Hatchan Ramen Yakuin Head Shop
After a night of drinking in Hakata, I suppose that the ramen to finish off the night would be tonkotsu ramen. …
Yoshokuya Yuuki
I went to Yoshokuya (Western-style restaurant) Yuuki, a restaurant in Shinkaichi where the great actress Yuko …
Gyoza no Yamazaki
“Gyoza no Yamazaki” is a popular restaurant in Umeda that serves “Tetsunabe gyoza” that is now att …
Hakata Ikkosha Sohonten
Hakata Ikkosha is one of the most popular of the many Hakata tonkotsu ramen restaurants, and its soup, cooked …
Gohan-ya Isshin Daikanyama
When I wrote a blog post about Gohan-ya Isshin Kyoto, I learned that there is another Gohan-ya Isshin in Daika …
Taiyoken Fukushima
Taiyoken Fukushima is a Chinese restaurant that is a regular on the popularity ranking of fried chicken. It is …
Anzen Ramen Itoshima
Anzen Ramen (“Anzen” means “Safety” in Japanese”)…Osaka is no different (l …
Maguro Mart
At the north exit of Nakano Station, three stations west of Shinjuku Station, there is a very popular restaura …
Roushouki Motomachi
If you come to Kobe Chinatown, one of the must-try gourmet foods you must try is the pork buns from Roushouki. …
Ichiran Nanokawa Branch
As of November 2023, Ichiran is a major chain of tonkotsu ramen restaurants with a total of 86 stores througho …
Handmade Hamburger steak Tokura Lukua Osaka
On April 5, 2022, Tokura, a handmade hamburger steak restaurant with three locations in Kyoto City that has be …
Ogimachi Udon Asuro
Although relatively new, opening in March 2019, Ogimachi Udon Asuro has already won a Michelin Bib Gourmand an …
Chinchinken Ueno
The area around Ameyoko shopping street, located under the elevated railway tracks between JR Ueno Station and …
Sumo Chaya Otsuka
On a November night when I arrived in Hakata, it was colder than I had expected, and on my way to the hotel I …
Garuru Coffee
In a quiet residential area in Suita, Hokusetsu, there is a popular large café named Garuru Coffee, which was …
Iicho Ramen
A short 10-minute walk from Shimogamo Shrine is “Iicho Ramen”, a store popular among Kyoto ramen l …
Kinosaki Onsen
Kinosaki Onsen has been the setting for many novels, including Naoya Shiga’s “At Kinosaki. Located …
Drive-in Tori Itoshima Branch
“Yakitori ichiban! Tori meshi niban!” This is a drive-in chicken restaurant with a catchphrase tha …
Kawamura Shokudo
Kawamura Shokudo, a small Western-style restaurant in Nishijin, Kyoto, located in a deep area where only local …
Menya Doton Dotonbori
Dotonbori Kamukura, a ramen chain restaurant from Osaka with 79 outlets in Kansai and Tokyo (as of October 202 …
Ralukii
Have you ever heard of “Pepetama”? Pepetama” is a creative pasta dish created by Ralukii, a …
Troisieme Marche
While walking from the bus stop toward Houtou Fudo, a famous Hoto restaurant in the Kawaguchiko area, I notice …
Ramen Kai Kobe
I came to know about this restaurant by chance, called Ramen Kai Kobe in front of JR Kobe Station. It seems th …
Kouga-ryu Amerika-mura Head Shop
Kouga-ryu, one of the most popular takoyaki restaurants in Osaka, has been in business since 1974 right in fro …