I got all excited when I learned I was going to be working in Meguro for two weeks. I say ‘learned’ like I didn’t bust my hump to arrange it… but as soon as it was finalized, the ol’ obsessive habits kicked in and I was busily cataloguing every izakaya, ramen, and romantic European restaurant […]
Nakameguro
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Onibus Coffee, Nakameguro
Let me just start by saying “Cheese and Rice, some people are serious about this stuff. Eric has far more to say than I ever could.” I mean, I was just wandering around after ramen and saw a coffee place and had a quick iced coffee and chat with the staff. What a cool place, […]
- Other treats
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Deguchiya, Nakameguro (出口屋)
I walked by this place 4 times total (because it took me two days to hit the Yakumoz due to the fact that they’re CLOSED ON TUESDAYS) and every time thought it looked pretty sweet. They’ve been in business something like 80 years and have an attached bar (Bar Exit, geddit?). They must be doing […]
- Other treats
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Yakumo ramen, Ikejiri (支那そば 八雲)
Yaaaaaaa-kumooooooo Yaaaaaaa-kumooooooo! OK, that’s out of the way. You wouldn’t believe how hard it is to find a video of a sweet potato truck playing the traditional song, without a white guy on the front babbling for 2 minutes about he’s exposing the soul of Japan. Even that video kinda sucks, so you knead to […]
- Other treats
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Yaro Ramen, Naka Meguro (野郎ラーメン)
Yaro there! Sometimes you need to embrace the unexpected and glory in the thrill of the idiotic! Especially when you walk 35 minutes to a shop that’s CLOSED ON TUESDAYS. So you end up eating Jiro-style ramen, although I wonder if Mr. Yaro gets mad when people say that. Then again, he’s rocking the yellow […]
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Bistro Khamsa, Nakameguro
We were stumbling around Nakame last night, and I was freezing my patooties off. Despite being hungry, tired and cold, I still wasn’t willing to compromise on the vittles. We passed some places that looked good, and I wish we had gone to Bacione, but there’s usually a next time. So next time! Along the […]
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Huit, Nakameguro
Cafe Life (in capitals) appeals to me, but I’ve never been able to relax for hours in cafes. It’s always something – the chairs are too hard, or too soft, or there’s not enough to read…and I can’t just sit and stare. The police told me that if I get picked up for that again, […]