Today really didn’t start out that well – a little rainy, went for a run, thinking about an unfortunate email overnight, walked to work, quiet. For lunch I wanted to get more exercise and thus walked down to My Plaza like yesterday, bringing the total restaurants I’ve been to in their food floor to 3 […]
Marunouchi
Fumotoya, Marunouchi (麓屋)
Originally I was thinking of just going for a walk today (it’s a health thing) but in the end decided to squeeze a quick lunch at a relatively faraway destination (MY Plaza, in south Marunouchi) into the middle of 40 minutes of walking. Fumotoya seems to have a learning disability, but its soba-based food is […]
Vin Picoeur, Marunouchi
This is an odd position to be in – needing to recommend a restaurant from the Aux Amis chain. After a series of mediocre experiences at the Maru Biru glamour outlet and the Brasserie outlet, I don’t know what I was doing steering this work dinner toward yet another one (in the same building as the Brasserie, […]
Henry Good Seven, Marunouchi
What does the name mean? It sounds like rhyming slang for something, Fanny Adams and all that. Is it cryptic just for the sake of crypticosity? That reminds me, I saw one of the most fabulous Engrish garments ever on the train this morning, but failed to take a picture. If I had, that would […]
Jiyugaoka Grill, Tokyo (新丸７階)
For the usual reasons, I had an inclination toward meat, fat, grease, whatever at lunch today. Not in a bad way, but it seemed like something substantial was indicated. 鈴寺 was fortunately amenable to this, and off we went to a yoshoku place. Out of habit, I steered toward a place that I hadn’t tried […]
Misozen, Marunouchi （みそ膳）
My ramen knowledge has expanded a bit recently due to concerted efforts to indulge (ugh), but I’m still pretty ignorant about what makes each regional ramen unique. I DO associate Hokkaido ramen with miso (and as my boss says, Northern people like saltier food. At least he does.), and Misozen, as the name implies, offers […]
One’s Drive, Marunouchi (新丸B1)
It’s marvelously open-ended, isn’t it? One’s drive to…succeed? the mall? master English? the green? That plus the incredibly cryptic and referential pop-culture columns I’ve been reading today leads me to say ‘On da gween!!!’ in hopes that someone will get it (but hopes are low). And with burgers, hope still persists. Hope dies last, they […]
Ander, Marunouchi (新丸７回)
Have I mentioned how I go to a different place every day for lunch? No? I haven’t mentioned it today? Good. Always nice to have an opportunity to show how clever one is. Today saw a relatively broad chast of charachters heading down to Chin Maru, where my enthusiasm is newly rekindled by the remembrance of […]
Sobakichi, Marunouchi (ソバキチ,Shin Maru 7th)
新丸七 蕎麦は中々 カレーだめ Wow, 5 syllables is hard in Japanese 03-5222-5133
Essenza, Marunouchi
This has been on the target list for a long, long time – must have been July or August that I tried to go but had it rejected by my dining companion on grounds of cost. I grant you, Y1900 is not a normal lunch, but this is a good place. As we were leaving […]