We like nothing better than a snack between meals. Expecially when both kids are asleep and it feels like a little date, except that there’s a tank-sized stroller with a sleeping toddler next to one of us, and the other one has a sleeping baby physically strapped to their chest. But who doesn’t like ‘matcha […]
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Fish Center, Misaki (三崎さかなセンター)
Misaki is one of the two famous fresh-tuna ports of Japan, along with Oma in the north. But today we were here for other reasons. You had arranged a schedule that included lunch, some sightseeing, and now a trip to the Misaki fish center. Here, I’m pondering what made us come here, and why his […]
TGI Friday’s, Shinagawa
I’ve been accused of a willingness to blog anything. That’s pretty true, although I’ve never stooped to the level implied by the original comment by writing about a convenience store. This is close… So we were hanging out with Todd and his family, and after we got tired of eating whipped cream-jalapeno chips and drinking […]
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Ouca Japanese Ice, Roppongi (Midtown B1)
This was cool. I think you should check it out when you’re next at Midtown. It’s an ice cream stand (and this appears to be the only branch of the original east-Ebisu shop), but they specialize in Japanese flavors. And it’s good! That means that instead of bits of cookie dough crumbled into the ice […]
Momi & Toy’s, Minami Sunamachi
As usual for any mall trip (all three I’ve had in Japan!), lunch is inevitably followed by dessert. Options are pretty sparse at Sunamo, but crepe-and-bubble-tea place Momi & Toy’s had the advantages of being cute and having no line, as opposed to its competitor across the food court, the aptly named “8 Days a […]
Marvelous Cream, Yurakucho
After any good lunch, one needs a good ice cream. This place has been lightly on the radar for a while, but is out of the way by my usual standards, being on the far side of Yurakucho (practically in Hibya Park). It’s the same concept as Coldstone Creamery but…well, I’m not that sure what’s […]
Asso, Shimo Kitazawa
This place looks sorta nice, and has the great advantage of outdoor seating, though it lost out and wasn’t selected for lunch. But I only ate a grainy matcha-vanilla softcream on the way back to the station, so the real reason for this post is as an excuse for the picture. I’m not sure if […]
Theobroma, Kagurazaka
Well, it’s been simply ages since I’ve been to a good museum, and when presented with the opportunity to visit Theobroma’s “Museum of Chocolate” gelateria in Kagurazaka, it seemed like an obvious thing to do. Scratch any lunch plans, let’s have ice cream instead… This is on a quiet side street in Kagurazaka, but a […]
Marble Gelato Premium Soft, Toyosu
I actually look forward with no little delight to further difficulty in the global economy, as I have a feeling it will curb some of the ‘premium’ excesses of the last 10 or so years. But in the meantime, things like ‘premium soft ice cream’ continue to pop up, meeting needs no one knew they […]