way of Toyosu, it turned out to be closer than I thought. The Toyosu scenery Beautiful. A great road for running. The Gundam at DiverCity Tokyo The Gundam, th…
Near Yurakucho Station in Ginza there is a small wagashi shop called Osumi Tamaya. Maybe because it has been in business in Ginza for so long, it is fairly well known. I heard they sell a limited-edition Ichig…
After the soba, I moved on to Roppongi for dessert. Le Chocolat de H is a chocolate specialty shop that Mont St. Clair, the famous patisserie in Jiyugaoka, opened in Roppongi. As you would expect in Roppongi, …
There are not many soba shops in Tokyo that open on Mondays. A friend was visiting from Korea and we thought about having soba; these days Azumabashi Yabu Soba would be my top recommendation, but where we ende…