Linji is a kind and accommodating soul, and besides I could tell from her demeanor that she was practically bursting with good news and I wouldn’t be able to get many words in…so I just picked this place proactively. I think it’s the last place under the tracks, so today could have marked a historic […]
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Curry House San Marco, Tokyo
There’s a little ramen street down at the end of the underground shopping passage on the Yaesu side of Tokyo station (First Avenue or something like that). The ramen area has 4 shops that are supposed to be famous, and I’ve been to three of them – the 4th, a tsukemen specialist, always has a long […]
Bengal, Akihabara
Bengal is a place I’ve seen many, many times but never tried. Now that I’ve tried it, I’m happy to say “I wasn’t missing anything, and neither are you!” As with some other places I’ve been with recently, I’m prepared to think I’m missing the point – they’ve been doing this since roughly 1970, so someone […]
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M&C Cafe, Tokyo (Oazo 4th)
Ever have hayshi rice? It’s sorta like curry rice, except that the sauce is more like a super-thick meat reduction, with more fruit and veg in it, and there’s next to no actual meat or veg included. Just mix it up and eat. Supposedly it was invented by the founder of the Maruzen book store […]
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Omiharashitei, Takaosan (大見晴亭, 高尾山)
First time for me to hike Mt. Takao, the 599-metre beauty spot whose primary claim to fame is that it’s still in Tokyo (much like all the parts of East LA that have been annexed for tax reasons, only going west). All the claims are true – you can get there in 45 minutes from […]
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Loup de Mer, Kanda
You call it Loup de Mer, I call it sea bass. Maybe you call it suzuki, maybe you call it a Bar de Ligne, any way you call it, there’s precious little obvious connection with Japanese-style curry, which is what’s on offer here. It’s a branch of the Perignon empire (8 locations in Tokyo plus […]
Royal Curry, Nihonbashi
This has turned out to be a digressive and self-indulgent post. Feel free to skip it. The curry and lunch sets here were OK. Pon and I fell prey to several traps today: one was leaving the office at the height of rush hour (12:15?). The other was trying to go to places that are popular. […]
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Ciao! Curry, Kanda
This got kinda long and is probably boring. Caution is advised. Options. LOTS of options. In fact, a confusing number. Have I mentioned my theory about too many options on a menu? I think it indicates lack of focus. On the other hand, this is more in the line of a list of permutations, which […]
Ethiopia, Ochanomizu
Japan has an odd love affair with curry. I’ve read the history but am lazy today and don’t feel like looking it up again. Suffice to say that one of the most common things to eat as an easy family dinner at home is curry. Outside the home it’s not as common to find shops […]
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Farm, Tokyo
Saturday, I bought a ramen magazine that focused on recently-opened stores. Surprisingly, it had quite a few places in my general neighborhood. Disappointingly, I had been to most of them! One that I remembered looking good was in the basement of the Asahi/Nihon Building – I had been perhaps unfairly biased against it because of […]