インドレストラン マンダラ (Mandara)

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チキンバターマサラ(トマト味のチキンカレー)。
Chicken Butter Masara(Chicken curry with tomato flavour).
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Fruits yogurt.

I LOVE this Indian restaurant in Jinbocho! I don’t usually crave Indian food but the curry and the naan here have me completely addicted. This restaurant was featured in a popular Japanese comic about gourmet food called Oishinbo which I haven’t read unfortunately. From the website, this restaurant seems to be under the same group as this and this Thai restaurant, both of which I tried long time ago and didn’t really like. The chef of this Indian restaurant in Akihabara used to work in Mandara, but the quality is nowhere near it.

Mandara is opened for lunch everyday of the week. Lunch B(Y1155) consists of one curry of your choice, naan, saffron rice, and fruits yogurt. Lunch A(Y1575) is Lunch B plus 1pc of Tandoori Chicken and 1pc of Sheekh Kebab. You can choose the spicy level. Level 1 and 2 aren’t hot enough so I always choose 3. I think I’ve tried all the curries available at lunch time. I can’t actually pick a favourite cos everything is so nice but the most famous one is Chicken Butter Masara.
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ヌールジャハニカレー(骨付チキンとレバーのカレー)。
マサラチャイ(マサラティー) 、420円。
Noorjahani(Chicken and Liver curry). Masala Chai, Y420.
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ベジタブルカレー(季節の野菜カレー)。
ミニ甘口ラッシー、¥210。
Vegetable curry. Mini Sweet Lassi, Y210.
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シュリンプバターマサラ(トマト味のエビカレー)。
マッシュルームカレー。
Shrimp Butter Masara(Shrimp with tomato flavour).
Mushroom curry.
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マトンカレー(羊肉のカレー)。
Mutton curry. I don’t really like the saffron rice here so I always mix it with the leftover curry after finishing the naan.
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サグチキンカレー(ホウレン草味のチキンカレー)。
エッグカレー(ゆで卵入りカレー)。
Sag Chicken Curry(Green spinach cooked with onion and spices).
Egg curry.
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キーマカレー(挽肉のカレー)。シュリンプカレー。
Keema curry. Shrimp curry.
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ダールマカニカレー(3種類の豆のカレー)。チキンカレー。
Dal Makahni(Curry with 3 kinds of beans).
Chicken curry.

0902220109フィッシュカレー(メカジキのカレー)。
Fish Curry(Sword fish).

Menu: lunch set, Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat01, Sat02, Sun01, Sun02, Sun03.

インドレストラン マンダラ (Mandara)
Add: B1, 2-17, Jinbocho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku
Tel: 03-3265-0498

メーヤウ 神保町店 (Meyau)

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トロトロ豚の三枚肉トロトロポークカリー、¥800。サラダ、¥100。
Pork curry(fatty pork, potato). Salad. The fatty pork is delicious!
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エスニックグリーンカリー、¥800。
タイ&インド風まなかい生まれのカントリーカリー、¥900。
Green curry(pork and veggy).
Country curry(veggy and coconut milk).
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ロール白菜のグラタンカリー(プレーンカレー)、¥1000。
Chinese cabbage-roll gratin curry.
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激辛チキンカリー、¥850。
具たくさん野菜たっぷりベジタブルカリー、¥850。
Super spicy chicken curry. Too hot for me…
Vegetable curry.
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ココナッツたっぷり南国レッドカリー、¥800。ココナッツアイス。
Red curry(chicken, bamboo shoot, raddish, coconut milk).
Coconut ice-cream(free dessert for ladies on Monday).
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ボリューム満点鬼もりカリー、¥1200。ラッシー、¥250。
Ono-mori curry(large size pork curry). Lassi.

This curry shop has a few branches and seems quite popular(even has a fan site!) but I must say I am not so crazy about its curry. The menu sounded interesting so I tried everything…but the soft fatty pork is the only thing I like. The curry is very spicy(all the ones that are bright red in colour) but I find it a bit lacking in favour other than chili. It is very cheap though, plus you get a Y100 discount coupon everytime.
Menu(J): 1, 2, 3.

メーヤウ 神保町店 (Meyau Jimbocho-ten)
Add: 2-2-6 Sarugakucho, Chiyoda-ku.
Tel: 03-3233-0034

インドカレーカーマ (Indo kare Kama)

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チキンカレー、¥850。 Chicken Curry.
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0808040009野菜カレー、¥850。キーマカレー、¥850。
Vegetable curry. Keema curry.

