Amazing kushi-yaki, or skewered meat shop, specializing in high end wagyu 'tan' (or tongue). It is a small place with a counter and high seats that seats maybe 12 or 15 in the narrow restaurant.
Definitely get the 'gyu-tan' -- the rows of enormous black tongues hanging in the fridge might make some nervous, but believe me they are delicious. The sirloin just melted in your mouth as did the uzura-egg (quail I think). Many vegetable options that we loved. Ginnan (gingko I think) also quite good.
Very high end, reflected by the prices, but worth it. Probably close to $300 for three people to eat until stuffed with a few drinks
高級黒毛和牛たん専門店
東京都港区六本木3-13-8斉藤ビル2F
Roppongi 3-13-8 Saito Building 2nd Floor
Showing posts with label Tokyo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tokyo. Show all posts
Friday, July 2, 2010
山の上てんぷら
Fabulous view from Tokyo Midtown Tower with high end tempura. Nice to sit at the counter and watch them cook. Lunch sets are lovely. Definitely expensive.
www.tempura-yamanoue.jp
Tokyo Midtown Tower Garden Terrace 3F
東京都港区赤坂9-7-4
www.tempura-yamanoue.jp
Tokyo Midtown Tower Garden Terrace 3F
東京都港区赤坂9-7-4
Thursday, June 24, 2010
島唄楽園 Shima-uta Rakuen
Shimauta-rakuen (島唄楽園) is a great Okinawan restaurant in Roppongi that co-workers had 
first taken me to, and I have since taken my big boss to because it is so yummy and unusual.
Okinawa has its own distinct culture and heritage (kind of like Hawaii in the US) and that includes food. They use ingredients that are not available anywhere else in Japan, like sea grapes (海ぶどう) and goya (ゴーヤ) and have funny names for their dishes too. "Rafty" (ラフティー) is pork belly (豚の角煮) and "chample" (チャンプル) means stir-fry. Okinawa is also known for an amazing and potent shochu called awamori (泡盛), and there is an extensive awamori and c
ocktail list here.
I arrived tonight to a raucous Okinawan performance by Nakasone Mitsuru-san (仲宗根充). The restaurant has live performances about twice per week (schedule). Most of their seating is family style communal tables and you pay 1000 yen cover for a seat where you can see the little stage. I was a little skeptical at first, since I had planned on a quiet dinner with a book, but I am so glad I got to experience this! Not only was it super fun and interactive with people getting on stage to sing and the whole room dancing, the people were incredibly welcoming and inclusive. I can't wait to visit Okinawa!
Btw, in addition to his musical talents, Nakasone-san runs a taxi service in Naha, Okinawa. I am so calling him when I visit!
The restaurant is on the 4th floor of a building on the big Roppongi corner of Roppongi-dori and Gaien-dori. Here's the g-navi site (Japanese)
〒106-0032 東京都港区六本木7-14-10 誠志堂ビル4F
03-3470-2310
first taken me to, and I have since taken my big boss to because it is so yummy and unusual.Okinawa has its own distinct culture and heritage (kind of like Hawaii in the US) and that includes food. They use ingredients that are not available anywhere else in Japan, like sea grapes (海ぶどう) and goya (ゴーヤ) and have funny names for their dishes too. "Rafty" (ラフティー) is pork belly (豚の角煮) and "chample" (チャンプル) means stir-fry. Okinawa is also known for an amazing and potent shochu called awamori (泡盛), and there is an extensive awamori and c
ocktail list here.I arrived tonight to a raucous Okinawan performance by Nakasone Mitsuru-san (仲宗根充). The restaurant has live performances about twice per week (schedule). Most of their seating is family style communal tables and you pay 1000 yen cover for a seat where you can see the little stage. I was a little skeptical at first, since I had planned on a quiet dinner with a book, but I am so glad I got to experience this! Not only was it super fun and interactive with people getting on stage to sing and the whole room dancing, the people were incredibly welcoming and inclusive. I can't wait to visit Okinawa!
