As usual for any mall trip (all three I’ve had in Japan!), lunch is inevitably followed by dessert. Options are pretty sparse at Sunamo, but crepe-and-bubble-tea place Momi & Toy’s had the advantages of being cute and having no line, as opposed to its competitor across the food court, the aptly named “8 Days a […]
Month: July 2009
- Italian
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Mia Bocca, Minami Sunamachi
Sometimes it’s a hot summer day and you’re sitting on the couch and you’re sticking to it and all you can think is “Hey, it would be better to be at the mall than being here” and then you go to the mall. Since I finally started riding my bike again, I now know that […]
- beer
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TY Harbor Brewery, Shinagawa
This review is purely for the benefit of both foreigners in Tokyo who haven’t yet been to TY Harbor. Until Saturday night, there were three of us, but I’m sad to say I’ve now departed. As shown below, getting to TY’s huge refitted warehouse from the station is very pleasant and residential if you do […]
Cafe Life, Azabu Juban
In Japan, your apartment is probably small. And that means a significant part of your social life takes place outside it. For some people, their personal life may take place outside the home as well – your apartment is so small that you don’t feel like being there, and it’s hard to cook, so why […]
Saudade, Shinjuku
So I went to Shinjuku to look for some shoes. Foreigner? Wear large sizes? Tired of being laughed out regular stores for having big feet, or tired of trying to make do with the one pair of daggy brown shoes they have in your size? Hikari is your place (weirdly, I think this Kutsu no […]
- Kanda
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Chok Di, Kanda (โชคดี)
With apologies to all fully and partially Thai readers, because I really love the country, did you know that in Thailand it’s polite to crap? Ugh, this is in poor taste already. But seriously, it’s very polite to say ‘crap’ after practically every sentence if you’re a man (pronounced with an almost vanishing ‘r’ and […]
Edokko, Monzennakacho (江戸娘)
Sometimes you just have a hankerin’ fer meat. And when that feelin’ comes on yuh, it’s mighty powerful. That’s when the sheep start lookin’ nervous, if yuh take mah meanin’. If your meat craving is for chickenz, and you’re in Monzennakacho, yer place of choice should be Edoko. It’s homey, authentic, and tasty. It actually […]
Kappabashi 2: Fake Food
I noticed on the map that Kappabashi is actually called 合羽橋, not 河童橋. I can’t explain this. Moving on… People often describe Kappabashi as ‘the fake food neighborhood’. It’s not. There are exactly 3 stores selling fake food. More like exactly two-and-a-half, actually, since one of them is pretty small and sad. But the two main […]
- Chinese
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Hong Kong Shokufu, Kanda (香港食府)
In today’s short break in the rain, I really enjoyed walking around Kanda. It’s like 4 blocks and 40 years away from Marunouchi. Just great. That will require some explaining, since I’ve previously said how ordinary it is. First, I managed to have the shrimp in chili sauce that I’ve been thinking of for ages. […]
Konokara, Marunouchi (このから,新丸５)
OK, OK, I’m converted. I like oden now. I no longer think they’re a bland, monotonous blot on the Japanese culinary landscape. In fact, next time I have visitors, I’m taking them to the truly charming-looking head store of this truly charming branch in Shin Maru. Many’s the time I’ve walked by, and over time […]