Hachigo, a ramen shop in Ginza
Hachigo, a ramen shop in Ginza, is run by a chef who came up through French restaurants, and the queue outside is very, very long.. I had been meaning to stay away from places like this.. but the moment I hear…
Hachigo, a ramen shop in Ginza, is run by a chef who came up through French restaurants, and the queue outside is very, very long.. I had been meaning to stay away from places like this.. but the moment I hear…
I ended up eating all sorts of things in Tokyo, so here is a record of them. Potato chips from a convenience store The tang of the mayonnaise is spot on. I bought a few bags and worked through them, but they …
Just leaving a record of the drinks I’ve had over the past while. Enma Black Enma is a barley shochu from Oita and it’s great value. They sold it at Centrair airport in Nagoya, so I brought one ho…
Chant d’Oiseau is a dessert shop in Kawaguchi, Saitama. From my place it’s about a four-hour round trip.. So I know how good it is, but unless they run a pop-up at Isetan it’s not easy to get…
I was going back and forth over which yakiniku place to go to and ended up picking one close to home. The Tokyo Prince Hotel sits right below Tokyo Tower, the mood there is good, and when I went this time they…
Sawayaka’s hamburg steak in Shizuoka is famous all over Japan. I asked how it got that famous, and apparently Nagasawa Masami recommended it on TV. Anyway, everyone says it’s delicious and the line…
Tonkatsu Aoki has launched a second brand. The main event is katsu curry — tonkatsu with curry poured over it. The entrance The menu The prices are pretty decent, too. Aoki’s tonkatsu with curry on top…
Bannai, the ramen place near my house, is somewhere I keep going back to. There is a reason for that, but I will skip the details.. The kitchen Ordered gyoza as well Negi ramen Vegetable ramen Spicier than…
We had people over at home, so I ordered some burgers to keep things easy. Uber Eats is the famous one, but Munch’s Burger could only be ordered through a different app. The packaging The app said it wo…
There’s a supermarket called Naniwaya in Azabu-juban. It’s a tiny little place, and it turns out they only take cash. It told me a lot about what Azabu-juban is like. Something about it has real st…
Just gathering up some photos I took in Tokyo.. Sushi Zanmai Even though the market has moved to Toyosu, tourists still come to Tsukiji. Well.. then again there’s really nothing to see at the Toyosu mar…
I ended up going back to ORIENTAL HOTEL again. It’s a bit pricey, but the food and the atmosphere are good, so I keep going back. Price used to be a really important factor for me, but these days I’…