The Ramen Museum in Yokohama
On the way back from a weekend trip to Yokohama, I made a quick stop at the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum. You can check the waiting times on the web, and the shops that had 30-40 minute waits until 3 pm could be…
On the way back from a weekend trip to Yokohama, I made a quick stop at the Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum. You can check the waiting times on the web, and the shops that had 30-40 minute waits until 3 pm could be…
I came out to Odaiba for lunch and Ganja caught my eye. There was an Odaiba-exclusive shrimp tsukemen on the menu, so I ordered it. Tsukemen No complaints about the portion. The noodles were cooked just right…
Between Ginza and Tsukiji, or rather closer to Tsukiji, there’s an izakaya called Hanya Kuta. It must be popular, because the place was packed. Lunch menu You get to pick two side dishes, which is a pre…
Came out to Odaiba for a bit, but there’s not much to it. The view, roughly By now it’s the familiar view I always see, I guess.. Salad and juice Naan and curry Garlic naan with a butter curry i…
There’s a cheap unagi place in Shinbashi. It’s actually a chain with branches beyond Shinbashi, and all of the locations have a decent reputation. Entrance Pretty run-down looking. Salad Unadon …
I had a get-together in Hamamatsucho, so we went into an okonomiyaki place. Okonomiyaki The ingredients were good, and it seemed even tastier than the ones in Tsukishima. Corn with butter Seafood with butter…
One chilly evening I was craving a hot bowl of soup, so I went to Kazami in Ginza. Amazon Bar Amazon was running an event around here, and the line was enormous. I gave up on it.. This is what it looked like …
Futako-Tamagawa looks far away, but the train lines are actually well laid out, so it does not take as long as you would think. I made some time on the weekend and went over. Margaret Howell Cafe Lately it fe…
Every year Ippudo holds an anniversary event where they sell ramen at half price. This year they ran it with a new ramen called Sauce Tonkotsu as the headliner. The chopstick sleeve design.. As you would expe…
There is an izakaya with the slightly odd name Yaki Hamaguriru, and its reviews were surprisingly good, so I went to check it out. The fried Spanish mackerel lunch.. It really is a proper spread. Fried Spanis…
Wakura is a Japanese restaurant in Hamamatsucho. Its lunch has a good reputation, so I went to check it out. The entrance How lunch works It is 1000 yen and you get a main + sashimi + two side dishes of your…
I heard there was an event of craft bakeries gathered from all over Japan, so I went to Aoyama, but it was raining and the weather was really cold. The vibe was like this.. Okayama, Hiroshima.. they had come …