There is a French restaurant with a wonderful view at the Mandarin Oriental in Nihonbashi, so I went. I hear it holds one Michelin star. Being in a hotel, the service was good and the atmosphere was lovely. J…
There is a pastry workshop and shop in Asakusa, and I had heard the cream puffs were good, so I dropped by. The front entrance of Rusu Rusu The atmosphere is old-fashioned and charming. The cakes and pastri…
Kameido Horumon had left such an impression on me that one weekend I set aside some time to walk around Kameido. Kameido Gyoza Not open yet. This is another popular place with a long line, but I was short …
Bannai is a Kitakata ramen chain. It has a reputation for being good for a chain place. The front entrance Walk straight on from Senso-ji and you will find it. Plenty of people were dropping in too. Yakibut…
I had been hearing for ages that there was a great ramen shop right by the south exit of Shinjuku, and I finally got around to going. The front entrance It is really close to the south exit. Practically a s…
With spring here, I went to Isetan in Shinjuku to buy a messenger bag, and while I was at it I ended up dropping by a cafe. The front entrance It is a cafe near Isetan. Not on the ground floor but in the ba…
I had to go into the office on the weekend, and after working for a bit I could not be bothered to go out, so I ordered jjajangmyeon for delivery. Kagin is a Korean-style Chinese restaurant in Iriya, and it tu…
After grilling and eating a mountain of meat at Kameido Horumon, we went to a soba place nearby for round two. Nice atmosphere in there. Tempura Goes well with drinks. Bamboo shoots A spring dish. It was …
I heard there was a great offal specialist in Kameido, so I went to check it out. It opens at 5:30, but it is so popular that you have to arrive before 5 just to make the first seating. I missed the first seat…
I heard a rumor that Pyonpyonsha, a naengmyeon place at Tokyo Skytree, has its roots in Pyongyang naengmyeon, so I went to check it out. Hmm.. it turned out to be a huge disappointment, though. T.T The table …
I stopped by Endo Risaburo Shoten, one of the best-known wine bistros in Tokyo’s old shitamachi district. The plan was just to have a casual drink. I dropped in late on a weekend evening and the place wa…
Spice Cafe in Oshiage is a place with a Tabelog score in the 4.0s that serves a curry course meal. It is so popular that you cannot get in without a reservation. For that score the prices are on the cheap side…