My friends, the Sankei Building still has a few tricks left to surprise and delight us even after lo these many months of unbroken newness in our daily lunch quest.Well, maybe not ‘delight’ so much. Surprise…sure, let’s give ’em the benefit of the doubt. Respecting the wishes of Joey, Dee Dee, et al, I had […]
Otemachi
Ikoi, Tokyo
Anonymous, I stand by my amended statement that nothing good comes from Nagoya except your aunt and grandmother and miso katsu (and you when you come back from holiday!). Ikoi’s miso katsu is different from those I’ve had in the past; some would say worse. I’m trying my darndest to be positive, so I wouldn’t […]
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Imonokura, Otemachi (芋の蔵、オアゾ６階)
The quest continues, my friends. As we enter the third week of March, marking more or less 10 weeks of Otemachi, we are proud and a little embarassed to report that EOITwJ has not, in fact, EO at the same Otemachi dining outlet twice. Unless you count the desk-lunch bento from Bamboo, but we don’t […]
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Drunk Bears, Otemachi
Not quite sure what to say about Drunk Bears. First, you’re not misreading and I’m not mistyping – the name is Drunk Bears. It’s situated about halfway along the Otemachi Building, but at ground level rather than in the pack-em-in basement concourse. This means that for today’s lunch it wasn’t even full – somehow people […]
Konami Sports Club, Otemachi
What do you look for in a restaurant, my friends? Is it good food? Service? Affordable prices? Attractive environment? Nice views? Sakura ebi? Today my good friend Volleyball (named, I promise, for his predilection for the sport and not the resemblance of his cranium to said object) introduced me to a charming little place that […]
Saikai, Otemachi (西海、神田)
Kanda is a confusing grid of streets north of Otemachi – not quite a restaurant desination, but every street seems to hold one or two surprises (OK, zero or one). (The confusion comes from the fact that it is, again, set off at a slight angle from Chuo-dori and the adjacent grid). Walking around today […]
Asuka, Otemachi (明日香)
Nothing like some nice grilled eel, is there? Gives you stamina. Power. That’s why I had the chicken at this underground eel specialist; wouldn’t want too much power to interfere with the afternoon… The creatively-named Japan Building features a whole set of odd little places underground. My current target is actually not Asuka, but rather […]
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Komatsuan, Otemachi (小松庵、オアゾ５階)
I’ll tell ya, it’s been a long time since I enjoyed soba this much. Usually I want to like it, because I like the handmade soba ethic, and the whole ‘pure mountain grain and water’ sort of thing that goes along with it. But the noodles often come out…how can I put this…boring? Yep. The […]
Ashi Mashi, Otemachi (阿詩瑪石,大手町センタービル)
A slightly mysterious and not-that-well-traveled byway leads to the dining floors of the Otemachi Center Building. It’s mysterious for several reasons – there aren’t that many places to eat, and many of them are quite ordinary destinations (cheap chain izakaya Ootoya?). Furthermore, some of them have massive lines at 11:35, so maybe the byway’s not […]
Shodoten, Otemachi (小洞天)
These small chains are funny. There’s one around the Monzen Nakacho Metro area called ‘Fuu’ (虎) that I saw so many times I convinced myself it was a big chain, but it’s just that the four shops are all concentrated within a couple blocks. There are some more around Otemachi, evidently including this Shodoten place, […]