As one of the most affluent areas in Tokyo, having a fine dining in Marunouchi is no challenge at all. There are more than enough restaurants to choose from the area, whether traditional Japanese, Italian or French restaurants can easily be found in Marunouchi. The great thing about Japan is any fine dining restaurant will …
There’s so much buzz about Little Nap Coffee Stand. It’s not a new coffee shop in town. In fact, it’s extremely popular for foreigners staying in Tokyo. For one reason to another we always skipped Little Nap Coffee Stand whenever visiting Yoyogi Koen Park. On one gloomy afternoon, we headed to Little Nap Coffee …
It is said that what we have seen too many times tends to lose its charm. Strange enough I kinda agree with that. There’s nothing special about Mitsubishi Ichigokan building for many Tokyoites. Common passerby never bother checking the building, accustomed to the familiar surrounding scene, I’m no exception. I’ve been passing by Mitsubishi …
Pasta is a traditional Italian dish. There is nothing Japanese about pasta. When it uses “dashi” (a Japanese broth made from kelp, bonito flakes and dried sardines), fish roe and is eaten using chopsticks, it’s officially a Japanese pasta. There are many varieties of Japanese pasta in the market. Mentaiko (fish roe) spaghetti, uni (sea …
The year end approaches fast. I’m now listing down the things I am grateful for this entire year. The things I had done, the travels, the food adventure and staying in luxury hotels. I’ve been over thinking whether to post our stay in Shangri La Hotel Tokyo or not. When I combed through all pictures …
Ramen is Japanese noodle soup dish originated from China. Because of its origin, the word ramen is written in katakana, Japanese alphabets for foreign names. Japanese ramen is very different than the typical Chinese ramen. Japanese ramen relies heavily on its dashi or soup which is made from konbu or kelp, dried shiitake mushroom, …
