HIYAJIRU@MISO-BANK!!!

2007/07/29

Today we finally found out new super restaurant for lunch and even for dinner(& Sake)!!!

This is "MISO-BANK".

<http://r.gnavi.co.jp/b319801/>

First my colleagues did not trust MisoBank, because it's funny name!

But once we entered the restaurant, we went to the new world!

Smell was like Shochu...

I smelled like this when I went to Shochu brewery in Kagoshima!

And there's a road from entrance to inside restaurant, which displayed sake barrels.

Through this road, we first saw a lot of dishes like Tofu, salad, vegetables, and Natto.

These were all for Buffet!

They have lunch buffet of side dishes.

Today we didn't chose buffet.
Lunch menu were really yummy. Each dishes use different kinds of Miso!!

I ordered today this one;

"Hiyajiru" which is country dish for Miyazaki prefecture.

We eat this sousing cool rice into cool miso soup.

Saitama prefecture has different Hiyajiru as our country dish, but we don't use rice, but Udon.

Anyway this was my first time to eat Miyazaki Hiyajiru!!

Really Nice!!

Also my colleagues' lunch were;

"Miso curry and rice!!"

And Chiken Donburi sourced miso.

Here was really tasty and you can enjoy different kinds of Miso dishes.

We saw dinner menu, these sounds tasty.

We will try dinner menu and Sake!!

Rating;

★★★★★

SOBA@KOCHIAN

2007/07/28

Ginza has many Soba restaurants. In these Soba restaurants, today we went one of them,

"KOCHIAN"(東風庵）

<http://www.azi.ne.jp/ginza.html>

First we entered it after taking off our shoes. Inside, there were 3-4 Japanese tables, so we have to sit on the floor(No chair).

I do not like this... My foot goes to sleep !!

My lunch was ;Tempura Soba

Soba was nice and Tempura was huge!!

If you hungry, you will like it! But it's not oily.

My colleague's Kamo Seiro.

And this was Soba-Sushi;

Soba was nice, but I noticed that people in the Soba restaurant were only 3 and also restaurant itself was really small.

Therefore serving was little slow and for me it's not kind...even in lunch time they refused most of the customer visited there because of full.

Their turnover rate was bad...

Can they maitain their business???

I thought about it.

Anyway if I go to dinner time, things will be changed I hope. Dinner menu was also nice.

If you want to go new Soba restaurant in Ginza, please try it!

But you have to go there before 12:00!!

Rating;

★★★☆☆

NATURAL LUNCH@Bon! Organique

2007/06/27

We went out today to hold a presentation to one of our client at Shibaura.

So today's lunch was out of Ginza area.

We went "Bon! Organique" with our client.

<http://living-with-dogs.jp/caferest/db/database.cgi?cmd=dp&num=119&dp=>

In this cafe, you can eat with your pets, but it's clean.

Today most of the customers were working people. In lunch time, there were many people coming there for lunch from their offices.

Also this cafe serves organic dishes! I like it!!

So today I chose "Tori soboro DONBURI" with lots of vegetables! Looks very pretty!

This was my colleague's;hamburger !!

We also had dessert !! Lovely almond jelly !!!

The condominium which owns this cafe on the 1F , allow people to live with their pets!

(Most Japanese condominium/apartment do not allow it)

If you have interest in here, please see it too.

<http://urbanbowhouse.com/info/index.html>

It was my first time to have a lunch at cafe after working in Ginza!

Rating;

★★★★☆

YAM CHINEESE@HORAN-TEI

2007/06/26

We went to Chinese today!! I like Chinese dishes!!!

"HORAN-Tei"

<http://gourmet.yahoo.co.jp/0000616286/P019456/>

I have already noticed that a lot of people come there for lunch.

Now I know why after Google this restaurant!
This is oldest Chinese restaurant in Tsukiji even before War time!!

Actually it looked like reasonable Chinese restaurant. But they have really variety of lunch menu!

I and my colleague chose stir-fried vegetables and 麻婆豆腐 (mápó dòufu) with rice and soup!!

We shared our lunch but there were little big! Taste was good!!

Here was my another colleague ordered;

Chinese Spicy Noodle, 担担麺 (dàndànmiàn).

It looked very Yummy!!! Big!!

I like that kind of Chinese restaurant, reasonable, tasty and Big!!

You have to try this Oldest Chinese restaurant in Tsukiji!

Rating;

★★★★☆

ITALIAN@BEVIAMO

2007/06/25

We first wanted to try today another restaurant seeking for Chinese Noodle, however, we could not find out it.

So we changed our mind and went to "Beviamo", Italian restaurant today.

http://www.beviamo.tokyo.walkerplus.com/

This restaurant is at Shintomi-cho, but we recently realized that Shintomi-cho is not so far from Higashi Ginza!

If you are working in Higashi Ginza or Tsukiji, why not trying Shintomi-cho.

Their lunch has Pasta Set with Salad and a cup of Coffee/Tea.

My Pasta was this;

Pasta seasoning Cream sauce with salmon and asparagus.

I like more salty taste. not enough for me .

Here was my colleague ordered;

Pasta with crab!!(Tomato sauce)!!

