A personal blog detailing dining and eating experiences
Kept coming back to this coffee place on the 2nd floor outside Shibuya Scramble square mall.
Got the dark roast caffe latte (as is). Would keep getting it again.
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Came here for lunch (just walked by) while staying at Shibuya Stream Hotel (which coincidentally it is in the hotel). Glad to have grabbed some Japanese bbq before leaving Japan!
Got the Yakiniki set meal (had beef and pork with egg soup), with a highball of course. Would come back to this place if I was eating along and needed a quick Japanese bbq fix.
Also the one person bbq set is super cute.
We went to this place for some Teppenyaki before a night out in Shibuya.
Although the food is great and would come back here again (especially the view of the city which I didn’t take any pics of), there are seats in front of the cooking chef, and there are seats that are not (the view seats do not have it in front of the cooking by chef).
We got the sirloin beef, chicken, mushrooms, fried rice, and some noodles and beef wrapped asparagus. All were great and I would get them again. For drinks got a glass of sparkling wine.
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Went here for a quick lunch at Shibuya.
Got the miso ramen with pork (small size). Will say it did hit the spot, but also curious what a 4.5 star ramen place is in Japan is like (this one was 3.8).
Would come back if I needed a quick lunch that was fast and only had 15 minutes (from ordering to eating).
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Went to this cafe after dinner for desert in Ginza. Definitely a great choice.
Got their home made strawberry cheese cake. Wish I had more! Also paired it with a Yamazaki on the rocks.
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Ok, this place has by far had the best katsu I’ve had. Would 100% go back and recommend if in the Ginza area.
They started us off with a giant amount of coleslaw (and the dressing with it was great, which is basically your usual Japanese peanut dressing).
I got the assorted cutlet meat set so I could try the variety of meats (like pork and shrimp, in addition to chicken). Will say the chicken and shrimp were obviously the best ones (others were good too).
For drinks got myself a highball.
Came here for lunch at Shibuya (while visiting Miyashita Park for shopping).
Overall got attracted to the Japanese cafe style of the place, although they did serve some other cuisines like Korean.
Got the black beef Japanese sukiyaki udon, which also came with tuna. Even though not the biggest fan of udon, this was great. Also got a side of fried shrimp and cream scallop croquet. Shrimp was good, but would skip the scallop part (didn’t expect the cream to be too creamy).
And of course paired everything with a highball.
So yea, giving a thumbs up to this place.
I went to this cocktail bar also from a recommendation from a few bar tenders (in Hiroshima and Okinawa). Drinks were creative and good (but still the food pairing at the Bellwood was insane).
Got their version of a whisky sour (see picture side ingredients list). Thought it was good, but also just ok.
Also got their version of a Negroni, called the Connoisseur’s Negroni. I liked it. Might be because it tastes very chocolatey.
Overall would recommend this place.
Went here because of a recommendation from a bartender in Hiroshima (unfortunately the bartender in Tokyo did not hear of the bar in Hiroshima, Bar Alegre).
They serve omakase with a reservation. Would definitely be down to try in the future.
First, they started off mentioning their menu (which is a book) has six “courses”. First thought I had to participate in each one, but did not.
Second, they pair everything with something to eat! Incredible.
First drink was called “Rob is in Town!”. (Ingredients are below, but basically a twist to a Rob Roy).
Second drink was a twist of a Sazerac (mango sorbet, absinthe, sweet wine, smoky whisky). Also look at the shape of this ice cube. It’s an octagon! And it has an actual mango sorbet on top of it.
Had breakfast at this hotel restaurant when staying in Hiroshima (ANA Crown Plaza).
Really like the variety of this place, especially for breakfast. There was an assortment of fish (salmon, mackerel), sushi, curry, and western bites like bacon. also one thing I didn’t try but they could do is make ramen for you.
Would come back.
