Nakamozu Mashimashi
On my way home after eating ramen at the main store of Menya Tori no Keiji, I spotted a shop called Nakamozu M …
Men-to-an
About 300 meters south of Kintetsu Nara Station, tucked away in a corner of Nara Mochiidono Center Street, the …
Udon Shop Kisuke
I visited Udon Shop Kisuke, a popular udon shop in Osaka that’s probably a household name among Sanuki udon fa …
Aketemo Kuretemo
I regularly crave Jiro-style and Jiro-inspired ramen… After a long time, I found myself thinking, “I really wa …
Toyoharu
There’s a slightly unusual standing-style soba shop in Kanda Ogawamachi, Tokyo. The shop, Toyoharu, opened in …
Bread, Espresso, and Minamimorimachi Intersection
Bread, Espresso, and Minamimorimachi Intersection. Just as the name suggests, this shop is located in a corner …
Kyo Tsukemen Tsurukame Main Store
“Cranes live a thousand years, turtles ten thousand”—though this is far from their actual lifespans, in Japan …
Seiyo Sakan
In the Tenjinbashisuji Shopping Street—said to be “Japan’s longest shopping street”—there’s a café called “Sei …
Gyukatsu Kyoto Katsugyu Pontocho Main Store
Beef cutlet (Gyukatsu) instead of pork cutlet… I wondered who on earth came up with this dish, so I searched …
Yoshioka Magurobushi Center
Yoshioka Magurobushi Center. It’s a ramen shop in Hotarugaike, Osaka, but you don’t hear the term “magurobushi …
Fukutaro Main Store
In the lively drinking district known as Ura-Namba in Osaka, there’s an okonomiyaki restaurant called Fukutaro …
Gihan Gyoza
People in Kyoto are quite particular about gyoza, and in fact, Kyoto City consistently ranks among the top cit …
Chinese Noodles Fumoto
The other day, after visiting “Yakimeshi to Men Kyoto” in Kawaramachi Sanjo, Kyoto, I learned that there’s a r …
Shokudo Days
There’s such a thing as “white omelet rice” out there… “White pork cutlet” was once all the rage, but will thi …
Mitsumame Coffee Kurakuen Main Store
I was walking around the Kurakuen area in Nishinomiya when I suddenly felt like having a cup of coffee. I did …
Menya Shinano
In Matsugasaki, a residential area rarely visited by tourists, there’s a popular ramen shop called Menya Shina …
Amam Dacotan Kyoto
There’s a hugely popular bakery in Fukuoka called Amam Dacotan, and on November 2, 2024, it opened its first l …
Daru Shokudo
In the Dojima Underground Shopping Arcade, which runs from Umeda in Osaka toward Higobashi, there’s a restaura …
Yakimeshi to Men Kyoto
Yakimeshi to Men Kyoto. Lately, there seem to be more and more restaurants with straightforward names like thi …
Chapman
Apparently, there’s a restaurant in Kobe that bills itself as a “spaghetti specialty shop for solo diners”… Af …
Pizzeria Napoletana Da Yuki
I can’t remember exactly how I first heard about this place, but I knew there was a popular pizzeria called Pi …
Menya Gokkei Enmachi Branch
Menya Gokkei, a shop in Ichijoji—Kyoto’s nationally renowned ramen hotspot—known for its ultra-rich ramen so i …
Kyō unawa Main Store Shijō-Sakaimachi
It’s a well-known fact among foodies that hitsumabushi originated in Nagoya, but when I heard that “there’s ap …
Shinsaibashi Roastery
I heard there was a café in Shinsaibashi serving an extremely rare taiyaki breakfast set, so I went to check o …