Btw, in addition to his musical talents, Nakasone-san runs a taxi service in Naha, Okinawa. I am so calling him when I visit!
The restaurant is on the 4th floor of a building on the big Roppongi corner of Roppongi-dori and Gaien-dori. Here's the g-navi site (Japanese)
〒106-0032 東京都港区六本木7-14-10 誠志堂ビル4F
03-3470-2310
Friday, September 11, 2009
Nanbantei 南蛮亭
September 2009
Dinner
Great yakitori place that we found on Guru-navi in Shinjuku. They have several restaurants in Tokyo, and on the larger end of a yakitori place.
Started with some 'premier' draft beers and appetizers like sesame dressing salad, chicken karaage (Japanese fried chicken), tomato salad, and chicken yukke (sashimi). We ordered a ridiculous amount of yakitori. I think the most popular were the asparagus wrapped in pork, the amazing steaks with wasabi sauce, and the tebasaki (wings). Vegetables are quite good. I've had better tsukune (chicken meatballs). I love sunagimo (gizzards).
Hint: no more than eight to ten skewers per person, and remember orders come in pairs.
English menus with a few staff that speak if needed .
http://r.gnavi.co.jp/g041700/
Few minutes walk from JR Shinjuku station or Marunouchi line Shinjuku-sanchome station
〒160-0022 東京都新宿区新宿3-28-7 キーストンB1
03-3354-0343
Dinner
Great yakitori place that we found on Guru-navi in Shinjuku. They have several restaurants in Tokyo, and on the larger end of a yakitori place.
Started with some 'premier' draft beers and appetizers like sesame dressing salad, chicken karaage (Japanese fried chicken), tomato salad, and chicken yukke (sashimi). We ordered a ridiculous amount of yakitori. I think the most popular were the asparagus wrapped in pork, the amazing steaks with wasabi sauce, and the tebasaki (wings). Vegetables are quite good. I've had better tsukune (chicken meatballs). I love sunagimo (gizzards).
Hint: no more than eight to ten skewers per person, and remember orders come in pairs.
English menus with a few staff that speak if needed .
http://r.gnavi.co.jp/g041700/
Few minutes walk from JR Shinjuku station or Marunouchi line Shinjuku-sanchome station
〒160-0022 東京都新宿区新宿3-28-7 キーストンB1
03-3354-0343
Tori-hide 鶏ひで
September 2009
Dinner
This is my aunt's family's 'go-to' yakitori place in Akabane, and it is fabulous. Never been disappointed and have been there many times over the years.
Guru-navi http://r.gnavi.co.jp/a091900/
〒115-0045 東京都北区赤羽2-4-4 西村ビル1F
Dinner
This is my aunt's family's 'go-to' yakitori place in Akabane, and it is fabulous. Never been disappointed and have been there many times over the years.
Guru-navi http://r.gnavi.co.jp/a091900/
〒115-0045 東京都北区赤羽2-4-4 西村ビル1F
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Delfini
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Naoto and friends
Cute Italian place in Shibuya.
http://www.delfini.jp/
Guru-navi entry
〒150-0031 東京都渋谷区桜丘町30-15 ビバリーヒルズ101
+81 03-6415-4565
Naoto and friends
Cute Italian place in Shibuya.
http://www.delfini.jp/
Guru-navi entry
〒150-0031 東京都渋谷区桜丘町30-15 ビバリーヒルズ101
+81 03-6415-4565
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Roman-tei ろまん亭
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Dinner with family
Great izakaya type place by Akabane station. We had a course package with different dishes and nabe. All you can drink for two hours for 1600 yen.
Hotpepper page for restaurant
東京都北区赤羽１－１１－４アポー赤羽３Ｆ
Tokyo-to, Kita-ku, Akabane 1-11-4, Apo Akabane 3rd Floor
03-3598-2311
Dinner with family
Great izakaya type place by Akabane station. We had a course package with different dishes and nabe. All you can drink for two hours for 1600 yen.
