I’m generally not a big fan of ramen, however for the sake of letting my friend try something new, we went to a ramen place along Akihabara. Surprisingly enough, I found out later on that this was quite a popular ramen shop too. They use the vending-machine process, which is especially useful for non-Japanese-speaking customers […]
Zauo: Fishing Izakaya
Zauo has various restaurants across Japan and we were lucky to have one near our hotel. The restaurant’s selling point is their indoor fish pond where you have the opportunity to fish for your own dinner! Apparently each restaurant is designed a little differently, and as you can see here the one we visited had […]
Tori-no-iru Cafe (鳥のいるカフェ)
When in Japan… how can you resist visiting a unique animal cafe? This cafe is located in Asakusa, within walkable distance from the Asakusa and is hidden among the many food and souvenir shops. But don’t worry about not being able to find it! This cafe usually has a few staff wandering around the streets […]
Hassan: shabu-shabu and sushi specialty restaurant
My brother’s go-to shabu-shabu place in Roppongi, Tokyo. It is a nice, quiet, fine dining restaurant so you’ll need to be prepared to spend some money but it goes by all-you-can-eat style so it’s worth it (especially if you go in a group!) in my opinion. Obviously, everything is refillable and the menu you’re given […]
Ganso Kujiraya (元祖 くじら屋)
The sign out front says it all: “We are a whale meat restaurant.” The meals come in sets (like the one at the bottom) with you choosing how you want the whale meat prepared for your main dish. Left to right from the pictures we had: raw whale sashimi, whale skin (separate dish), whale steak, […]