This will certainly merit a return visit – on the evening in question all we could manage was a plate of ham and a few grapefruit juices since the kitchen was already closed. Still, the ham (and chorizo) was excellent, as was the dark, stylish, green-heavy bistro interior. With birdcages and brass. I recommend that […]
Month: November 2009
Mikuni Marunouchi, Marunouchi
Health food is something I’ve always been suspicious of (sorry Mom). I associate ‘healthy’ with a lack of flavor, which is unfair except that it often seems to mean limiting salt to a stultifying degree and reducing cooking techniques to steaming (you may disagree on this one, but I think steamed things are boring). Mikuni, […]
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Green Phad Thai, Jinbocho
Recent comments have implied that I rarely venture out of the Otemachi Metro Area (or Mon-Naka, I suppose). Nothing could be further from the truth, but I do understand that interesting posts get lost in the daily crush of lunch options. Fortunately it will only be a few more weeks until the end of the […]
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Ree Rose Cafe, Kanda
Self described ‘Curry Izakaya’ looks like a converted ramen shop in the bowels of the east-side Kanda entertainment streets (if I haven’t made it clear enough, this is a weird neighborhood. Today we spotted a sword shop (definitely) and a soapland (maybe).), staffed by two sub-Continental folks speaking very dodgy Japanese. Their naan was as […]
Bistro Lyon, Otemachi
You’re not going to believe this one – I hadn’t been to the casual bistro place in the basement of the building across the street? Well, no. It’s generally kinda crowded, but it’s more my contrariness menifesting in a desire to avoid buildings that more people frequent. With a late lunch promising limited crowding, I […]
Cafe Mobo Moga, Shibuya
What the heck is a Mobo Moga? All African tribal jokes aside, this is a pleasant place to drink and dine. It was just late-afternoon snacks for us, which is not its best use. This dark stairway is also not its best side…but at least it gets you prepared for the dark, rustic woodiness that […]
Hoang Ngan, Shibuya
In this unassuming Shibuya basement (near the back side / high side of Tokyu Hands – I didn’t know this was called ‘Spain Slope’ until now) lurks…an unassuming Vietnamese restaurant with decent food, mediocre service, and weak cost performance! Sorry. Fresh spring rolls, which did pretty much what it said on the tin – fresh […]
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Cafe Vignoble, Takadanobaba
A few days around the house and I was mildly bored. Since there are a nearly-endless series of neighborhoods to explore, and no time like the present to get started, I did a quick search on the Interwebs and then went to Takadanobaba. I don’t know how the name came about, but the ‘high field’ […]