Grill Fukuya
In Miyagawa-cho, a district within Kyoto’s five geisha districts, there is a long-established Western-style re …
Kyoto Shio Gensui
“Come to think of it, there aren’t many ramen shops in Kyoto that specialize in shio ramen, are there…?” …
Kissa Sunshine
One weekend, I decided I wanted to have breakfast in Umeda, so I searched online and found a pure coffee shop …
SPICE TRY
There’s a curry shop called SPICE TRY located in the Kintetsu Miyakomichi area inside JR Kyoto Station. It’s t …
Ramen Todai Kyoto Branch
Ramen Todai. When you hear “Todai,” you might think of the University of Tokyo, the pinnacle of academic achie …
Nadai Sukiyaki Kimura
Don’t you get the impression that eating sukiyaki at a restaurant is super expensive? You picture a high-end t …
Curry House K2
Walking beneath the elevated tracks at Hankyu Umeda Station, you’ll discover a curry shop with an incred …
Mensho Ichiryūmanbai Teramachi Branch
“Ichiryūmanbai” is an auspicious day in the Japanese calendar meaning “a single grain of rice yields ten thous …
Marufuku Coffee Shop Sennichimae Main Store
While coffee lovers all have their own preferences, if you’re a fan of dark-roast coffee, I think you’ll defin …
Hariju Curry Shop
There’s a restaurant called Hairiju in Osaka’s Namba area, known as a high-end sukiyaki …
Homemade Noodles Tsukiyomi
There’s a shop called Homemade Noodles Tsukiyomi, which opened in May 2020 as the second location o …
Okonomiyaki Kiji Umeda Sky Building Branch
If you’re looking for a place to eat okonomiyaki in Umeda, Osaka, where would you recommend? There are plenty …
Kyoto Meat Restaurant
Kyoto Meat Restaurant. For meat lovers, it would be hard to find a more appealing name, wouldn’t you agree? Tr …
Menya Tori no keiji Main Store
In the residential area of Nakamozu, Sakai, Osaka, there’s a popular ramen shop called Menya Tori no kei …
Yakiniku Hormone Sora Tsuruhashi Main Store
When you think of Tsuruhashi in Osaka, it’s one of Kansai’s premier destinations for yakiniku (BBQ …
Shokudo Hayashi
Traditional Japanese teishoku (set meal) restaurants seem to be polarizing into two types: those that sadly fa …
Wontonmen no Mangetsu Kyoto Ramen Alley Branch
In Kyoto Ramen Alley, where renowned ramen shops from all over the country gather, there is one shop with a sl …
Comme Chinois
One morning, I was searching on my smartphone for a place to have breakfast in Sannomiya, Kobe, and found a pl …
Kuroge Wagyu Zen Kyoto Shijo Kawaramachi Branch
In April 2025, a new yakiniku (BBQ) restaurant opened in Shijo Kawaramachi where you can enjoy high-quality Ja …
Seventh-generation Menya Akutagawa
I visited the seventh-generation Menya Akutagawa, located along Kawaramachi-dori between Shijo-dori and S …
Tanimachi Furusato
Tanimachi Furusato is located a short walk east along Sennichimae-dori from Nipponbashi in Osaka. This udon sh …
Grill Lamptei
The other afternoon, while walking through the Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street, I suddenly felt a pang of hung …
Menya Iroha Kyoto Station Building Branch
Lately, some people eat udon noodles as “New Year’s Udon” instead of traditional New Year’s Eve so …
in the Moon.
My first rooftop bar experience was at Ce La Vi Club Lounge & Rooftop Bar atop Marina Bay Sands in Singapo …