Zuyurumen Ikeda, a Tsukemen Specialist in Meguro
Not many people realise it, but Meguro has quite a cluster of ramen shops. I think it’s because the area is full of salarymen working late into the night. It’s not quite Shinjuku or Ikebukuro, but …
Not many people realise it, but Meguro has quite a cluster of ramen shops. I think it’s because the area is full of salarymen working late into the night. It’s not quite Shinjuku or Ikebukuro, but …
Shinagawa is a neighborhood with next to nothing for tourists to see. But the Shinkansen stops here and there are quite a few big companies, so it’s grown into a secondary city center. My office is nearb…
I got there at 11, but by the time I’d spent a while looking for somewhere decent to eat it was already lunchtime, and every place had a long line. Ugh.. At times like this, there’s always the easy…
Friday evening I had a drinking session with a bunch of middle-aged guys at a Chinese restaurant in Marunouchi with an atmosphere you’d never expect in Marunouchi. ^_^ It’s loud and rowdy, but it&#…
After leaving Yoshino Sushi I was still so hungry that I decided to hit another sushi place nearby. It’s been a while since I did two meals back to back. I don’t usually go that far, but that day I…
Among Tokyo’s famous high-end sushi restaurants, Yoshino Sushi is known for having a cheap(-_-) lunch menu, so I went to check it out. Honestly, I wasn’t sure whether eating sushi from lunchtime wa…
Santouka, an Asahikawa-style ramen from Hokkaido, is hands down top-level in taste even among the chain-style ramen shops that have been popping up everywhere lately. Personally I think it beats Ippudo’s…
I was a little disappointed with the desserts at Joël Robuchon, where I went recently, but a chance to make up for it came along. A dessert café called La Patisserie Pierre Gagnaire has opened on the 4th floor…
I did a short interview with the chef in the bar right next door to the restaurant Joël Robuchon. The atmosphere is luxury itself. Interior 1 Interior 2 Interior 3 Interior 4 Ceiling The bar Complimentar…
Isaki L’Isaki Grilled and set on a fondue of new onion, with basilico and a tomato-essence tapenade sauce grille avec une essence de tomate a la tapenade et une fondue d’oignon blanc I’ve ne…
At lunch there are two menus, the Menu Dejeuner and the Menu Gourmand, and we ordered both. Translated, Dejeuner means lunch and Gourmand means gourmet. The Dejeuner is 8,200 yen and the Gourmand is 12,300 yen…
I’m playing hooky from work on a weekday morning, and my steps feel incredibly light. Can you guess where I’m headed? The destination is in Ebisu’s Garden Place. So.. figured it out yet? It&…