金魚坂(Kingyozaka)

Posted on February 22, 08 by seat

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

みはし上野本店 (Mihashi Ueno Honten)

Posted on February 17, 08 by seat

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.

白玉金時＋桜アイス、￥６９０。苺クリームあんみつ、７００円。
Shiratama and Kintoki beans with sakura ice-cream toppings. Strawberry anmitsu. Both are spring menu.

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

英鮨 (Hidezushi)

Posted on February 13, 08 by seat

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 (Sushi Ko)

Posted on February 13, 08 by seat

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

茶房はん亭 (Sabou Hantei)

Posted on January 22, 08 by seat

Hantei is a famous high-class kushiage(deep-fried food on skewers) restaurant. I’ve only been there for dinner once years ago and the old Japanese wooden building was very impressive; the food was delicious but also expensive(at least 10,000yen per person). This casual Japanese cafe “Sabou Hantei” is right next door and serves simple and cheap Japanese meals and desserts.

焼き茄子と豚しゃぶのとろろポン酢、￥１２００。
Grilled aubergine and pork shabu in tororo(grated yam) ponzu. Lunch set on weekdays includes either a coffee(with whipped cream) or a small “mamekan” – beans and kanten with “black honey”.

鰻冊めし、￥１３００。
Uzaku meshi – Nagoya style unagi rice. For the first bowl, you have unagi and rice on its own, then you add the veggy pickles on the second bowl, and for the last you pour hot tea to make ochatsuke.

秋刀魚の香り揚げ、彩りおろし、￥１１００。
クリーム芋あんあんみつ、￥７００。
Fried Sanma with grated radish and herb.
Anmitsu with ice-cream and sweet potato.

鮭と根菜いろいろ炊き合わせ、香り味噌添え、￥１２００。
Salmon and root vegetables takiawase with miso.

豚の竜田と温野菜の岩海苔ソース、￥１２００。
そばろ弁当、￥１１００。
Pork Tatsuta-age(marinated and deep-fried) with vegetables and seaweed sauce.
Soboro bento. Minced beef and egg are both sweet.

新・イタリー丼、￥１１００。
“Italy don”. Rice bowl with tomato, asparagus, onion, and lots of herbs.

Food here is absolutely delicious. Portion is generous. The staff are friendly. I always step out of this place full and satisfied. Though there are only a few options for lunch and they change only every few months. I basically tried everything on the summer, the autumn and the winter menu. My favourites are the pork Tatsuta-age, the unagi rice, and the Italy rice bowl. They serve Japanese sweets too but lunch set comes with dessert(during weekdays) so I’ve only tried the Animitsu which is good but I think specialised Japanese sweet shops are better, like this one nearby.
Menu(J): 1, 2, 3, 4.

茶房はん亭
Add: 2-12-15 Nezu, Bunkyo-ku
Tel: 03-3827-5317

La Saetta（ラ・サエッタ）

Posted on January 16, 08 by seat

Have been here before(see tag), but didn’t get around to try their brown rice lunch and dessert.

玄米ランチプレート、￥１０００。沖縄産寿豚パラ肉と季節野菜のボッリートミスト、サルサヴェルデ添え（＋￥２００）。
Brown rice lunch plate: Okinawa pork belly and seasonal vegetables pot-au-feu with Salsa Verde. The pork is soft and very nice with the green sauce. Also came with Minestrone, curry-taste omelette and brown rice. Dessert is panna cotta made from milk, which is unfortunately a bit bland. Lunch includes a small cup of either coffee, Okinawa herb tea or Genmai-cha.

牛バラ肉のキノコたっぷりラグー、温泉卵添え、￥１０００。
Beef belly meat and mushroon Ragu sauce with hotspring egg.

自家製サルシャチャとケッパー、キノコの白いワインソース、￥１０００。
玄米ランチプレート：オーストリア産牛ホホ肉の白ワイン煮込みマッシュポテト添え、￥１０００。
Salsiccia, caper, mushroom, white wine sauce.
Cow cheek simmered in white wine with mashed potato. Again brown rice lunch comes with Minestrone.

築地直送エビと有機野菜のフリットタルタル添え、￥１０００。
カキとキノコ、豆のクリームソース、￥１０００。
Prawn and organic vegetables fritter with Tartare sauce. I asked for the Minestrone to come together with meal so that I can eat the brown rice with the soup, which is much nicer.
Oyster and mushroom, in cream sauce with beans.

築地直送魚介のトマトソース、￥１０００。
Seafood tomato sauce.

Very very nice lunch at an excellent price. The portion is big enough to fill me up and the quality is high. My favourites are Okinawa pork belly and prawn fritter; though everything is good. Too bad they only do lunch during Tue-Fri. This place is a bit hard to find but well worth the effort if you are in the area. Walkable distance from Okachimachi/Ueno.
Menu(J): 1, 2.

自家製サルシャチャ有機野菜のペンネトマトソース、１０００円。
A really old visit. Penne with Salsiccia and organic vegetables in tomato sauce. Very good! Salsiccia is Italian sausage I think. The waitor said it is the pork meat before it is made into sausages. The vegetables are very fresh, just cooked so very crunchy. The tomato sauce is sweet. Portion is just right. Definitely going back to try their brown rice lunch sets. The location is so hidden in the confusing little streets that it took me a long time to find though~

La Saetta
Add: 1-3-5 Ueno, Taito-ku
Tel: 03-3832-1311

鳥つね自然洞 (Toritsune Shizendou)

Posted on January 10, 08 by seat

特上親子丼、￥１６００。
Tokujo Oyakodon, 1600yen. Tokujo is the highest rank in the menu.
More than anything, I love the egg! Very rich taste and smooth and still runny and just perfect with the super delicious rice. The chicken meat is still pink when served and I am sure it is fresh and everything but, hard, fatless chicken is just not my thing.

上タタキ親子丼、￥１３００。
特上もつ入り親子丼、￥１９００。
Jo-tataki Oyakodon, 1300yen. The staff warned me that the chicken meat is minced, but the combination of half-cooked egg and rice and minced chicken is so heavenly.
Tokujo Oyakodon with Motsu(chicken giblets), 1900yen. Motsu seems to be very popular and runs out really quickly. It is nice but that is a lot of motsu with one bowl of rice – even though I can eat it, I can’t eat a lot.

親子丼セット、￥２１００。
Oyakodon set. The simple oyakodon is the lowest rank in the menu, but…I actually like the chicken meat better than the highest rank one! It is soft! Hoever my impression is that the egg, and even the rice are not as delicious as the Tokujo. The set is 2100yen and includes a chicken salad and two Tori-shinjo(deep-fried minced chicken). Since lowest rank Oyakodon is only 1000yen, the salad and the shinjo alone cost 1100yen!

上親子丼、￥１３００。かつ丼、￥１１００。
Jo-oyakon. Chicken is pink and soft and juicy! Like it!
Katsu-don. Fried chicken with egg.

In sum, I think for the egg and the rice, I like Tokujo the most, but for chicken meat, I prefer the middle rank Jo-oyakon and below. Jo-tataki is also a favourite. This place is very famous but there is no queue at lunchtime on weekdays.
Menu(J) here.
鳥つね自然洞 (Toritsune Shizendou)
Add: 5-5-2, Soto-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku (Not far from Akihabara)
Tel: 03-5818-3566

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