Jeonju Cheonggukjang, Sinsa
Jeonju Cheonggukjang is a place near Sinsa Station that runs 24 hours, and it is more of an everyday rice joint than a gourmet spot. There are plenty of big-name haejangguk places nearby, but sometimes I just …
Jeonju Cheonggukjang is a place near Sinsa Station that runs 24 hours, and it is more of an everyday rice joint than a gourmet spot. There are plenty of big-name haejangguk places nearby, but sometimes I just …
Saying 2015 makes it feel like quite a while ago now. In the summer of 2015, as always, there was a BBQ at Nanji Campground, and with lots of people showing up and plenty of delicious ingredients, it was anoth…
Grill Sakura is one of my favorite yoshoku restaurants. Even in Tokyo, there are not that many places at this level. Drinks I kept the order simple. Beef stew Well.. it just melts in your mouth…
While wandering around Ginza I stumbled on Bvlgari’s chocolate shop, Bvlgari Il Cioccolato, in the basement of Mitsukoshi. There was no way I could walk past it.. The front It sits right at the b…
Kanemasu, a standing-only izakaya, is just across the bridge from Tsukiji, in the opposite direction from Ginza. Japan has plenty of places with lines, but I do not think I have ever seen one this extreme. The…
On my last trip I went to Kagari, the famous ramen shop in Ginza, and this time the route worked out so well that I dropped by Mugi to Olive. It sits right on the way if you head straight from BiG GINZA toward…
I was so impressed the last time I came that I went back. The front entrance Cakes Gorgeous as ever. Sweets Confiture Well.. I bought a big pile of caramels again this time. Thi…
In May 2015 I had work in Tokyo, so I went over a weekend. It was a short trip and I was wandering around on my own, so I did not make it to any great restaurants. tri-R Shibatani is my favourite bakery…
Idle Moments is closer to Mangwon than to Hongdae, really. This place gets great reviews too. I did not take a photo of it, but the full-height glass front is just gorgeous. If you love a beautiful space, this…
I heard a rumor that a pudding shop had opened in Hongdae, and that it was really good, so I hurried over. The tweet I posted back then went past 3,000 retweets, the first time in my Twitter life I had anythin…
The first anniversary gathering at Bistro Polpo was back in May last year. It has been almost a year already. I have been here so many times that there is not much left to explain, so this is just for the reco…
I was at COEX, and when I am on my own there is only one place that comes to mind. It is a bit pricey, but Hadongkwan’s gomtang really is something special. Kimchi Eat a fair bit of the gomtang f…