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 […]

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 […]