Raising the Boring Post indicator to Amber Alert. If we’ve ever talked about Thai food, you know how much I like the Tokyo Thai chain Tinun. Oddly, I see that I haven’t been to a branch since I started writing this blog, which is a real oversight. If you choose your branch carefully (avoid Yoyogi), […]
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Ryutan, Tokyo (龍譚, 東京駅B1)
Okinawan food remains a mystery to me, much like the sharp twang and exotic scales of the island’s music. The food is a bit better than the music though. The music mostly sounds like it was fun to play since the musicians and audience were all completely pickled on awamori, the fiery local brew. I […]
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Motoishi, Kanda (もといし)
I am not a big fan of tsukemen. The basic point of the dish is that you get cold noodles and hot, extra-thick soup, and you dip the noodles in the soup to heat them up and flavor them. You’re not supposed to drink the soup. My main gripe is that the heat of the […]
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Minatoya, Kanda (みなと屋)
You knew this week had three holidays in it, right? That’s why there haven’t been any boring lunches until this one (and presumably Friday’s also). Kanda is really a habit with me. I just like the 10-15 minute walk up there and then the feeling that I’m somewhere else in Japan. It’s kinda peaceful and […]
Rainbow Kitchen, Sendagi
It would be practically impossible to walk past the dingy exterior of the Rainbow Kitchen without giving it a second look. The rusty corrugated metal and rough bleached wood that make up the facade are a carefully designed fashion statement. This funky little spot looks like it’s been rusticating for decades, but in fact it’s […]
Kimura, Enoshima (磯料理 きむら)
With the long weekend well underway, Monday seemed like good timing for a day trip. And Enoshima has been on the list for a long time – a standard place to go, hence a somewhat glaring omission from my catalog of touristy experiences. Getting down there around lunch time, we walked on to the island […]
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XEX, Tokyo (Daimaru 13th)
It’s tough to say no to lunch invitations from people you haven’t seen for a while. Especially when you have a lot of similar interests to that person. And even more so when they invite you to a place where you can join the “city’s growing population of urban hip…to take full advantage of the […]
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Bel Age Lounge, Otemachi
America would do well to heed comments about Japan’s Lost Decade. It’s a scary prospect – your economy goes sideways for 10 years and then never really recovers. I think it’s too early to declare a Prognosis For America (this would be my sweeping social contract-like name). ‘Green Shoots’ sentiments aside, you really shouldn’t be too […]
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Yanone Sushi, Kanda (矢の根寿司)
Boring post, good sushi. No, really good sushi. Great value sushi. If you know some of my proclivities, you’ll know how much I like my restaurant map. And I also really enjoy seeing it fill out over time (Shinjuku recommendations very welcome!). There’s one region of the greater office area map that’s been sadly lacking in […]
Tazumura, Otemachi (たづむら,OAZO 5)
Welcome to the first installment of Tonkatsu Tuesdays. Geez, I thought of all sorts of interesting things while I was eating today, but now I’ve forgotten and can’t promise that this will be interesting at all. Not to put too fine a point on it, I visited the tonkatsu place in Oazo that Ponkan and […]