大ごまそば、￥８５０。
Famous soba place established in 1884. The present building - dated from 1925 - is one of the historical architectures in Tokyo.
そばとろ、￥９００。天丼、￥１９００。
Soba toro(grated yam). Tendon(rice with prawn tempura).
かしわ南ばん、￥９５０。 力うどん、￥９５０。
Kashiwa(chicken) Nanban. Chikara(grilled mochi) udon.
にしんそば、￥１０００。鴨南ばん、￥１６００。
Nishin soba - soba with smoked sweet-flavoured herring(Kyoto origin). The fish tastes like the canned ones…not my cup of tea.
Kamo-nanban(Duck soba). Very good!
親子南ばん、￥１０００。 花巻、￥８５０。
Oyako(chicken and egg) Nanban. Hana-maki - soba with seaweed.
鴨せいろう、￥１６００。カレー南ばん、￥９５０。
Kamo(duck) Seiro. Curry Nanban.
鍋焼うどん、￥１０００。
Nabe-yaki udon - udon hotpot.
おかめとじ、￥１０００。 おかめ、￥９５０。
(Right)Okame soba : soba with Yuba, tamago-yaki, shiitake mushroom, kamaboko, bamboo shoot, seaweed, spinach.
(Left)Okame-toji soba: Okame soba with egg on top. Very good!
寄せ鍋うどん、￥１２００。 小田巻きむし、￥１１００。
Yosenabe Udon. Super delicious! So many ingredients(including my beloved mochi) in it.
Odamakimushi: chawanmushi with udon(just a little bit) at the bottom. Need to wait for 15mins but totally worth it.
かき揚天丼、￥１０００。 雛そば くさきり、￥１０００。
Kakiage-tendon. Not only kakiage, but also two prawn tempura. The prawns are smaller than the more expensive “Tendon”, but tasty enough.
Soba made with yomogi(limited period).
Not only soba, udon is good too. Tsuyu(soup) is delicious. Nothing I ordered was disappointing but yosenabe and okame-toji stand out the most. Portion is not big, so I always order L portion, which is an extra 100yen(the price quoted above are all for regular portion). The staff are very friendly but they don’t keep very good track of who ordered what. I always order L size but they never remember that - I have to remind them to charge me 100yen more each time. ^^;;
Look at the queue during New Year holiday…normally it is crowded and you may have to wait a bit and share a table during busy lunch hour, but I’ve never seen a queue like this outside a soba place…
Menu(J): 1, 2.
神田まつや
Add: 1-13, Sudacho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku
Tel: 03-3251-1556
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
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
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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