Tsurutontan, the Udon Shop in Kabukicho, Shinjuku
Last time I went to Tsurutontan’s Marunouchi TOKIA branch and really liked it, so this time I visited the Shinjuku branch with a friend from Korea. At this level, you can bring anyone and they won’…
Last time I went to Tsurutontan’s Marunouchi TOKIA branch and really liked it, so this time I visited the Shinjuku branch with a friend from Korea. At this level, you can bring anyone and they won’…
Some friends came over for the weekend, so we went together to Sumita, a Sanuki udon specialist and one of the good spots in my neighborhood. Even in the heat there was a line. We waited about 20 minutes. Asso…
I had a lunch date with an acquaintance in Shirokanedai. Platinum Street in Shirokanedai is lined not only with well-known famous restaurants but with plenty of hidden gems too. (For example, the three-star re…
Lately a lot of buildings with fun concepts have gone up around Tokyo Station. Besides the Marunouchi and Shin-Marunouchi Buildings, there’s the Daimaru building, TOKIA, and the buildings along Naka-dori…
Lately I’ve had a lot of reasons to stop by Ginza. (See my previous post for what that’s about..) After wrapping up my business in Ginza, I walked over to Tsukiji to eat. Tsukiji is pretty much the…
There was a nationwide Sanuki udon boom at one point, but finding good udon in Tokyo still isn’t easy. Tokyo has always been soba territory. Famous soba shops are a dime a dozen, but truly great udon pla…
After striking out at Nakamura, I headed straight to Yamashita nearby. This is another famous shop where the line never stops. I suspect it’s probably the best-known name in the whole Sanuki area. You ca…
The Sanuki region of Shikoku, today’s Kagawa Prefecture, is famous for udon. In that small patch of land there’s an udon shop practically every time you cross the street.. A few years back an udon …
On the first morning I looked around Tofuku-ji, and by the time I came out it was lunchtime. While wandering around deciding where to eat, I went into a place that for some reason had a long line out front. I …
I went to Karo no Uron, a hand-made udon specialist that has been in business in Fukuoka for 130 years (“uron” is Hakata dialect for udon). It turns out it’s near Nakasu. There are plenty of …
I went to Imai, which has been selling udon right in the heart of Dotonbori for decades. Apparently they built an eight-story building out of udon sales… impressive stuff. Osaka has always been known for…