Ayers Rock of rib eye in a teppan-yaki restaurant in central Tokyo

Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is a popular landmark in the southern part of the Northern Territory in central Australia. It lies on the Aboriginal ground and attracts a lot of tourists around the world. Okiya(大木屋)‘s rib eye steak, also known as Ayers Rock of beef, is a popular menu of the   casual…

Japan’s original offal BBQ

For most of the western people, it may sound strange to eat beef and pork’s offal. However, it is very common in the eastern Asian food culture to eat the parts. In Japan, other than Korean style BBQ, there is an original category of beef and port offal BBQ. It is called horumon-yaki(ほるもん焼き). In Minami-Aoyama,…

Seven Champagne Free Flow Programs in Tokyo Hotels

In Tokyo, there are several hotels which provide Champagne free flow programs. Today I would like to introduce the available programs as follows. It would be great if the following information helps your drinking time in Tokyo. 1. The Champagne Bar / ANA Intercontinental Hotel (Roppongi) (photo from official website) 2 hours sheeting Mon – Sat…

Typical Japanese Style Izakaya in Azabu Juban

If you visit Japan for the first time, I recommend to try an authentic izakaya(居酒屋) style restaurant. Izakaya is the most typical Japanese gastropub, the menu of which is full of Japanese food culture. Koma(こま) is one of my favorite izakaya. Different from the extreme izakaya which I introduced before in this blog, this restaurant is more casual…

French Cuisine Live by a Young Michelin Star Chef

Florilege in Minami Aoyama earns Michelin Guide’s one star and is one of the busiest French restaurants in Tokyo. Before starting his own restaurant here, Mr. Hiroyasu Kawate, the owner chef, experienced to work in Le Bourguignon in Roppongi and Quintessence in Shinagawa, both of which are prestigious French restaurants in Tokyo. The young chef…

Fine Biodynamic Wines with Steak in Roppongi

Shonzui(祥瑞) in Roppongi calls itself a bistro and wine bar, but it is a casual steak house for me. The restaurant serves fine biodynamic wines with its nice steak. This is one of the first restaurants which started to use biodynamic wines before the category of wine becomes popular in Japan. (photo from Tabelog) Guests can order any…

Mountain of Foie Gras from Deep Sea

Anglerfish is a deep sea fish. Despite its grotesque looks, its meat is very soft and tasty. This fish was treated as one of the five great foodstuff in Japan in Edo era, about 400 years ago. Its liver has a super rich taste like foie gras. Hoteisan(ほていさん) in Tsukishima is one of the most…

Trattoria With Fine Beef Stake in Roppongi

IL FIGO INGORDO is a casual Italian restaurant located in Roppongi – nearby my favorite Kappo restaurant Odajima (小田島). The trattoria is a sister store of Bogamari Cucina Marinara. This restaurant group serves really nice Italian cuisines with fine Italian wines at reasonable prices. The taste is easy to understand. As does in Bogamari, it decolates its…

One of The Best Three “Daifuku” in Tokyo

“Daifuku(大福)” is a classical Japanese sweet. Sweet red beans jam, as called “anko(あんこ)” in Japanese, is stuffed in a soft round rice cake. Matsushimaya(松島屋) is a local Japanese sweet shop in Takanawa, Tokyo, established in 1918. It’s daifuku with whole black beans(豆大福) is known as one of the best three in Tokyo. Among a variety…

Awesome Sushi “Osamu” in Fukuoka

Sushi Osamu (鮨おさむ) is a sushi restaurant which attracts many foreign guests despite its inconvenient location in the outskirt of Fukuoka city. Though the sushi is delicious of course, the chef’s friendly personality is also one reason. This fine sushi restaurant earned a bronze medal in The Tabelog Award 2017. Sushi Osamu‘s sushi is served in…

Yakitori of The Fresh Local Poultry 8 Hours After Processed

Yakitori is a popular Japanese food: grilled chicken on a skewer. Though my best yakitori restaurant is Tokoshima (床島) as I introduced before, there are a lot of nice yakitori restaurants in Tokyo. Hiyokuno-Tori in Higashi Azabu is one of good examples. It is located in an upper-class residential area nearby Roppongi. This restaurant is…