Back Again at Stamina-en in Toyosu
This is a place I visit often, so I’ll keep the descriptions short and sweet. Getting started Highball Liver Can’t remember what this was.. &nbs…
This is a place I visit often, so I’ll keep the descriptions short and sweet. Getting started Highball Liver Can’t remember what this was.. &nbs…
Someone was suddenly coming over to the house, so I searched for dessert shops near home, and a place called Izumi caught my eye. Apparently it’s right next to Hamamatsucho Station, but I’d been ar…
Hamamatsucho is full of salarymen, so there are plenty of ramen shops too. I’ve tried a few, and among them a place called Kuroobi (“black belt”), which makes its soup from Rishiri kombu from…
Yeomyeong hosted my official send-off party. I’ll be living in Japan for a while, so the friends I’ve been eating my way around town with all got together. Ukon no Chikara This year’s…
Working in development means I occasionally have reason to go to Pangyo. It’s a long way out, so if it happened often I’d be in trouble… I asked someone who works in Pangyo where the g…
Anagoya has moved to Yeongdong Market, and this was my first visit since the move. I asked a regular of the place and was told the 50,000-won omakase is the way to go. So I ordered it, and the lineup turned ou…
Uzuraya has a Korean menu, which may be why it has become such a popular spot with Korean visitors. I had been eyeing it on Instagram, and eating there in person made me understand what the fuss was about. &nb…
Right now the number-one yakitori place in Kyoto on Tabelog is Kuchibashi Modern. A high Tabelog score doesn’t automatically make a place great, but at least it means it won’t be bad. I had a drink…
After arriving in Kyoto, I headed to Masuya Saketen for a light drink. A liquor shop I stopped by on the way Surprisingly, they were selling Yamazaki. The 12 Year and the Limited Edition were out on di…
I stumbled on a place in Toyosu that I can honestly call the find of the year. It’s called Stamina-en, in a building right in front of the station, and the quality of the meat is just incredible. I was s…
Libertable is a cake shop that’s well known even within Tokyo. It already has counters in department stores, too. Since I’d come all the way to Akasaka, it would’ve been a shame to leave with…
I’d been to Moguri once before; it’s a pork yakiniku restaurant with a clean, calm atmosphere. They cook good-quality meat with real care, so it’s delicious, and since it’s pork the pri…