All posts tagged "Restaurants"

  • John’s Kitchen

    American Dad Launches a family-friendly restaurant in Yokohama.   Launching a successful business while spending enough time with family is an all- too-common challenge for entrepreneurs in Japan, but US-born John Lessor seems to have found a...

    • Posted March 19, 2018
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  • Five of the Best Gourmet Hot Chocolates in Tokyo

    If it hadn’t been for Van Houten’s invention of cocoa press which became the global template for all fine chocolates, this velvety drink wouldn’t have existed today. High quality cocoa powder usually comes from European countries. The...

    • Posted February 1, 2018
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  • Love “Ichigo”? Take the family to the Strawberry Fair at the Alice-in-Wonderland-themed “Alice’s Fantasy Restaurant”

    Instagram-worthy strawberry-themed desserts galore! Who needs Disneyland when you can have this within a quick distance from Tokyo? Until February 28, Alice’s Fantasy Restaurant’s four Tokyo restaurants will be dishing out Alice-in-Wonderland-themed desserts.  The star of the...

    • Posted January 28, 2018
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  • A New York Style Café Whips Over-The-Top Desserts

    If you have to create a map of cafés that serve the best desserts in Tokyo, Harajuku will no doubt be on the top of the list.  From fancy crepes to elaborately decorated pancakes, Harajuku cafés and...

    • Posted December 23, 2017
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  • A noodle restaurant for those who don’t eat pork

    When temperatures drop, nothing is as comforting as a bowl of piping hot ramen.  But since the rise of Japanese ramen as an international culinary trend, many muslims and vegetarians have been left out. Recently, the Japanese...

    • Posted December 15, 2017
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  • Mamma Luisa’s Table

    A convivial atmosphere is just as important as the food for this eatery with a warm, Tuscan vibe. by Jackie Emoto   After a two-decade stint at Tokyo’s upscale restaurants, Florence-born food artisan, Pietro Androsoni, realized that...

    • Posted November 13, 2017
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  • Latté Art Comes in Rainbow Colors at Roar Coffee House and Roastery

    Coffee geeks in Tokyo are crazy about Latté Art, a decorating technique that creates different patterns in a coffee cup using frothy milk and a skilled hand.   The addition of art to milk-based coffee invented by...

    • Posted November 11, 2017
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  • Kagurazaka, a charming mix of French and Japanese culture

    Head for the slopes and alleys of Kagurazaka for a French-flavoured outing. The little enclave of narrow streets and bistros nestled on the slope might not quite be Montmartre but with its narrow alleyways from old Edo...

    • Posted October 26, 2017
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  • Ajinomoto Spices Up Gyoza’s Appeal To Attract Foreigners

    The world is craving for Japanese food. The interest in Japanese food is said to be increasing according to the latest statistics by UNESCO.  As of January 13, there are about 55,000 Japanese restaurants registered abroad and...

    • Posted September 26, 2017
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  • Terrace Dining With A View

    Now that summer is officially here, treat yourself to a restaurant with a good view. The private terrace with the panoramic view of Tokyo Bay at Italian restaurant “Ristorante Mangiare” in Odaiba opens to the public starting...

    • Posted May 31, 2017
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  • Manrikiya Japanese Noodle restaurant

    “Irrashaimasse!” At the Manrikiya noodle shop, customers really feel like they are being welcomed into someone’s warm, homey kitchen. While noodles and other tasty dishes are filling the open kitchen with steam, staff in colorful headscarves bustle...

    • Posted May 27, 2017
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  • World’s Best Chocolate Cake

    The dizzying number of industry competitors in Japan isn’t enough to stop Spanish patissier bubó BARCELONA from setting up shop in the land of the rising sun. The reason? It makes the best artisanal chocolate cake in the...

    • Posted May 21, 2017
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  • Shaved Ice From Korea

    The only way to survive the hot summer months in Asia is by eating shaved ice or kakigori. However, shaved ice is served in many styles. In Japan, kakigori is often topped with different types of syrup...

    • Posted May 20, 2017
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  • Where to find French fries stalls in Tokyo

    Months after Canada’s favorite Robson Fries opened its Shimokitazawa store in June 2013, French fry purveyor And the Friet set up shop  in expat-friendly Hiroo.  Newcomers Pommes Prost in Shibuya and Turkish-run Kebab Box J in Harajuku...

    • Posted May 12, 2017
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  • Barbacoa’s Pop Up Beer Garden Opens in Takanawa

    When temperature gets warmer, Japan gets in the mood for barbecue, eda mame and chilled beer. And you know the drinking season is just around the corner when pop up beer gardens in the city start to...

