Category: Counter Dining
Gatten Sushi – Roppongi Tokyo – gone and probably forgotten
Gatten Zushi was a random stop by at Tokyo’s Roppongi’s district which is kinda like how Leicester Square is to…
Bird Land – Tokyo – Posh Yakitori
I’m no yakitori restaurant expert but after my experience of Pissing Alley the impression was that they were hole-in-the-wall type places,…
Rokurinsha – Tokyo Station – aka Tokyo Ramen Street
Rokurinsha which first opened in June 2009 on the fondly named ‘Ramen Street’ should be firmly on the slurp trail…
Yatai Ramen Takaryu – Tokyo – Ramen is also for the alcoholically impaired
Tonkotsu ramen should come with a powerful viscous broth simmered for hours from a mixture of onion, garlic, spring onions,…
Omoide Yokocho (Piss Alley) Shinjuku Tokyo
A short walk from Shinjuku station will bring you to Omoide Yokocho which translates as “Memory Lane” or as the…
Daiwa Sushi – Tsukiji Fish Market – Tokyo
Tsukiji is Tokyo’s main fish market and it’s the largest of its kind in the world, with over sixty thousand workers…
Ippudo – East Village NYC – ironically the bao blew me away
Ramen is Japan’s answer to soul food and I can get why with those delectable slowly simmered broths made from pork,…
Jewel Bako – Michelin Star NYC Sushi
Jewel Bako has been around since the turn of the century, 2001 to be exact and it’s owned by husband…
El Toro Blanco NYC – my initiation into Mexican food
New York has given me the first for many a dining experience so far, and El Toro Blanco is certainly one…
Blue Ribbon Sushi – Intimate little joint in NYC
It’s been around for ages, it’s intimate, it has a omakase bar jammed full of beautiful looking fish and it’s…
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