Toritaka, Tawaramachi, Asakusa
There is a yakitori shop about 20 meters from Tawaramachi Station. I am not sure whether they do lunch, but it looked pretty tasty every time I passed by, so I got a few skewers to go, took them home and tried…
There is a yakitori shop about 20 meters from Tawaramachi Station. I am not sure whether they do lunch, but it looked pretty tasty every time I passed by, so I got a few skewers to go, took them home and tried…
The Ashibinaa Outlet Mall in Okinawa is near the airport. It was right before heading home anyway, and going somewhere far from the airport did not make much sense, so I headed to the outlet. Roughly what it …
From the second day after we arrived in Okinawa, my travel companion came down with a cold and was out of action. That meant a big reshuffle of the itinerary. So here are some photos I took while just wanderin…
I took an unplanned trip to Okinawa. The first place I headed to after arriving on day one was Jack’s Steak House. When you are in Okinawa, you have to have at least a steak. The way there It is not t…
I was out in Kabukicho with a friend, and the place we walked into for a light meal was Ryumon. I had heard the jjamppong was good, so we gave it a try, and it was pretty decent. The menu The prices are rea…
If you need dinner in Asakusa, nothing beats Mont Blanc. I went back again this time. Hiyayakko Completely Japanese-style. Miso soup and plain white rice Being Japanese-style makes it feel all the more ho…
After a satisfying first round at Bona Festa, I dropped by Bar Bee, a lovely bar in Hikifune. Otoshi: ratatouille The cooking here is on a high level. It is safe to say it goes well beyond what you get at a…
Bona Festa, a French-style Russian restaurant in Asakusa, is one of the most delicious places I have discovered while living in Tokyo. I could not go while it was being renovated, but with autumn here, and as …
There is a ramen shop in Akihabara that always has a line, and it had been on my mind, so I finally went. The place is called Motenashi Kuroki. The sign The owner was apparently a French chef originally. Th…
Hanabusa is a Japanese restaurant that is popular for its great-value lunch. Autumn had arrived -_- and I was missing the aroma of matsutake mushrooms, so I went with a certain gourmet friend. Oshinko pickles…
tri-R was originally a members-only French restaurant, but as times changed it switched gears and turned into a cafe. A chef who has been cooking French food for over twenty years sells bread and dishes he mak…
Toritsubaki got famous thanks to the TV drama Kodoku no Gurume (The Solitary Gourmet). After it appeared on the show, the line at the main shop was so long for a while that there was no point going, but the As…