Negi Dining on Garosu-gil in Sinsa-dong
These days I sometimes go to Japanese restaurants in Korea too. I suppose it is to keep some balance, since all I ever eat when I go to Japan is yakiniku.. I’d heard Negi Dining had a good reputation, so…
These days I sometimes go to Japanese restaurants in Korea too. I suppose it is to keep some balance, since all I ever eat when I go to Japan is yakiniku.. I’d heard Negi Dining had a good reputation, so…
Oginoya is the place in Karuizawa famous for kamameshi, rice steamed and served in its own little clay pot, and they have branches all over. There’s one in Tokyo too.. anyway, since we’d been out a…
Something rather nice opened near the office. There’s a tendon specialist called Mitsumura in Toranomon, and apparently this place was spun off from it. It looks like this.. Being a new shop, it’s…
Hatsushima is famous in Shinbashi for its lunch service, but for a while they had stopped doing lunch. I dropped by for the first time in ages, saw they were open, and went in. Front entrance It’s a ver…
There’s a lunch spot in Hamamatsucho that does pretty brisk business. It’s called Taiki, and it serves tai-meshi. Honestly, Uwajima is tastier and cheaper, but Shimbashi is a bit of a hike… a…
I had heard there was a place in Hibiya serving stylish ramen, so I paid a visit. If you’re wondering where Hibiya is, it’s about halfway between Ginza and Shimbashi, close to the Imperial Palace, …
I’ve been going to Mitsumasa so often lately that the thrill of the first visit is long gone, but everyone I brought along was happy, so I’ll call that a win. Highball Skewers.. &nb…
Kijitei in Hamamatsu is a place that mainly serves game meat like pheasant and wild boar, but that day we ordered pork. Roughly what the plate looks like Being out in the countryside, it’s great value f…
I had company dinners several nights in a row. Fudoki seems to be a fairly popular spot in Hamamatsucho. Otoshi (appetizer) The atmosphere and the service were both good. Salad Karaage Satsuma-age (fried fi…
Couldn’t be bothered to make breakfast on a weekend morning… so I headed to Tsukiji. Torifuji Torifuji’s main shop is in the inner market, but going back and forth is a bit of a hassle. A pl…
I had lunch at Sakamoto, a small Japanese restaurant in Yotsuya. Lunch menu Sawara teishoku It was grilled Spanish mackerel, and not bad at all. The thing is, since I only ever eat in Shimbashi, the portions…
I heard there was a place in Omotesando that does great tempura, so I went to check it out. First off, the interior alone wins you over. Very Omotesando. The place setting They bring each piece over as soon …