Matoi, a Ramen Shop in Shinbashi
Shinbashi has a few shops famous for their ramen, and this is one of them. It sits in an incredibly narrow alley. It is hard enough to find as it is, and with construction going on it was even harder t…
Shinbashi has a few shops famous for their ramen, and this is one of them. It sits in an incredibly narrow alley. It is hard enough to find as it is, and with construction going on it was even harder t…
Whenever some interesting whisky came out, I used to just buy it, but these days I tend to try it at a bar first and then buy. There are whiskies I bought after a bar recommended them and I had a taste, and th…
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…
The reason I came back to Bistro Maeda was that I had some business in Kappabashi. There are a few other good places around, but I have already been to pretty much all the ones worth going to.. and it is on my…
I bought these on a rainy day, so there are no photos of the storefront or the inside, but they were so good that I wanted to post about them anyway. As far as I know, Quiche Yoroizuka has shops at the three-w…
I picked up a Kouign Tatin at Philippe Conticini, the new shop in Ginza Six. The packaging Pretty, isn’t it. Round desserts Quite a distinctive style. Cross section of the Kouign T…
“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 “…
There was an idol festival going on in Odaiba. I did not go there to see the idols, though; I had work to do at the office nearby, so I dropped by to see what it was like. A side stage You cannot get i…
Kameido Horumon has a branch in Ebisu, which I visited before and enjoyed. This time I went with a different group. Bean sprouts I go here so often that writing it up feels like a chore.. so this is go…
Mansei in Akihabara sits in a spot that anyone who visits Akihabara is bound to see. I have been to Akihabara plenty of times, but I had only actually gone in once. This was my second visit. The Akihaba…
Roppongi Hills was running a gourmet burger event, so I went along on the weekend with a friend who had nothing better to do. Heartland beer It was hot, so a beer first Mushroom burger set &nbs…