Montee, a Thai Place in Asakusa
There is a famous Thai restaurant in Asakusa, and on weekends there was always a line. I was curious and about to give it a try when it suddenly closed for a month, so I could not go. Then a month passed and i…
There is a famous Thai restaurant in Asakusa, and on weekends there was always a line. I was curious and about to give it a try when it suddenly closed for a month, so I could not go. Then a month passed and i…
Kurofunetei might just be the place with the longest line in Ueno on weekends. This time too, I started queuing an hour early and only just got in. That said, you can write your name down and wait somewhere el…
La Bettola da Ochiai, the Italian restaurant in Ginza, is a really good place whether you look at the prices or the food, but lately I just cannot find the time to go. So, hoping to at least taste their desser…
I had heard there was a good bakery in Gotanda, so I stopped by on my way home from work. But when I got there, Arietta’s most famous breads had already sold out. So this is what I brought home I just…
I left DisneySea after 10 pm and got to Ueno around 11. I had burned a serious amount of calories all day, so I figured I would grab a late-night bite before heading home. A quick search said a place called Ha…
The last time I visited Disneyland I remember there being really nothing worth eating, so I did not expect much from DisneySea either, but this time I managed to find some decent restaurants. They are called Y…
One weekend in the autumn of 2012 I went to Tokyo DisneySea. Going on a weekend rather than a weekday made for a pretty hard day. So honestly I did not particularly want to go.. but things in life do not alway…
When I head out for lunch in Hamamatsucho, there are two restaurants that always have a line. One is Echigoya, where I went this time, and the other is a place called Yamaya that serves all-you-can-eat mentaik…
I brought back all sorts of local specialties from my trip to Hamamatsu. Gyoza from Maruwa Shoten These are the gyoza that locals line up for, and they are quite cheap too. Even in Hamamatsu, Japan’s …
I got to Tokyo Station around lunchtime and, after dithering over where to eat, went into a restaurant inside the station. Surprisingly, there are quite a few decent places inside Tokyo Station. I could have h…
I had decided to set off on a trip early the next morning, and there was no time to put together a proper breakfast, so I came out to Tokyo Station to buy some bread. VIRON It has the feel of a Paris bistro…
While I was busy hunting for good restaurants within walking distance, I heard a rumor that there was a nice Western-style restaurant in Ryogoku, so I dropped by one Saturday for lunch. Ryogoku is famous for s…