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All posts tagged "Restaurants"

  • This place serves Mexican burgers and all-you-can-eat fries for lunch.

    Tucked in the narrow business streets of Shiba, Minato ward, is a Cancun-style taqueria that Mexican-starved foodies will want to check out. Modern Mexican Cabos takes its name from Los Cabos, a luxury resort area in Mexico....

    • Posted October 25, 2021
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  • Grand Central Oyster Bar offers the best of the fall season.

    Modeled after one of New York city’s most spectacular restaurants with its famous vaulted ceilings, there is an unmistakable buzz to this dining place. The hustle and bustle of the New York original has been translated perfectly....

    • Posted October 20, 2021
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  • Belleville Opens store In Yokohama

    Aptly named “mille-feuille” (thousand sheets French pastry), these fluffy pancakes served in multiple layers have become Belleville’s signature offering. Belleville is a pancake shop in Osaka that has been running for 60 straight years. It has just...

    • Posted September 14, 2021
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  • The most expensive steak sandwich in Japan

    Are you ready to spend money on the most expensive sandwich available in Japan? The “Special charcoal-grilled steak & home-grown smoked salmon” sandwich which sells for ¥10,000 (¥11,000 with tax) at Gorio luxury steak restaurant in Tsukiji,...

    • Posted January 6, 2021
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  • Starbucks’ founding member opens eclectic cafe Eric Rose in Omotesando.

    Eric Rose, a new coffee house brand, named after Starbucks’ founding member, will open on Saturday, December 12, 2020 in Tokyo’s chic Omotesando neighborhood. The star of the show will be no less than the house’s gourmet...

    • Posted December 9, 2020
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  • How to spot the real Kobe beef

    The price people pay for an authentic premium cut of Kobe steak at a Tokyo restaurant ranges anywhere between 20,000 and 40,000 yen, depending on the grade and weight. You may think that that’s too expensive. Well, ...

    • Posted November 10, 2020
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  • A place where you can have an honest-to-goodness donburi meal!

    Given the social distancing requirements at this time, families should really avoid long waits at restaurants. That doesn’t mean limiting your freedom of choice in food selection to take-out. But one that’s best eaten fresh is donburi,...

    • Posted June 13, 2020
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  • French Bistro-style restaurant opens in Kyoto

    Benoit, the longest-running French-style bistro created by celebrated French chef Alain Ducasse, opens its first restaurant in Kyoto on March 22. A bistro in France is generally a place where one can have quick and simple meals....

    • Posted March 21, 2020
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  • Cherry Blossom Lunch Buffet at the Hotel Intercontinental Tokyo Bay

    Hotel Intercontinental Tokyo Bay celebrates the season of Japan’s pink petals with a special “Ohanami Bento” offering. The special lunch meal includes an appetizer with colorful vegetable puree, fresh salad, quiche and pasta with spring vegetables...

    • Posted February 17, 2020
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  • Collaborative cuisine: Japanese and Thai

    Too often, fusion cuisine strikes fear into even the most adventurous of palates. But the result of the latest collaboration menu between Toriyoshi, a Japanese yakitori restaurant, and Dao Thai, known for Bangkok style izakaya, has been...

    • Posted February 13, 2020
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  • New American Chef Puts A Global Twist to Tableaux Dining

    Tableaux, one of the 51 restaurants run by Global Dining Inc., has made history over the years since opening in October 1992. The high-end fashionable restaurant that continues to attract an affluent clientele in the expat-heavy neighborhood...

    • Posted April 9, 2019
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  • The new ‘Daigomi Burgers’ hopes to satisfy your cheese cravings.

    Anyone who loves a good serving of cheese in their burgers will easily be hooked on “Daigomi” burger. Daigomi which opens a store in Yokohama on March 15, 2019, is a home-grown Japanese burger restaurant that promises...

    • Posted March 1, 2019
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  • American Thanksgiving Meals in Tokyo 2018

    The season to profess our gratitude has returned full circle. The North American holiday of Thanksgiving started as a commemoration of the Pilgrims’ arrival to the new world and make peace with its residents. Fast forward through...

    • Posted November 18, 2018
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  • Chicago’s swanky restaurant Morton’s the Steakhouse opens in Marunouchi

    High-rise buildings continue to dominate the urban landscape of Tokyo and much of it is happening in the city’s business district of Marunouchi. In 2016, shopping complex Tokyu Plaza was built followed by Ginza Five the year...

    • Posted October 25, 2018
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  • New Nintendo restaurant has cute food arrangements.

    Nintendo best known as a gaming company has diversified its business interests to include restaurants. Its first project Kirby Cafe, named after Nintendo’s popular game series “Star Kirby” is scheduled to open at the Tokyo Solamachi on...

