Frequently, I rhapsodize about the joys of Monzennakacho. I don’t get a kickback from the town council, I assure you. Quite the opposite in fact…do you know how local taxes work in Japan?! For a place that has so many low-end Japanese establishments, Monnaka has a surprising number of European options too. One thing that […]
Month: December 2009
- Otemachi
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Ding Dong Dining, Otemachi
Well, it’s not really called Ding Dong, but it IS called Din Don, and that’s close enough for me. Puts me in mind of an expression I learned in Australia to describe a pitched sporting contest – a ‘ding dong battle’. Ahhhh, the fun we had, with the kangaroos hopping gaily about, and the utes, […]
- Kanda
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Jangara Ramen, Kanda
Would you believe that this was the first time I’d been to an outlet of the famed Kyushu ramen chain Jangara? It’s famed for having really strong, porky soup. In fact, I didn’t think the soup was that strong. Or that good. I had the one advertised with green on the soup-types board (it said […]
La Bombance, Nishi Azabu
It’s interesting to come back from Kyoto and immediately have what amounts to a kaiseki meal, albeit in a dark, stylish, hostess-friendly setting in Nishi-Azabu. It’s even more interesting to meet completely new people especially when they come with their own nicknames – Baron Destructo and Deluca Cheesemonger. You can tell I didn’t assign those […]
- Chinese
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Good Times China Express, Otemachi
Dyn-O-Mite!!! is not something you’re going to hear said frequently around Good Times. Part of that’s because it’s in Otemachi, and there’s not a lot of English spoken there (especially by black people!). Another part of that is on account of the food is naff. I had one of those periodic cravings for ankake noodles, […]