Indeed my friends, Monzen Nakacho is a place of wonder. If you ever make it there, you’ll wonder “Why was I not informed sooner of the bounteous delights which awaited me in this lively, old-fashioned little suburb?” Seriously, you’ll be really surprised by how many places there are to eat and drink at night. It’s […]
Monzen Nakacho
Jokouen, Monzennakacho (叙香苑)
What’s that you say? EOITwJ never goes to Chinese? You’re right, it’s an awfully rare occurrence. Why is that? Well…it’s a bit samey, and they never have beef with broccoli. We have to have our American-style Chinese food, don’t we? No, seriously, we just don’t enjoy Chinese food that much. We don’t know what it […]
Tsurugi, Monzen Nakacho (鶴来)
I admit, I’m not sure if that’s the right sound for the name. But it’s a nice name regardless. Reminds me of Rio’s wedding, where his grandmother sang a little of the traditional ‘Crane and Tortoise’ song as a sort of long-life blessing for the kids. Tsurugi is in the line of restaurants going south […]
Gomaya, Monzennakacho
EOITwJ is in love, my friends. We went to see the object of our crush today (actually we didn’t know we were in love until we arrived…): Went here one time before and remembered liking it a lot; perhaps the only thing keeping us away was the fact that it’s on the other side of […]
Ogawa, Monzennakacho (緒川)
The trouble with restaurants, my friends, is that I like them too much. Even after a pleasant and satisfying Italian lunch at Chailly, there was no lack of desire to eat out for dinner…in fact it’s usually a struggle to get past all the wonderful options of Monzen Nakacho and into the grocery store. Fortunately […]
Hanabishi, Monzennakacho (花菱)
EOITwJ is not dead, my friends, merely having computing problems. Thanks for your kind wishes. There is now an unfortunately huge backlog of eating out ‘experiences’ to get through, from Tuesday night, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Argh. Hanabishi turned out to be more of a history lesson than a culinary extravaganza, but since it […]
Tanta Papatoria, Monzennakacho
Many’s the time I’ve been to Papatoria, my friends, many’s the time. Usually I’ve gone to the main restaurant in Tomioka 1 as opposed to this second store in Monzennakacho 1. Some would say it’s a fine point to differentiate between similar restaurants that are only separated by 3 minutes walk, and some would say […]
Mizuki Sushi (水喜), Monzennakacho
One of my colleagues was looking at the map-and-pin system last week and said “So, you don’t have any recommended sushi places?” The reason for this is more a result of Google’s functionality than anything else; I didn’t see a suitable icon for recommended sushi. But to a certain extent I didn’t have any sushi […]
Uomatsu, Monzennakacho
Post-ice cream, pre-dinner snack? Check. Uomatsu opens at 3 PM on Sundays, and is always full when I walk by at night. Has to be something going on there. They specialize in cheap, fresh seafood, cooked ‘beach style’ on the red charcoal grills that sit on every table. For lunch they advertise the ‘one coin’ […]
Murasaki Takumi No Tsukemen, Monzennakacho （紫匠乃)
A new tsukemen place opened in Monnaka a while back. In fact, I have a feeling it’s going on 2 years, but time moves more slowly for us 江戸っ子. I’ve thought many times about going, but never pulled it together. Partly it’s the plethora of other options in the dining paradise that is Monnaka, and […]