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February 28, 2008
Édition Koji Shimomura (エディション・コウジ シモムラ)
From 6300yen lunch.
Boudin Noir(pork blood sausage) petit hamburger.
Foie gras terrine and fruits.
Shungiku and squid ink sauce.
Roasted lamb chop.
A little performance of mixing lemon vinegar with herb and changing the colour from purple to pink.
Chocolate Ganche. Cocoa mixed mineral water.
Birthday cake pre-ordered for a friend. It is white chocolate mousse with raspberry. Fresh herb tea. Petit fours. Soybean and endive root pudding. Pastry crisp with pumpkin seed and pumpkin paste.
My first visit here. The friend who arranged this lunch party is a big fan of this restaurant, so he always picks this place whenever we gather for someone's birthday. I like the birthday cake and the main dish more this time, but the appetizers are not as good as last time.
Édition Koji Shimomura
Add: 3-1-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku
Tel: 03-5549-4562
Comments(5) [ french food | 麻布・六本木・赤坂 ]
February 24, 2008
食彩 かどた (Kadota)
From the 5250yen dinner course. The menu is too complicated to translate...I will simplify. (Menu in Japanese is at the bottom)
Kan-buri(winter yellowtail) mizore(cooked with grated radish) style.
Saba(mackerel) sushi.
Sashimi. Gobo(burdock root) soup.
Two kinds of grilled fish to choose from. Kamasu(barracuda) or Kasago(rock fish).
Boiled green vegetables. Ebi-imo(Kyoto taro) and yuba.
Steamed chinese cabbage and anago(eel). Mozuku(seaweed) zosui(rice soup) with quail egg. Fruit jelly.
Have been wanting to try this restaurant for the longest time and in fact I booked this place twice before, but both times I ended up having to cancel the bookings due to a change in schedule. Finally I managed to eat there and the quality didn't disappoint at all! Every dish is so delicious and delicate-tasting. Some dishes are quite Kyoto style with Ankake(starchy sauce) and using ingredients from Kyoto. 5250yen for this 10-course meal is really amazing in value. The restaurant is small and is at the basement. The interior is kinda modern Japanese dining feel. Very convenient location as it is like just across the road from Ebisu station. Definitely want to go back again when the menu is renewed.
Menu(J): 1, 2.
食彩 かどた
Add: B1, 1-1-2 Ebisu-Nishi, Shibuya-ku
Tel: 03-3780-1080
Comments(4) [ my favourites | japanese food | 渋谷・恵比寿・代官山 ]
February 22, 2008
金魚坂
煮魚。
Simmered fish set, 1200yen.
焼魚。
Grilled fish set, 1200yen.
豚の角煮。
Simmered pork set, 1200yen. All the 3 weekday lunches above include tororo(grated yam) and drink(coffee, tea or chinese tea).
ビーフ黒カレー。
Beef curry, 1800yen. I went to lunch on a Sunday and realised too late that the content of the lunch menu is the same as weekdays but the price is increased by 300yen. On weekdays this curry is 1500yen.
Very cute cafe restaurant which is also a goldfish store. The food is quite standard, nothing really stands out but it is decent for a relaxing lunch. Don't mind having the very soft simmered pork again.
Lunch menu (J) on weekdays here, on weekends here.
N.B. Upon checking this place's homepage, I notice the rise in price....fish lunch is now 1350yen err...
金魚坂 (Kingyozaka)
Add: 5-3-15 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku
Tel: 03-3815-7088
February 20, 2008
t.y. harbor brewery (ティー・ワイ・ハーバー ブルワリー)
Could have sit outside in the "open terrace" overlooking the little "harbour", but was a bit cold that day so we decided to stay inside. Ice peach tea that comes with lunch is refillable.
チキンとリンゴのカリースープ。
Chicken mulligatawny(small), 400yen. Very nice soup!
Salad and bread also come with lunch.
バーベキューリブ、T.Y. オリジナルソース、チーズ＆ガーリック風味のフレンチフライ添え。
デビッドのニューヨークチーズケーキ。
B.B.Q. back ribs(pork) with T.Y. original bourbon B.B.Q. sauce, garlic and cheese fries, 2000yen. So huge!! My friend who used to live in U.S. for many years said this is not even close to "half-size" portion there. I am sure it depends where you go, cos I've never seen a really scary portion during my trip to US. Anyway, the pork is a bit dry. I wanted beef steak but lunch menu has very limited options. The fries and side salad are good though.
