Rantan in Shinbashi
Sake is the best of all medicines This is the noren of a place called Karasumori Hyakuyaku. It’s supposed to be seriously popular, and sure enough, I showed up at 5:15 and they were already full. How on…
Sake is the best of all medicines This is the noren of a place called Karasumori Hyakuyaku. It’s supposed to be seriously popular, and sure enough, I showed up at 5:15 and they were already full. How on…
There are so many izakaya in Shimbashi that there is no way to remember them all. Tamuro is one of them, and it is popular less for the izakaya side than for its seriously good ramen. The place It is on the s…
A new ramen shop called Okurindo has opened in Hamamatsucho. The entrance It turned up in a spot where I never would have guessed there was a restaurant. The menu The menu here is fun: the base chuka soba is…
I’d heard there was a famous standing sushi bar in Tsukiji, so I went along. It was originally a well-known shop in Shinbashi, but they opened a Tsukiji branch, and the queue is shorter on the Tsukiji si…
Hamarikyu is a Japanese garden right near Tsukiji. Think of it as something along the lines of Shinjuku Gyoen. Having a park you can go for a walk in right in the middle of the city is a wonderful thing. On th…
There’s a tonkatsu specialist in Shinjuku called Oroji, and as far as I remember it was already famous back in the 90s. I was curious what a place that has survived that long would be like, so I went. It…
Whenever I go to Tokyo I always stop by Isetan Shinjuku. It is where the best desserts and groceries are always gathered. Most department stores have their own strengths and something you can only get there, b…
Back at Incheon Airport again. Airfares are ridiculously expensive these days… I paid almost business-class money for economy service, which stings a little, but we are still in a transition period, so i…
Tokachi butadon Sugary and crumbly, so not great. Someday I really should go to Hokkaido and eat a proper butadon… Rich chueotang (loach soup) Just so-so.. Jaembaeok The frozen version is far closer t…
Lemon C Candy.. VC-3000 lozenges are the good stuff, but they’re hard to get hold of in Korea, so I bought this Lemon C as a substitute. The problem is that the flavour is a bit different.. Still, as a …
There’s a place called Jinhwaro by Gangnam Station. It’s a Korean BBQ joint, but at lunchtime they serve shabu-shabu. The spread Not bad at all. The pot The meat portion is a bit small, but there…
Just this and that, thrown together.. Japchae rice It’s a Chinese place this neighborhood is known for, and it was decent enough. Oyster pot rice Dongtae-jjigae (pollock stew) There used to be a famou…