Charcoal-grilled pork on skewers, udon noodles in curry-flavored soup, octopus dumplings, deep-fried beef cutlet — there’s a whole world of exciting food in Tokyo that food-loving visitors often miss out on. This book will introduce you to more than twenty of Japan’s favorite specialty foods that are less well known…
“Cheese makes you happy!” declares the sign at the entrance to Racler, and we certainly can’t argue with that sentiment. This popular cheese-focused restaurant specializes in fondues, raclette plates, cheesy pastas and side dishes like frozen blue-cheese salad. The drinks list features gourmet lemonades, organic herb teas and reasonably priced…
Crista, located just off Aoyama Dori in Shibuya (really more like Aoyama/ Omotesando) is one of my go-to places in Tokyo for casual western-style dining. It occupies the same space as Beacon used to (I think Crista simply is an updated version of Beacon) and, before that, in the last…
