The Ultimate Subjective Guide

Land Lock (Tokushima, Japan)

2021-01-17T10:35:00.005+08:00

***** (rating 4/5)

Operating Hours: 8:00 - 11:00 and 18:00 - 23:00

Closed on: Sundays and the third Mondays of each months

I was looking for a good place which serves breakfast in Tokushima city and found this nice restaurant opening at 8 o'clock. They do not have a car park but there are plenty around the place.

I tried their camembert and house made ham sandwich, which comes with salad, yoghurt, and a cup of coffee (I think you can switch your drink to another available one). If you add a couple of hundred yen (I cannot remember exactly how much but it was 200 yen or 250 yen), they will give you a pot which can serve a couple of cups of coffee. The price of the set is on the high side. I think it was around 1,500 yen which is fairly expensive for breakfast, but I liked the sandwich a lot. Theirs is hand drip coffee and pretty good too although it was a little too thick. They serve bubbly sparkling water too (for free, pure carbonated water, no sweetener).

I know this restaurant is famous for serving game cuisines but they do not serve them for breakfast. Maybe I will come back and try their game cuisines upon my next visit.

G'suffa Prost!

2020-09-17T18:20:00.002+08:00

***** (rating 3/5)

Higashihama-667 Muyacho Minamihama, Naruto, Tokushima 772-0003, Japan

Operating Hours: 18:00 - 00:00

Closed on: Sundays

"G'suffa Prost!" in Naruto city, Tokushima prefecture of Japan, is a restaurant/pub serving German cuisine as well as German beer and wine. Although they do not have my favorite pork knuckle, their food is good. It is located on the shopping street, approximately 10 minute walk from the Naruto railway station. If you take a bus from Tokushima city or Kitajima town, you can drop off at "Naruto Yubinkyoku Mae" (Naruto Post Office).

I am sure I will come back here and enjoy my evening.

A glass of beer costs around 600 to 750 yen (they have bigger portion too). German sausage set: 1,480 yen.

Salad (half portion): 480 yen.

pork cutlet: 660 yen.

Konpira Shrine (Kawauchi, Tokushima, Japan) 金刀比羅神社 (徳島市川内町)

2020-08-31T06:04:00.000+08:00

Rosetta Caffe Company

2020-08-10T09:21:00.000+08:00

***** (rating 4/5)

2-4 Horikawacho, Komatsushima, Tokushima 773-0004, Japan

Operating Hours: 8:00 - 18:00

Closed on: Wednesdays

https://www.rosetta-caffe.jp/

This nice cosy cafe is located near Minami Komatsushima railway station in Tokushima prefecture of Japan. The coffee they serve is exceptionally good and I didn't expect such quality coffee in such a country side. It is one of few places which you can have breakfast around the area. Although it is not as exceptional as their coffee, their sandwiches are good too. They have a shop in Tokushima Sogo in front of Tokushima railway station which sells coffee beans they roasted (when I reached home I realised that I had bought their roasted coffee beans and been making coffee using them at home...).

I am sure I will come back this place when visiting the area.

The House of Pacific, Oriental Hotel (Kobe, Japan)

2020-07-22T20:07:00.003+08:00

***** (rating 2/5)

Phone: 078-326-1577

URL: www.orientalhotel.jp

I was around the area at 9 AM looking for a place to have my breakfast. My Google map search found this restaurant. Although they seem to be very expensive for a breakfast, I decided to try it.

The restaurant is located at the lobby floor of Oriental Hotel, Kobe, Japan. They have two types of breakfast, one is western, and the other is Japanese style. This time round I decided to go for the Japanese one.

Their breakfast is nice, but I had to pay 3,630 yen. I felt it was too expensive for the quality. Although it was a good experience I may not come back here for my breakfast considering the price tag they put on the menu.

Iris Kafe

2020-06-12T16:45:00.000+08:00

***** rating 4/5
1 Chome-12 Higashisenbacho, Tokushima, 770-0911, Japan
Phone: 088 678 6009
Operating Hours: 11:00 - 14:00
Closed on: Sundays and Mondays

It is very difficult to find restaurants serving Thai food in Tokushima these days but we now have found Iris Kafe in town! Their food may not be as spicy as the real Thai food, but it is cool we can taste something from South East Asia.

ข้าวผัดกระเพรา (stir fried pork with basil, vegetables and rice, ガパオライス): 850 yen
Thai Tea (チャーポン): 150 yen (half price when ordered with meal during the lunch hours on weekdays. Usually 300 yen)

Sora (宙北島店) - Closed as of January 2021

2019-07-21T13:13:00.001+08:00

*****

This small restaurant is located in the complex of Kitajima town council and public services buildings in Tokushima prefecture of Japan. They open from 9 AM to 6 PM and serve breakfast, lunch and tea/coffee/cakes. They focus on healthy food and this time round I tried their breakfast porridge with brown rice, and a cup of coffee. This breakfast is not cheap but is very good. Porridge itself does not have extra taste but it tastes pure brown rice and comes with six tiny dishes as well as a small bowl of soup. Those tiny dishes go very well with the brown rice porridge. The brown rice porridge is very hot so be careful when you put it in your mouth. A cup of coffee is 200 yen in stead of 500 yen if you order it with your breakfast.

