I had some free time on the weekend, so I dropped by the bakery run by Pierre Gagnaire on the 2nd floor of the ANA InterContinental Hotel in Roppongi, or more precisely Tameike-Sanno. The front entrance The…
The cherry blossoms came out incredibly early this year. So early it made me think, huh, there are years like this. Normally they do not hit full bloom until April, but this year they started opening in mid-Ma…
There is a French restaurant with a wonderful view at the Mandarin Oriental in Nihonbashi, so I went. I hear it holds one Michelin star. Being in a hotel, the service was good and the atmosphere was lovely. J…
There is a cake shop with a long history in Asakusa, so I went to check it out. The place is called Lemon Pie. The retro atmosphere is really lovely. Lemon pie A whole lemon pie, and it has a funny look t…
There is a pastry workshop and shop in Asakusa, and I had heard the cream puffs were good, so I dropped by. The front entrance of Rusu Rusu The atmosphere is old-fashioned and charming. The cakes and pastri…
Kameido Horumon had left such an impression on me that one weekend I set aside some time to walk around Kameido. Kameido Gyoza Not open yet. This is another popular place with a long line, but I was short …
I had been hearing for ages that there was a great ramen shop right by the south exit of Shinjuku, and I finally got around to going. The front entrance It is really close to the south exit. Practically a s…
With spring here, I went to Isetan in Shinjuku to buy a messenger bag, and while I was at it I ended up dropping by a cafe. The front entrance It is a cafe near Isetan. Not on the ground floor but in the ba…
I had to go into the office on the weekend, and after working for a bit I could not be bothered to go out, so I ordered jjajangmyeon for delivery. Kagin is a Korean-style Chinese restaurant in Iriya, and it tu…
After grilling and eating a mountain of meat at Kameido Horumon, we went to a soba place nearby for round two. Nice atmosphere in there. Tempura Goes well with drinks. Bamboo shoots A spring dish. It was …
I heard there was a great offal specialist in Kameido, so I went to check it out. It opens at 5:30, but it is so popular that you have to arrive before 5 just to make the first seating. I missed the first seat…
I heard a rumor that Pyonpyonsha, a naengmyeon place at Tokyo Skytree, has its roots in Pyongyang naengmyeon, so I went to check it out. Hmm.. it turned out to be a huge disappointment, though. T.T The table …