There’s a whole raft of restaurants in Roppongi Hills that I haven’t been to recently and thus haven’t written about. Now that I’ve been to it recently, here’s one of ’em. Kyutoku is commonly known as ‘the three-bowls’ place, because the normal lunch is three varieties of udon (or donburi) chosen from 10 or 12, […]
Month: September 2008
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Le Pre Verre, Omotesando
Wow, it was just last week that I found my new favorite restaurant, and whaddya know – I’ve found my new favorite restaurant! Amazingly enough, it’s a bistro-style French restaurant…who would’ve expected that from ME?! It’s always pleasant when you’re strolling around a neighborhood, taking in the sights, and your companion points to a restaurant […]
Jim Thompson’s Table, Akasaka
I like Thai food. I really like Thai food. I could mostly eat just Thai and Japanese and French food every day, with perhaps a little Mexican, American, and Italian thrown in for variety. But only those. A Thai buffet is therefore an awfully tempting proposition, especially if it also includes some Japanese and French […]
Ichidai (一代), Monzennakacho
Per earlier comments, I feel like I’ve been eating out in Tokyo for a good while now – especially in Monzen Nakacho and at French restaurants. I guess I should stop being surprised by this, but I was pretty well knocked back when I went into a tiny sushi counter a few days ago and […]
Il Pacioccone, Aoyama
A November 2009 update from my September 2008 post below: having gone for dinner in the company of others, I still recommend this place. While we had some mussels (fresh, plump), a caprese (cheese a little too solid, but still good), and a bagna cauda (very good balance of anchovies and garlic but somewhat limited supply of […]
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Ostrea, Roppongi
Coming out of the office after work and trying to think of a place to go (that wasn’t Heartland) we were greeted by the puzzling sight of a new and attractive-looking restaurant where previously there was only…I’m not even sure, but it sure wasn’t an oyster bar with a big beverage selection. Almost directly across […]
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Suji’s, Roppongi
While looking for Suji’s web site, I saw another reviewer describe it as ‘unwelcoming’. I don’t know that I’d agree with that – it’s just like being in America. And how can anything American be unwelcoming? On a rainy day when you’ve woken up to find yourself employed by a different and significantly more Japanese […]
Moti, Roppongi
Nothing says love like a succession of massive days in the office over the weekend, toiling away for your failed firm. And nothing puts the cherry on the icing on the cake like a big glutinous mass of Indian food plus some hot ‘n’ fresh naan. As an aside, in 1998 when I was working […]
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Salut, Ebisu
Update March 13, 2010: This place rules. It’s exactly as described below, prices are still the same, room is still cheery, food is better than I remembered – mains in particular, where my fennel-stuffed, bacon-rolled rabbit loin was artistic and delicious. Chestnut + cream+ ice cream + candied walnuts + crunchy chocolate topping (like shredded […]
Baggio, Roppongi
One of the happiest days of my life was when I learned Baggio was doing lunches. Until then they were hit-or-miss, mostly miss, with no pizzas, only pasta, and some months no lunch at all. Frankly not so interesting; pasta doesn’t pay the bills. So when I found out a few months ago that they’d […]