Geez, with a second repetition already under our belts, this weekly language lunch thing could become a permanent fixture. It’s great lunching with a Retail guy too, because he knows all sorts of quirky places that I wouldn’t find. This one was on the fourth floor of a mostly unmarked building (and appeared even less-marked […]
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Asashichi, Monzen Nakacho (浅七)
This one was a recommendation from The Woodsman, and I’ve been thinking of trying it for several weeks (since he mentioned it, really). After working late on…stuff…and not feeling like going home yet, I thought I’d stop in and see what was happening. Woods described it as something like ‘a quiet place to drink sake […]
- Kanda
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Kofuku, Kanda (後富久)
Were you getting as worried as I was? With only one new restaurant for lunch so far this week (one repeat, 2 bentos), I was starting to think that I’d never dine out again. Fortunately today’s inaugural ‘language practice’ lunch with my colleague You saw us visiting one of his favorites, which was new but […]
- curry
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M&C Cafe, Tokyo (Oazo 4th)
Ever have hayshi rice? It’s sorta like curry rice, except that the sauce is more like a super-thick meat reduction, with more fruit and veg in it, and there’s next to no actual meat or veg included. Just mix it up and eat. Supposedly it was invented by the founder of the Maruzen book store […]
- Other treats
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RC Tavern, Tokyo
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 […]
- Ginza
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Gustoso, Ginza
I’ve always had a fear of the mid-priced places on the main streets of Ginza, the ones with the big, colorful signs at street level. That’s why I never went to one until now – I expected them to be adequate but dull and overpriced for the quality level. Now I’ve been to one, but […]
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 […]
Uobaka Santaro
Remember, Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance. A lack of adherence to this rule is how I came to be eating at this establishment, rather than it’s brother around the corner, on a day where they didn’t really even have fish. Still, would you think that a casual restaurant in Shinjuku specializing in squid would be […]
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 […]
- Italian
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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. […]