UPDATE: Per YM’s comment below, we did indeed go back, and can now confirm that the Y2800 lunch course is more or less like the Y6000 dinner course at some restaurants. Her main was two ankou medallions in separate sauces (one the signature Americaine, the other I can’t remember), my main was two thick-ish lamb […]
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Aux Amis Tokyo, Marunouchi
Continuing with our series on overpriced Marunouchi top-floor restaurants, here’s Aux Amis. Unquestionably terrific views combine with an unquestioned 10% service charge to produce a slight feeling of discomfort at payment time. Nuts. Why does this happen every time I go to the Marubiru upper floors? In this case, Aux Amis came about because Lauburu […]
4eme, Nihonbashi
It’s not every day that you get to have lunch in a strange city (just Nihonbashi in this case, so actually closer to home for me, but not Roppongi). Might as well make the most of it! In this case we were accidentally released early from obligations, and found ourselves on the street barely after […]
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Les Enfants Terrible, Azabu Juban
Update: August 11: Recently heard and then saw that this place is gone. Sorry I’ve been so tardy to update. _____________________________________ Update: November 08: Salad Nicoise, small and disappointing compared to Lyonnaise (I really think they accidentally gave me full-size the first time). Pan-fried fish, something tai-ish, excellent, served in skillet with vegetables (definitely their […]
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Huit, Nakameguro
Cafe Life (in capitals) appeals to me, but I’ve never been able to relax for hours in cafes. It’s always something – the chairs are too hard, or too soft, or there’s not enough to read…and I can’t just sit and stare. The police told me that if I get picked up for that again, […]
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L’Oasina, Minami Aoyama
Typically, the phrase “Homeopathy and Natural Food Kitchen down the street from the cemetery” is not one to make me come running. It fails on so many levels… On a random night when you weren’t expecting to go out to dinner, weren’t expecting rain, and can’t see the homeopathy or cemetery from the front of […]
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Le Pre Verre, Omotesando
Wow, it was just last week that I found my new favorite restaurant, and whaddya know – I’ve found my new favorite restaurant! Amazingly enough, it’s a bistro-style French restaurant…who would’ve expected that from ME?! It’s always pleasant when you’re strolling around a neighborhood, taking in the sights, and your companion points to a restaurant […]
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Salut, Ebisu
Update March 13, 2010: This place rules. It’s exactly as described below, prices are still the same, room is still cheery, food is better than I remembered – mains in particular, where my fennel-stuffed, bacon-rolled rabbit loin was artistic and delicious. Chestnut + cream+ ice cream + candied walnuts + crunchy chocolate topping (like shredded […]
Lescure, Roppongi
Well, I went to Lescure for lunch in the Winter of 2007, so it’s perhaps unfair to review it now (especially since I didn’t like it!). On the other hand, in checking for the web site now, I’ve learned that it’s closing down tomorrow. Insert smug comment here. The name on the web site itself […]
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Reims Yanagidate, Aoyama
It’s cool when you ask for a glass of champagne to start things off and the waiter says ‘white or rose, sir?’ I suppose you might expect that when the restaurant is named after the capital of Champagne (and still a word that my crappy French accent can’t negotiate). But it still set a nice […]