    • Posted September 11, 2018
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  • Fabulous water front terrace dining in Tokyo

    Sitting on a dock with a fabulous water front terrace dining in Higashi-Shinagawa, T.Y. Harbor Brewery is a restaurant with authentic Western dining and an environment suitable for families, friends or couples. They have a nice selection...

    • Posted August 28, 2018
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  • ¥500-a-slice NY style pizza

    When my fast growing teen boys are hungry, they always crave for pizza. If left to their own devices, they will live off pizza, pizza and more pizza. Pizza gets a bad reputation as junk food but...

    • Posted August 19, 2018
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  • The Tokyo restaurant where you can catch your fish and eat it too

    Fishing Restaurant Zauo is one of those only-in-Japan experiences that make a welcome change to the increasingly globalized fare that we find in Tokyo. Simply put, Zauo is a seafood restaurant that lets you catch your dinner...

    • Posted August 11, 2018
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  • Awesome food, great terrace seating at Nirvana New York Tokyo

    Famed as a pioneer of modern Indian cuisine, Nirvana won the unanimous praise of foodies in the Big Apple. However, in the fickle world of restaurants, some have more staying power than the others. While the New...

    • Posted July 16, 2018
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  • Fatburger offers custom burgers at its newly opened store

    A new American hamburger joint from Los Angeles founded by a woman entrepreneur, Lovie Yancey, sets up its first Japan store in Shibuya on April 28.   Starting as a 3-stool sandwich stand in L.A.’s Western Avenue,...

    • Posted April 28, 2018
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  • Apron the Diner

    Just a 3-min walk from Kanda station (JR east exit) on the first floor of APA Hotel opened APRON The Diner restaurant. APRON adds a new dimension to nostalgic dishes like Cobb Salad, Napolitana spaghetti and the...

    • Posted March 19, 2018
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  • John’s Kitchen

    American Dad Launches a family-friendly restaurant in Yokohama.   Launching a successful business while spending enough time with family is an all- too-common challenge for entrepreneurs in Japan, but US-born John Lessor seems to have found a...

    • Posted March 19, 2018
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  • Five of the Best Gourmet Hot Chocolates in Tokyo

    If it hadn’t been for Van Houten’s invention of cocoa press which became the global template for all fine chocolates, this velvety drink wouldn’t have existed today. High quality cocoa powder usually comes from European countries. The...

    • Posted February 1, 2018
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  • Love “Ichigo”? Take the family to the Strawberry Fair at the Alice-in-Wonderland-themed “Alice’s Fantasy Restaurant”

    Instagram-worthy strawberry-themed desserts galore! Who needs Disneyland when you can have this within a quick distance from Tokyo? Until February 28, Alice’s Fantasy Restaurant’s four Tokyo restaurants will be dishing out Alice-in-Wonderland-themed desserts. The star of the...

    • Posted January 28, 2018
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  • A New York Style Café Whips Over-The-Top Desserts

    If you have to create a map of cafés that serve the best desserts in Tokyo, Harajuku will no doubt be on the top of the list. From fancy crepes to elaborately decorated pancakes, Harajuku cafés and...

    • Posted December 23, 2017
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  • A noodle restaurant for those who don’t eat pork

    When temperatures drop, nothing is as comforting as a bowl of piping hot ramen. But since the rise of Japanese ramen as an international culinary trend, many muslims and vegetarians have been left out. Recently, the Japanese...

    • Posted December 15, 2017
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  • Mamma Luisa’s Table

    A convivial atmosphere is just as important as the food for this eatery with a warm, Tuscan vibe. by Jackie Emoto   After a two-decade stint at Tokyo’s upscale restaurants, Florence-born food artisan, Pietro Androsoni, realized that...

    • Posted November 13, 2017
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  • Latté Art Comes in Rainbow Colors at Roar Coffee House and Roastery

    Coffee geeks in Tokyo are crazy about Latté Art, a decorating technique that creates different patterns in a coffee cup using frothy milk and a skilled hand.   The addition of art to milk-based coffee invented by...

    • Posted November 11, 2017
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  • Kagurazaka, a charming mix of French and Japanese culture

    Head for the slopes and alleys of Kagurazaka for a French-flavoured outing. The little enclave of narrow streets and bistros nestled on the slope might not quite be Montmartre but with its narrow alleyways from old Edo...

    • Posted October 26, 2017
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  • Ajinomoto Spices Up Gyoza’s Appeal To Attract Foreigners

    The world is craving for Japanese food. The interest in Japanese food is said to be increasing according to the latest statistics by UNESCO. As of January 13, there are about 55,000 Japanese restaurants registered abroad and...

    • Posted September 26, 2017
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