Tokyu Plaza opened in Ginza not long ago, and it is yet another landmark for the area. There are plenty of fun shops inside, but I heard that Parla, the crêpe shop famous in Gaienmae, had moved in, so I stoppe…
Centre The Bakery in Ginza is famous for its shokupan, Japanese white bread. Korean bread has been getting better lately too, so I dropped in for a comparison. This is the place. It rained the whole tr…
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…
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…
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…
Before coming to Japan I put together a list of ramen shops, and a few places caught my eye. One of them was Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta. And the other one, which I picked after some deliberation as a late-nig…
I was in the middle of eating ramen in Tsukiji when a meetup in Ginza suddenly came up. Yes, I am that busy a man. I was asked to recommend a good place in Ginza, and after mulling it over, Kissa YOU came to m…
Hyottoko, in the basement of the Ginza Kotsu Kaikan building, serves some of the best shio ramen in Tokyo. I happened to have some shopping to do in Ginza, and with an awkward gap in my schedule I stopped in f…
La Bettola da Ochiai in Ginza offers great value for money, and despite that, reservations are not that hard to get. It used to be legendary for its popularity; they say it is not quite at that level anymore, …
I heard a rumor that VIRON, famous for its baguettes, had opened a bakery in Ginza called Centre that specializes in shokupan, Japanese white bread, so I went to check it out. The front entrance It says Gin…
It is not right in the heart of Ginza, but roughly across from Yurakucho Station there is a Kagoshima kurobuta (black pork) shabu-shabu specialist called Ichiniisan. Its Tabelog score is nothing special, but j…
Near Yurakucho Station in Ginza there is a small wagashi shop called Osumi Tamaya. Maybe because it has been in business in Ginza for so long, it is fairly well known. I heard they sell a limited-edition Ichig…