You can’t go wrong with this as an introduction. You’re walking down a perfectly normal, maybe even a little grubby, street in Nishi Azabu after getting off the train at the quiet end of Nogizaka and walking through the tunnel by the museum, and suddenly you see something that looks a British aristocrat’s house. This […]
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l’Effervescence, Nishi Azabu
Several months ago I noticed this frightening place way up in the back streets northwest of Nizhi Azabu crossing. It just looked too good. But when I started doing my research for the ‘degenerate ladies who brunch instead of work’ series recently, l’Effervescence turned out to hugely-rated and yet strangely reasonable for lunch. Like a […]
Oggi dal Matto, Nishi Azabu
Hmmm, you know what happens if you continue walking up the restaurant street that curves away from the northeast corner of Nishiazabu crossing? All the expensive places go away and it turns into a nice neighborhood. With a big temple. But you have to come back to modern Japan sometime, especially if you managed to […]
La Bombance, Nishi Azabu
It’s interesting to come back from Kyoto and immediately have what amounts to a kaiseki meal, albeit in a dark, stylish, hostess-friendly setting in Nishi-Azabu. It’s even more interesting to meet completely new people especially when they come with their own nicknames – Baron Destructo and Deluca Cheesemonger. You can tell I didn’t assign those […]
Provinage, Roppongi
While Provinage is a repeat visit for EOITwJ, I’d like to reassure any worried readers that we have not abandoned our borderline-pathological focus on eating somewhere new at every opportunity. It’s just that Provinage is so pleasant, as is the opportunity to have a special event like the first ‘Eating Out In Tokyo’ dinner. I […]
Ohara et CIE, Roppongi (Nishi Azabu)
I can die happy, my friends. Along with l’Auberge au l’Ill, this was the remaining high-end French lunch I wanted to eat in Roppongi. With it out of the way, I think we can regard the Roppongi lunching experience as mainly closed (although there’s still a whole week of lunches to go, and one hopes […]
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Miyama, Nishi Azabu (味やま; Roppongi)
I’ve walked by this place a LOT of times but never been in. Sometimes it’s been too late to go, but most times I’ve just been put off by the standard teishoku-ality of the menu. It’s strange because the entrance and pictures of dinner courses are modern/traditional and very impressive, but the lunch menu is […]
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Iruchi, Roppongi (Nishi Azabu)
Recently alerted to the entry of this place to the lunch scene, I fooled a friend into trekking down to Nishi Azabu for some Korean luvvin’. No, it’s not a barber shop, but it IS a tasteful and modern basement space serving chige and bibimbap that meets or exceeds expectations. The menu is a little […]
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Matagi, Nishi Azabu
I feel like this review should be written in grunts, sort of like the noises that would be made by a wild boar as he snuffles through the undergrowth just before being blown away by a shotgun wielded by one of Matagi’s ‘sourcers’. While new to me, coming through the pages of a back-issue of […]
Derriere, Nishi Azabu
After a large pizza lunch, what do you need? Coffee and cake! Derriere is a cute little cafe, ideal for ladies who lunch with their kids and bankers who don’t work on Tuesday afternoons. They have a big cooler full of beautiful, traditional-style cakes (4 types of chiffon! see the web site) and serve coffee […]