Well, my friends, this was it – the Last Lunch in Roppongi. Did I feel a bit like Jesus, surrounded by my disciples? No, not a bit. This is a repeat post, but it’s also a sad and special occasion. It was decreed that our last lunch be a Burger. And it was subsequently put […]
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Cogito, Roppongi
Let’s begin today’s post with a link to Terry’s review of the same establishment, to save him the trouble of posting the same… Cogito is a charming, cozy, warm and cluttered French outpost that nestles in a secluded mountain clearing across the street from the Grand Hyatt and barely 1 minute’s walk from Terry’s apartment. […]
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Shioya, Roppongi
In the basement of this building you’ll find the famous grilled-pork specialist Tontokoton. Upstairs there’s a very dignified-looking sushi place, and a very un-dignified-looking Okinawa place specializing in salt-grilling. We went the undignified route! Not a lot of options at lunch – today there was sanma (I thought the season was over! O’Hara served us […]
Ohara et CIE, Roppongi (Nishi Azabu)
I can die happy, my friends. Along with l’Auberge au l’Ill, this was the remaining high-end French lunch I wanted to eat in Roppongi. With it out of the way, I think we can regard the Roppongi lunching experience as mainly closed (although there’s still a whole week of lunches to go, and one hopes […]
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Zen, Roppongi (膳, 芋洗坂)
In troubled times, nothing comforts like soul food. Thus on a difficult day like today, suffering through bizarre work orders from various sides, trepidation about the future of the team, and existential angst about life, it was a pleasure to be turned away from two other establishments on Imoraizaka and find ourselves in Zen. (The […]
Jewel of India, Roppongi
The hits keep on coming, don’t they? Today’s lunch was the curry buffet at the famous Jewel of India. I went with Double-R, who tells me that this is a favorite hangout for Indian movie stars visiting Tokyo, as well as being K-Rizzle’s favorite lunch place (and K is Pakistani, so he should know something). […]
Bon Monsieur, Roppongi
We now return to our regularly scheduled programming. Bon Monsieur is a tiny, highly recommended J-Bistro (ooh, did I just invent a term? J-ing is like e-ing, the process of making everything ‘webby’ by putting an ‘e’ in front of it.) tucked away in a deep corner of Roppongi. I admit I was lucky to […]
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B-Bar, Roppongi
We interrupt our regular programming to bring you a burst of vitriol… I knew how much the drinks cost before I went here. I knew what the charge was. But as I watched the bartender pour flat champagne into my glass and add blue food coloring, all I could think was “I’m being screwed.” Yes, […]
Giliola, Roppongi
The streets around Roppongi Crossing are a mess; I was noticing today that there are far more sandwichboard lunch advertisements than I ever thought before. I don’t know what these places are, and at this point I’m never going to find out! Giliola is a little more notable – it faces Roppongi Dori on the […]
Raj Mahal, Roppongi
Well, since today’s lunch (12/8) was a (really crappy pastrami-pasta with blueberry sauce, and I’m not making that up) salad from Lawson, and I have three posts to catch up on anyway…here goes. Raj Mahal is the clear winner in the Roppongi Indian Lunch sweepstakes. The ambience and service are quite similar to Moti, but […]