Banraiya
“Banraiya“, a popular ramen shop in Fukakusa, Fushimi Ward, was renamed ”Banraiya, specializing in …
Pokupoku
Where did I hear that there is a tonkatsu specialty restaurant in Nara named Pokupoku? Anyway, it seems to be …
Kissa Madrague Fujii Daimaru Branch
A popular cafe in Kyoto, Kissa Madrague, is famous for serving reprinted versions of popular menu items from a …
Minatoken Sannomiya Branch
There is a ramen restaurant, Minatoken Sannomiya Branch, under the elevated railway tracks of Kobe Sannomiya S …
Mikage Public Hall Restaurant
Mikage Public Hall Restaurant. Isn’t that a kind of cool name for a restaurant? I have had such a partic …
Takeuchi Udon Restaurant
I visited Takeuchi Udon Restaurant, an udon specialty restaurant established in Nakatsu in 2006 by a former bu …
Kunton Akutagawa Kyoto Head Shop
Men-ya Akutagawa, probably the most popular brand of Iekei Ramen in Kyoto, opened Kunton Akutagawa as its seco …
Matsumoto no Rairaiken
When I ate tonteki at Saru Shokudo in Osaka before, I vowed to myself, “Someday I’m going to try the rea …
Tonkatsu Iwai
I visited Tonkatsu Iwai, a restaurant in Daimon, Tokyo, which was selected as one of the 2024 Tonkatsu 100 Bes …
Strike Ken
In the Tenjinbashisuji Rokuchome area, one of Osaka’s most competitive ramen districts, there is a ramen …
Kumaneko Restaurant
On a business trip to Mie Prefecture, I visited a popular Chinese restaurant, Kumaneko Restaurant in Yokkaichi …
Spice Curry Kiteretsu
I had always thought that spiced curry originated in Osaka, but it seems that Kyushu has its own spiced curry …
Tsukemen Gonokami Seisakusho
When I heard that there was a restaurant in Tokyo specializing in ebi tsukemen (shrimp tsukemen), I timed my v …
Issen Yoshoku Head Shop
As you get off at Gion-Shijo Station in Kyoto and walk in the direction of Yasaka Shrine, you will see a store …
Umeda Coffee House YC
When I had a morning at a coffee shop called Umeda Coffee House New YC in Shin-Umeda Shokudo Gai before, I lea …
Kyoto Kitashirakawa Ramen Kairikiya Head Shop
It had been a while since I wanted to try Kyoto’s local ramen, so I went to the Kyoto Kitashirakawa Rame …
Harukoma Head Shop
When I was walking in the Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Arcade area, I found a queue of an unbelievably long length …
SPICE HOLIC
I visited SPICE HOLIC, a spice curry specialty restaurant that opened on April 9, 2024 in Shijo-Karasuma, Kyot …
Yousukou Ramen Meimon
There was once a restaurant in Umeda, Osaka, called Yousukou Ramen, which became legendary for its e …
Toyoken Head Shop
One day I learned that there is a food called “black curry,” and curious about what it tastes like, I went to …
Mother Moon Cafe Kobe Kokusai Kaikan Branch
The other day I was wandering around Kobe Kokusai Kaikan when I spotted a café that was attracting quite a cro …
Nippon Ramen Rin Hanare
After visiting Nippon Ramen Rin Kyoto last fall, I thought, “Next time, I’ll try Miso Ramen there… …
Akafuku Head Shop
Akafuku rice cakes are one of the most popular souvenirs that people who visit Mie Prefecture, especially Ise, …
Yudofu Sagano
In November 2024, when I felt like eating yudofu, I went to a restaurant called Yudofu Sagano in Arashiyama, K …