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勝漫 (Katsuman)

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on July 20, 09
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This tonkatsu place is only a block away from Tonkatsu Yamaichi(The nearest station is Awajicho but it’s less than 10 mins walk from Akihabara). The chef of Yamaichi used to work here so the style are quite similar. Katsuman is a bit more expensive than Yamaichi for the same menu but the portion is also bigger. I find the crust of the tonkatsu much lighter and more delicately fried in Yamaichi, but Katsuman is more generous with the portion and the ingredients. Both are very good tonkatsu restaurants.
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大かつ丼、￥１６００。 帆立のクリームコロッケ、￥１５００。
Large Katsu-kon, Y1600. It only comes in large size, but you can ask for less rice. It’s nice but I prefer Yamaichi’s Katsudon.
Scallop cream croquette, Y1500. The croquettes are massive and there are generous amount of scallop chunks inside(such that the crust can barely hold up the stuffing ^^;;). I like it more than Yamaichi’s version.
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特ヒレかつ、￥２３００。ヒレかつ、￥１８００。
Left pic: Special pork filet cutlet(Toku-hire), Y2300.
Right pic: Regular pork filet cutlet(Hire), Y1800.
Both Hire are not as good as Yamaichi.
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特ロースかつ、￥２１００。
ロースかつ、￥１５００。＋帆立コロッケ、￥４００。
Left pic: Special pork loin cutlet(Toku-rousu), Y2100.
Right pic: Regular pork loin cutlet(Rousu), Y1500. Extra order: Scallop croquette, Y400.
Rousu are, on the other hand, better than Yamaichi. Very juicy and has right amount of fat.
There is a side menu from which you can order from one piece.
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串かつ、￥１４００。 メンチかつ、￥１０００。
Skewered pork and vegetable katsu, Y1400. About the same quality as Yamaichi.
Menchi-Katsu, Y1000. More meat than Yamaichi…and nicer!
Menu(J): 1, 2.

勝漫(Katsuman)
Add: 1-6-1 Sudachou, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku
Tel: 03-3256-5504

讃岐うどん 野らぼー (Norabou)

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on July 18, 09
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Sanuki udon(thick type of udon from Kagawa Prefecture) chain restaurant with a couple of branches in Kanda area. Left pic is Jimbochou branch and right pic is Nishikichou Honten(original shop near Awajicho subway station). The udon is soft and springy here, not the hard chewy type I usually crave but I still love it. The large variety of udon and tempura available, and the reasonable price make it one of my favourite lunch spots.
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冷玉生醤油うどん、￥５７０。 いか天、￥１８０。ささ身天、￥２００。
Chilled udon with raw egg and fresh soy sauce, Y570.
Squid tempura, Y180. Chicken breast tempura, Y200.
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山菜春うどん、￥７５０。玉子天、￥９０。しい茸天、￥１３０。
Spring mountain vegetable udon, Y750.
Half-cooked egg tempura, Y90. Shiitake mushroom tempura, Y130.
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味噌けんちんうどん、￥７８０。
さつま芋天、￥１００。 茄子天、￥１００。ごぼう天、１２０￥。
Miso Kenchin(miso soup with root vegetables) udon, Y780.
Satsumaimo taro tempura, Y100. Aubergine tempura, Y100. Gobou(burdock root) tempura,Y120.
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本日の定食：しらすご飯（温玉のせ）＋讃岐うどん（鯛天付き）、￥８００。
Today’s lunch set: Shirasu(baby fish) rice bowl with half-cooked egg, Sanuki udon with Tai(sea bream) surimi tempura, Y800.
For lunch set, you can choose the udon from the basic menu: hot, cold, or mix(hot soup + cold udon).
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鶏天おろしうどん、￥７８０。エリンギ天、￥１３０。おくら天、￥１２０。
Chicken tempura udon, Y780.
Eryngii mushroom tempura, Y130. Okra tempura, Y120.
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本日の定食、鶏すき丼と讃岐うどん(高菜付き)、￥８００。
赤ちくわ天、￥１３０。アスパラ天、￥１５０。
Today’s lunch set: Chicken Sukiyaki rice bowl and Sanuki udon, Y800.
Red chikuwa tempura, Y130. Asparagus tempura, Y150.
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おろしぶっかけうどん、￥６５０。豚肉丼（温玉のせ）、￥３５０。
Oroshi(radish) Bukkake udon, Y650. Pork rice bow with half-cooked egg, Y350.
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ごまうどん、￥７８０。のり天、￥９０。いんげん天、１５０￥。
Goma(sesame seed) udon, Y780.
Seaweed tempura, Y90. Green bean tempura, Y150.
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釜チーズカレーうどん、￥７５０。たまごかけごはん、￥１９０。
Kama(straight from the boiling pot) cheese curry udon, Y750.
Rice with raw egg, Y190.
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釜玉スパイシーチーズうどん、￥７２０。かぼちゃ天￥１００。イワシ天、￥１８０。
Kama egg spicy cheese udon, Y720.
Pumpkin tempura, Y110. Iwashi(sardine) tempura, Y180.
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釜肉ぶっかけうどん（生玉子入り）、￥７５０。海老天、￥２５０。
Kama Niku(pork) Bukkake udon(with raw egg), Y750.
Prawn tempura, Y250.
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辛みそ釜玉うどん、￥６００。切り餅天、￥１２０。
Spicy miso Kama egg udon, Y600.
Mochi(rice cake) tempura, Y120.
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冷やし茄子おろしうどん、￥７２０。
たけのこ天、￥１００。まい茸天、￥１３０。
Chilled aubergine oroshi udon, Y720.
Takenoko(bamboo shoot) tempura, Y100. Maitake mushroom tempura, Y130.
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辛口カレーうどん、￥６７０。豚肉小丼、￥１５０。
Spicy curry udon, Y670. Small pork rice bowl, Y150.
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田舎きつねうどん、￥６７０。 カレー丼、￥１９０。
Inaka(country) Kitsune(fried sliced tofu) udon, Y670.
Small curry rice bowl, Y190.
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きつねおろしぶっかけ、￥６７０。 鳥つくね・厚玉丼、￥３３０。
Kitsune Oroshi Bukkake, Y670.
Tori(chicken) Tsukune(meat ball) rice bowl, Y330.
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冷やしゴマダレサラダうどん、￥８００。 まぐろ中落ち丼、￥４００。
Chilled goma-dare(sesame seed dressing) salad udon, Y800.
Maguro rice bowl, Y400.
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梅しそ若布うどん、￥６７０。 親子丼、￥４００。
Ume(sour plum) shiso wakame udon, Y670.
Oyakodon, Y400.

