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Mabo Tofu From Iron Chef That Will Rock Your Socks Off
I never thought I would see the day where I could eat at one of the legendary iron chef's restaurants. Additionally, he would have thought there would be one just 15 minutes away walking distance from my work. I am here to tell you I visited Chen Kenichi Mabo Tofu, a restaurant specializing in well... mabo tofu, and I...
Melon Pan Ice Cream Sandwiches That Boast 2nd in World Ranking
Just as the titles says, located right inside World Porters in Sakuragicho is the self-acclaimed 2nd best melon pan (melon bread) in the world. I few things crossed my mind when I read the name of the place which is literally 世界で2番めにおいしい焼きたてメロンパンアイス（The world's second best baked melon pan ice cream sandwiches). I'm not sure where these statistics are coming...
Amazing Gyoza In Yoyogi, Sosan no Mise
After setting out on our journey to find the best gyoza in Kantou area, we decided to make our way to a place called "Sosan No Mise". Notorious for their size and packed to the seams with meat juice gyoza, it comes to no surprise that this would be our first stop. Located just on the outskirts of Shinjuku, right...
Use a bed instead of a table at Chano-Ma cafe
Chano-ma is a cozy place right inside the famous Red Brick Building near Sakuragicho. In place of standard dining tables, they offer comfy cozy beds which you can sprawl out on while you eat (although it isn't recommended for a healthy digestion). The menu is nothing to wave off either. I had an excellent beef stew which comes with a...
Ramai Soup Curry is a Natural Detox
Let me start of by saying this is the best soup curry I have every had. EVER! I mean that to. Although conveniently located right in the heart of Isezakicho, the signage isn't apparent at first so it's recommended to just use google maps to clarify. However, once you do manage to find the place and make your way...
PALETAS Frozen Fruit Bars Soothe Summer Heat
It's hot outside, damn hot. All I could think about was how to escape this hellish heat while swimming through a sea of humidity. Is there anything the relieve me from this fiery inferno? Yep, fruit bars from PALETAS! (BEGIN ADVERTISING MODE) Using a wide range of fresh fruit, and coming in at more than 25 different bars to choose from,...
Yokocho in Ebisu is Foodie Paradise
Having gone to a great bar just last week in Ebisu, we felt compelled to make our way back. This time instead of just focusing on drinks, we waiting to hit it all in one fell swoop at Yokocho, a small food district there. I had heard wonderful things in the past so it was time to put those...
Thrash Zone Has 2 Essentials, Beer And Meatballs
You know what makes people happy? Beer. It's a very simple solution for happiness, but unfortunately it's not always easy to find really good beer in Japan. Enter Thrash Zone, an amazing bar that offers great beer, tasty mini meatballs, and horrendous grunge rock music right in Kannai, Yokohama. Beer Beer and Beer! Beers vary in price, but you can expect 7...
APizza Brings You Tasty Pizza For Around 5 Bucks
500 yen coin Pizza has been on our hit list for a while, and APizza in Tokyo's suburban Ikebukuro, was just the cure. APizza delivers an array rectangular brick oven pizzas, apparently inspired by the style you may see in Manhattan New York. As for being similar to Manhattan style though, we beg to differ. APizza is a smaller pizza...
Horse Meat Rice Bowls Will Change Your Life
Hey everyone, Matt here! Do you every get so hungry that you find yourself saying , "Man I'm starving. I could eat a whole horse!". Well, today I didn't eat a whole a horse but I did have some of it! Enter horse meat. Joining me once again today is Will and getting distracted by clever advertising is our specialty. Just...
