Y’know, ages ago I stopped in to another branch of this Korean pork-BBQ specialist chain for lunch (where I had cold vegetarian noodles, but hey). I regretted not being able to bring you a picture of the sign, a big internally-lit cartoon pig head that shoots steam from its nostrils. I don’t regret that any […]
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Matsusou, Yurakucho (まつ惣)
When Roofie and I agreed to meet for dinner in Yurakucho, visions of cheerful-cheep-chicken excellence at Tonton danced in my head. Unsurprisingly, they had started dancing in the heads of dozens of others long before we got there. This is why I always reserve these days; it’s just not worth the risk. And that’s how […]
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Sushi Daizen (大前)
Daizen is a somewhat famous place – it’s right under the rail tracks in Yurakucho, meaning you have to push your way through thick clouds of chicken-grilling smoke to get there. It’s very small (9 seats?), cheap, and offers great cost performance. This is why you’ll need to book well in advance (seriously). Inside is […]
Istanbul, Yurakucho
Ethnic food is a source of continued confusion to me in Japan. In my mind, it doesn’t include Japanese, Chinese, Korean, French, Italian and American. And it definitely includes Thai, Vietnamese and other, rarer, Southeast Asian foods. Things get fuzzy when we talk about Eurasia, as I think the actual cultures do as well. Istanbul […]
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Tanuki/Ajiwai, Yurakucho (たぬき / 味わい,有楽町)
Party at the moon tower! Or the next best thing – Yurakucho yakitori with McNoonan! I also just read up on the real moontowers in Texas, if you’re interested. McNoonan is back from his Layoff World Tour – Hawaii, Boston, Disneyworld. This is a world tour like the World Series is a world series, but […]
Marvelous Cream, Yurakucho
After any good lunch, one needs a good ice cream. This place has been lightly on the radar for a while, but is out of the way by my usual standards, being on the far side of Yurakucho (practically in Hibya Park). It’s the same concept as Coldstone Creamery but…well, I’m not that sure what’s […]
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Tonton, Yurakucho (登運とん)
That name is crap. Nobody could read the kanji without being told. I can’t even figure out what they’re trying to say – ‘rising luck’? But Japan is great, and this place is one of a million reasons why. Tonton is cheap as chips (or whatever cheap thing you prefer if you’re not English), and […]
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Kamiya, Yurakucho (実は香味屋から弁当だ。)
Mmmmmmmm, Yoshoku. Some people love this stuff. I don’t quite see the attraction, and today’s pre-made bento did little to dispel my preconceptions. I should really go somewhere famous to try serious yoshoku. Kamiya might be kinda famous. Anyone else know it? This branch in Yurakucho near the corner of Hibiya and Harumi (from the […]
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Antwerp Six, Yurakucho
Once, several years ago, I tried to go to this Spain Bar called Pero in far-west Ginza, really more Yurakucho. This was before Spain bars got all mysteriously popular (which to me remains a mysterious phenomenon). I was puzzled to see when I got there that it was full, and while putting my name on […]