Category Archives: Restaurant

{  Kakiyasu  }

Kakiyasu
Kakiyasu
Kakiyasu

Sukiyaki is a type of Japanese cuisine in which thinly sliced beef and vegetables are mixed and cooked slowly in a shallow iron pot. The meat and veggies are then dipped in to a small bowl of raw egg for the traditional Sukiyaki flavor and texture. Kakiyasu in Ginza serves a perfected authentic and delicious sukiyaki. Ladies dressed in kimonos give you such a proper and Japanese experience from beginning to end. I definitely recommend coming here if you want to try something traditional and delicious.

We couldn’t resist the sukiyaki lunch set that included a dessert for 2100yen. There was another sukiyaki lunch set for 1500yen but apparently the quality of meat they serve in the 2100yen course is higher + it comes with dessert so we decided to splurge a little. It almost felt like it wasn’t going to be enough meat when the plate first arrived, but it was the right amount overall with all the veggies hidden under the meat + the all you can eat rice. Highly recommend it. The sorbet dessert also provided the perfect balance to clean our palettes after the strong flavors of the sukiyaki.

Address // 7F, 7-9-15, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan (map)
Phone Number // 03-3289-3771
Website // www.kakiyasuhonten.co.jp

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{  Kochoo  }


I love Korean food but I haven’t found THE place to go for it in Tokyo yet so if any of you have recommendations, please let me know! Anyhow, I found a decent sundubu (Korean Tofu) place. It’s in a slightly inconvenient location but the closest train stations are Jiyugaoka or Kuhonbutsu. This place has multiple kinds of sundubu jjigae and comes with all you can eat side dishes, stone cooked rice, and egg for 2000yen. (It’s 1500yen during lunch). Come here when you have sundubu cravings!

Address // 6-22-12, Okusawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan (map)
Phone Number // 03-5706-1069
Website // www.kochoo.jp

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{  Frey’s Famous Pizzeria  }

Frey's Famous Pizzeria
Frey's Famous Pizzeria
Frey's Famous Pizzeria

If you are craving for good pizza, come to Frey’s. You won’t be dissapointed. Their Bianca pizza is one of our all-time favorite pizza’s ever.

Frey’s serves only 3 kinds of traditional Italian pizza’s, but they have truly mastered the flavors. The Margherita, Marinara, and Bianca pizza’s are each sold for 1500yen. Each pizza is not that big so one person can easily finish an entire pizza on their own. Our favorite hands down is the Bianca, but their Margherita is also quite good. I recommend making reservations as this place gets packed with locals.

Address // 4-5-15, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan (map)
Phone Number // 03-3497-8820
Website // n/a

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{  Pickeenoo  }

Pickeenoo
Pickeenoo

Found a great hole-in-the-wall Thai Curry place! Pickeenoo makes curry that is good for your body with a well balanced combination of meat, vegetables, herbs and spices. The coconut milk drink adds a perfect balance to this spicy curry. We had the Salad (600yen), Green Curry (8ooyen), and Country Curry (800yen). All of the curry’s are so delicious that it’s hard to eat just one.

This place is so popular that the curry often times run out before the 9PM closing time. We couldn’t even dine here the first time we tried because they were sold out early and the second time we went the restaurant closed a few guests after we arrived — at around 7:45pm. If you are craving for some good Thai curry, I highly suggest this place. However,  it’s not the kind of place you can relax and stay for hours at. You pretty much eat, pay, and then leave.

Address // 1-4-10, Komazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan (map)
Phone Number // 03-3422-7702
Website // http://www.pknoo.com/

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{  Martiniburger  }

Martiniburger
Martiniburger

Craving an NY style gourmet burger in Tokyo? Then try Martiniburger in Kagurazaka. When you first pass by this restaurant you might mistake it for a bar because of the Absolut Vodka signs that are advertised on their large windows and the neon blue bar counter that shines through, but it’s actually a great burger joint.

We tried the “Brooklyn” and the “Lite Burger”. The Brooklyn comes with a generous 200-gram all-beef patty, mushrooms, gouda cheese and bearnaise sauce along with a side dish of your choice for 1350yen (we chose the simple salad as the side). The Lite Burger has a 150-gram all-beef patty with an english muffin as the bun(!) and a side dish of your choice for 900yen (I chose the creamed spinach as the side).

They were both delicious. The great part about the burgers here is that you’re not overwhelmed by all the toppings, you really taste the 100% beef that is oh so juicy. And the price? Not too shabby for all of this food. Oh, and if you’re not in the mood for a burger but are craving American food, they also have chicken sandwiches, lasagnas, pecan pies, and cocktails :)

Address // 31 Nakazatocho, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan (map)
Phone Number // 03-6280-8920
Website // http://martini-burger.com

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