I am sure I will be back again for the nice healthy breakfast and lunch.

Grill Ippei Sannomiya Branch (グリル一平三宮店)

2019-07-01T19:24:00.001+08:00

***** (rating 3/5)

Phone: 078-252-2527

This is a very famous and popular Japanese-Western, or Yoshoku restaurant located near Sannomiya Station in Kobe of Japan. There may be a queue if you go there during lunch time. I was a solo customer and I could luckily get in to the restaurant straight away. They serve Japanese style western food, and I decided to go for a tongue ragout (or stew). I got two big pieces of tongue, carrots, potato, celery, and two slices of baguette. It also came with a small bowl salad.

They had initially tasted good, but as I proceeded, the taste of tongue and sauce was getting heavy and too rich, and I could barely finish it.

Overall, not too bad, but I would not try 2,500 yen tongue stew set. I will probably try their famous beef cutlet next time.

Tongue stew set. 2,500 yen.

Salad that comes with tongue stew set menu.

Yanagibashi Shokudo (柳橋食堂)

2019-01-30T11:08:00.002+08:00

***** (rating 4/5)
Operating Hours: 09:30 - 16:00
Closed on: Sundays
Phone: 092-761-1811
Address: 1 Chome-1-10 Haruyoshi, Chuo Ward, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture 810-0003, Japan

This is a near perfect Japanese seafood eatery for me. Their seafood is fresh, and prices are reasonable. This eatery is run by a fish shop and located at the second floor of the shop itself. You have to order and pay before going up the stairs. It is a little hard to find exactly where the eatery is but it is between fish shops. Look for the signboard "柳橋食堂". I am sure I will be back here again whenever visiting Fukuoka.

Note: the area where the eatery is locate is a very old market and a very interesting place to walk around.

"柳橋食堂" is the one running the eatery.

Absolutely cheap and nice Ootoro Don ('fatty tuna on rice). If I remember correctly it was 1,700 yen. They have a bunch of interesting items on their menu.

Choisabo (ちょいさぼ)

2019-01-28T20:57:00.000+08:00

***** (rating: 4/5)

Choisabo is located near Yakuin railway station of Fukuoka, Japan. It is a unique place where you can have Okinawan inspired cuisine as well as Thai inspired ones. Apart from their food, I love the music they play in the restaurant (ska and reggae). Their food is nice and spicy, and both their Okinawan and Thai food are really tasty. I am sure I will be back here whenever I visit Fukukoka.

Forgot the exact name but very nice. Okinawan chili, Awamori (Okinawan liquor) and some other ingredients. Nice cocktail

Tsukidashi (food they serve when you order a drink)

Thai fried snack. Nice and spicy.

Stir fried veges with squid. Really good.

Sanukiya (さぬきや)

2018-11-11T18:26:00.003+08:00

***** (rating 4/5)
Phone: 0883-72-5125
Operating Hours: 9:30 - 20:00 (March to October), 9:30 - 19:00 (November to February)

This udon restaurant is located just in front of the cable car station of Hashikura Ji. Their udon is extremely nice and their soup is very tasty. It is located at the top of the hill so you can have a very nice view if your table is at the right spot. I am sure I will be back here.

Kama Tama Udon (Udon with raw egg).

Udo

Oden.

Mei Hua (マレーシア風カレー&ペナン料理梅花)

2018-09-21T17:52:00.000+08:00

***** rating (4/5)

I think it is extremely rate to be able to try Penang food in Japan. Here it is! Mei Hua is located at the basement of "Sun Plaza" near Sannomiya station of Kobe, Japan. During the lunch time, they serve Nasi Lemak, amongst other cuisines such as chicken curry. Their service is good. To me this is a must when visiting Kobe, and I am sure I will be back again.

Nasi Lemak

Mango tea which comes with their Nasi Lemak set.

Honda NSX

2018-06-09T19:36:00.002+08:00

***** (rating 5/5)

The car costs over 23 million yen.

Ichikawa Banana Shop (市川バナナ店）

2018-06-01T21:28:00.000+08:00

***** (rating 4/5)

Amazing, the name of this shop is Ichikwa Banana Shop. I am not sure if they only sell bananas. I really wish banana never go extinct.

*Apparently they sell other types of fruits than bananas.

