Komagataken, Asakusa
A while back, on my way home from a bakery in Ryogoku, I came across an unusual little deli. It sells fried food and simple side dishes, the prices are low, and somehow the place just had presence. On a weeken…
A while back, on my way home from a bakery in Ryogoku, I came across an unusual little deli. It sells fried food and simple side dishes, the prices are low, and somehow the place just had presence. On a weeken…
One holiday around lunchtime I suddenly had a craving for tantanmen, so I went to a Chinese restaurant near my place. It is not a place known for its tantanmen, but Ryuen is always reliable. Ebi chili (chili …
Sembikiya is famous as a luxury fruit shop, but the main store in Nihonbashi also runs a yoshoku (Western-style) restaurant. It is not exactly a cheap place, yet it is always packed. I had been craving both yo…
This is already my third visit this year. Once the weather cools down, I will probably end up coming a few more times. Cabbage I ordered the cabbage instead of the bean sprouts. The seasoning is on the stro…
Azumabashi Yabusoba is a soba place I can recommend with confidence. It is only open during the day, so it is hard to recommend as wholeheartedly as Kyorakutei.. and the location is a bit awkward too, but on t…
Vinosity, a wine izakaya in Kanda, is a place I remember eating really well at before, so this time I went back. I am starting to have places I could almost call my regular spots, and it feels like making a li…
A friend came to visit and asked me to show him a sushi place, but not many are open on Sundays. The one I picked was Manten Sushi in the basement of Marunouchi Brick Square. Draft beer first, of course We …
I had long heard that there was a great yakitori place in Kitasenju. It is right in front of Ohashi, so I had actually been there before. This time, with a friend in town, I made a reservation and went. The k…
I happened to have some free time, so I finally got to visit Gyeongsangdo-jip, a local favorite I had heard about for ages. Side dishes The place itself is pretty run-down, and given the location, it seems …
I had heard for ages that there was a place in Hoengseong, Gangwon-do that specialises in aged beef, and I finally got the chance to go. It turned out to be not that far. Without traffic you can get there in t…
There are a few restaurants I can confidently recommend to anyone visiting Tokyo, and Kurofunetei, a yoshoku restaurant in Ueno, is one of them. I dropped by after work, and maybe because it was late, the plac…
Qu’il fait bon’s cakes are expensive, but they are so good that I buy them regularly. This time, instead of taking some home, I went to the cafe in the shop itself and ate there. Peach juice Hmm…