Category Archives: 02:神宮前・青山・広尾

京はやしや (Kyo-hayashiya)

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いちごと抹茶の春パフェ、１２６０円。Strawberry and macha parfait. The macha ice-cream is super yummy!!

060722 010.JPG抹茶パフェ、１０５０円。Matcha parfait, the matcha jelly and matcha ice-cream are both so good! But there are some banana pieces inside the ice-cream which completely don’t match…at least there is no cornflakes!!

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チャイナジャスミンパフェ、１０５０円。
This time I tried the Chinese Jasmine parfait. Only a small scoop of Jasmine ice-cream on top, mostly yogurt ice-cream at the bottom which is a bit watery. Though the cafe is opened until 10pm which is very handy when you want something sweet after dinner…
京はやしや

RELLENO SUGAWARA (ルエノ・スガワラ)

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カニと野菜の包み揚げ”クラブポットスティッカー”、レモンとショウユのソース。
Dinner at a restaurant serving California cuisine(The name card says “Tokyo Internation Cuisine”). Very tiny place at the basement, basic decor and very quiet – could be a little claustrophobic at first. Check out the interior here.
The little samosa(potato as stuffing I think) and prawn are complementary appetizer which is nice. Two of us chose from the a la carte menu and shared 1 appetizer, 1 risotto and two meat dishes. The service staff offered to split the dishes for us, so all the pictures are half portion, except the risotto which we had to cut it ourself.
Crispy fried crab pot stickers on chopped vegetables salad. Simple but quite good.
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ロンバルディア産タレッジオチーズのリゾットケーキと小海老のソテー、温製チェリートマトのサルサ。
Lombardia taleggio cheese risotto cakes with sauteed shrimp, oregano and hot plum tomatoes salsa. Risotto cake…is just risotto. Quite spicy. Portion tiny.
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霧島産”ＳＰＦ”ポークとピックルスにしたピメント、スペイン産バルディオンブルーチーズと赤ワインソース。
メキシカンスタイル仔羊のストロガノフと緑トマトのソテー、ハラペーニョチリクリーム添え。
Chargrilled SPF Kirishima pork with pickled pimientos, and Spanish Valdeon blue cheese and red wine sauce. The pork is okay, love the blue cheese.
Mexican lamb stroganoff with pan-fried green tomatoes, tortillas salad with jalapeno cream. Very spicy and a little salty. We both craved rice while eating this. The meat is tender.
We didn’t order dessert because the friend who told me about this place said the dessert is expensive(800yen~) and very small portion so not so worth it. With a glass of champagne, it is 5000yen per person. The food is not bad, though taste-wise the food doesn’t leave much impression on me. The dinner menu has rather limited choices: 1, 2.
RELLENO SUGAWARA

Ristorante da Nino (リストランテ・ダ・ニーノ＠乃木坂)

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Lunch at a much hyped Sicilian restaurant.
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Cute tableware. The homemade bread is very good.
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前菜の盛り合わせ:
自家製アランチーニ、ミートソース入りサフランライスコロッケ。
築地直送、本日のカルパッチョ（鱒） パンテッレリア産ケーパー。
いわしのインボルティーニパン粉焼き。
ブロッコリ、レーズンの入った卵焼き。
パスタ： ボンゴレビアンコ。
Appetizer:
Arancini.
Trout carpaccio with caper.
Sarde a beccaficu: stuffed sardines with breadcrumbs.
Baked omelette with broccoli.
Pasta:
Vongole Bianco. Tastes a bit boring, great al dente though.
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お魚料理： 真鯛のオレンジソテー。
デザート： ズッパイングレーゼ。
Fish: Red sea bream saute with orange. Rather bland…
Dessert: Zuppa Inglese.
Special lunch course is 3800yen. A glass of champagne and mineral water, came up to 5200yen. The Japanese waitress is friendly and helpful, even split the bill for each of us without our asking(some of us ordered different courses). The Italian manager however is a bit of a snob. The decor is cute but quite cramp inside. A bit overpriced given the quality. I guess someone has to pay for the posh location.
Ristorante da Nino