Yoshimura Kinomizu An (よしむら清水庵)

2018-04-08T16:09:00.002+08:00

***** (rating 3/5)
Phone: 075-533-1212
Operating Hours: 11:00 - 17:00

A nice cosy soba restaurant near Kiyomizu Dera of Kyoto, Japan. There are many restaurants targeting tourists in this area, and this place is no exception. Their soba is not too bad, but what we liked was their small garden with a pond. Very nice view from the table especially in spring. I may well come back here if I visit Kiyomizu again.

Deep fried soba (417 yen)

Higashiyama Zen (1,750 yen)

Zearu (80% soba wheat): 899 yen

Zaru (100% soba wheat): 1,000 yen

Rice that comes with Kiyomizuzen (1,482 yen)

Kuyuri (くゆり)

2018-01-30T21:04:00.003+08:00

***** (rating 4/5)
Phone: 03-6903-7179
Operating Hours: 11:00 - 14:00, 17:00 - 23:30 (Monday to Thursday, their kitchen closes at 22:30), 17:00 - 00:30 (Fridays and Saturdays, their kitchen closes at 23:50)

A rare restaurant specialised in smoked food. I had personally been to any of such eateries before coming to this place. Their food is very nice and their prices are quite reasonable. I am sure I will be back here again.

Shochu on the right, and Otoshi (appetizers given to those who drink alcohol, chargeable and you are not supposed to refuse) has smoked cheese and sausage. 300 yen.

Smoked sausage, bacon and tofu. 490 yen for one person.

Smoked cashew nuts. 380 yen.

Smoked eggs. 280 yen.

Smoked mentaiko (Pollock roe), 580 yen.

Smoked beef (hanger steak). 780 yen.

Udon (stock is made out of flying fish). 580 yen.

No 4

2018-01-08T21:20:00.000+08:00

***** (rating 3/5)
Phone: 03-3234-4440
URL: https://www.tysons.jp/no4/en/
Operating Hours: 08:00 - 21:00

This is a very nice and cosy place to have a breakfast in Ichigaya area of Tokyo, Japan. Although the food is just above average and slightly costly, I enjoyed the atmosphere there and had a relaxed morning coffee. I am sure I will be back here when I am around.

Scrambled Plate: 1,300 yen.

Cafe Latte as part of breakfast set: 300 yen

Ate Nikomi Sakana (あて煮込肴)

2017-12-18T21:49:00.002+08:00

***** (rating 4/5)
Phone: 03-3262-0044
Operating Hours: 17:00 - 23:30 (Mondays to Fridays), 16:00 - 23:00 (Saturdays)
Closed on: Sundays and Public Holidays

This Japanese style pub or Izakaya, is located right in the centre of Tokyo, near Ichigaya railway station. The pub itself is an old traditional Japanese house which amazingly survived in the middle of concrete buildings. I was lucky to be the last solo customer to go in; I crammed into their room and got my tiny space at their counter.

They serve a bunch of very nice sake made out of pure rice (Junmaishu). One small Japanese bottle, or Tokkuri, costs around 850 yen but if you come here on Saturday, you can pay 1,500 yen and you can drink as much as you want. So if you have more than one Tokkuri, you will be better off buying the 1,500 yen drink set.

Their food is awesome too. Since I was too lazy to choose my own food, I went for their Omakase, or chef's choices (3,000 yen). Every single food they served was so nice and goes very well with Sake.

Spending my own time here is an experience and I am sure I will be back here again, maybe next week.

Miroku Akasaka Branch (三六赤坂店)

2017-12-12T11:43:00.001+08:00

***** (rating 3/5)
Phone: 03-3584-8833
Operating Hours: 16:00 - 00:30 (Monday to Thursday and Saturday), 16:00 - 03:30 (Fridays), 16:00 - 22:30 (Public Holidays)

This is a standing pub which serves different parts of barbecued pork including intestines. They are not as bad as you might think, actually many of them are fairly nice. I had not tried those parts of pork until recent years but now I can come to this type of pubs and enjoy on my own.

Solo customers are welcome here and they have a number of different types of Japanese sake and shochu. I will be back again when I am around.

Shiro (colon): 150 yen
Dote Nikomi (beef tendon miso stew): 480 yen
Joshu Buta Bara (pork belly): 300 yen
Three pieces of veges: 590 yen
Nodobue (throat): 220 yen
Shochu: 580 yen per glass (price depending on types of shochu)

*I sepnt 3,132 yen total.

Sandaya Honten (head restaurant, 三田屋本店やすらぎの郷)

2017-12-06T19:48:00.001+08:00

***** (rating 4/5)

Sandaya is a great place to taste their ham and Sanda beef. Reasonable during the lunch time. I am sure I will be back here!

