Tokyo Dosanjin, Nakameguro
I am still posting about May.. but since the weather is starting to heat up, I went all the way out to Nakameguro for some chilled sudachi soba. There is a place in Ginza that serves it too, but this one appea…
I am still posting about May.. but since the weather is starting to heat up, I went all the way out to Nakameguro for some chilled sudachi soba. There is a place in Ginza that serves it too, but this one appea…
Édition Koji Shimomura, a French restaurant in Roppongi, was the talk of the town from the day it opened, and before long it was awarded two Michelin stars. I had long heard how good it was, but I figured I wo…
A friend came to Asakusa late in the evening, but Asakusa is basically a tourist area, so there are not many places serving dinner late at night. So we headed for Mont Blanc, a place of tradition and reputatio…
As the weather gets hotter, I start craving something spicy. So I used my lunch break to go to Chinkatei for their shirunashi tantanmen (soupless dan dan noodles). Shirunashi tantanmen Even though this plac…
Ramen Jiro is by now a legend of the Tokyo ramen scene. There are branches in almost every neighborhood, and they all seem to do good business. I had always wanted to stop by the original shop at some point, a…
The cookies here are so good that I couldn’t help going back, even though it’s a long way. The front entrance I tried to visit again the other day, but it was a Sunday and they were closed. With…
When it comes to places in Tokyo where you can casually enjoy really good soba, Kyorakutei and Azumabashi Yabusoba are the first two that come to mind. Considering how hard Azumabashi Yabusoba is to visit beca…
Tokyo has plenty of wonderful restaurants, but apart from a few that are nearly impossible to book, there are not that many I feel I absolutely must make time for. However skilled the kitchen, there is a ceili…
I found out about Bentenyama Miyakozushi from Oishinbo, where it was introduced as an Edomae sushi specialist, so I went to check it out. Edomae means traditional Japanese sushi where every topping is carefull…
Unless you are into art, most people probably have no idea who Hokusai is, but in Korean terms he is a nationally famous genre painter, like Kim Hong-do or Shin Yun-bok. His vivid sense of colour later influen…
Kamiya Bar, an Asakusa landmark, has a long history and is always packed with tourists. It is a place people love, but not exactly a great restaurant, so I never had a reason to go.. until somehow I ended up t…
I heard there was a good chicken-broth ramen place near Tokyo Skytree, so I went to check it out. If you know your modern Japanese history, you will recognise that the name Shachu comes from Sakamoto RyomaR…