La Chinata in Apgujeong
Popped into La Chinata for the first time in a while. Came for the potato chips… And picked up some olives while I was at it… The olive oil was on sale too, so that went in the basket as wellR…
Popped into La Chinata for the first time in a while. Came for the potato chips… And picked up some olives while I was at it… The olive oil was on sale too, so that went in the basket as wellR…
I came to Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi for the first time in a while, showing some visitors around. But wait, Le Pain Quotidien has moved into the spot where Tsutaya and Starbucks used to be? This bakery …
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…
Sakana Bal in Ebisu is a place I’d wanted to visit for a long time. I’d dropped in once before for a quick carpaccio, but I wanted to have a proper go at the menu. So I made the occasion and went w…
I had some errands around Kappabashi and was wandering about, and since I had a dinner appointment I visited a popular spot in that neighbourhood. A search on Tabelog turned up one well-rated Spanish restauran…
Sumida Bar Vigor is a Spanish bar near my place. It sits right in front of the Skytree and stays open pretty late. I went for Valentine’s Day.. which means this post is already a month late. House-made …
I had been to Shirogane Baru once before, and since someone requested going again, we decided to head there this time too. Gelateria Acqua Pazza Before going to Shirogane Baru I got off at Hiroo Station and…
We had a foodie meetup in Itaewon. It was at Vongo, a tapas bar that used to be in Apgujeong and has since moved; I’d heard both the vibe and the food had changed, and that they now do cochinillo, roast …
Sant Pau in Nihonbashi is the Tokyo branch of a restaurant that holds three Michelin stars in Spain. It’s a famous place with two stars in the Tokyo Michelin guide too, and as you’d expect with tho…
The theme of this Tokyo trip was Spanish food. If you want to eat Spanish food, the right thing is obviously to go to Spain, but with my line of work there is no way I could ever get enough time off to spend t…
It’s not marked on the calendar, but in Japan there’s a holiday around August 15 that’s a lot like Korea’s Chuseok. With nowhere in particular to go during that break, I dropped by Kore…