Tokyo Trip, Autumn 2015
In the autumn of 2015, a trip to Tokyo came up out of the blue. Not a holiday, though – a business trip. Incheon Airport lounge A quick drink. My card gets me in free three times a year, so I mig…
In the autumn of 2015, a trip to Tokyo came up out of the blue. Not a holiday, though – a business trip. Incheon Airport lounge A quick drink. My card gets me in free three times a year, so I mig…
There are two udon shops at Haneda Airport. One is Tsurutontan, and the other is Uraraka, inside the duty-free area. The Osaka-style Tsurutontan is of course delicious too, but Uraraka is a branch of Kanbun Go…
I was on an evening flight, so I had to get one last meal in before heading home, but I was left with an awkward amount of time. So I just hopped in a taxi and went to Shibuya. The plan was to browse Tokyu Han…
For lunch on the last day I went, as always, with the place I like best: Acqua Pazza in Hiroo. The handsome manager was still there, though he is starting to look a little older now.. Bagna cauda This …
After such a satisfying meal I couldn’t just head home, so I dropped by a tantanmen specialist near my hotel. Gyoza Turns out this place is part of the Benitora Gyozabo group. True to that lineag…
I also stopped by Kameido Horumon, a place I really love. You have to get there early and wait in line, so it takes a bit of dedication. Of course, that dedication gets rewarded with overwhelming flavor and va…
Occitanial is another dessert cafe I love, but Suitengumae is not exactly an easy place to get to. You can get off at Ningyocho and walk, but either way it is a bit removed from the city centre, so I cannot go…
Had a quick lunch in Akihabara. There are a lot more places worth going to these days, but I was looking for somewhere that was not crowded and ended up at Bankara, a chain ramen shop. Ramen &nb…
Since I said I only go to places I like, there was no way I could skip this one. The yakitori place in Otsuka was packed again today. Appetizers The special menu that used to be on the menu board was n…
L’Osier is a French restaurant famous for its three Michelin stars. It was renowned long before Michelin ever came to Japan. I had wanted to go, but weekends are hard to book and on weekdays I could neve…
I heard the famous Blue Bottle Coffee from San Francisco had opened in Japan, so I went to check it out. The atmosphere and the interior are really lovely. If you are a trend-setting hipster, I recommend visit…
On this trip I mostly went around to the places I really love. For dinner around Asakusa, Kurofunetei in Ueno is the best. The lotus at Shinobazu Pond in Ueno. It being the season, the view was spectacu…