David' s NY cheesecake, 500yen. I was so stuffed from the pork but I wanted to try the desserts so two of us shared this. I was expecting hard type of cheese cake(my image of NY cheesecake) but this one is very soft, more like the Japanese souffle cheesecake.
The pork was a bad choice, but my friend's sandwich lunch(1500yen) seemed good. Not bad value for money considering I didn't need dinner that day!
N.B. It is under the same management as here and here. I prefer these two restaurants but they are more expensive.
t.y. harbor brewery
Add: 2-1-3 Higashi-shinagawa, Shinagawa-ku
Tel: 03-5479-4555
Comments(4) [ other cuisines ]
February 17, 2008
みはし 上野本店
小倉あんみつ＋抹茶アイス、￥６４０。
Ogura(red bean) ice-cream Anmitsu with Matcha ice-cream.
クリームあんみつ＋小倉アイス。
Cream(Milk soft ice-cream) Anmitsu with Ogura ice-cream.
Famous Anmitsu place that has a couple of branches. This one in Ueno is the original shop. The ice-cream/soft-cream are all very nice that I always can't resist ordering extra scoop. The big rectangular chunk in the middle is red bean paste. Slightly sweet compared to other anmitsu places but I really like it.
Summer menu(J): 1, 2
栗ぜんざい、￥６００。
Kuri(chestnut)-zenzai. Hot dessert with freshly grilled mochi inside.
Winter menu(J) here.
おぞうに、￥５９０。 あわぜんざい、￥５２０。
Ozoni. This is non-sweet.
Awa-zenzai - hot millet and red bean paste.
田舎しるこ、￥５２０。
フルーツクリームあんみつ＋白玉、￥７９０。
Inaka-shiruko.
Fruit cream anmitsu with shiratama(rice flour dumpling).
くずもち、￥４００。 金時ぜんざい、￥５２０。
Kuzu-mochi - made from kudzu starch, with kinako(soy bean) powder on top.
Kintoki-zenzai - grilled mochi with sweet beans.
抹茶フロート、￥４５０。 おでん茶飯、￥７４０。
Matcha juice with softcream. Oden and tea rice set.
クリーム白玉ぜんざい、￥５３０。白玉クリームあんみつ、￥５３０。
Cream shiratama zenzai. Shiratama cream Anmitsu.
Everything is very good in this place. The red bean, the ice-cream, the shiratama, the mochi are all so nice that any combination is great. After many visits, my favourite is actually the simple cream shiratama zenzai, but first-timer should definitely try the standard cream anmitsu. Oden is surprisingly good too.
みはし(Mihashi)
Add: 4-9-7 Ueno, Taito-ku
Tel: 03-3831-0384
Comments(4) [ japanese sweets | 本郷・根津・湯島・上野 ]
February 15, 2008
NAKANO SHOKUDO Aux provencaux (オー・プロヴァンソー)
フォアグラのテリーヌ・いちじくの赤ワイン煮。
Foie gras terrine with fig simmered in red wine.
鴨のコンフィ。
Duck confit. Desserts from the wagon.
Tried this French restaurant that opened last year after hearing quite positive reviews from friends. The food didn't disappoint! Lunch course I had was 3000yen; there is also a 2500yen lunch course which serves the daily soup instead of appetizer. There are a few choices for the appetizers, but for the main dish, you can either choose fish or meat. Limited choice is fine for cheaper weekday lunch, but I went on a weekend and I did wish they had more options for the main. There is no service charge and tax is included in the price so the value is not bad. Glass wine is 840yen. The foie gras terrine is one of the best I've had recently and it is even better than more expensive places. The main and the dessert are both very decent. Definitely will go back for dinner!
Lunch menu(J) here.
Aux provencaux
Add: 1-3-9 Hirakawacho, Chiyoda-ku
(near Koujimachi or Hanzoumon subway station)
Tel: 03-3239-0818
February 13, 2008
英鮨
Sushi cheap eat place near Okachimachi station. There are a few sushi shops on the same little alley - I've tried "Sushi Ko", and also "Kappa sushi"(no pics) which is very cheap at lunch time(2 for the price of 1) but I thought the fish didn't taste fresh.
