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 …
Mr. Young Men
Just up Teramachi Street from Shijo Street in Kyoto, there’s a restaurant called Mr. Young Men. It’s a histori …
Menya NOROMA Main Store
Menya NOROMA. Given that the name includes the negative-sounding word “Noroma” (meaning “slow”), you might exp …
Blue Bottle Coffee Kyoto Cafe
One holiday morning, I thought, “I’d love to have breakfast near Nanzen-ji Temple…” So I headed to …
Pizzeria Marita
Occasionally struck by sudden cravings for pizza, I visited Pizzeria Marita in Shijo Karasuma. This pizzeria h …
Tenri Stamina Ramen Stall
Nara Prefecture’s proud local gourmet, Tenri Ramen, boasts two giants: Saika Ramen and Tenri Stamina Ram …
Shinsaibashi Mitsuya Main Store
The legendary Mitsuya Rice… Doesn’t just hearing the name make you want to try it? This legendary …
Kumamoto Haikara Manben Restaurant
Kumamoto Sogo Inshokuten MAO, which offers all-you-can-eat karaage lunch at Shijo Karasuma, opened Kumamoto Ha …
Jarinko Ramen
I decided to explore places in Kyoto where we can get ramen in the morning, so I went to a shop called Jarinko …