This restaurant was literally just around the corner from the hotel I stayed at. I noticed it mostly because of the very unusual name and looked it up online and was surprised to see it was a highly rated yakiniku restaurant. It’s very big inside but apparently still has a wait time during dinner. The […]
みやざき館 (Miyazakikan)
I’ve visited Miyazakikan twice so far and both times were very enjoyable and Miyazakikan is definitely making my list of recommended places to go in Osaka, especially if you’re craving good japanese steak. The prices here are also very worth it for the amount of food you get. Their menu is all course meals, and […]
若松屋 (Wakamatsuya)
This was one of many recommended restaurants in Yanagawa for Unagi. As I visited Yanagawa with a discounted set of tickets that covered my train rides, boat ride and food, I was given a few different restaurants around the town to choose from that would be covered. After walking a bit down the road of […]
居酒屋 High Spirits
Recommended by a friend, I visited this izakaya for the first time while accompanying a group of friends who went to climb Mt Fuji the next day. The shop itself was quite small, as you can see from the picture above that was the entirety of the restaurant, with another 2 tables placed outside. In […]
Rikyu (牛たん炭焼 利久)
Sendai is famous for beef tongue, and while looking up places on where to eat it I found that Rikyu was a famous chain store that specialized in beef tongue! I tried 2 different Rikyu restaurants during my trip to Sendai, one which is mapped below and another inside Sendai Station. The first time I […]
お食事処 潮騒 (Shiosai)
Recommended by locals, I found out via Google that Shiosai served both local delicacies of Kagoshima, which was a great chance for me since I had been having a lack of appetite after getting some serious motion sickness spending the night on a cargo ship. The 2 local specialties of Kagoshima/Yakushima were Kame no Te […]
一蘭 本社総本店 (Ichiran Ramen)
In all honestly, I’m not a fan of ramen. But when you’re in Fukuoka, birthplace of Ichiran Ramen and its pork broth, you can’t not go. On that note, I went to visit the supposedly original branch of Ichiran (and hopefully I mapped out the right one below), with individual seating as you can see. […]
ひょうたん寿司 (Hyoutan Sushi)
A ton of websites and blogs recommended this place, although the Google reviews weren’t particularly good. I had plenty of time, so I decided to drop by and find out for myself. There is in fact TWO Hyoutan Sushi restaurants, very close to each other, so be careful which one you want to go. The […]
神楽坂 おいしんぼ (Kagurazaka Oishinbo)
Stumbled on this alley-way gem by reading about it on a really old blog post. The restaurant was nestled among various other restaurants and they all seemed quite refined and away from the hustle and bustle of most of Tokyo’s nightlife. The menu is entirely in Japanese, and none of the staff spoke a lick […]
肉バル 将泰庵 (Niku Bar Shoutaian)
A new favourite of mine, I found this place while looking up lesser-known restaurants in the area to try and I’m surprised by the lack of foreigners here! All the better for me as it means the already-small restaurant doesn’t have a daunting line out the door to stop me from visiting so often. They […]