Members-only horse meat restaurant in Hiroo

Roast Horse is a members-only horse meat restaurant in Hiroo. The exact place cannot be disclosed in accordance with the promise with the member who invited me to the secret restaurant. This restaurant was opened in 2014. It is remarkable that the owner of this restaurant used cloud funding to secure the fund to start…

Value sushi restaurant in a serious fish market only for professional buyers

Tsukiji Market is too much crowded. I recommend to visit Ota Market, which is located 7km south of Shinagawa station. See the below access map. The location is seriously inconvenient. The easiest access to the market is to take Keikyu Train, drop off at Heiwajima-Sta(平和島), and take a taxi. Or you can take a bus…

Clear soup “oden” restaurant with a long queue

Okame (おかめ) is an “oden” restaurant in a residential area nearby Shibuya. This blog introduced another “oden” restaurant before. However, this restaurant has a different taste from that one. There is a queue of 10-20 minutes long before the opening time at 17:00 in spite of its inconvenient location. I visited there in a rainy day…

A classic sushi restaurant with 70 years history

The sushi restaurant, Kizushi(喜寿司), has served classical Tokyo style sushi since 1927 in  Nihonbashi-ningyocho(日本橋人形町), an old town nearby Tokyo station. The chef, Mr. Ryuichi Yui, is a third generation of this sushi restaurant, born in 1942. He started his career as a French cook and turned back to his home, Kizushi, to become a sushi chef….

Authentic Tokyo style tempura lunch

Sushi, soba, and tempura are Tokyo’s typical original foods. Mikawa(みかわ) is an authentic Tokyo style, as called “Edo-mae(江戸前)”, tempura restaurant. It serves fine and authentic tempura lunch at JPY1,200. The lunch course includes squid, shrimp, fish, and some vegetables. Current chef is a second generation of this restaurant. His father, a master of tempura and the…

Rooftop bar with the best night view in Tokyo

Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills Hotel occupies the upper floors of Toranomon Hills – from 47th to 52nd floor. On the highest floor of the luxury hotel, Rooftop Bar creates a great mood and vibe for cocktails with a spectacular night view of the Tokyo skyline. This blog’s top page picture was also taken from this hotel….

Soba noodle on a roof tile

Buchi(ぶち) is an izakaya restaurant in Shirokane-Takanawa(白金高輪), a residential area nearby Roppongi. Its special menu is Kawara-Soba(瓦そば) at JPY1,000. Boiled Japanese soba noodle is put on a heated kawara(瓦) plate and topped with sliced egg omelet and seasoned beef. Kawara(瓦) is a Japan’s original roof tile. In Yamaguchi prefecture, people use the tile as a hot…

Budget type casual sushi restaurant in Hiroo

Currently Tokyo’s sushi scene is heated up too much. As a result, we are disappointed with increasing budget of ¥30,000 per person, 6 months waiting list, and difficult and arrogant owners. If you don’t need Michelin star restaurants, Abe(粋な寿し処 阿部) is one of a reasonable solution. It’s positioning is strategically correct. Not as expensive as Michelin star sushi…