a nu, French in Hiroo
When you search Tabelog for French restaurants, the ranking is pretty much always the same. I already know the names and ratings of most of the famous places by heart, so deciding where to go when a friend com…
When you search Tabelog for French restaurants, the ranking is pretty much always the same. I already know the names and ratings of most of the famous places by heart, so deciding where to go when a friend com…
I had long heard that there was a great yakitori place in Kitasenju. It is right in front of Ohashi, so I had actually been there before. This time, with a friend in town, I made a reservation and went. The k…
I finally went to an izakaya I had only heard rumors about. It is a place called Tokudawara, and the line was already long an hour before opening.. The front entrance It was a bit boring, but I had Puzzle &…
I had been to Tonkatsu Maruyama Kippei before and raved about it as the best tonkatsu in Tokyo, and with a friend in town I ended up going back. This time, hirekatsu (pork fillet) A wonderfully moist hireka…
A Kitakata ramen shop has opened on the road from Tawaramachi to Inaricho. Kitakata ramen is known for its clean broth, so I was curious what kind of place it was and went to check it out. Kitakata ramen, sho…
The Sendai area is famous for gyutan (beef tongue), and Rikyu, a gyutan specialist that is well known even in Sendai, has opened a branch at Tokyo Skytree. Naturally the line is always long, so I never managed…
I tend to end up with regular reasons to go to Shizuoka, and this time it was for fireworks. The Bentenjima fireworks in Shizuoka were said to be held for the last time this year, and I was asked to be sure to…
I ended up going to Gotemba Premium Outlets twice this year alone. Strange, isn’t it. Anyway, I was driving along the expressway and thought I would just pop into the outlet on the way, but I ended up sp…
There are a few restaurants I can confidently recommend to anyone visiting Tokyo, and Kurofunetei, a yoshoku restaurant in Ueno, is one of them. I dropped by after work, and maybe because it was late, the plac…
Qu’il fait bon’s cakes are expensive, but they are so good that I buy them regularly. This time, instead of taking some home, I went to the cafe in the shop itself and ate there. Peach juice Hmm…
Having lived in Tokyo for a while now, I have been collecting favourite places one by one. The food has to be top-notch, of course, but it also has to be easy on the wallet, and if there is somewhere nearby to…
Kappabashi, famous for Niimi, is a sacred place for those who know it and a place whose very existence is unknown to those who do not. It is a shopping street specialising in tableware and kitchen equipment no…