I’ve always had a fear of the mid-priced places on the main streets of Ginza, the ones with the big, colorful signs at street level. That’s why I never went to one until now – I expected them to be adequate but dull and overpriced for the quality level. Now I’ve been to one, but […]
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Koyu, Nezu (呼友)
This being part two of my Nezu Night-time Tour with Woodie, we wandered only a block or two from Jinpachi before seeing this place. He recognized it as appearing in one of his vast library of Tokyo drinking spot-related books (seriously), and I thought it looked very promising, if a bit modern. It seems they’ve […]
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Nezu no Jinpachi, Nezu (根津のじん八)
Nezu is a veritable wonderland for the intrepid izakaya explorer (a class in which I would like to count myself a junior member; guys like this are longstanding pros). It’s not packed with options, but plenty of nice things are spread sparsely over the alleys east of Shinobazu Dori, stretching up into Sendagi and over […]
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Amenbo, Ogikubo (あ麺ぼ)
Well, the first review on Tabelog pretty much nails this place with the description ‘Tons of fish, cheap’. We just stopped in Ogikubo on the way home from Takao san as a way to kill some time before meeting others for dinner. It’s not as much fun as Sancha, let alone Shimokita or Kichijoji, so […]
Han Hyang, Shibuya
How come people don’t write posts for yakiniku? Maybe because it’s always the same thing – plates of meat, cooked on a fire. Still, I liked this place, and also thought there were some interesting things worth mentioning. First off, it’s confusing from outside. The sign is HUGE, and it:s a neon shamrock on the […]
Tacos del Amigo, Harajuku
Ole! Oye como va! I’ve exhausted my Spanish! Obviously Eating Out In Tokyo With Jake was a series of loosely-connected visits to strange choices of eating and drinking establishments…Venturing into this Mexican place on the Omotesando side of Harajuku was just the earliest in the succession, before we went down to Shibuya for a look […]
Uobaka Santaro
Remember, Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance. A lack of adherence to this rule is how I came to be eating at this establishment, rather than it’s brother around the corner, on a day where they didn’t really even have fish. Still, would you think that a casual restaurant in Shinjuku specializing in squid would be […]
Hanabishi, Monzennakacho (花菱)
I do so hate to double up on posts about a place even when I visit more than once, but in this case I think the inclusion of pictures justifies it. Here’s the original post from early this year. I actually liked Hanabishi better than the first time and would recommend it to you – […]
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Wadaya, Kayabacho (和田家)
Before I get into this one, do you think it’s possible that the best guitar rock song of the 70’s is Bachmann Turner Overdrive’s “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet”? I think it contains a little sample of all the elements that made the era great, and present the case as follows: Not too long – […]
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Sayori, Kayabacho (さより)
Sayori is a place that’s trying to hide away. It’s at the back side of Kayabacho, a double whammy when you consider that the whole area isn’t exactly a hotbed of activity. It’s on the third floor of a building, and advertises mainly with a small grey and black sign at waist level on the […]