Sayori is a place that’s trying to hide away. It’s at the back side of Kayabacho, a double whammy when you consider that the whole area isn’t exactly a hotbed of activity. It’s on the third floor of a building, and advertises mainly with a small grey and black sign at waist level on the […]
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Sobakichi, Marunouchi (ソバキチ,Shin Maru 7th)
新丸七 蕎麦は中々 カレーだめ Wow, 5 syllables is hard in Japanese 03-5222-5133
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Ding Dong Dining, Otemachi
Well, it’s not really called Ding Dong, but it IS called Din Don, and that’s close enough for me. Puts me in mind of an expression I learned in Australia to describe a pitched sporting contest – a ‘ding dong battle’. Ahhhh, the fun we had, with the kangaroos hopping gaily about, and the utes, […]
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Jangara Ramen, Kanda
Would you believe that this was the first time I’d been to an outlet of the famed Kyushu ramen chain Jangara? It’s famed for having really strong, porky soup. In fact, I didn’t think the soup was that strong. Or that good. I had the one advertised with green on the soup-types board (it said […]
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Good Times China Express, Otemachi
Dyn-O-Mite!!! is not something you’re going to hear said frequently around Good Times. Part of that’s because it’s in Otemachi, and there’s not a lot of English spoken there (especially by black people!). Another part of that is on account of the food is naff. I had one of those periodic cravings for ankake noodles, […]
Royal Curry, Nihonbashi
This has turned out to be a digressive and self-indulgent post. Feel free to skip it. The curry and lunch sets here were OK. Pon and I fell prey to several traps today: one was leaving the office at the height of rush hour (12:15?). The other was trying to go to places that are popular. […]
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Ciao! Curry, Kanda
This got kinda long and is probably boring. Caution is advised. Options. LOTS of options. In fact, a confusing number. Have I mentioned my theory about too many options on a menu? I think it indicates lack of focus. On the other hand, this is more in the line of a list of permutations, which […]
La Scene, Kagurazaka
Kagurazaka is famous for French stuff. It’s funny, but there really ARE a ton of little French (and Italian) places lurking around. It’s not that they’re clustered in one place; this one, which appeared in a Hanako article, is actually a bit north of what you may think of as the ‘main drag’ (Waseda Dori), […]
Ethiopia, Ochanomizu
Japan has an odd love affair with curry. I’ve read the history but am lazy today and don’t feel like looking it up again. Suffice to say that one of the most common things to eat as an easy family dinner at home is curry. Outside the home it’s not as common to find shops […]
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Kimuraya, Tokyo
Tokyo Station truly contains a wealth of options. I used to think it was oddly barren, but as I’ve come to understand it better, all I can think now is that I don’t know how I was missing everything before. One recent area I’ve been browsing is ‘Number One Street’, a long corridor in the […]