Discovered a new Yakiniku restaurant last weekend located in Aoyama/Gaienmae. Nice fancy romantic atmosphere, good meat, I’d be honest here – The service wasn’t the best. But good cost performance wise and the famous ‘Narisawa’s Bees Bar is just next door for you to enjoy post-dinner cocktails. I would definitely recommend for visitors to Japan looking for an authentic delicious meal. Kalbi (Karibi in Japanese) What is Kalbi Beef? Kalbi is a classic Korean Barbeque short rib dish, perfect for grilling. Galbi is the korean word for ‘rib’ and it is beef from short ribs, cut thin, mar ..read more

Kushinobo is a upscale chain ‘Kushiyage’ restaurant located on the 5th floor of Roppongi Hills. They recently refurbished the restaurant about a year ago and now has an elegant modern Japanese atmosphere, good food and excellent service. This chain of tasty creativity on a stick should be your lunch or dinner bucket list. You can choose a set course, say 8 or 10 fried skewers (mix meat, fish and vegetables), plus great miso soup, rice and a small bowl of raw veggies to crunch on. You also get different sauces, pickles and extras. The skewers can be something familiar like a fried shr ..read more

TOKYO FOOD SOCIAL, SEPT 2019 Today was the seventh ‘Food Social‘ I’ve hosted starting them in January this year. I can proudly say this was indeed a special and the best one by far. A BIG ‘Thank You’ to ANDAZ TOKYO for believing in me and giving me this opportunity to host this event exclusively for my fans. A Night at the ANDAZ kicked off with cocktails at the Roof Top Bar by ‘JEFF BELL’ of ‘PDT’ (Please don’t tell) bar who flew all the way from NewYork city. The Roof Top Bar is just one floor up from the Tavern and offers magnificent views of the TOKYO SKYLINE. There were plenty ..read more

‘The Steakhouse’ is an authentic American Style steakhouse, located on 3rd Floor of ANA Intercontinental Tokyo in Akasaka. A three-meter charcoal grill greets guests at the entrance to a cozy, friendly setting rich in Oak colors. A deer-horn chandelier in the center of the restaurant marks the spot where live New York Manhattan Jazz is performed every Friday Night. Here are some of the mouthwatering enticements on the Steakhouse new menu. — Variety of choice with American Beef and Japanese Wagyu — The Finest ‘DRY AGED BEEF’ by JOHN STONE from Ireland, with a highly distinctive f ..read more

Elio’s is a popular Italian eatery located in the center of Kojimachi close to the Imperial Palace. The restaurant is owned and operated by an Italian chef Elio, and his fellow Italian servers. Luckily, we had a reservation because the place was fully booked on a Saturday afternoon. It gets quite busy during the noon hour, with a mix of Japanese patrons and foreigners, some of them that work for the British Embassy nearby. Reservations are highly recommend for lunch and dinner. They do lunch sets ranging from 1600Yen – 3800Yen ,and they also offer a la carte at lunch time. The Food ..read more

Frey’s is a neighborhood pizzeria just one street away from Ritz Carlton/ Tokyo Midtown, Roppongi. Last weekend, we decided to check it out for dinner since we were in the hood. Its a very small, casual restaurant with a bar seating and a couple of tables. This place is featured in the Michelin guide as a bib gourmand offering exceptionally good food at moderate price. They serve excellent crisp bottomed doughy crusted pies – Freshest ingredients, assembled in plain sight and served piping hot from the wood fire oven. CapreseA must try – LIMONATAThe restaurant doesn’t seem to have many ..read more

Looking for Tokyo’s best burger joint?? AND…… Do you trust ‘TOKYO FOOD BLOGGERS’S recommendations?? Then – Look no further than this place called ‘ALDEBARAN’ located right across Roppongi’s ‘Grand Hyatt Tokyo’. A shabby entrance leads to a steep staircase down to a concrete basement, DJ turntables, and well-worn leather furniture. This is hands down my FAVOURITE burger spot in Tokyo. The hidden burger joint is only open during the day from 11AM – 5PM. Upon arrival, you’ll be asked to write down your name and phone number, and wait elsewhere until they call to let you know your seat i ..read more

An exclusive Tokyo Food Social event hosted by the Andaz Hotel just for Tokyo Food Blogger fans on September 28th – a memorable night guaranteed. Limited 14 seats available with the following agenda: The night kicks-off with a globally renowned American bartender Jeff Bell of PDT who flies from New York to serve his signature cocktails and privately explain about mixology. Jeff has most recently been named the “American Bartender of the Year” by Tales of the Cocktail – an experience not available in Tokyo.. Dinner will be a four course private fine-dining event.. Andaz’s original “Japanese ..read more

It’s not only fish and other seafood that Japan excels at serving, but grilled Japanese beef and meat is another meal you don’t want to miss when you’re in Tokyo. Yakiniku is a Japanese style grilling beef, typically where you will grill the meat yourself on a table top charcoal grill in the middle of your table. Maruushi Meat is a casual Yakinuku (BBQ) restaurant serving premium meat located in Ginza, Shimbashi, and Tamachi. Kobe beef, is one of the worlds most famous meats, its a type of Japanese Wagyu from Kobe. Maruushi is very good at serving A4 and A5 grade black wagyu at reas ..read more

Yakitori?? Its cheap, tasty chicken/pork skewers and needs to be washed down with copious amounts of beer, Right? For the most part, that’s how it should be. However, If you’re ready to try the refined side of the grill, you should try ‘Yakitori Kawashima’. It’s a new exclusive 12 counter seating restaurant located in the heart of Azabujuban. They offer only course menu to begin with starting from 2400¥ (5 Yakitori sticks) 3200¥ (7 Yakitori sticks) 4400¥ (10 Yakitori sticks).  If there is something you can’t eat – You need to inform the chef  before you begin the course.  We called for ..read more