Tokyo Oyaji Lunch 201708
Here is a quick roundup of the things I had for lunch. Ramen at Tenko It is a ramen shop with an unusual concept, where a lady in a kimono welcomes you in, but the ramen itself is just so-so.. She does…
Here is a quick roundup of the things I had for lunch. Ramen at Tenko It is a ramen shop with an unusual concept, where a lady in a kimono welcomes you in, but the ramen itself is just so-so.. She does…
Work was so busy this summer that I couldn’t get out to drink whisky at all. About the most I managed was heading to Campbeltown Loch whenever The Whisky Hoop released something interesting. GlenD…
My regular round-up of scenery photos. Tokyo Tower The sky Tanabata event Tokyo Tower on Tanabata Zojoji was absolutely packed with people. The newly…
There is a Spanish restaurant near the office, and it somehow looked tasty, so I went in. The front entrance When a menu is packed with descriptions, the odds are good that the food is tasty. Sa…
I heard that Tsukugon, the oden fish-cake specialist, was closing at the end of June, so I paid one last visit. Tsukugon.. Such a shame, really. Tsukiji Shouro I had heard their tamagoyaki was …
Nomotoya is one of the three big tonkatsu shops in Hamamatsucho, along with Musashiya and Aoki. The line is on the long side, too. They serve tonkatsu made with Kagoshima pork. The menu The most basic …
Tonkatsu Aoki is originally a famous shop in Kamata, but it has a branch in Hamamatsucho. I used to live in that neighborhood so I know it well, and this place has a long line from 11 a.m. every single day. I …
There’s a restaurant in the lobby (?) of the Mandarin Oriental Tokyo in Nihonbashi. It’s not really the lobby, more a space connected to the ground floor. I guess you’d say they made good use…
The food court at the Kisarazu outlet turned out to be pretty good. Matsudo Tomita Seimen It’s a place people queue for, but in Kisarazu the line was short. Tsukemen Hmm… it’s…
Kisarazu in Chiba used to be somewhat famous for the TV drama Kisarazu Cat’s Eye. It used to take over two hours to get to Tokyo from here, but since the Aqua-Line crossing Tokyo Bay opened, you can get …
I’d heard there was a place in Asakusabashi that’s a bar in concept but serves proper, serious cooking, and on top of that has great ramen, so I dropped in. I called ahead to book a table, and the …
Tennozu is the area just south of Shinagawa. It was redeveloped fairly recently, so there are lots of interesting shops. T.Y. Harbor Brewery is still doing great business, too. One weekend I dropped by for a l…