Nice Indian curry shop near Jimbocho. There are only three kinds of curry available at lunch time. Chicken curry is the hottest and I like it the best. Keema curry is nice too but a bit salty for me. Veggy curry is not spicy at all – very sweet with yogurty taste. Kinda healthy home-cooking feel with very little oil.

I read some reviews complaining that the chef and the madam can get a little rude if you order vegetable curry during busy lunch hour because it takes too much time to prepare….I tried ordering it at very late lunch hour when there were no other customers but the madam said they had run out. I went back another day at very early lunch hour(when the shop just opened) and ordered vegetable curry again and the madam seemed reluctant to take the order at first(so the rumour is true…) but she gave in and only warned me that it is not spicy at all. What a strange curry shop….^^;;;
Menu(J) here.

インドカレーカーマ
Add: 1-2-3, Sarugakucho, Chiyoda-ku
Tel: 03-3233-8787

Topca (トプカ)

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ムルギカリー(チキン)、¥850。
Murugi(chicken) curry – Indian style. Comes with a free boiled egg if you order the “Today’s recommended curry”.

A really nice curry shop about 10 mins walk from Akihabara(nearest subway station is Awajicho). There are two types of curry – European and Indian – each with a variety of menu options. In general Indian curries are much spicier and in my opinion much nicer than the European ones. Though I have this thing about curry with deep-fried things as toppings…which they have many options to offer from the European curry menu so I ended up trying them all. The shop is opened everyday of the week; I often go on Sunday when the Japanese owner chef is in the kitchen, while in other days an Indian(?) chef will be in charge. Not every item on the menu is available on Sunday though. There is a branch in Ikebukuro which I had visited a long time ago(see tag).
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メンチカリー、¥900。
Menchi curry – European. Cabbage salad.
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マトンカリー、¥900。 欧風ポーク野菜カリー、¥950。
Mutton curry – Indian. I couldn’t eat the RAW onion on the rice…
Pork and vegetable curry – European.
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カツカリー、¥950。キマカリー、¥850。
Katsu(fried pork) curry – European.
Keema curry – Indian.
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ハヤシライス、¥880。コロッケカリー、¥850。
Hayashi rice. Croquette(potato) curry – European.
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白身魚のカリー、¥1000。 牛すじ野菜カリー、¥950。
Fish curry – Indian. Hmm don’t like the fish so much.
Beef tendon and vegetable curry – European.
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チキンカツカリー、¥950。ポークカリー、¥850。
Chicken katsu curry – European. Pork curry – Indian.
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スパイシーバターチキン、¥900。 ザ・ビーフ、¥1300。
Spicy butter chicken. Beef curry. These two are new menu and are both very good.

Menu(J) here.

Topca (トプカ)
Add: 1-11 Sudacho, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku
Tel: 03-3255-0707

神田ルー・ド・メール (Loup-de-mer)

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The chef of this curry/yoshoku restaurant used to work in Brasserie domPierre in Kyobashi which I used to visit often for its delicious European-style curry and omurice. This branch in Kanda is much more casual and cheaper in price.
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ドライカレー・オムレツのせ+スープ、¥1000。
Dry curry with omelette. Soup comes with lunch set.
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北海道産黒毛和牛カレー、¥1100。特選ビーフカレー、¥1600。
Hokkaido black-haired wagyu curry on the left. Special beef curry on the right. The “special” version is 500yen more expensive but the quality of the beef is much better.
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メンチカツ・カレー、¥1500。
Not your usual Menchikatsu but more like fried hamburger with melted cheese in the middle. Very good!!
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チキンカレー+サラダ、¥1000。
Beef tendon terrine salad that comes with lunch set. Chicken curry.
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ハンバーグ・カレー、¥1500。ハヤシ・ライス、¥1600。
Hamburger curry. Patty is solid, made of mainly meat.
Hayashi rice. The beef in it is very soft.
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ポークカレーセット、¥1000。
Pork curry.
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チキン・オムライス、¥2000。オム・ハヤシ、¥2500。
Chicken omurice.
Omu-Hayashi. Fried rice with chicken and tomato sauce underneath the omelette. The sauce is the same as Hayashi rice.
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ビーフ・オムライス、¥3000。
Beef Omurice. This dish costs a whopping 3000yen so I was seriously hesitating whether to try it or not…but I am glad I did. It is very good! The rice is fried with soy sauce with generous chunks of juicy beef in it. Chicken omurice and Omu-Hayashi both cost 2000yen and more and although they are nice, they are nothing too special. To splurge on one dish, definitely go for the Beef Omurice.

