This is one of the hardest blogs to write about since there are so many good restaurants in Tokyo and so many varieties of food in the city. We were very fortunate to have visited the city a couple of times for the past few years and were introduced to some really good food by our Malaysian friend Eric, who works and lives in Tokyo. From the freshest sushi at a sushi bar near the Tsukiji market to the best Tonkotsu ramen at Jangaara Ramen near Akasaka, Tokyo never fails to deliver the best food. Just like in New York, you can find all sorts of international cuisines in Tokyo. Gan: <--- Is he an otaku? Help decide: When Gan was in college, he had regularly attended University of Michigan's Animania (Japanese animation or "anime" club) weekly screening. During the once a year anime screening marathon, he will wake up before the sun is out and show up for the _all day_ anime marathon screening! He's still embarrassed about that.
Eric's Home Cooking
Eric shares the same passion for food as us. He's also a very talented cook. The dishes you see in the picture were all prepared by him. Gan was very fortunate to have tasted Eric's cooking several times, but I always missed out on that. *Hint to Eric! :) Gan: Eric likes to question his manhood but when it comes to producing top notch food, he's the Malaysian Iron Chef!
Food Fair @ Azabu Juban
We were so lucky to stumble upon this Food Fair near Azabu Juban!! Everything looked so tasty! The takoyaki stand was the most popular, but the line was too long, so we decided to move on.
The crowd at Azabu Juban Food Fair
Okonomiyaki - Japanese style pancakes/pizza
Marui Sushi
This is by far one of the best sushi we've ever eaten, courtesy of our friend, Eric (thank you Eric!)
We had Omakase (chef's choice) and the sushi kept coming....yummy! Gan: The sushi just kept coming!
The Sushi Chefs who prepared our wonderful dinner!
Gogyou, Nishi Azabu
Roppongi Hills Restaurants
Roppongi Hills is technically a mini city. They have Grand Hyatt Hotel, Corporate offices, Shops, Restaurants, Cafes, Apartments all in the same area. We ate some of the best food in Tokyo here in Roppongi Hills.
Pintokona
Address: 6-4-1, Roppongi, Metrohat B2F, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Roppongi Hills have so many wonderful restaurants and Pintokona, which is located in the basement of Roppongi Hills is the best Kaiten sushi place ever! Gan: They have these torched salmon and toro sushi. Loved it. Wish more sushi proprietor in NYC do that.
The sushi here is quite expensive, considering that it is, after all just a kaiten sushi place. But unlike other kaiten sushi places, Pintokona serves only the highest quality sushi.
Hige-Cho Tokyo
Address: Roppongi Hills, Metrohat/Hollywood B2F
Phone: 03-5770-6577
Gan and I are such suckers for Rice boxes. We waited a long time for this take out stall in the basement of Roppongi Hills to open in the morning. Not too bad for a fast food place. Gan: One thing we noticed from our travels is that South East Asian still have the best breakfast options of anywhere. Most of the other places we go to, you need to wait until 10am before most restaurants are opened for business.
Starbucks
Starbucks ala Green Tea :) I also love everything Green Tea and Japan is just a Green tea heaven. Green Tea ice cream, Green Tea dessert, Green Tea Mochi, Green Tea Cake, you name it, they have it.....I just wished I could eat/drink everything Green Tea everyday.
Yamato
Address: Yoyogi 2-1-1, Shinjuku Maynd Tower B1F, Tokyo
Phone: 03-3377-1233
We met up with my high school classmate Afiza and her husband Iqbal at Yamato Shinjuku for dinner. It was a nice Izakaya restaurants that serves light and tasty food. We thoroughly enjoyed the dinner there...until we saw a cockroach running across the dining floor! Thank goodness we were done with our meal when that happened.
Happy couples posing after the dinner
Gonpachi
Address: 1F, 2F 1-13-11 Nishi-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo
http://www.sushi.gonpachi.jp/en/nishi_azabu/home/location
Phone: 03-5771-0170
Erawan
Address: Roppongi 5-5-1, Roi Bldg, 13F
Phone: 03-3404-5741
Thai Fish Cakes at Erawan
Other Tokyo Restaurants:
2 comments:
Nice selection of restaurants in Tokyo! I wonder if you would consider posting your comments on Secret Japan - we have a large selection of restaurant reviews (more than 250) and are always looking for new contributors!
restaurant.secret-japan.com
I will keep looking at this blog for recommendations!
sanji
Thanks for visiting our blog, Sanji. It was actually our friend Eric (he lives in Tokyo) who brought us to those restaurants during our trip there in 2005 and 2006. I'll let him know about your website.
I'll definitely check out your website for restaurants review for my next trip to Tokyo! Thanks!
Sarah & Gan
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