Ihave been too lazy to blog recently due to the deluge of exams and homework and other boring but necessary stuff. Sometimes I wonder why I even bother to be a good student while on exchange, but I guess it is not easy to just shirk off my innate Singaporeaness. Whatever, I have still managed to work towards my main goal.
I chose to come to Tokyo mainly for the food, and glorious food I have eaten.
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| Champon at Ringer Hut. Decidedly too bland for my tastes. Extremely filling and chockful of vegetables. |
Taste: 6/10
Satiety: 9/10 Small eaters please order snack size.
Price: 650 yen
Overall value for money: 6.5/10
I would rather pay 100 yen more and eat tonkotsu ramen. People who enjoy lots of crunch with their noodles and like a lighter and more chinese-y taste profile will probably like this. This place is not a fancy restaurant and is closer in nature to other cheap value-for-money chains like Yoshinoya catering to salary men.
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| A refreshing take on ramen. Nice change from the common fatty tokotsu style. |
Shoyu yuzu ramen @ Afuri
Address:〒106-0045 Tokyo, 都港区Azabujuban, 1 Chome−4−2 東京都港区医師会館 ８−１０、 麻布 十 番 ＴＳ ビル
Address:〒106-0045 Tokyo, 都港区Azabujuban, 1 Chome−4−2 東京都港区医師会館 ８−１０、 麻布 十 番 ＴＳ ビル
Taste: 8/10
Satiety: 7/10
Price: 980 yen
Overall value for money: 7.5/10
While I usually feel bogged-down and groggy after a bowl of ramen, this one actually left me feeling refreshed. The portion was just right and the yuzu fragrance went well with the nicely-charred piece of chashu. Given that Afuri is located in the slightly upscale Azabu, the prices are above average but it was well worth the overall refined experience. Props to Regine for discovering this ramenya!
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| A feast for the eyes (and the stomach) |
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| Rare inside |
Gyukatsu @ Gyukatsu Motomura
Address: Opposite Bic Camera Shibuya. Main outlet is at 〒150-0002 Tokyo, Shibuya, 3−18−10 大野ビル２号館
Address: Opposite Bic Camera Shibuya. Main outlet is at 〒150-0002 Tokyo, Shibuya, 3−18−10 大野ビル２号館
Taste: 8/10
Satiety: 8/10
Price: 1300 yen
Overall value for money: 9/10
In between classes, Regine and I made the pilgrimage to this holy hall of deep fried breaded beef located in Shibuya and fortunately got our seats within 10min of waiting. We went to the lesser known outlet that is not shown on Google maps. Hint: It is opposite the Bic camera.
Don't go there expecting the beefiness of steak. This dish is in a category of its own. The rare meat was expertly breaded and you have the choice of charring it on your personal hotplate if you so wish. I am not sure what kind of magic meat this is. It is not beefy, extremely tender and has unique veins of fat running through, but not in the same way as wagyu. I think of it as beef sashimi, with an added layer of textural contrast.
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| Italian-Japanese fusion concoction |
Cheese tomato ramen @ Taiyo no tomatomen
Address: 太陽のトマト麺 三田店, 三田3-3-3
Address: 太陽のトマト麺 三田店, 三田3-3-3
Taste: 8/10
Satiety: 8/10
Price: I think I paid 880 yen
Overall value for money: 7/10
This was a bowl of umami that left my tongue tingling. The bowl consisted of ramen in delicious tomato soup, some green veggies (probably komatsu), some cubes of forgettable chicken and a layer of powdery cheese that quickly congealed in a gooey web of yumminess. This is arguably less of a ramen than an Italian-inspired noodle dish. We queued for 15min with a bunch of OLs, who not surprisingly are the main clientele. It is pricey considering that the ingredients used are nothing special, but the tomato soup was really good. It was tangy and had none of the 'canned Campbell's' quality to it.
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