Celebrated my birthday here after seeing good reviews and an interesting course menu. Bookings was not hard to get if you do the second seating, however it does run until midnight which might be difficult for some. Sakizuke (Pistachio tofu, apricot, goji berry, wasabi chrysanthemum leaf, poached chicken) Zensai (Autumn delicacies) Each course is beautifully […]
A tiny shop nestled in the chaos that is Tokyo’s Tsukiji Market. Generally when I visit Japanese fish markets I tend to go for 1 thing: tuna donburi. I usually avoid places with long lines unless I personally hear a recommendation from someone because lines in Japan can be misleading – I’ve seen lines at […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Visited Shiki for my mother’s birthday. We all went with the Keyaki set, which was 8 courses. It is teppanyaki-style with about 8 seats per teppanyaki table and 1 chef per table.. Below are the few photogenic courses. The sashimi was generously portioned, as you can see how thick the slices are. The tuna and […]
Saw a video about this restaurant on Facebook and thought it would be interesting enough to give it a try. You can see a short clip of us entering the restaurant here. The music was a little loud at times but the staff were lively, friendly and very accommodating; especially given most of their clientele […]
On Saturday, The Modern Eatery had their soft opening and therefore had everything (except desserts) on their menu at 50% off. A friend of mine who works there let us know and helped us get a booking for dinner that night. The atmosphere there was very relaxed and the food came at a nice leisurely […]
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 […]
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, […]
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