syori the foodie

Thursday, December 31, 2015

Freshly Baked Melon Pan Ice Cream@Shibuya ★★★

Must-Try Melon Ice Cream Bun in Shibuya, Tokyo. Warm, cold, fresh, juicy, and crispy all-in-one. Just need to eat it skillfully. They also sell the bread crumbs for 300 yen.

Freshly Baked Melon Pan Ice Cream w/ Pineapple 450 yen ($3.75 USD)

The Line - about 10-minute-wait

Store Front

World’s Second Best Freshly Baked Melon Pan Ice Cream 世界で2番めにおいしい焼きたてメロンパンアイス渋谷公園通店
1-15-9 Jinnan Shibuya Tokyo
東京都渋谷区神南 1-15-9 岩瀬ビル
melonpan-ice.com

Ichiran 一蘭@Shibuya ★

Eating Ramen in Individual Study Room Like Cubical. About 45-minute-wait to get inside the restaurant. A bit stressful to order from the vending machine in a short time. Ramen was ok, but the experience was nice. The Green Tea Almond Tofu dessert was great.

Ramen + Half-Boiled Salted Egg 910 yen ($7.50 USD)

Green Tea Almond Tofu 390 yen ($3.25 USD)

Eating inside an Individual Cubical

Ordering from the Vending Machine

Filling out Desired Details for Your Ramen

Ichiran 一蘭渋谷店
1-22-7 Jinnan Shibuya Tokyo
東京都渋谷区神南 1-22-7 岩本ビル　Ｂ１Ｆ
+81-3-3463-3667
www.ichiran.co.jp/english/html/kt_shibuya.html

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Nanbantei Shinjuku 南蛮亭新宿東口店@Tokyo ★★

Yakitori@Shinjuku Branch. Immediate reservations were fully booked, but we were able to walk in without any wait around 6:15pm. The Yakitori were decent. 12-piece-course is 3,100 yen ($25.50 USD). They have a minimum order of 1 course per person.

Green Perilla (Shiso) Leaf Wrapped w/ Pork, Asparagus Wrapped w/ Pork

Chicken Neck Meat, Chicken w/ Wasabi

Beef w/ Wasabi Sauce

Shitake Mushroom, Ginkgo Nuts

Chicken Wing, Prawn

Eggplant, Chicken & Green Onion, Chicken Meat Ball, Chicken Liver

Draft Beer 637 yen ($5.50 USD)

Nanbantei Shinjuku 南蛮亭新宿東口店
3-28-7 Shinjuku Shinjuku Tokyo
東京都新宿区新宿 3-28-7
03-3354-0343 (+81-3-3354-0343)
r.gnavi.co.jp/g041700/

Mr. Waffle ミスターワッフル@Tokyo ★★★

Must-Try Waffle in Tokyo. Chocolate flavor was very rich and flavorful. Green Tea and Red Bean flavor were the perfect combination. Be patient and wait in line for the goodies.

Fondant Chocolate (Winter Special) 450 yen ($3.75 USD)

Uji Green Tea Adzuki Beans Waffle 190 yen ($1.50 USD)

Mr. Waffle ミスターワッフル
JR新宿東南口出てすぐルミネ新宿２入口
〒160-0022
東京都新宿区新宿3-38-2
ルミネ新宿２-１F
+81 3 3345 5737
mr-waffle.com

Chikuyoutei Ginza 竹葉亭銀座店@Tokyo ★

Traditional Unagi Restaurant in Ginza. People already lined up outside of the restaurant before it opened. Unagi was not as fatty as I thought. I think I am used to the more fatty ones in United States. Service wasn't very nice. My favorite Unagi restaurant is 肥前屋 in Taiwan.

肥前屋
www.syorithefoodie.com/2014/12/hizen-ya-unadon-speciality-shoptaiwan.html

Unagi Don 2625 yen ($22 USD)

Squid and Uni 540 yen ($4.50 USD)

Eel Liver Clear Soup 324 yen ($2.75 USD)

Chikuyoutei Ginza 竹葉亭銀座店
5-8-3 Ginza Chuo Tokyo
東京都中央区銀座 5-8-3
03-3571-0677 (+81-3-3571-0677)

Daiwa Sushi 大和寿司@Tokyo ★★★

Freshest "Sushi Breakfast" at Tsukiji Market at 7:00am. We arrived the restaurant at 6:00am, and we were seated at 7:00am. Set menu is 3,500 yen ($30 USD) per person for 7 pieces of nigiri sushi and 1 roll. We ordered a few more add-ons in the end, which ended up to be 5,500 yen ($45 USD) per person. 1-hour-wait is definitely worth it. The quality is very close to Sushi Dai next door, but I still like Sushi Dai a bit more (which was 1.5-hour-wait at 6:00am).