My locational skills are a bit off. I always assumed Tokyo Station was in Tokyo, but this place is practically in the station, and its address is Marunouchi. Ah well. If I say ‘Tokyo’, I think you know I mean ‘really close to the station’. That’s why we’re friends, right? The RC stands for Rose […]
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Nocchi, Kanda
[This place has been closed for a while, but there wasn’t any reason to go in the first place. As of Feb ’11, the new noodle shop in their space is pretty good.] The one thing that comes through as a consistent theme to me after nearly 12 months of visiting a different restaurant near […]
Ander, Marunouchi (新丸７回)
Have I mentioned how I go to a different place every day for lunch? No? I haven’t mentioned it today? Good. Always nice to have an opportunity to show how clever one is. Today saw a relatively broad chast of charachters heading down to Chin Maru, where my enthusiasm is newly rekindled by the remembrance of […]
Torajiro Soba, Monzennakacho (寅次郎)
Just as another thing to try on the way to TCAT and the airport bus, Jake and I stopped by this newish soba place. It was late in the afternoon, so there was no one there, and in fact the master took some time to arrive at the counter – napping? He was up for […]
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Omiharashitei, Takaosan (大見晴亭, 高尾山)
First time for me to hike Mt. Takao, the 599-metre beauty spot whose primary claim to fame is that it’s still in Tokyo (much like all the parts of East LA that have been annexed for tax reasons, only going west). All the claims are true – you can get there in 45 minutes from […]
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Sushi Ichiban, Tsukiji
I’m really unsure why we didn’t just eat inside the market rather than going to this place in the outer market where they pre-slice the fish and one of the chefs chuckled when we ordered inside-out salmon rolls. At least they’re open 24 hours and are pretty cheap. You can do better. 03-3549-1452
Misuji Ramen, Monzennakacho
Nights in Shinjuku require mornings of recovery and lunches of ramen… Misuji opened recently, more or less right across from the shrine entrance on Eitai Dori, the spiritual heart of Monzennakacho. This is where the lamb specialist used to be; I guess we all know how that worked out. Normal miso ramen. They do chicken […]
Kurochobei, Akihabara (黒長兵衛)
Yes, there’s nothing like a completely terrible burger in a maid cafe to give you an appetite for steak. Continuing the day’s Akiba tour, we ended up back at the big Yodobashi and wandered around the food floor before settling on this steak place (lunch only; at night, decent-looking chain izakaya). I must say, it was […]
Pinky Cafe, Akihabara
What’s a guy to do when friends come to visit? Show off Japanese culture, that’s what. For various reasons, our tour started in Akiba, and due to the slowness of the morning, it was lunch time when we got there. Pinky Cafe had maids on the street soliciting business, and I figured it was as […]
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La Testa Dura, Awajicho
In a quirky and completely unexpected twist, the organizer of today’s lunch unceremoniously ushered the umbrella-less Koala and I outside into the rain and a taxi. We pitched up several traffic lights away, a bit north of Awajicho, to sample the Italian cooking of La Testa Dura, cleverly hidden a touch off the main street. […]