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梅蘭やきそば、￥８９３。
Bairan yakisoba. Fried noodles with onion, beansprout, chinese chives, pork, perfectly made with a crispy egg crust on top. Slightly spicy and very delicious! I should have taken pics of the noodles underneath…but too lazy! The original shop is in Yokohama. This branch in Shibuya is very conveniently located on Dougenzaka and has very good service(for a shabby chinese restaurant!).
梅蘭(Bairan)
Add: 2-9-1 Dougenzaka, Shibuya-ku
Tel: 03-5489-0866
焼鮎と枝豆のリゾット、￥１０００。
Grilled Ayu(sweetfish) and Edamame(green soybean) risotto. Comes with bread, salad and coffee.
Free little dessert(pumpkin pudding and fruits) only on rainy days.
コンビネーションプレート： 牛グリルと、海老＋トウモロコシのピッツァ、￥１０００。
マグロとししとうのスパゲッティ、￥１０００。
Combination plate: Grilled beef, prawn and corn pizza.
Pasta lunch: Spaghetti with tuna and shishitou pepper.
コンビネーションプレート： トマトと茄子のオーブン焼きと、木の子・生ハムのリゾット、￥１０００。
ほうれん草のカルボナーラ、￥１０００。
Combination plate: Oven grilled tomato and aubergine, mushroom and ham risotto.
Pasta lunch: Spinach Carbonara.
The food is generally good but the portion is tiny. The salad is so small that you just wonder why they would even bother. This restaurant is particular about their olive oil and they give you a big plate, but there is really no point because the bread is no good. The coffee is diluted and the little cookies are stale… They do all these little things which are not necessary anyway, but they don’t do them very well. The main(pasta, risotto, pizza, meat) taste good and I always wish they would cut all those extra stuff and just make the portion of the main dish bigger. Anyway, the restaurant is always very empty and the seats are comfortable, so I find myself coming back again and again, when I am not too hungry and want to have a peaceful quiet lunch.
Menu(J): 1, 2, 3, 4.
Bistro Grasso
Add: 3-9-11 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku
Tel: 03-3835-1184
ナポリのモツッレラとくじらのタルタル。
Mozzarella and whale Tartare.
Tomato cream soup(I think…can’t remember exactly…).
阿波尾鶏レバーのパテ、マンゴー添え。
冷たい桃のスパゲッティーニ。
Chicken liver pate and mango. This is quite nice.
Chillled peach spaghetti. The spaghetti is hidden underneath. Nothing special except the peach is very sweet.
江戸前穴子と夏きのこのタリアテッレ、からすみがけ。
とっておき、生うにのスパゲッティ。
Tagliatelle with anago and summer mushroom and karasumi. Nice but quite spicy, especially after I accidentally ate a chilli.
Uni spaghetti. The same overly salty and spicy taste as last time(see tag).
赤茶豚リブロースのソテー。
Grapefruit and wasabi sorbet. Interesting combination… quite like it actually.
Saute of Akacha(?) pork Riburosu(don’t know how to translate, it is this part). The pork itself is juicy and tender, though it would have haven nicer if it were grilled a bit longer. The veggy on the side were quite salty.
ココナッツのビアンコマンジャーレ、アプリコット添え。
マンゴープリンとパッションフルーツ。
Coconut blanc manger with apricot. Not much coconut taste…
Mango pudding and passion fruit.
ジャスミンティーのカタラーナ。
Jasmine creme brulee. Fresh herb tea. The desserts are pretty normal. The fresh herb tea was 840yen and I totally expected a pot, yet it came in a small cup and no refill…
I have to say my impression of this place doesn’t get better on my third visit. The chef seems to like his food very salty and very spicy. Couldn’t eat it without gulping red wine by the gallons. As a final blow, the service is rather bad…no smiles, sloppy response, and the champagne was not chilled properly - unforgivable!!
Menu(J) here.
Goutte d’or et Crattini
Add: 2-2-3 Marunouchi, Chiyada-ku
Tel: 03-6212-6882
サンギョプサル（２人前）。
Samgyeopsal(Pork belly).
ジャンボデジカルビ（２人前）。
Janbodeji karubi(Pork karubi).
ユッケジャンクッパ。ジャガイモチヂミ。
Yukkejan Kuppa(Rice and vegetables in spicy soup). Potato chijimi(Korean pancake) - it reminds me of hash brown!
Some friends took me to this popular Korean BBQ place in Shinokubo, which is like a Korean town with many eateries and shops. We went to the branch which is right next to the original shop. We booked in advance so didn’t have to wait. And thank god for that - look at all those people without reservations waiting outside! There is a time limit of two hours, which is more than enough to stuff our faces with yummy food. Everything we ordered was so nice, but the best was definitely the pork belly. It was surprisingly not that greasy, just like my friends assured me before we went. The hot plate is slanted so all the oil drips down into a bowl. You are not supposed to grill the meat yourself - the staff will do everything for you. The lettuce and other green veggy are for wrapping the meat, and you can have as many servings as you want. Service is not like smiley or friendly but they are efficient and you get what you want quickly, like water and extra servings of veggy. Most importantly this place is cheap!! We ate like pigs, and including drinks it was only about 2700yen per person. Definitely want to go back again.
味ちゃん ２号店 (Korean Kitchen Macchan 2)
Add: 2-32-3, Okubo, Shinjuku-ku
Tel: 03-5272-3022
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