FUJIMAMAS

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Eggs Benedict “the Classic” Poached Eggs on an Engish Muffin, Ham and Hollandaise Sauce, 1470yen.
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061023 032Perfect Pancakes with Real Maple Syrup & Whipped Butter, 1260yen. Cappuccino, 630yen. The pancakes are so huge, and three slices! Very soft and moist. I love it! So many foreigners in this place – staffs, customers, even the Japanese staffs speak English.
FUJIMAMAS

Fonda de la Madrugada (フォンダ・デ・ラ・マドゥルガーダ)

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マンゴー　フローズン　マルガリータ。
Finally a proper Mexican dinner! Mango frozen margarita was delicious, a big glass too! We ordered beer and sangria in pitchers and they were HUGE!! The sangria was sweet and strong, very good.
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ENSALADA DE LA CASA : 日本では珍しいサボテンのマリネ。トマト、アボガド、チーズ、フライド・ポークスキンと一緒にどうぞ。
PULPO AL AJILLO : チレ・グァヒーヨとガーリックが香ばしいタコのソテー。グリーンピースで彩りました。
Marinated cactus, with tomato, avocado, cheese, fried pork skin. First time eating cactus, tasted pretty normal like bell pepper~
Octopus saute with chilli and garlic. Quite spicy and strong flavour, the octopus was very soft. Love this dish.
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CAMARONES AL TEQUILA : 有頭エビにテキーラを効かせたクリームソースをかけました。
TORTILLAS : トルティーヤ。
Prawns with tequila cream sauce. This was everyone’s favourite. Very sweet and creamy, almost like a French dish. The tortillas came with most of the dishes other than those that came with rice, so we ended up with loads of them. We finished them all though cos they were very good with the sauces.
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SOPA DE MARISCOS : エビ、イカ、カニなどを贅沢に使った辛めのシーフードスープ。
PUNTAS MEXICANAS : 牛フィレのスライスを野菜とチレで煮込みました。
Seafood soup with prawn, squid and crab. Not as hot as it looked, though rich with spice. Loved it.
Beef fillet simmered with vegetables and chilli. Tasted like a chinese dish!! Not spicy at all. The usual beans on the side were the best I have had so far, in complete paste form and very smooth, a bit salty.
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POLLO CON MOLE CIRUELA : ３０種類のスパイスとチョコレートを使った『モ－レ』ソースで食べる、グリルドチキン。
Grilled chicken with mole sauce. Finally tried mole sauce!!! :-D!! Supposed to be chocolate and spice? I was expecting some mind-blowing exotic taste but it turned out to be just a very mild and slightly bitter curry…^^;;
The band played around each table(yeah tacky I know but it was fun ^^;;) and you could request songs. All I could think of was “Quizas, Quizas, Quizas”, and they played it, which was very nice. I searched my ipod immediately and requested another song but they didn’t know it. ^^;;
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CREPAS CON CAJETA : カヘタ(ミルクベースのキャラメルソース)をかけたクレープ。
LECHE FRITA CON TEQUILA : 揚げたカスタードに炎のついたテキーラをかけて。
Crepe with caramel sauce. The crepe tasted a bit old and hard. Not too sweet so easy to eat though.
Custard in flaming tequila. Nice show. ^^;; The aftermath custard tasted pretty normal. We had coffees also. The one with cinnamon and brown sugar was good but quite sweet. Tequila and coffee was very strong, my friend didn’t put sugar so a bit bitter for me. I had chocolate and coffee…hmm, for some reason it was not hot and just tasted like the instant hot choc you make before you go to bed. ^^;; Anyway, the atmosphere was great, the food was good overall, 5 of us shared and we drank quite a bit and it came up to 5000yen per person – expensive for Mexican perhaps but considering the location it was pretty reasonable.
Fonda de la Madrugada