Nogami’s Shokupan
Nogami is the bakery that’s been taking Japan by storm with its “nama” shokupan, the soft white loaf meant to be eaten as is, without toasting. This style of bread has become a trend in Korea…
Nogami is the bakery that’s been taking Japan by storm with its “nama” shokupan, the soft white loaf meant to be eaten as is, without toasting. This style of bread has become a trend in Korea…
While I was at Tokyo Station I happened to spot an Ogawaken shop, so I picked up some raisin sandwiches. The shop Ogawaken is famous for its raisin sandwiches, but there are actually several different lineage…
There’s a ramen shop in Kanda that blew up on Instagram. Yatagarasu It was a rainy day, but the atmosphere was really nice. Cup They use nice cups too. Ramen But… while this ramen looks great on…
I feel like I’ve been through almost every good lunch spot in Shinbashi, and there aren’t many left. This place is an izakaya in the evening, but at lunch it’s a tantanmen specialist. Inside …
These days Instagram has become the main marketing channel, and some places only bother with how things look, but you can usually tell the difference between food that’s actually good and food that’…
Hatsushima is famous in Shinbashi for its lunch service, but for a while they had stopped doing lunch. I dropped by for the first time in ages, saw they were open, and went in. Front entrance It’s a ver…
These days the only place I go to on a regular basis seems to be a yakiniku restaurant. Everyone likes it and the prices are reasonable, so that’s probably why. Assorted namul Looks like pork tongue Sa…
Bien-Être is another well-known dessert shop, right next door to Asterisque. Since I was already there, I dropped in.. The kitchen I came by at night, so there was hardly anything left.. Parfait This seems …
Asterisque is a well-known cake shop. Its main store is in Yoyogi-Uehara, not far from Yoyogi-Hachiman, so I dropped by. To be honest, the real target that day was a bakery, but I couldn’t get any bread …
A slightly unusual ramen shop had been getting popular on Instagram, so I went all the way out to Shimokitazawa to try it. Entrance For a place that promotes itself so hard on Instagram, there wasn’t mu…
Yoyogi-Hachiman is basically an upscale residential neighborhood, and I only found out on arriving that all the bakeries close early. Still, there was one place that was open: a shop called Mi Choripan. Choriz…
Yoyogi-Hachiman, the upscale residential neighborhood near Harajuku and Yoyogi, is absolutely packed with great bakeries. I set aside a day to go… but the day was what it was… On the way… Ge…