Kurochobei Haneda Airport Branch (黒長兵衛羽田空港店)

2017-12-06T18:48:00.000+08:00

***** (rating 3/5)
Phone: 03-5757-6096
Operating Hours: 11:00 -21:30 (their kitchen closes at 20:30)

This Japanese pub is located on the fifth floor of the domestic Terminal 2 of Haneda airport. It is a Japanese style pub where you can have beer, sake, shochu, and a variety of food. A glass of shochu costs around 500 yen and each piece of barbecue stick (with food of courses) costs around 200 to 300 yen depending what you order.

It is rare to find a Japanese pub inside an airport terminal building so if you feel like to have some drink at such pub inside the airport, this is the place to go. I guess I will be back again when I feel like it.

Ali's Halal Kitchen

2017-10-15T09:47:00.002+08:00

***** (rating 3/5)

Phone: 078-891-3322 (Japan +81)

What I heard was that the chef of this little restaurant used to be the chef at Naan Inn near Kobe Mosque. As a biriyani lover, I had to try their biriyani. The owner is very friendly and their food is very nice. Although I have not been to Naan Inn for some time, Naan Inn's biriyani matches my taste better. Though, I am sure that I will come back to Ali's Halan Kitchen when I am nearby.

Two plates of chicken biriyani

Tea (drink you choose) comes with biriyani at lunch time.

Breakfast at Supermarket in Aeon Mall Kobe South (イオンモール神戸南)

2017-10-01T18:47:00.000+08:00

***** rating (3/5)

Aeon Mall Kobe South is a newly opened shopping mall (as of September 2017) near Chuo Ichiba Mae (中央市場前) in Kobe of Japan. It is just another Aeon mall which you can find almost anywhere in Japan, though, one special thing about this place is that they get their fish (and probably other stuff like veges) from right next door, Chuo Ichiba, or Kobe's central fish market. They open at 9 AM so we tried to be there just after nine, and bought some freshly made sushi from their supermarket. They have many table and chairs where you can sit and eat what you bought.

Fairly nice. I am sure I will be back here again.

Kurashiki You Bikan Area (Aesthetic Area)

2017-08-20T20:57:00.001+08:00

***** (rating 4/5)

Kurashiki is one of few cities in Japan which the Americans did not burn down during World War 2. That is why we can still see beautiful old school Japanese houses and buildings in this area. Another reason is that the city of Kurashiki decided to preserve the area a long time ago. Although it is very much commercialiszd, still a nice area to visit. The main area along the river is beautiful but if you visit Honmachi (本町) or Higashimachi (東町), those areas are less commercialized. I am sure I will be back again.

You might notice that the wall is burnt. This is done intentionally to protect the house from moisture and pest.

Enya (もつ煮えんや)

2017-06-14T20:57:00.002+08:00

This unique eatery is located about 10 to 15 minute walk from the Koga railway station of Ibaraki, Japan. They are specialised in "Motsuni" or stewed giblets. They only have a single menu while you can order some different types of liqueur or Japanese wine. Their food taste so nice and I am sure I will be back here.

The Ultimate Subjective Guide

Land Lock (Tokushima, Japan)

G'suffa Prost!

Konpira Shrine (Kawauchi, Tokushima, Japan) 金刀比羅神社 (徳島市川内町)

Rosetta Caffe Company

The House of Pacific, Oriental Hotel (Kobe, Japan)

Iris Kafe

Sora (宙 北島店) - Closed as of January 2021

Grill Ippei Sannomiya Branch (グリル一平 三宮店)

Yanagibashi Shokudo (柳橋食堂)

Choisabo (ちょいさぼ)

Sanukiya (さぬきや)

Mei Hua (マレーシア風カレー&ペナン料理 梅花)

Honda NSX

Ichikawa Banana Shop (市川バナナ店）

Yoshimura Kinomizu An (よしむら 清水庵)

Kuyuri (くゆり)

No 4

Ate Nikomi Sakana (あて 煮込 肴)

Miroku Akasaka Branch (三六 赤坂店)

Sandaya Honten (head restaurant, 三田屋 本店 やすらぎの郷)

Kurochobei Haneda Airport Branch (黒長兵衛 羽田空港店)

Ali's Halal Kitchen

Breakfast at Supermarket in Aeon Mall Kobe South (イオンモール神戸南)

Kurashiki You Bikan Area (Aesthetic Area)

Enya (もつ煮 えんや)

Sora (宙北島店) - Closed as of January 2021

Grill Ippei Sannomiya Branch (グリル一平三宮店)

Mei Hua (マレーシア風カレー&ペナン料理梅花)

Yoshimura Kinomizu An (よしむら清水庵)

Ate Nikomi Sakana (あて煮込肴)

Miroku Akasaka Branch (三六赤坂店)

Sandaya Honten (head restaurant, 三田屋本店やすらぎの郷)

Kurochobei Haneda Airport Branch (黒長兵衛羽田空港店)

Enya (もつ煮えんや)