As I keep saying, the heat makes me want to eat cold noodles, and I finally put into effect my standard methodology of using the googles to find some likely new venues. Searching out “Hiyashi Chuka Ranking” produced a few weird sites (there’s no hiyashichukadb yet, sadly), and one of them listed at the top […]
Jinbocho
Ryouma Ramen, Jimbocho (竜馬)
A monotonous statement, this one, but I passed this place on a scouting mission several weeks ago. I think it was actually the night that I finally went to Fukumen, which was a happy night that will stay in my memory for a long time. I was struck by the dissheveled small-ramen-shop aspect it presented, […]
Kanda Haus, Kanda
You don’t expect to visit a Japanese ‘hambagu’ place and come away thinking ‘That was good!’ I don’t, at least. But this place, picked out by Zoner on a random walk around Jinbocho, was a winner in my book. The inside is minimal to the point of feeling like they didn’t want to pay for […]
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Hachimaki, Jinbocho (はちまき)
AaaaaaaI dunno, I just ended up wandering around a lot today. I tried to have an impromptu lunch with Peacock, who was busy (‘crunching’ is the term of art for ‘being busy’, incidentally. It has a sort of bones-and-flesh ring to it, don’t you think?). In his absence I still walked all the way up […]
Fukumen Ramen, Jinbocho (覆面)
mmmm? mmmm!? mmm hmm. mmmm! MMMM!!!! !!!m!MM!!M!!M!MM!!!!!! Fly~~~ me to tha moooooon… [January 12, 2011: At the risk of ruining the purity and impact of this post, let me discuss the membership policy here. In theory it’s members only, but I believe that’s only applied at weekday dinners. On the other hand, I first went […]
Takaban, Jinbocho (鷹ばん、小川町)
Having some time to kill after work and before 8, I spied out something on the map that looked like it would pass the time. Takaban will bear further investigation since I just sat and read and nibbled and drank for an hour, but it could well be my new favorite place. The food seemed […]
Hakata Tenjin, Ochanomizu （博多天神）
Good lord and butter, this was the first shop that I’ve needed an Ochanomizu tag for?! Ah, I see, it’s because I wasn’t as good about location tagging when I was but a pup, and when I visited the Go! Go! Curry outlet right next door to this ramen chain in Ochanu, I just said […]
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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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 […]