Archive for August 2nd, 2008

明神下 神田川本店 (Myoujinshita Kandagawa)

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0807310074I like eating unagi in winter months cos it is much fattier, but seeing lots of pictures of unagi on the day of douyo no ushi(土用の丑) makes me crave for it too. The old building of this unagi restaurant is so gorgeous that it alone is worth a visit. Booking is absolutely necessary and although there were only two of us, we got the private room all to ourselves. Unajuu(unagi on rice in a bento box) is not cheap - a bit more than 4000yen(there is service charge) and soup is not included. But the quality is really high and I love the sauce which is not sweet like the usual kind. Location is convenient - easily accessible from Akihabara or Ochanomizu.

明神下 神田川本店 (Myoujinshita Kandagawa)
Add: 2-5-11 Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku
Tel: 03-3251-5031

スパゲティ「心」 (Kokoro)

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Wafu(Japanese-style) spaghetti shop. I crave this kind of spaghetti from time to time but as a friend who can cook put it, “you can make it easily at home”. Well I can’t…^^;; The food is pretty good - spaghetti is never overcooked and the ingredients are used generously. Only one complaint is that it is certainly always too salty for me(except the ones with tomato sauce). But after a few times of tolerating the excessive saltiness, I asked the staff, who are all very friendly, if they could make it with less salt, and my request was met with no fuss.

Located in an office area, this shop opens all day on weekdays, only lunch time on Saturday and holidays, and is closed on Sunday. At whatever odd hour you go on weekdays, there are always some salarymen and OLs eating there.
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カキとキノコの生クリーム、¥1200。
青しそ入りタラコとウニとイカ、バター味、¥1050。
Oyster and mushroom in cream sauce.
Aojiso, tarako, uni(sea urchin) and ika(squid), butter flavour.
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ナスのミートソース、¥1050。
北海道産シャケとほうれん草のホワイトソース、¥1200。
Aubergine and meat sauce. Hokkaido salmon and spinach, white sauce.
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ベーコンとたっぷりねぎのペペロンチーノ、¥1100。
唐辛子入り完熟トマトソース ミックス(エビ・アサリ・ベーコン・オニオン・ピーマン・マッシュルーム)、¥1100。
Bacon and spring onion peperoncino.
Mixed ingredients(prawn, clam, bacon, onion, bell pepper, mushroom), chilli and tomato sauce.
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サラダスパゲティ(ベーコン)、¥1050。
アサリとバジリコ(バター・チーズ和え)、ガーリックソース、¥1000。
Salad spaghetti with bacon. Sauce for it is a bit like warm thousand island dressing with mustard. Surprisingly nice actually.
Clam, basil, butter and cheese and garlic sauce.
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イカ墨のスパゲッティ、¥1300。
エビとグリーンアスパラのトマトクリーム、¥1100。
Squid ink spaghetti.
Prawn, green asparagus, tomato cream.
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ベーコンとタマゴとホウレンソウ、カルボナーラ風、¥1000。
海の幸(エビ・アサリ・ホタテ・タコ・イカ・ワカメ)、特製しょうゆ味、¥1150。
Bacon, egg and spinach, carbonara.
Umi no sachi: prawn, clam, scallop, octopus, squid and wakame, soy sauce flavour.
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グリーンアスパラとベーコン(シメジ入り)、特製しょうゆ味バター風味、¥950。
スープ、¥1200。
Green asparagus, bacon, shimeji mushroom, soy sauce and butter flavour.
Soup spaghetti.

My favourites are salad spaghetti, soup spaghetti, peperoncino, and carbonara.
Menu(J): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

スパゲティ「心」 (Kokoro)
Add: 2-2-8 Horidome-cho, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku
Tel: 03-3249-1557

志な乃 (Shinano)

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A friend recommended this little soba place in the middle of an office area. There is always a long queue at lunch hour.
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合盛(大)、¥1250。けんちん汁(並)、¥400。
Aimori(soba+udon). Soba is thick and hard type, while udon is soft and springy type. Both are homemade and are very good. Eat with a light dipping sauce, and also spring onion, wasabi, shiso, grated radish and grated ginger. Kenchin-jiru with lots of root vegetables in it.
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冷麦、¥1500。
Very cooling Hiyamugi. Though I ended up ordering a small portion of hot Kenchin-jiru.
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けんちんそば(並)、¥1150。五色そば、¥1050。
Kenchin-soba. Hot soba in Kenchin-jiru.
Five-colour soba. Hot soba with kamaboko, aubergine tempura, quail egg, shiitake mushroom and leek.
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とろろ合い盛り、¥1350。
Tororo Aimori: soba and udon with grated yam and quail egg.
In general, I like the soba more than the udon, and menu that are served cold are better than the hot ones. The staff are very friendly and the atmosphere is warm.
Lunch menu(J): 1, 2.

志な乃(Shinano)
Add: 3-1-4 Higashi Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku
Tel: 03-3664-9795