Flatbreadz, a sandwich shop in Karuizawa
Flatbreadz has to count as one of Karuizawa’s specialties too. Everything is made with local wagyu and vegetables and bread from Asanoya, after all. I really like that kind of concept. When you travel so…
Flatbreadz has to count as one of Karuizawa’s specialties too. Everything is made with local wagyu and vegetables and bread from Asanoya, after all. I really like that kind of concept. When you travel so…
I have reason to be in Myeongdong often, and while I’m there I end up dropping into Lotte Department Store as well. They put on a lot of fun events, and lately they’ve even added something like a c…
Since I was in Seocho, there was no way I was skipping Ruelle de Paris. It was already a famous bakery back in Yeonhui-dong, and since moving to Seocho it seems to have blown up even more. Customers kept pouri…
Yoyogi-Uehara is a little way off from Yoyogi-Hachiman, but you could pretty much call them next door to each other. I’d heard there was a well-known bagel shop in Uehara, so I went. It’s a small p…
Nata de Cristiano, famous for its Portuguese egg tarts. I couldn’t make it last time, but this time I got my revenge. Egg tarts like this Cute. Egg tart The crust is crisp and a little salty, and the f…
Maybe because it’s a wealthy neighborhood, there are a few well-known spots for meal breads, bagels in particular. I stopped by since I was in the area. Carbs everywhere.. They sell three kinds of bagels…
I went to Camelback in Yoyogi-Hachiman because I’d heard it’s famous for the tamago sando made by an owner who used to work at a sushi restaurant. This isn’t the main shop but a branch. Sure…
It’s no exaggeration to say the most famous bakery in Yoyogi-Hachiman is 365 Nichi. A book about it was even published back in Korea. I’d heard of its reputation for ages, but this was my first act…
Nogami is the bakery that’s been taking Japan by storm with its “nama” shokupan, the soft white loaf meant to be eaten as is, without toasting. This style of bread has become a trend in Korea…
Yoyogi-Hachiman is basically an upscale residential neighborhood, and I only found out on arriving that all the bakeries close early. Still, there was one place that was open: a shop called Mi Choripan. Choriz…
Yoyogi-Hachiman, the upscale residential neighborhood near Harajuku and Yoyogi, is absolutely packed with great bakeries. I set aside a day to go… but the day was what it was… On the way… Ge…
These days, when I travel, I mostly pick the destination based on the hotel. I booked the Seamarq Hotel and just went for Gangneung on a whim… and it turns out it’s close by KTX. (I visited around …