Most of the rice bowls above are only available in Jimbocho branch. The rice bowls are included the udon set(together with a basic udon), but you can also order the rice bown on its own and choose the udon from the menu.

My favourite udon(excluding the seasonal ones that are only available for a short time) are chicken tempura udon, Goma udon and Kama Niku Bukkake udon(with raw egg).

Lunch menu: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.
Side dish menu available at dinner time: 1, 2.

讃岐うどん 野らぼー(Sanuki Udon Norabow)

神保町店 (Jimbocho Branch)
Add: 2-12-3 Jimbocho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku
Tel: 03-3221-5070

錦町本店 (Nishikichou Honten)
Add: 1-8-11, Nishikichou, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku
Tel: 03-3295-5121

Poppoya (ぽっぽっ屋)

Published
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on July 15, 09
in 05:銀座・新橋・日本橋, 13:水道橋・後楽園 and Good Cheap Eats
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The owner of this ramen shop used to work in Jiro, which explains the resemblance to Jiro in taste and style. I’ve tried the Suidoubashi branch near Tokyo Dome(left pic) and the Nihonbashi honten(right pic) which is the original shop. The two shops are similar in quality - Nihonbashi branch is a little bit more expensive(talking about ~30 yen difference), and Suidoubashi branch is less shabby and is easier to go in for female customers.

I really love the thick and chewy noodles here. The soup is Tonkotsu(pork bone broth) and soy sauce based, which is nice but I find it too salty to drink on its own. So rather then soup ramen, it’s more like ramen mixed with sauce. Just like Jiro, it’s free to ask for extra vegetable(mostly beansprouts), extra onion, extra pork fat, stronger taste, and garlic.

In the following, left pic is from Suidoubashi, right pic is from Nihonbashi.
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海の塩らーめん、￥７８０。＋味玉子、￥１００。
Umi no Shio(Sea Salt) Ramen, Y780. Ajitamago(boiled flavoured egg), Y100.
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油らーめん、￥７８０。
Aburamen(Y780) is the most popular item. Left one has garlic topping. Right one has ajitamago topping(I didn’t know Aburamen would come with egg already!).
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らーめん、￥７００。＋味玉子、￥１００。
Regular Ramen, Y700. Ajitamago, Y100. Left one has garlic topping.
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つけらーめん、￥７８０。
Tsukemen, Y780. Left one has extra vegetable topping.
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冷やしサラダらーめん、￥８５０。
Chilled Salad Ramen, Y850. I only tried it in Suidoubashi branch, not sure if it is available in Nihonbashi. Pretty nice but gets a bit salty towards the end - too much dressing. Right pic is a branch in Yushima(near Ueno park). I just walked past but didn’t try.

Suidoubashi Branch’s menu here and free topping menu here.

English review here.

ぽっぽっ屋 (Poppoya)

Nihonbashi Honten
Add: 16-12 Kodenmachou, Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku
Tel: 03-3666-2151

Suidoubashi Branch
Add: 2-21-11, Misakichou, Chiyoda-ku
Tel: 03-5211-8556