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 […]
lunch
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 […]
- Kanda
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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. […]
- izakaya
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Uohana, Enoshima (魚華)
Enoshima in August isn’t a preferred destination as far as I’m concerned – because it’s a preferred destination for so many people. Last time I went, there was a line hundreds of people long to get on the Enoden at Fujisawa (no lie – all the way from that station, across the plaza, and into […]
- Kanda
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Daito ramen, Kanda (大斗)
[Nov 29, 2010 It is with no great sniffling that I alert you to the closure of this establishment. It’s now a ‘salt ramen’ specialist.] Restaurant politics are interesting in Japan. There’s a concept of family trees, and places can proudly advertise the fact that they derived their expertise from a famous parent. Do they […]
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 […]
- Italian
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Taverna Gustavino, Yaesu
Folks, there’s a whole world out there in Tokyo dining. Get out there and check it out, OK? I’m just pensive about it today because I’m getting near 1000 blog posts but have barely scratched the surface. The surface scratching for today was supposed to be this little bistro that I walked past last week, […]
- Other treats
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Maruya soba, Kitami (丸屋,喜多見)
There are soba places like this all over Japan – an aging, classic building; tile or stone floor; a few knick-knacks; a mill for grinding the flour fresh. The tables and chairs are almost always dark wood, and almost always uncomfortable (perhaps they’re just built for slimmer buttocks than mine). And they’re usually good. If […]
- Other treats
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69 ‘n’ Roll One ramen, Machida
This place was mentioned on Ramen Adventures, and since we were already planning to poke around Machida for a few hours, it seemed like a good idea. It also seemed like it was easy enough to find from the station, so I didn’t memorize the directions or bring a map. Don’t make that mistake, unless […]
Merveille, Nihonbashi
I left the office for lunch in a light and positive mood today. The weather has cooled by at least a few degrees, my June farewell lunch with Volleyball turned out to be only penultimate when found a few minutes in his busy schedule today…and since he was in Nihonbashi it occurred to me that I should […]