Look, I’m just guessing on the title on this one, OK? It means something like ‘10,000 bags’ though, which is a funny little name when you think about it. This place is across the street from various other destinations (my cleaner, Mahoroba, Tsurugi, almost Petit Nice, Ogawa…I could go on about this stuff forever) but […]
Month: October 2009
- Italian
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Kitchen Ishigaki
Well, I’m all tired out today and can’t work up any concept for today’s post. On the other hand, I was really impressed with Kitchen Ishigaki (KI; I like to think it means ‘rock oyster’, but the kanji doesn’t appear anywhere) and would recommend it to you for lunch if it weren’t a good 10-minute […]
Da Paulo, Marunouchi
Many’s the time I’ve been mistaken, and many times confused. And many’s the time I’ve thought of having lunch at Da Paulo, but all the seats were being used. Today Linji and I were luckier. Being 1:30 had something to do with it. Da Paulo turned out to be pretty good, but less exciting than […]
- Other treats
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Sagami, Tokyo (さがみ)
The second floor of Tokyo Station has its own personality – a bit flabby, graying at the temples, and somewhat grumpy. However it’s also a solid source of big dining hall-style places with big trays of mixed food. Once in a while it’s OK. Today was one of those days, and I visited with Zoner […]
- Other treats
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Keisuke Gaiden Ramen, Tokyo (けいすけ外伝)
Ramen fever gripped me as I left the office today, and it was late enough that I figured the lines would be gone down at Tokyo Station’s Ramen Street. No. Still, with a few minutes of patience I was able to work my way up the pecking order and try another place. I say ‘pecking […]
Le Nougat, Ginza
It seems to me like Da Nugget has been open for years. It hasn’t though – it’s going on two. It’s probably something about the classicist bistro decor that makes it hard to determine how long it’s been there. There are several floors though, so the bright, somewhat hard aspect of the ground floor may […]
- French
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Murase, Ginza (村瀬)
Ginza is an entertaining area. Really, it’s kind of known for being entertaining. I like to think that it’s more adult in style though, or even middle-aged. The two main things are brand shops and hostess clubs, so there are plenty of things for affluent 50-year old Japanese couples to do. Just not together. I’ve […]
- French
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Bistro Marsanne, Kanda
Hey hey, drop what you’re doing and go to this place for lunch! I was really impressed. It seems to be worth a ‘top 10’ mention for area lunch options, although it would be worth another visit to confirm. Maybe next year… Lunch today was with Ding, who hasn’t slept all week (full time job […]
- Chinese
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Rontan, Awajicho (弄堂）
Does this name really mean ‘play room’? I was shut out of the famous tonkatsu place I tried to go to (any hole-in-the-wall place that still has a line at 1:45 must be pretty good), found another closed-for-the-day place that looked nice, and ended up throwing in the towel at this gyoza specialist. Which doesn’t serve […]
Vin Rouge Vin Blanc, Marunouchi
Based on the plastic-impregnated green paper tablecloths and the yoshoku-ish menu, I expected this to be another box ticked on Shin Maru’s 5th floor (and that decor is a bit declasse for the location, although the prices aren’t). It was a bit better than that, with some nice simulacra of foreign foods falling comfortably under […]