A to Z Café could write an alphabet on bringing the cool. This cafe and veritable fort papered with the art of …
With all it’s pomp and fanfare Japanese Beef or Wagyu has a reputation for being expensive and high quality …
Choco Ball – or more correctly, ‘Choko Boru’ is what it says on the pack – a box of chocolate …
Store permanently closed. Sometimes eating needs to be about more than just sustaining yourself. At its best, it can be …
OK, let’s start with the obvious – none of these are technically ‘beer’. Under …
Yudetaro is yet another one of the soba noodle chains that proliferate through Tokyo. I’m not saying that like …
Sometimes you just want to stuff your face with food. The reasonably sized portions in Japan do a great job preventing …
Onigiri (rice balls) are to Japanese as sandwiches are to westerners – a quick, cheap, healthy and portable source …
Tsurumaru Udon is a chain of udon noodle shops located throughout Tokyo. Despite having udon in the name, they are …
The Yebisu Garden Place is one of the crown jewels of Ebisu. Filled with an array of restaurants and shops, the Yebisu …
Store closed: Sadly, Happy Salada closed its doors at the end of November, 2014. When I visit Happy Salada in Akasaka, …
The Seto Udon shop next to Akasaka Mitsuke station is surprisingly spacious. Near major stations, standing noodle bars …
While Marugame Seimen is not quite as cheap as Hanamaru, it still offers consistently tasty noodles and outstanding …
Aptly named after the beer, Ebisu is a section of Tokyo famous for its food, beer, and office buildings. With good …
Japan has seen an explosion in both the production and popularity of craft beers (called jibiiru in Japanese) over the …
Don’t let the frowny face fool you, the Kaiten Sushi (sushi that comes on a rotating belt) is one of the happiest …
EDIT: July 7, 2013: From our own efforts and the reports by many others, it appears that this offer wasn’t made in …
Fuji Soba is yet another one of the cheap’n’fast soba chains that proliferate around a train station near …
Beer gardens are a summer institution in Japan. Sitting in a cheap plastic chair on the rooftop of a department …
Cona is part of a chain of 500yen pizza restaurants which also includes Voco (in Ebius) a similarly named branch in …
Store closed: Brimmer Beer Box is no more. The beauty of Brimmer Beer Box is its simplicity. They serve quality …
Nan Station is a cheap and cosy Nepalese curry joint in Shimokitazawa which, as the name suggests, serves naan. The …
Cona (previously Voco) Pizza is yet another pizzeria in Tokyo targeting the 500yen price point. While the …
Let’s face it if you’re a cheapo that doesn’t like sushi then you’re in the wrong city. No where …
