Archive for July, 2007

キッチン南海(Kitchen Nankai)

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カツカレー、¥650。
Very famous yoshoku place. Look at the long queue(mostly guys) at lunch time. It really wasn’t easy for me to join the queue. ^^;;; At first the waitress(hair dyed gold) made me sit in a small table with 3 other guys and I immediately said I would wait for a counter seat. Unfortunately the next available counter seat was right in front of the toilet…people brushed pass me when they got out of the toilet and I tried not to breathe too hard. Katsu(pork cutlet) curry is a big plate and only 650yen. No wonder this place is so popular with guys. Though the pork is a tad thin and the coating is thick. The black curry is nice though.
キッチン南海 (Kitchen Nankai)
Add: 1-5 Jimbocho, Kanda

マキアヴェリの食卓 (Makiaveri no Shokutaku)

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たけのこと生ハムのペペロンチーノ、¥980。スープとサラダとコーヒー、¥400。
Bamboo shoot and prosciutto peperoncino. Plus soup, salad and coffee, 1380yen. Just an ordinary pasta place. Generous with the ingredients but the price is higher than most places.

0706040004鴨肉のミートソース、フランク、野菜のスパゲッティ、¥1030。
Duck meat sauce with sausage and vegetables.

I usually go early for lunch before salarymen and OLs start to flood the nearby restaurants, but this day I came out late and everywhere was too crowded so I just went back to this place. The price is high for the quality so there is always seats available. ^^;;
マキアヴェリの食卓
Add: 2F, 1-13-2, Jimbocho, Kanda

海南鶏飯食堂 (Hainan ji-fan shokudou)

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海南鶏飯、¥900。
Hainan chicken rice. A very popular place that always has a queue outside and I have heard many positive reviews about this place….turned out it was quite bad. The chicken is those dry fatless tasteless breast meat that you need a lot of the sauces for flavours. The rice is too mushy and lacking in fragrance and flavour. Why this place gets so popular is beyond me.
海南鶏飯食堂 (Hainan Ji-fan Shokudou)
Add: 6-11-16 Roppongi, Minato-ku

キッチングラン

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しょうが焼き、¥680。
Pork with ginger. Tasty but the amount of oil is quite scary.
キッチングラン (Kitchen Guran)
Add: 2-24, Jimbocho, Kanda

湛山 神田店(closed)

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0707110004湛山特選御膳: お刺身、天ぷら、焼き魚(かさご開き)、¥1500。
Sashimi, tempura and grilled fish lunch set. Good.

Chocolatier Palet D’or (ショコラティエ パレ ド オール)

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Chocolate tart is rich yet not too sweet. Very nice! Herb tea “Spice” is good too.
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0706250019Dessert plate with nut souffle(in the cup) and chocolate souffle. The chocolate is not as rich as I had expected, and the souffle is not that fluffy. Tried the other herb tea “Fruit”. I like “Spice” better. This place is a chocolatier and the menu offers chocolate chaud drink(about 1300yen) and you can also pick the chocolates from the showcase and eat in the cafe. Prepare to pay at least 2000yen for a dessert and a drink though. The shop is inside Shimaru building.
Chocolatier Palet D’or

Sol Levante (ソルレヴァンテ)

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モンテ ビアンコ、¥500。ババ。
From two separate visits.
Monte Bianco. Italian version of Mont Blanc. Bottom is merengue, then chestnut paste, topped with a mountain of cream. Nice but….too sweet! Even the cream is sweetened. It is very big too. I only managed to eat half. Baba with lemon liquor.
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カフェミスティ、¥1100。
Dessert plate with espresso-flavoured sorbet, ice-cream, mousse and semi-freddo in a cup shape. Not bad. Very strong espresso taste. Though it doesn’t look as nice as the picture in the menu…^^;;
Menu: 1, 2, 3.
Sol Levante
Add: 3-10-14 Kita-aoyama, Minato-ku
Tel: 03-5464-1155