It’s funny, when I went to Shanghai Dream a few weeks ago, it was because we were told there wasn’t smoked seating available at Chugoku Hanten. Now that I’ve been to the Hanten Honten, I’ve realized that Shanghai Dream is really a chain ten. There you go! The food was pretty similar – Chinese lunch […]
Month: October 2008
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Fifty Seven, Roppongi
I decided to buy myself a steak for my birthday. I dunno why, but that’s what I was fixated on. This was probably unfortunate for my friend visiting from Singapore and his HK girlfriend (who may well have been expecting Japanese!), but they were good sports about it. Roppongi is challenging to me for nice […]
La Loggia, Roppongi
Ahhh, La Loggia. Just the name conjures up visions of centuries-old houses, quaint streets, shady corners, authentic pizza, espresso counters, naan and curry. La Loggia used to be a very mediocre Italian restaurant behind Roppongi Hills, near Aladdin or Cafe Eight or Gato Nero, depending on your perspective. It was mildly famous in my mind […]
Del Sole, Roppongi
Del Sole is a pretty standard Italian place near the end of Imoraizaka (also near Asahi TV and the old Golden Burning). It has two nice points – the spacious patio with umbrellas, which is great on a nice day (like today!), and the store-made gelato, which comes included in the lunch sets. Mysteriously, the […]
The Kitchen Salvatore Cuomo, Roppongi
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. Wait, didn’t I say this yesterday? Ah well, another day, another lunch. Let’s not debate this – The Kitchen Salvatore Cuomo is expensive. The […]