What could be more American than eating pizza and going to a baseball game? I guess doing it IN America would be a bit better, but let’s not pick nits. This place sits out in plain view in a big brick plaza off Aoyama Dori between Bell Commons and the entrance to Gaien; it was […]
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Bigote, Nihonbashi
‘Bigote’, of course, is Italian for ‘bigot’, so it’s no surprise that the ample signage around the door of this otherwise-pleasantly bohemian cafe proudly proclaims “No Lesser Races”. Of course in the absence of specificity about which races that would entail, they seem quite happy to admit anyone for a pleasant sit on the mismatched […]
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La Maremma, Otemachi
Even the most obvious things still hold some promise…La Maremma is a recommendation that I received early on in my Otemachi career, and only today did I make use of it. The company was better than the food, as Ricky has changed jobs and found what sounds like a dream situation. Let’s hope it lasts […]
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Da Cibo, Tokyo
Nearly 3 months ago, my friends, an impending GWC meeting caused a few of us to be in Nihonbashi at lunch hour. Not wanting to waste the opportunity, we went to Coredo for that lunch. In fact we ate pizza at a decent place with a genuine brick oven of the imported-from-Italy species. Today we […]
Pizzeria da Cibo
When Coredo comes to mind, all I can think of is compliance. Ponkan and I went to compliance training in Nihonbashi which was notable mainly for the length of the breaks and the relaxed atmosphere in the back of the room. This allowed us an extremely long lunch involving Coredo’s Quatorieme, both their standing bar […]
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Per Regalo, Shiroganedai
My fake Italian friend lives in Takanawa, so Shiroganedai seemed like a nice place to meet for fake Italian food (until I remembered what a pain it is to get home). He was laid off recently, so now he’s paid contractor wages but goes home at 5 when it’s a slow day like yesterday. Errrr… […]
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Pizza Salvatore Cuomo, Nishi Azabu
I had to wait very very late for lunch (thanks chief), and it’s hard to find much that’s open at 2:30. Fortunately the Salvatore on Nizhi Azabu’s fabled ‘restaurant street’ was still open (last order at 2:30, closing at 3. They were pretty keen that we not dally.). My friend announced in advance that the […]
Baggio, Roppongi
One of the happiest days of my life was when I learned Baggio was doing lunches. Until then they were hit-or-miss, mostly miss, with no pizzas, only pasta, and some months no lunch at all. Frankly not so interesting; pasta doesn’t pay the bills. So when I found out a few months ago that they’d […]