今日は。鮨の物語でございます。Do you like California rolls? How about Caterpillar rolls? I have to admit, I always liked them historically but became more of a purist (some would say ‘snob’) once I came to Japan. Genji Sushi is actually “Genji Sushi New York”, and makes good on the promise of providing New York-style sushi, complete with all […]
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Roy’s, Roppongi
Did someone say ‘hula’? Roy didn’t. I think the menu here was exciting a while ago (either the 80’s or 90’s; before my time in any event) but now suffers from being done by many people in many restaurants. ‘Ahi Tuna Tartare’ was already a cliche by 2000, I think. Roy’s DOES have a lot […]
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California Grill Yoshi, Roppongi (Azabu Juban)
Is this a trend? Recently we had lunch at Suji’s, now it’s another American-style place? I liked this better for atmosphere and cost reasons (I can’t help it, I’m just a sucker for similar food at 50% of the price), and it didn’t hurt that today’s weather is beautiful instead of pissing rain. Yoshi hides […]
Piatto Piatto, Roppongi
Being a pure-blooded American of variously mixed Russian, Irish and German heritage, and coming from the tropical southern regions of New Jersey, it makes perfect sense that my definition of comfort food should be red-sauce Italian (and miso soup, but that’s a different story). My home town is 2.3 square miles and 9,365 people, with […]
Del Sole, Roppongi
Del Sole is a pretty standard Italian place near the end of Imoraizaka (also near Asahi TV and the old Golden Burning). It has two nice points – the spacious patio with umbrellas, which is great on a nice day (like today!), and the store-made gelato, which comes included in the lunch sets. Mysteriously, the […]
The Kitchen Salvatore Cuomo, Roppongi
There’s a whole raft of restaurants in Roppongi Hills that I haven’t been to recently and thus haven’t written about. Now that I’ve been to it recently, here’s one of ’em. Wait, didn’t I say this yesterday? Ah well, another day, another lunch. Let’s not debate this – The Kitchen Salvatore Cuomo is expensive. The […]
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Kyutoku, Roppongi
There’s a whole raft of restaurants in Roppongi Hills that I haven’t been to recently and thus haven’t written about. Now that I’ve been to it recently, here’s one of ’em. Kyutoku is commonly known as ‘the three-bowls’ place, because the normal lunch is three varieties of udon (or donburi) chosen from 10 or 12, […]
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Le Pre Verre, Omotesando
Wow, it was just last week that I found my new favorite restaurant, and whaddya know – I’ve found my new favorite restaurant! Amazingly enough, it’s a bistro-style French restaurant…who would’ve expected that from ME?! It’s always pleasant when you’re strolling around a neighborhood, taking in the sights, and your companion points to a restaurant […]
Jim Thompson’s Table, Akasaka
I like Thai food. I really like Thai food. I could mostly eat just Thai and Japanese and French food every day, with perhaps a little Mexican, American, and Italian thrown in for variety. But only those. A Thai buffet is therefore an awfully tempting proposition, especially if it also includes some Japanese and French […]
Il Pacioccone, Aoyama
A November 2009 update from my September 2008 post below: having gone for dinner in the company of others, I still recommend this place. While we had some mussels (fresh, plump), a caprese (cheese a little too solid, but still good), and a bagna cauda (very good balance of anchovies and garlic but somewhat limited supply of […]