Dosanko, a Hokkaido ramen shop in Shinbashi
“Dosanko” means someone from Hokkaido. Dosanko is actually a really common name for a ramen shop — there are ones all over the country — so I had never paid it much attention. Turns out this one is…
“Dosanko” means someone from Hokkaido. Dosanko is actually a really common name for a ramen shop — there are ones all over the country — so I had never paid it much attention. Turns out this one is…
When I go somewhere with friends I tend to pick places where the odds of striking out are low, and on that score Makochan is a reassuring one. The place It’s the main branch, but a seat opened up right …
A friend of mine told me about a place in Ginza that does a great hamburg steak, so off I went. For the record, I’m no gourmet.. The place I’ve spent plenty of time in Ginza, but I had no idea a p…
I had some time to spare, so I wandered around Ginza for a bit. The regional specialty corner at a Ginza department store In the basement of a Ginza department store there’s a corner where you can buy t…
Nissin’s Shinpuku Saikan yakimeshi Not bad at all. And this one is the ramen Well… perfectly recreating the flavour of the original shop is a tall order, but you do get a rough sense of “ah, so t…
Mihashi is that anmitsu specialist in Ueno where you have to queue up, and it turns out they’ve opened a branch inside Tokyo Station. Anmitsu The kanten, the sweet bean paste, the gyuhi and everything e…
Yudetaro is just an ordinary soba chain. You see them all over central Tokyo. Roughly like this.. They didn’t do takeout originally, but as the COVID period dragged on they started that too. This kind o…
I got up in the morning and headed down for breakfast. Oh dear.. I meant to keep it light, but the food was so good I ended up going back for seconds.. Endo It’s a famous tempura restaurant, and in the…
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Curry tantanmen at Menya Itadori A really well-made bowl of ramen, as you’d expect. A shame it doesn’t come with a salad, but in Japan you can always grab one at a convenience store for around 100…
Pierre Hermé Signature Pistachio and Raspberry Hmm.. just so-so.. Pierre Hermé does a few too many collabs these days.. Fauchon Pistachio & Raspberry This one is pretty good. There seem to be a lot of pi…
Camembert cured in miso.. I have to wonder why anyone made this in the first place.. and the taste makes me wonder why as well.. Not that it tastes bad or anything.. Frutica tomatoes from Karatsu, Saga Prefec…