上にぎり、￥１２５０。
地アジ、サンマ。
There are cheaper nigiri sets but I got the middle rank set(left pic). Hmm the fish tastes quite bland. Went back again for a late lunch. I was alone but I ordered from the a la carte anyway even though they come in 2-4 pieces. (Right pic)3 nigiri of Aji in the front. 2 Sanma at the back.
あぶりいわし。あぶりトロサーモン。
Additional orders of seared Iwashi and seared salmon.
Total was about 1700yen. The fish tasted much better than the sets. But I prefer "Sushi Ko" more.
英鮨 (Hidezushi)
Add: 4-2-11 Ueno, Taito-ku.
Tel: 03-5484-4419
寿司幸
上鮨、￥１８００。
1800yen sushi set followed up by one more shellfish sushi and shijimi-jiru(clam soup) not in the pics.
中鮨、￥１２００。
1200yen sushi set.
Thick slice of fish, good-for-the-price quality sushi near Okachimachi station. Seems quite popular as it is always packed with people when other sushi shops nearby are pretty empty. The atmosphere is casual and lively inside. The chef told me many tourists visit this shop and his eyes are trained well to tell the difference between Chinese, Korean and Japanese. Well he guessed that I was Korean....^^;;;
寿司幸 (Sushi Ko)
Add: 4-2-11 Ueno, Taito-ku.
Tel: 03-3831-9648
February 11, 2008
銀座 IN 沖縄 いいあんべぇ
ニラまんじゅう。 島らっきょ。
Free appetizer - Nira(Chinese chives) dumpling. Pickled scallion with miso.
じーまみ豆腐。 ゴーヤーチャンプル。
Ji-ma-mi Tofu(Peanut tofu). Goya chanpuru.
ラフテー。 クーブ（昆布）イリチー。
Rafute(stewed pork belly). Stir-fried Konbu.
そーみんチャンプル。 ポーク卵。
Stir-fried rice noodles. Omelette and Spam luncheon meat.
ティビチ。 そーきすば（そば）。
Stewed pig feet. Soki soba - Okinawa soba with pork.
Very casual restaurant(more like drinking place) serving Okinawa food and awamori. Might need to share tables when it is busy. Food is very homecooked feel - not so salty and greasy - strangely though I felt insanely thirsty afterwards. I really like the fried rice noodles and the Okinawa soba. 3 of us shared all the food and drinks; we had one soba each and were stuffed to our throats, about 4000yen per person.
銀座 IN 沖縄 いいあんべぇ (GInza IN Okinawa Iianbe)
Add: B1 Ginza INZ, 2-2 GInza, Chuo-ku.
Tel: 03-3562-0978
Comments(2) [ japanese food | 新橋・銀座・日本橋 ]
February 07, 2008
海南鶏飯食堂２ 恵比寿店
キャロットケーキ シンガポール大根餅。
Singaporean "carrot cake". It is actually radish cake stir-fried with egg and chilli sauce.
Sangria with mango juice - rather expensive cocktail(850yen) which tastes just okay. Also ordered a grapefruit alcohol drink(650yen) which, to my disappointment, came in a bottle! Better stick with beer next time...
金針菜のガーリックとナンプラー炒め。
シンガポールスタイルフィッシュカリー。
Kinshinsai(Lily flower) wtih garlic and nam pla(fish sauce).
Singaporean-style fish curry and Jasmine rice.
タイ風ふわふわオムレツ 揚げねぎとタイチリソース。 ローストチキン。
Thai-style omelette. Roasted chicken.
子羊とトマトのスパイシー煮込み。
ロティパラタ （バター風味のインドのパン）。
Lamb and tomato spicy stew.
Roti Prata(Indian bread with butter).
ホッケンミー。 海南鶏飯。
Singaporean fried noodles. Hainan chicken rice(L).
プーアル茶のジュレとタピオカ。 マンゴープリン。
Chinese puerh tea jelly with tapioca. Mango pudding.
