Lunch with Peacock today. Since he’s the busy one in our relationship, I fired up the googlemaps and searched for what I’ve been thinking about all through Health Week – ramen. It’s so easy to blow your diet… Ikaruga popped up as one of the places closest to his office. Turns out it’s famous. How […]
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Menemon, Kanda (麺ヱ門 )
Street food in a restaurant? Sure, why not. Lots of places want to bring the street food of other countries to Japan. While plenty of restaurants have fried noodles on the menu, not so many specialize in it. These guys are carving a little niche for themselves, and in a pleasant way. Though I can’t […]
Mumbai Market, Nihonbashi
First time I’ve ever been in to the Mitsukoshi honten. The lobby is old fashioned and grand, like Takashimaya, or indeed like the grand old department stores in your city, if they still exist. One thing that’s different here is this impressive, incredible sculpture in the main hall. What does it all mean? I was […]
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Edokko sushi, Kanda (江戸っ子寿司)
Edokko is a chain born and bred in Kanda, with a good half-dozen stores all clustered around the west entrance to the JR station. You’ve probably seen the yellow signs. Oh, unless you never go to Kanda, which I imagine is most of you. Well, here’s the glamorous environment that they serve fine fish in. […]
Nakamuraya, Enoshima (中村屋)
You’ll have noticed from all the pictures that I think walking around Tokyo and looking down little alleys is one of the funnest things in life, way more funner than, for instance, being beaten with branded leather goods. In the case of Enoshima, as you climb out of the shopping area, you’ll see all sorts […]
Ryuryuken ramen, Ochanomizu (龍龍軒)
Today I introduced Preacher to the delights of both Hakata ramen and taking the train somewhere for lunch, still getting back in 50 minutes. A mere two stops away from the office is Ochanomizu, where a pleasant view of the Kanda river awaits as you cross from the subway station toward JR and the main […]
Sakaiya Food Hall, Hikifune (サカイ食堂,曳舟)
Hoodwinked, cruelly tricked, and disgusted. And maybe a little proud. If you’re a foreigner, and you like to say “I can eat anything”, there’s one hurdle that may be too far, and you may just have to be pressured into hurdling that hurdle with cheap booze and fast conversation. Unfortunately, all that’s on the other […]
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Za Sakana, Kitami (座酒菜,喜多見)
The night was young and so were we…well, at least one of us. But after not getting much food to speak of at Hanya, another destination was clearly indicated for all and sundry. For a small station, Kitami has a goodly number of likely spots – maybe something about the clean country air inspires good […]
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Hope Ramen, Morishita (ホープ麺店)
I think it’s basically this year that I’ve been actively into ramen, though I see in consulting the archives that as recently as April I was still trying to bullshit and say I wasn’t that into ramen…bullshit. Since I’ve gotten into it, and explored a few traditional-style places like Bigakuya and Isono, I’ve had a […]
Umejin, Kiyosumi Shirakawa (梅仁)
Mmmmmm, rollin’ around on a Friday night, after the sun goes down and after practicing guitar for an hour. Nothing particular in mind, but I took a book, so I was ready to settle in and read. After 20 or 30 minutes of aimless cycling, I passed Umejin, and remembered that it had looked sorta […]