Cookman, a Casual French Bistro in Dogenzaka, Shibuya
Had a quick lunch in Shibuya. Someone born and raised in the neighborhood showed me this place. Well, look at this… I thought I’d covered Shibuya pretty thoroughly, but I had no idea a plac…
Had a quick lunch in Shibuya. Someone born and raised in the neighborhood showed me this place. Well, look at this… I thought I’d covered Shibuya pretty thoroughly, but I had no idea a plac…
I heard a much-talked-about French restaurant had opened in Kyoto, so I went to check it out. The entrance They’ve converted an old, traditional-looking house. The menu Decent value for m…
Azabu-Juban is an upscale residential neighbourhood, and it has plenty of long-established restaurants. I’d heard that a lot of interesting new places have been opening around here lately, and I think th…
Whenever a new French restaurant opens in Apgujeong, the bloggers are naturally the first ones there posting reviews. That’s usually how I decide whether to go, and Exquis wasn’t a place that parti…
Merciel could well be called the highlight of a trip to Busan. It’s a place everyone raves about for its amazing view and delicious food. Seoul has plenty of places that cook just as well, but the view w…
I went to the French restaurant that Chef Yang Ji-hoon recently opened near Dosan Park. I don’t really know much about Chef Yang, but the place is famous for its incredible value for money. The pl…
L’Osier is a French restaurant famous for its three Michelin stars. It was renowned long before Michelin ever came to Japan. I had wanted to go, but weekends are hard to book and on weekdays I could neve…
A while back I visited Louis Cinq in Apgujeong Rodeo soon after it opened and was blown away by chef Kim Moa’s cooking. I heard she had left Louis Cinq to go study in France, and before I knew it she was…
Aux Delices de Dodine, a name that is hard to even remember, is a popular French restaurant in Hamamatsucho. They do a 1,000-yen lunch, and it is generous enough that the office workers from around the neighbo…
I heard that Dining in Space was starting lunch service in February, so I made a reservation. I never really meant to do anything special on a day like the 14th, but somehow that was the day the booking went t…
These days I tend not to go anywhere unless it is a restaurant run by a chef I know. A fine-dining meal usually costs at least 50,000 to 60,000 won and sometimes over 100,000 (and sometimes that gets doubled…..
Hommage, the popular French restaurant in Asakusa, is a place I visited a few years ago, and I had a fantastic meal back then too. They recently renovated and turned it into an even more stylish restaurant, so…