Hotpepper page for restaurant
東京都北区赤羽１－１１－４アポー赤羽３Ｆ
Tokyo-to, Kita-ku, Akabane 1-11-4, Apo Akabane 3rd Floor
03-3598-2311
Onohan 小の半
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Dinner
We went to Onohan for the kamo-nabe but they were out, so ended up with shabu-shabu. Very good, a little pricey. A bit hard to find.
〒106-0032 東京都港区六本木7-17-2
106-0032 Tokyo-to, Minato-ku, Roppongi 7-17-2
03-3423-5288
Dinner
We went to Onohan for the kamo-nabe but they were out, so ended up with shabu-shabu. Very good, a little pricey. A bit hard to find.
〒106-0032 東京都港区六本木7-17-2
106-0032 Tokyo-to, Minato-ku, Roppongi 7-17-2
03-3423-5288
Kinagaya 器ながや
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Lunch with Tokyo colleagues
器ながや was a good traditional Japanese lunch place in Roppongi. About $10 for "teishoku" of the day, fish, rice with natto, miso soup, and pickles.
107-0052 東京都港区赤坂9-1-7 赤坂レジデンシャルホテル１F
107-0052 Tokyo-to, Minato-ku, Akasaka 9-1-7, Akasaka Residential Hotel 1st Floor
03-3408-8877
Lunch with Tokyo colleagues
器ながや was a good traditional Japanese lunch place in Roppongi. About $10 for "teishoku" of the day, fish, rice with natto, miso soup, and pickles.
107-0052 東京都港区赤坂9-1-7 赤坂レジデンシャルホテル１F
107-0052 Tokyo-to, Minato-ku, Akasaka 9-1-7, Akasaka Residential Hotel 1st Floor
03-3408-8877
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Sushi-bun 鮨文
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Breakfast with Shouma
Sushi-bun is my favorite sushi place in the world, in the row of restaurants outside of the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo. There are only 10 seats so I have walked in and waited about 45 minutes, depending on the day. If the line is long, they will bring you tea while you wait.
I highly recommend the omakase C-set. It comes with 10 pieces, 3 roll pieces, soup (アサリ汁) and tea. The 10 pieces include o-toro and chu-toro (fatty and medium fatty tuna), akagai (赤貝 a clam), uni (sea urchin), and their amazing and fairly famous anago (sea eel). The anago is boiled and has a sweet sauce. It is so soft the sushi chef tells you to use your hands because the chopsticks with crush it. I can't describe how incredible this piece is, just completely melts in your mouth.
*Open from 6am-2:30pm, closed Sun/Holidays and market close days
*Check here for Tsukiji schedule, don't go on the red days
〒104-0045 東京都中央区築地5-2-7
〒104-0045 Tokyo-to, Chuo-ku, Tsukiji 5-2-7
03-3541-3860
Breakfast with Shouma
Sushi-bun is my favorite sushi place in the world, in the row of restaurants outside of the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo. There are only 10 seats so I have walked in and waited about 45 minutes, depending on the day. If the line is long, they will bring you tea while you wait.
I highly recommend the omakase C-set. It comes with 10 pieces, 3 roll pieces, soup (アサリ汁) and tea. The 10 pieces include o-toro and chu-toro (fatty and medium fatty tuna), akagai (赤貝 a clam), uni (sea urchin), and their amazing and fairly famous anago (sea eel). The anago is boiled and has a sweet sauce. It is so soft the sushi chef tells you to use your hands because the chopsticks with crush it. I can't describe how incredible this piece is, just completely melts in your mouth.