I have only been to this place for lunch and I notice that the quality on weekdays is better than on weekends…the main chef is only present at lunch time during weekdays but not on weekends(though a younger chef is always there). I am sure that is not the case for dinner. Also, as can be told from the pictures that they give you a lot of sauce but not that much rice. I ordered “extra rice” once for 200yen but I usually just leave the extra sauce.

Menu(J): 1, 2, 3.

神田ルー・ド・メール (Loup-de-mer)
Add: 2-14-3, Uchi-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku
Tel: 03-5298-4390

鴻(オオドリー)神田駿河台店 (Oodori)

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豚しゃぶスープカレー、¥1150。ボイルキャベツ、¥100。
Pork shabu soup curry, with an additional topping of boiled cabbage.
Very nice! The pork is soft and the vegetables are flesh and in huge chunks.
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チキンスープカレー、¥1000。ボイルキャベツ、¥100。
ビーフスープカレー、¥1300。
Chicken soup curry, boiled cabbage topping again.
Beef soup curry. The beef is delicious.
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国産牛100%手造りハンバーグ、¥1050。ボイルキャベツ、¥100。
Japanese beef hamburger(very rich beef taste) soup curry. Boiled cabbage comes separately this time.
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野菜スープカレー、¥800。鶏モモから揚げ、¥200。
Vegetable soup curry. Fried chicken thigh.
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ロースカツ、¥1300。ソフトクリームセット、¥250。
Pork cutlet soup curry. The pork is not that juicy but it is nicely deep-fried and good enough when eaten with the curry. Soft-cream is pretty normal.

You can choose four levels of spiciness. Level 1 is a little hot and Level 2 is already quite hot for me. Two kinds of soup you can choose: tonkotsu(pork bone) and tebasaki(chicken wings). I like the richer-tasting pork one better. The rice is refillable.

The original restaurant is also in Jimbocho area, which does soup curry at lunch time, and is an izakaya at dinner time. This branch I go is specialised in soup curry only and opens everyday of the week. Very clean inside and no need to share tables. Location is right next to this curry shop which is more popular though.

Soup curry is originated from Hokkaido and is more about the chunky ingredients than the curry itself. The meat and vegetables here are indeed nice, the curry is not bad too. However as evident from the photos, from my first visit to my last, the amount of vegetables seem to have shrunk….still not a bad lunch place.

Menu(J): 1, 2.

鴻(オオドリー) 神田駿河台店 (Oodori)
Add: 3-10-18 Ookawamachi, Kanda
Tel: 03-5280-8228

Ethiopia (エチオピア)

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野菜カリー、¥930。
Vegetable curry rice.
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インド豆サラダ、¥180。
Indian bean salad is quite big and has tuna in it. All curry rice come with a potato and butter.
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チキン+野菜カリー、¥1230。マンゴーラッシー、¥270。
Chicken and vegetables curry. Mango Lassi.
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グリーンサラダ、¥180。ビーフカリー、¥880。
Green salad. Beef curry.
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豆カリー、¥880。
Beans curry.
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エビ+野菜カリー、¥1230。チャイ、¥270。
Prawn and vegetables curry. Hot Chai.
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ビーフと野菜カリー、¥1230。杏仁豆腐(マンゴーソース)、¥270。
Beef and vegetables curry. Almond pudding with Mango sauce.

There are many curry shops around Jimbocho area but this place is definitely one of my favourites. The curries served here are supposed to be Indian style despite the name of the shop. Tiny place with counter seats on the first floor and tables on the second. You buy tickets from a machine, then tell the staff how spicy you want it. Hotness level is up to “70”. I tried “0” and “1” at first, which are not hot at all. Level “3” is slightly spicy, while “5” and “10” are quite spicy. For me “10” is spicy enough – I don’t have very high tolerance. I heard people asking for “50” so I guess it is edible….The meat(beef and chicken) in the curries are okay, not fantastic, but the vegetables are delicious and very well cooked with the spice(more than 20 kinds used apparently). Drinks like chai and mango lassi are good too.

Menu(J): 1, 2.

エチオピア
Add:3-10-6, Ogawamachi, Kanda
Tel:03-3295-4310