Archive for July, 2006

Suzu Cafe(スズカフェ)

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和風ハンバーグ、1100円。Japanese style hamburger lunch. I think the meat is chicken. The sauce is a bit salty. Even this cafe is on the the 3rd floor, it is in the middle of the busiest area of Shibuya, yet so empty with no customers at all during lunch hour…
Suzu Cafe

Lecomte (ルコント)

060728 057.jpgCream cheese cake. Very good! Creamy, rich cheese taste, with a touch of lemon, not too sweet.
Lecomte

手打うどん 恩田 (Teuchi Udon Onda)

060726 001.jpg鳥天おろしぶっかけ、800円。煮玉子、100円。Chicken tempura and grated radish udon. The chicken, quite heavily peppered, were fried on spot and came out very hot. The interior is a bit shabby with only counter seats though.
恩田

おざわ@田原町 (Ozawa)

060727 001.jpg9・5割極太平打(特大盛)、1200円。
It was a shockingly mercilessly tragic experience last time when I came all the way to this soba place with a few friends, so ready for some nice soba, and found out that the shop was closed, even though I had phoned to confirm beforehand that it would be open. Came back again alone and thank god it was open! I ordered the “extremely thick flat soba” which my friend recommended and I had been so curious and dying to try for a long time. Went for the largest portion of course, hoho. I knew it was going to be thick but I was still quite shocked cos it was really really REALLY thick!!! It is nice, and I do love thick hard noodles….but perhaps not to the point that every bite is simply a lump of starch(^^;;). I want to try the medium thick soba next time though, medium should be just right for me.
おざわ

梅むら (Umemura)

060727 009.jpg豆かんてん、450円。Peas and kanten and honey. The kanten is very soft. Nice simple taste, though I got tired halfway…should have ordered one with fruits and ice-cream etc. Seems like a very popular place, many came in just to take-away. Most of the people ordered what I ordered so I guess that is the most popular item.
梅むら

茶寮 都路里 (Saryo Tsujiri)

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抹茶そば、735円。特選都路里パフェ、1365円。
Matcha soba and Matcha parfait. There is ice underneath the soba, which keeps it cold but also makes it soggy. I have never eaten any matcha soba so green though~. The parfait has so much stuff in it: matcha and vanilla ice-cream, chestnut, tangerine, stick rice balls(white, green tea), matcha castella, matcha jelly, red bean, kanten(vegetable gelatin), and matcha whipped cream on top. The original tea shop is in Gion of Kyoto and I have queued and had the same matcha parfait years ago, which was so fantastic and I never quite forget.
茶寮 都路里

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Rabelais (ラブレー)

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豚肩ロースのポワレ、ハーブソース、マッシュルームのリゾット。ランチは、パン、デザート、コーヒーが付いて、997円。
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Pan-fried pork shoulder, mushroom risotto, herb sauce. Comes with dessert and coffee, 997yen. Isn’t it incredibly cheap?! The pork and risotto are very good, though a little bit salty. The restaurant caters for weddings and there are bouquets everywhere.
Rabelais