All the food are very nice! I especially loved the radish cake, Roti Prata and fried noodles. I've been to lunch at the original restaurant near Roppongi(entry here) and Hainan chicken rice was terrible. But in this Ebisu branch, the same chicken rice was very good! I am not sure if it is the difference between lunch and dinner, or Ebisu and Roppongi. Overall the taste is a bit strong/salty - which is of course the universal strategy to make you order more drinks. Environment and service are good. Price is reasonable(except those fancy cocktails). 3 of us shared all the food plus drinks, less than 4000yen per person.
海南鶏飯食堂２ 恵比寿店 (Hainan ji-fan shokudou Ebisu)
Add: 1-21-14 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku.
Tel: 03-3447-3615
Comments(10) [ my favourites | other cuisines | 渋谷・恵比寿・代官山 ]
February 04, 2008
Gurgaon (グルガオン)
グルガオンサラダ。チーズクルチャ。
Gurgaon Salad.
Cheese Kulcha - Garlic pizza with melted cheese inside.
地鶏半羽のタンドーリチキン。
Tandoori Chicken. Pina colada.
サーグパニール（ほうれん草とチーズカレー）。タンドーリチャパティ。
Spinach and Paneer(cheese) curry. Tandoori Chapati.
カプリナン（レーズンとナッツ入りのナン）。ベイガンバルタ（土窯焼きのナスとトマトのカレー）
Naan with raisin and nuts. Traditional Brinjal(aubergine) curry in Tomato gravy.
辛いチキンひき肉カレー。ナン。
Chicken Keema curry. Naan.
ダルハルワ（ムング豆のケーキ）。マサラチャイ。
Dal Halwa - green bean cake. Masala Tea.
Very popular Indian restaurant in Ginza. You can only reserve a table for around 6:30pm on a weekday - later than that they don't take reservations and you must wait outside. The queue was crazy when we went on a Thurs evening. The food is nice, but not sure if it is worth queuing for. Taste-wise it is very very mild in general - the Chicken Keema curry is supposed to be one of the hottest item but it isn't really that spicy. The naan with raisin and nuts is interesting but doesn't go with curry - nice on its own though. All the food are shared between 3 people, plus drinks(not that much), about 4000yen each. Not incredibly good value I would say. The dinner and party course seems to be a better deal.
Gurgaon
Add: B1, Ginza 1-6-13, Chuo-ku
Tel: 03-3563-0623
Comments(9) [ other cuisines | 新橋・銀座・日本橋 ]
February 02, 2008
一茶一会 (ICCHAICHIE)
パールミルクティー（アッサム）、￥４００。
Pearl milk tea(Assam).
生ハム＆３種類のチーズ（ハーフ）、￥３００。タロイモミルクティー（ジャスミン）、￥４００。
Ham and 3 cheese Panini(half). Taro milk tea(Jasmine).
ハニーパンプキン＆アーモンド（ハーフ）、￥２５０。マサラチャイ、￥４００。
Honey, pumpkin and almond Panini. Masala Chai.
チェー・チュイ（ベトナム風バナナぜんざい）、￥４５０。ヘーゼルナッツミルクティー（アッサム）、￥４００。
ソフトタコス、￥３５０。 抹茶カプチーノ、￥４００。
Vietnamese dessert with banana cooked in coconut milk, and tapioca. Hazelnut milk tea(Assam).
Soft tacos. Matcha cappuccino.
This Taiwanese-style(?) tea cafe has a variety of flavoured tea options and you can choose either Assam or Jasmine. For milk tea, Assam is nicer(well of course). The Matcha cappuccino is pretty gross so stick with Assam or Jasmine. Masala chai is very good. If the tea didn't cost as much as 400yen a cup, I wouldn't mind trying more flavours...
The Panini sandwiches are nice - I guess it is you-can-make-at-home quality but oh well I don't have a Panini-press toaster. Soft tacos has tomato, lettuce, onion and mince curry in it but I am sure the tacos was microwaved. Fake Vietnamese banana dessert was bad. They have some simple rice menu at lunch time but they don't look so good so I didn't try.
Menu(J): 1, 2, 3, 4.
一茶一会
Add: 3-24 Ogawamachi, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku
Tel: 03-6313-6627
