Futaba, a Famous Tonkatsu Restaurant in Ueno
I finally made it to Futaba, said to be the hardest to get into of Ueno’s big three tonkatsu restaurants. It’s closed on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays, and on top of that it’s only open from…
I finally made it to Futaba, said to be the hardest to get into of Ueno’s big three tonkatsu restaurants. It’s closed on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays, and on top of that it’s only open from…
There was a game show in Makuhari, so I went along. The atmosphere of the show has changed a lot. There weren’t any huge events this year, but the mobile booths have grown enormously. The likes of KDDI a…
This time I hosted some guests visiting from Korea and we went around to a bunch of restaurants. They’re really into food, so we made sure not to skip dessert either. We packed a lot of places into a sho…
There are a few well-known soba shops in Azabu-Juban, and after dithering over which one to go to, I headed for Sarashina Horii. The signature dishes at the other places come in rather big portions and my next…
Early in the morning I head out to Azabu-Juban. If you’re in Tokyo, you’ve got to visit the heart of the city at least once ^_^ The place I ducked into for breakfast was Pointage, a bakery that dou…
La Bettola bis is a place with great atmosphere and great food, so it’s famous for being hard to book. The course price has gone up quite a bit this year (from 3,300 yen to 3,800 yen…), but getting…
I’d heard rumors of an oden shop in Nihonbashi with great value for money, so I went to check it out. For a specialist oden place, the prices were really cheap. This is the place. Sake: Koshino Kagetora …
I’ve introduced Santouka Ramen quite a few times now. It’s one of my personal favorite ramen shops, but I go so often that I’m getting a little tired of it ^_^ I really should start hunting d…
I went to Ponta Honke, one of Ueno’s big three tonkatsu restaurants, which proudly charges over 3,000 yen for what is, after all, just tonkatsu. Unlike the other famous places, this one is well known for…
Saturday morning means a visit to Tsukiji Market. Tsukiji on a weekend is packed with tourists, but I didn’t pick another day, and I didn’t go early either. As long as you dodge the tourists, you c…
AFURI is another ramen shop that’s easy to drop into. It’s open until 4 a.m., and it’s close to Ebisu Station, too. Before heading to bed – with the last train cutting it close – …
I first heard that there was a high-end sushi place in Nihonbashi with cheap-_- prices before I even came to Japan. I had been there once before, but I wasn’t all that satisfied. For me the portions were…