Ishikawa Tei is a somewhat-famous French bistro in lower Kanda (just the other side of the river from Otemachi). It’s reputed to offer the #1 tastiest-valuest lunch in the area. That’s why there was still a line outside when I tried to go at 1:45 (lunch hours are 11 – 2). Around the corner, I […]
Month: January 2009
Le Remois, Marunouchi (Shin Maru 5th)
Update February 17, 2010: Lunch, 3 small courses at Y1800. Salad, good grilled white fish with veg, scoop of excellent ice cream with pistachio crumbs. Service as rough as before, a touch odd. =============================================================== January 22, 2009: Lest one think that EOITwJ has descended to reviewing nothing but smoky oyaji lunch spots, here’s some genuine […]
Amalfi Moderna, Otemachi (Oazo)
Ahhh, the limitless options continue. Here in week 3 of our new Otemachi Adventure, my friends, there’s not even a hint of revisiting the same places. Several readers have now accused us here at EOITwJ of excessive completism, but we continue to view it as our public service, nay, sacred mission, to provide information on […]
Wu Shang Lu, Otemachi (五香路)
If it quacks like a duck…I dunno. Things get really crowded around Otemachi at lunch time. I mean like “If you don’t leave the office at 11:30, lots of places will have lines of people waiting outside”-full. This is one of those places (quacks) but it didn’t really taste like duck (platypus?). Going with the […]
Kassen Ichiba, Otemachi (活洋市場の大手町２号店)
Having lunch with different friends is good, my friends, because they surprise you with destinations you wouldn’t otherwise think of. I’m in office-building-basement mode for lunch (unless Oazo is involved), but my friend Fred is decidedly not (not the one who was scared of still-twitching shrimp, but just as bald!). He’s now driving to work […]
Onodera, Kagurazaka (おの寺)
Welcome back to another exhaustive installment of Eating Out In Tokyo. My camera was on fine form last night, so you can get a good idea of the food at the second highly-recommended washoku place I visited this weekend. Onodera is hidden in plain sight, on the fourth floor of a small building in the […]
Le Train Bleu, Kagurazaka
Special mention: stopped for a glass of wine in this charming and charmingly-named French bar-restaurant. It’s sort of around-the-corner from the main street in Kagurazaka, but seems worth seeking out for further research! Wide selection of glass wines at sensible prices (under Y1000), large bottle menu at sensible prices (all under Y10,000, most cheaper), tasty-looking […]
Tsushima, Monzennakacho (つしま)
Wow, everything that’s great about Japanese dining, under one roof! I was positively euphoric after this dinner – so fresh, so delicious, seasonal, well-cooked, nicely presented, reasonably-priced…it’s a mystery to me why this Tsushima isn’t profiled in the usual places or rated more highly. It’s also a mystery why I didn’t visit for the first […]
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Kamiya, Yurakucho (実は香味屋から弁当だ。)
Mmmmmmmm, Yoshoku. Some people love this stuff. I don’t quite see the attraction, and today’s pre-made bento did little to dispel my preconceptions. I should really go somewhere famous to try serious yoshoku. Kamiya might be kinda famous. Anyone else know it? This branch in Yurakucho near the corner of Hibiya and Harumi (from the […]
Lion D’Or Beer Cafe, Otemachi
Have I mentioned how hard it is to find a vegetarian counter lunch place in Otemachi these days? It’s hard. The basement of the Otemachi Building is massive. At a guess I’d say there are 50 restaurants down there, and at 12:00 sharp, when I went today, many of them were packed. A few places […]