Smarting from the poor picking I’d done on Izuro several minutes before and in need of something to redeem my honor (as well as better food), Gojusuzu seemed like a good pick. Again in the near southeast quadrant of Monnaka crossing, it had a pleasantly shabby outlook and a bunch of people inside. No particular […]
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Nangokushuka, Tokyo (南国酒家,東京駅)
Properly speaking, I think this place has a longer and more difficult name – 南国酒家広東炒麺. I’ve said it last week and I’ll say it again, why do these chains create one-off sub-brands? Do the guests in Tokyo Station really prefer to eat Cantonese-style fried noodles as opposed to the normal multi-disciplinary Chinese food served in […]
- Otemachi
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Yoshida, Otemachi (生そば 吉田)
Soba!!!I’m glad it’s Friday so I can stop doing this excited one-word introduction gimmick. I’ve just been trying to something that would grab your attention. Actually this reminds me of a really funny comedy routine that my friend Fred did one time. As part of a larger show, he came out between various song-and-dance numbers […]
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Occhiali pasta fresca, Kanda
Sausage! I love Italian sausage, and frequently bemoan the inability to source same in Tokyo. I’ve had a few good examples, but they seemed to be more made-by-the-restaurant rather than purchased, and even in Italian specialty locations, I’ve struck out on buying authentic lil’ wieners.Today featured a solitary and meditative bike ride, my friends, followed […]
Mahoroba, Monzen Nakacho (まほろば)
Indeed my friends, Monzen Nakacho is a place of wonder. If you ever make it there, you’ll wonder “Why was I not informed sooner of the bounteous delights which awaited me in this lively, old-fashioned little suburb?” Seriously, you’ll be really surprised by how many places there are to eat and drink at night. It’s […]
- Otemachi
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Yaruki Chaya, Otemachi (やるき茶屋)
Much to my shame and embarassment, today I inflicted the quest on others (using first person to take responsibility for my actions). Yaruki Chaya is one of the ‘under the tracks’ places needed to complete our recent quest, and it basically lived up to expectations. Actually that’s not fair to expectations, because I expect more […]
Chocolatier Erica / Aeschbach, Shirokanedai
Erica has to win the prize for loveliest chocolateier in Shirogane. The white-and-aqua color scheme prevails inside and out, and the atmosphere is bright, clean and somehow cheerful. From the outside, surrounded by trees and stylish streets leading steeply up from Platinum Dori, it’s the kind of place that you just want to go into…especially […]
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Andalucia, Yaesu
Yeeeessss, one place wasn’t enough for all the conversation we had to get through, so Preacher and I strolled around debating what to do, finding no particular place where we wanted to settle in after eating so much at Hanaya. A few blocks passed before we found ourselves in front of Kavach and the ill-starred […]
Uoriki, Otemachi (魚力)
Just a few work days to go until we change the name of the blog and explore some classic options from an altogether different, more traditional yet somehow still exciting cuisine…watch out for it. Until then, every day brings a new Otemachi budget lunch destination! What with the rain and all today, it seemed like […]
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Pizzeria d’Oro, Kanda
How do we feel about chain restaurants these days, my friends? For at least one of us (who’s writing this), it still comes as a bit of a shock to realize that the charming and ‘authentic’ place you just enjoyed is one of 5 or 6 just like it. We’d like it to be unique […]