Here we are in Asakusa on January 2nd. It’s mobbed around Thunder Gate, and the street is closed to cars. Fortunately there are also plenty of stores if you need to stop in for a snack after waiting in line or just after walking from Monnaka up to here Phew! Not as long as it […]
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Seikanin, Kagurazaka (清閑院)
After a truly terrible lunch that I won’t link to because I want to forget it happened and wouldn’t like any of you to repeat my mistakes, Mayu and I walked around Kagurazaka. It’s a mellow neighborhood – apart from the homey, shitamachi feel; abundant french bistros; and high-end antiques and art shops, you can find […]
Fujimura, Kiyosumi Shirakawa (藤村)
These lazy days of not working really agree with me, especially when they’re Wednesdays. It was getting late and I was on the way home from my epic wander around Sendagi and Nezu, but I saw this sweets store on a street near my house and stopped in. I’ve been in the area for quite […]
Mood’s Farm Market, Mullica Hill
When I was but a young pup, piloting my Centurion Ironman Dave Scott (and I’m deeply sorry that the best picture I can find of this frame in my rigorous 30 seconds of googling is one that’s built up as a fixed-gear, but mine too has been a fixed-gear since about 1994) around the wilds […]
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Boissier, Yaesu
Boissier, the Daimaru Tokyo cafe-style outlet of a French patissier, is a place that I noticed in passing once when taking the elevator up to the Daimaru restaurant floor. You wouldn’t think it, but there are cafes on most of the intermediate floors too. And they (this one at least) are enormous. I was expecting […]
Comme Ca Cafe, Shinjuku
I find myself in the curious position, dear readers, of wanting to recommend a place that really irritated me even while I had a good time. Cafe Comme Ca has a LOT of things going against it, but the cakes are incredibly beautiful and taste pretty good too. Strike 1 – it’s a clothing-branded […]
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Miharado, Kanda (三原堂)
After the disappointing cold noodles at the Big Dragon (and don’t get excited by the name, just avoid it), I needed something else to eat. Preacher and I happened by this place and I remember liking the look of it before. It’s a normal sweets shop, so you can get the usual assortment of baked […]
Sweets Forest, Jiyugaoka
There’s an expression that says Sugamo is “Grandma’s Harajuku” because it’s packed with stores that sell granny pants and snacks and lifestyle goods for the old woman set. I like to think Jiyugaoka is “Housewife Harajuku” for related reasons – think about the concentration of middle-aged clothing, accessories, homewares and snacks, and you’ll know what […]
Miracle Fruits Cafe, Ikebukuro
This place is inside Namja Town, an odd little bit of Sunshine City that’s described in some more detail here. Keep in mind that you’ll have to pay Y300 per person to gain access to the delights of Namja Town, including MFC. Miracle Fruits have gained popularity in the last couple years, it’s fair to […]
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Veranda, Odaiba
Never quite understood the allure of Odaiba, but I certainly understand the allure of sitting on a terrace, looking at the bay and the bridge and the other scenery (which is frankly pretty industrial, but we take what we can get, scenery-wise, here in Tokyo). The Hotel Nikko has a very civilized afternoon tea thing […]