Shinanoya in Shinjuku
I don’t get to Tokyo much these days, so when I do go I make the full round in one trip. A place like this Nothing much seems to have changed. Whiskies like these Shinjuku Shinanoya really has to be he…
I don’t get to Tokyo much these days, so when I do go I make the full round in one trip. A place like this Nothing much seems to have changed. Whiskies like these Shinjuku Shinanoya really has to be he…
TamJai SamGor I think it’s a Taiwanese place, and it has opened up in Shinjuku. Tempura Tsunahachi It used to be good value, but the prices seem to have crept up a bit.. Cakes at Isetan The shop is ca…
I think this was probably Aoyama. The building looked so good that I had to take a photo. Then I headed over to Shinjuku and went to Kushitaro for the first time in ages. Otoshi Mozuku seaweed. Lemon sour H…
There’s a tonkatsu specialist in Shinjuku called Oroji, and as far as I remember it was already famous back in the 90s. I was curious what a place that has survived that long would be like, so I went. It…
Whenever I go to Shinjuku, I always end up in the basement of Isetan. There is just something exciting down there. Sadaharu Aoki Mont Blanc event Mont Blanc piped to order Échiré has moved in here too. The…
Shimonya is a skewer chain that made its name in Asagaya, and I heard there was a Dosukoi Shimonya in Shinjuku that pulls together everything Shimonya does, so I went to have a look. Dosukoi Shimonya Robataya…
I was walking through Shinjuku when I spotted a cafe selling shaved ice that looked delicious, so I went in. A place like this.. The menu Chestnut and persimmon with soy sauce azuki cream Trying it, the ice…
Jun Ujita (Pâtisserie Jun Ujita) is a dessert shop in a slightly awkward spot on the outskirts of Tokyo. Gakugei-daigaku is the closest station, more or less… anyway, it takes real determination to get t…
Since I had to be in Shinjuku anyway, I stopped by Kajitsuen Liber too. This time it wasn’t for a meal, but for parfaits. Seasonal parfait Well… it’s the best… The other side of the se…
Konjiki Hototogisu, one of the top ramen shops around, has moved to Shinjuku. The line Well… this is pretty reasonable. About an hour’s wait before you can eat… The counter Very modern. The…
Arcachon is a cake shop way out on the far side of town (Nerima Ward is really, really far), but it had a stand at one of the pop-ups for outside dessert shops that Isetan Shinjuku runs regularly. It was my fi…
Liebell might be the restaurant I’ve visited most often over the past few years. I think it’s because you can take care of dessert and a meal at the same time. Cakes Cakes Fruit It’s on th…