I also stopped by Kameido Horumon, a place I really love. You have to get there early and wait in line, so it takes a bit of dedication. Of course, that dedication gets rewarded with overwhelming flavor and va…
Occitanial is another dessert cafe I love, but Suitengumae is not exactly an easy place to get to. You can get off at Ningyocho and walk, but either way it is a bit removed from the city centre, so I cannot go…
Had a quick lunch in Akihabara. There are a lot more places worth going to these days, but I was looking for somewhere that was not crowded and ended up at Bankara, a chain ramen shop. Ramen &nb…
Since I said I only go to places I like, there was no way I could skip this one. The yakitori place in Otsuka was packed again today. Appetizers The special menu that used to be on the menu board was n…
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…
I heard the famous Blue Bottle Coffee from San Francisco had opened in Japan, so I went to check it out. The atmosphere and the interior are really lovely. If you are a trend-setting hipster, I recommend visit…
On this trip I mostly went around to the places I really love. For dinner around Asakusa, Kurofunetei in Ueno is the best. The lotus at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno. It being the season, the view was spectacu…
After the meal I headed to tri-R Shibatani for a light dessert. Curry bread You will not understand this chewiness until you try it. By the way, a curry bread specialist called Karewa has opened in Hon…
After our first lunch it felt like a shame to just head home, so we dropped by Ito for a light bowl of ramen. But somehow I have no photo of the ramen itself.. For the details, see Mareunbi’s Brunch post…
I seem to end up in Tokyo three or four times a year, but when things are busy there is sometimes no room at all for good restaurants. On this trip I finally focused on eating well for the first time in ages, …
One weekend I saw Elisabeth in Hannam-dong. The cast and the songs were wonderful. I could see why people get hooked on musicals. The sign A sad story about how marrying the wrong person makes for a ha…
No, there is no actual library at the Shilla. I visited The Library, the lobby lounge at the Shilla Hotel that is famous for its mango bingsu. With the duty-free shop right there, it is an easy place to drop b…