*Open from 6am-2:30pm, closed Sun/Holidays and market close days
*Check here for Tsukiji schedule, don't go on the red days
〒104-0045 東京都中央区築地5-2-7
〒104-0045 Tokyo-to, Chuo-ku, Tsukiji 5-2-7
03-3541-3860
Ichiba-sushi 市場すし
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Breakfast with mom and Take
We went back again - again thwarted by Sushi-bun, but I was impressed with Ichiba-sushi. Included in the seasonal tokujo-omakase was shirako (which is basically cod gonads), which was just amazing, ordered a second one.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Breakfast with mom
My mother and I trekked out to Tsukiji for the best sushi and were devastated when we discovered that we picked the one weekday of the month that the market was closed. Luckily a few sushi restaurants were open and we sat down at Ichiba-sushi, a place I had gone in the winter.
We spoke with the chef, this restaurant has only been open since August 2006, but it is quite good. We had the 3675 yen Tokusen Omakase set (特選おまかせにぎり) with 15 pieces of sushi. Always get the omakase at a sushi place, they know best (omakase means "chef's choice").
*Check here for Tsukiji schedule, don't go on the red days
東京都中央区築地5-2-1, 築地内施設8号館13号
Tokyo-to, Chuo-ku, Tsukiji 5-2-1, Tsukiji Building #8 Store #13
03-3541-1350
Breakfast with mom and Take
We went back again - again thwarted by Sushi-bun, but I was impressed with Ichiba-sushi. Included in the seasonal tokujo-omakase was shirako (which is basically cod gonads), which was just amazing, ordered a second one.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Breakfast with mom
My mother and I trekked out to Tsukiji for the best sushi and were devastated when we discovered that we picked the one weekday of the month that the market was closed. Luckily a few sushi restaurants were open and we sat down at Ichiba-sushi, a place I had gone in the winter.
We spoke with the chef, this restaurant has only been open since August 2006, but it is quite good. We had the 3675 yen Tokusen Omakase set (特選おまかせにぎり) with 15 pieces of sushi. Always get the omakase at a sushi place, they know best (omakase means "chef's choice").
*Check here for Tsukiji schedule, don't go on the red days
東京都中央区築地5-2-1, 築地内施設8号館13号
Tokyo-to, Chuo-ku, Tsukiji 5-2-1, Tsukiji Building #8 Store #13
03-3541-1350
Kuruma-ya 鳥焼車屋
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Dinner with Naoto, Elaine and Aya
Kuruma-ya is in the Ebisu Garden Place basement outside of Ebisu station (JR and Metro). Below Morgan Stanley Japan's offices, apparently it is popular with Naoto's former co-workers and there were a lot of suits.
We ordered the 2400 yen set menu which came with a few small starters like tofu and grated daikon (大根おろし) and drinks. Black vinegar (黒酢) is really popular in Japan now and they had a good black vinegar cassis drink. The set came with 5 yakitori -- I hate liver, so I substituted and got a wing (手羽先), scallion and chicken (ねぎま), small ground chicken ball (つくね), an asparagus wrapped in shiso leaf, and ground chicken with egg. So good :)
〒150-6090 東京都渋谷区恵比寿4-20-3, 恵比寿ガーデンプレースB2F
〒150-6090 Tokyo-to, Shibuya-ku, Ebisu 4-20-3, Ebisu Garden Place B2F
03-5420-9608
Dinner with Naoto, Elaine and Aya
Kuruma-ya is in the Ebisu Garden Place basement outside of Ebisu station (JR and Metro). Below Morgan Stanley Japan's offices, apparently it is popular with Naoto's former co-workers and there were a lot of suits.
We ordered the 2400 yen set menu which came with a few small starters like tofu and grated daikon (大根おろし) and drinks. Black vinegar (黒酢) is really popular in Japan now and they had a good black vinegar cassis drink. The set came with 5 yakitori -- I hate liver, so I substituted and got a wing (手羽先), scallion and chicken (ねぎま), small ground chicken ball (つくね), an asparagus wrapped in shiso leaf, and ground chicken with egg. So good :)
〒150-6090 東京都渋谷区恵比寿4-20-3, 恵比寿ガーデンプレースB2F
〒150-6090 Tokyo-to, Shibuya-ku, Ebisu 4-20-3, Ebisu Garden Place B2F
03-5420-9608
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