Uwajima in Shinbashi
Shinbashi has quite a few places famous for lunch, but I’d say this one and Maihama are the standouts. The front entrance From the outside it looks a bit run-down. Taimeshi set meal The n…
Shinbashi has quite a few places famous for lunch, but I’d say this one and Maihama are the standouts. The front entrance From the outside it looks a bit run-down. Taimeshi set meal The n…
This is my regular lunch roundup. The really good places get their own posts, but the ones I just drop into now and then need to be collected like this. Fried garlic topping and black curry Takeout fro…
“Chahan” is short for “Chinese gohan”, which means fried rice. I had heard there was a place in Shinbashi that does fried rice really well, so I went one evening. Chahan-Oh means “…
Feeling a bit run down, I figured some medicinal cooking might do me good, so I paid a visit to a place called Ganesha. Front entrance It’s down in a basement, with a cafe-like feel to it. …
A yakiniku place in Shinbashi that I wandered into at random. The entrance It looks a bit run-down, but it’s not a cheap place. Yamazaki highball Being a pricier place, they have a Yamaza…
Futago is a yakiniku joint in Shinbashi that isn’t very good. Beer Namul Meat The quality leaves a lot to be desired. Meat Absolutely caked in pepper..  …
There’s a bar in Shinbashi that’s known for its single malts. I have no idea whether it’s easy to make a living specialising in single malts, but seeing as they’ve kept the place going …
Gyukatsu Motomura isn’t a Shinbashi-only place. It’s a chain, but everyone rates it well, so this time I gave it a try. The seat Inside The vibe is a lot like Roast Beef Ohno…
A friend was coming to visit, so we went to Mitsumasa, a kushiyaki place in Shinbashi. Highball Tsukune and pork jowl (tontoro) Stuffed green peppers Shishit…
I heard there was a reasonably priced tempura place in Shinbashi where you eat at the counter, so I went. Lunch is 1,200 yen and dinner is 3,000 yen, which is a pretty startling price. Shrimp head Real tempur…
Shinbashi is right next to Ginza, yet there’s hardly anywhere to sit down for dessert. Having Ogawaken here feels almost like a miracle. It looks roughly like this. It’s the place famous fo…
Tucked away in a corner of Shinbashi there’s a yoshoku (Japanese-style Western food) place, and it’s such good value that the lunchtime line is always long. Lunch set I originally meant to …