    • Posted April 18, 2017
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  • The lllongest baguette sandwich in Tokyo

    Right up the alley at rue de Bretagne, a cool Parisian hipster neighborhood in France, is a famous sandwich stand called Mmmozza (spelled with 3 annoying ‘M’s) that serves baseball bat-sized baguette sandwich stuffed with home-made mozzarella...

    • Posted April 12, 2017
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  • First Japanese Chef awarded the French Cuisine Chef Prize

    Anyone who loves haute cuisine feels happy to live in Japan. With culinary powerhouse Tokyo now having 227 Michelin-starred restaurants (50 are French restaurants),  it is safe to assume that Japanese chefs have come a long way...

    • Posted April 8, 2017
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  • Hawaii’s ‘Mochiko’ chicken comes to town

    Teddy’s Bigger Burger, Hawaii’s popular burger chain with stores in Tokyo, has just added Mochiko Fried Chicken on its menu. Just as popular as Teddy’s 100% U.S. beef, large burgers, Mochiko Fried Chicken is well loved by...

    • Posted March 9, 2017
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  • Yakiniku restaurants dazzle guests with birthday ‘meat’ cake

    Korean barbecue restaurants in Tokyo have figured out a way to surprise birthday guests through fancily arranged ‘meat’ cakes. Here are photos shared on social media. https://twitter.com/pancircus/status/671868834807091200/photo/1     https://twitter.com/iloveyakiniku/status/615483407175282690/photo/1 pic.twitter.com/6JFKRExeXQ pic.twitter.com/l8jcX8rAB7 pic.twitter.com/JhFSaWWriI KINTAN Shiodome City Center...

    • Posted March 5, 2017
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  • The restaurant with a Ninja

    Got a special occasion coming up? Maybe it’s the little one’s birthday, Mum and Dad’s anniversary or someone’s doing great at school. Whatever the reason (and maybe you don’t need an excuse), how does dining with ninjas...

    • Posted February 26, 2017
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  • Editor’s Pick: Check out Tokyo’s Family-friendly buffet restaurants

    Take your time and your appetite to enjoy Luxe Dining Hapuna's lavish international buffet.

    • Posted February 25, 2017
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  • Family Dining: Salud Familia Daikanyama

    “Salud familia” which translates to ‘family health’ can easily be mistaken for a clinic. It’s not. It’s a Spanish trattoria style restaurant that opened last year in October. If you’re wondering why Spain ranks second behind only...

    • Posted December 24, 2016
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  • Where to eat ‘Uni’ (urchin roe) in Tokyo

    A favorite of snarky chef and TV personality Anthony Bourdain, ‘uni’, is a prized delicacy in Japan consumed in December and January for Japan’s holiday festivities.   Many people like its creamy texture and a slightly sweet...

    • Posted December 12, 2016
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  • Where to take the family for street style Asian dishes in Tokyo

    You are craving for a good Tom Yum Kung. The kids are hungry for Gapao rice. Where do you go in Tokyo for both?  The Golden Shower Tree. The oriental style cafe on the basement floor of...

    • Posted November 29, 2016
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  • How to order ramen in Japan

    Many non-Japanese speakers have been in and out of restaurants in Japan.  While some can order sans difficulty in the language, some struggle with how to get their order right.  Casual Japanese restaurants  have ubiquitous plastic food...

    • Posted October 27, 2016
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  • Michael Jackson’s favorite restaurant

    Everyone knows Michael Jackson, yes?  But very few foreigners know about Teppanyaki Dante. When we heard from friends that this was Michael Jackson’s favorite restaurant in Tokyo, we decided to give it a try. Located on a...

    • Posted September 14, 2016
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  • Los Angeles’ new breakfast king comes to Daikanyama

    With 3 successful branches in Los Angeles’ busy Mulholland Drive, Ventura Boulevard and Melrose Avenue, BLU JAM CAFE, the up and coming breakfast guru from the city of angels, has just set up shop in Tokyo’s chic...

    • Posted May 21, 2016
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  • Where to have the best cup of hot chocolate in Tokyo

    There’s nothing quite like a cup of decadent hot chocolate to warm you up even in Tokyo where it rarely snows. Here are some of the best hot chocolate shops in the city. Drink in or take...

    • Posted February 23, 2016
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  • The City Buffet as reviewed by a 6-year old

    It’s not often that kids are asked what they think of food in the restaurant. So we gave Priscilla the chance to speak her mind. On a lazy Saturday morning, Priscilla and dad Bryan had a day...

    • Posted July 7, 2015
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  • QU’IL NOUS TENTE

    Japanophile Jessica Meunier was doing her Japanese studies at the University of Jussieux in Paris at about the same period Yohei Ito was learning French cuisine at Tsuji School near Lyon, France. But the two did not...

    • Posted June 8, 2015
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