Ramen Kinjiro at an Event
I’d heard a place called Ramen Kinjiro was famous, and since they were doing a pop-up nearby, I went to check it out. The place I got there early and they were still setting up.. The finished booth So …
I’d heard a place called Ramen Kinjiro was famous, and since they were doing a pop-up nearby, I went to check it out. The place I got there early and they were still setting up.. The finished booth So …
Read out in Japanese, r cafe comes out as “aru cafe”, which lands as something like “a certain cafe”. It is a stylish place built inside a renovated old Japanese house, and the mood is …
Bakery VAULT is out around Lake Hamana. I had thought to myself that there was a shop even in a spot like that, and then something came up nearby, so I dropped in while I was at it. A place like this They sel…
A cafe has opened in Bentenjima, Hamamatsu. A space like this It is run by a Korean, and apparently they only open on weekends. Drinks It sounds like they learned the cafe trade back in Korea, and did the in…
I went to Isetan. This kind of mood.. These days it feels like Isetan is the only stop you need. Bread like this It was cute, so I took a picture. And bakeries like this.. And bakeries like this.. Was it n…
I spent the day wandering around central Tokyo. Somewhere near Shibuya, probably Korea has its share of good-looking buildings too, but Japan has always had plenty of unusual ones. We’ll have to try a b…
There turned out to be all sorts of interesting things inside Shinagawa Station. A dessert like this It is a cake shaped exactly like a strawberry, and it really is pretty. Butter no Itoko The sweets that we…
Haruchan Ramen in Shinbashi got popular, picked up a Michelin Bib Gourmand, and then opened a branch in Ginza. Going to the Shinbashi shop means queuing, and it didn’t fit my route that day either, so I …
Hoshino Coffee is a famously popular chain, but the Hachioji branch turned out to be a little different. The entrance Nice atmosphere. Inside The garden is lovely. A glass of lemonade Perfectly drinkable. C…
When people talk about Hachioji, they talk about Hachioji ramen. It is shoyu ramen with a mountain of finely chopped onion piled on top. This time I stopped by Shoushou, said to be the most popular of the lot….
I suddenly felt like going out for dinner, but when I looked the famous places were already booked solid. So I dropped into a yakiniku joint in the neighbourhood instead. A place like this They use the third …
Nikka had opened a temporary bar in Omotesando. They were selling merch and serving cocktails too. The entrance Some of you will already have a rough idea where this is – it is near the intersection ove…