But this crab was just a decoration, no parts to eat.

Overall it was just a reasonable lunch, with Salad and drink, it's 1000Yen.

But I think I won't go next time...

Rating;

★☆☆☆☆

Korean@Choju-Korean Restaurant

2007/06/21

Today first we went out to try Shark's fin menu in Chinese restaurant. but when we went there, we found out it's already gone and changed Korean Restaurant.

So today by chance, we ate Korean Food at "Choju Kan Syu Bo" <http://r.gnavi.co.jp/g215520/>

I ordered today ; "Vegetables　Bibimbap "

For me it's not so hot. It's healthy because You can take hot food with a lot of vegetables if you eat it!!

My colleague ordered; Porridge with Somen(Japanese vermicelli )

Porridge was with clam and not hot, but Somen's sauce was hot and spicy. I think it's special menu for this restaurant. I don't know Korean have Somen

If you go there. you can listen K-POP(Korean Pop Music)!!

Rating;

★★☆☆☆

Fruits Curry and Rice@ A VoTre Sante endo

2007/06/19

I found out special restaurant for lunch today!!

We went to "A　VoTre　Sante　endo　" , which basically served North African menu in Dinner time.

<http://gourmet.yahoo.co.jp/0000605412/P011569/>

We found out their ads on the way to another restaurant, said that "They serve couscous!!".

We really wanted to try it and changed our mind then went there!

In fact in lunch time they do not serve couscous and not serve North African Menu.

Lunch menu are like Pasta, Curry and Rice.

But their menus are really special!!

I tried a "FRUIT Curry and Rice"!!!! (1,300Yen)

There were a lot of fresh fruits on Curry and rice!! Basically curry sauce is simple, but little spicy. Contrast between spicy curry and sweet fruits made it delicious!!!

Also it looked cute!!

Here were my colleagues ordered;

omelet with Rice(this is made in Japanese,OMURETSU)

Also this is "Curry and Rice with Shrimp and Spinach"

Here is really delicious!!

I really recommend you to try "FRUIT Curry and Rice"!!

Rating;

★★★★★

Japanese Business-men's lunch@HAN

2007/06/18
We went to "HAN" to have something Japanese!!


<http://r.gnavi.co.jp/g249212/>























Here is on the underground, however because it's reasonable lunch, so a lot of workers was coming here and most of them were men.





















Here was my today' lunch of "grilled fish lunch".

Not So Special, but not bad.








Here was my colleague's;
















One thing I did not like was there's a lot of smokers and no windows to escape from it.
So if you don't like smoking, it's better not to go there.


Rating;
★★☆☆☆

Japanese lunch@HAN

2007/06/18

I am sure that I'm JAPANESE.
Sometime, I feel to eat Japanese Foods strongly even though mostly everyday I eat some Japanese foods.

So we went today to seek for Japanese Lunch!!

we went to "HAN 5Chome", which is just a Izakaya(Japanese casual pub).

<http://r.gnavi.co.jp/g249212/>

Lunch is very reasonable and they serve a Japanese typical Mom's foods, like baked fish or rice and Miso soup.

This was my today's lunch;

Main was grilled fish.

These were my colleagues' lunch;

Taste was nice, but one thing I didn't like is smoke!!

There were many people smoking there.

Maybe I won't go there next time because of smoking.

Rating;

★★☆☆☆

Let's Enjoy SUSHI!!@SUSHI ZANMAI

2007/06/15

Our favorite Sushi restaurant, "SUSHIZANMAI" was coming back to our today's lunch!!!

<http://www.kiyomura.co.jp/shop/shop04_01.html>

They have parent store in Tsukiji and also several branches in Ginza, Tsukiji, Kaihabara etc.

Their menus are very reasonable!! Special is """They open 24 hours in Tsukiji/Ginza!!!""""

That is very interesting!!

Today's my lunch was "Chirashi Domburi with sea foods in Season"(1,000Yen).

A lot of Sea foods in season!!! And Big!!

I like Chirashi Domburi, which I can seat different kind of sea foods at one time!!

Here is my colleagues ate, "Nigiri Sushi Lunch Set"(1,000yen)

As you can see on my pictures, today we had a bottle of beer in lunch time!!

Wow, how nice lunch!!

This is called "liquid lunch", which we have a alcohol in lunch time!!

How lucky I am !! I can eat Sushi and have a Beer in Ginza!!

Thanks God it's Friday!!

Rating;

★★★★★

UNAGI@HYOUTAN-YA

2007/06/14

I had feel like UNAGI (grilled eel) at Lunch!! to make myself energetic!

So we went today to "HYOUTAN-YA" in Ginza 6 Chome.

<http://tokyo.gourmet.livedoor.com/restaurant/info/5445.html>

They provide Kansai Style of Unagi, which cooks and grills without Steaming Unagi.( On the contrary, Kanto Style is that Unagi is cooked and grilled with Steaming.

In lunch time they serve Special menu only for lunch, "UNAGI DONBURI(1,200Yen)".

It is very reasonable in Ginza Unagi Lunch!!

Again, this Unagi was grilled Kansai Style, taste is less softly rather than Kanto style. But it is OK, and not so oily.

Also they grilled in front of us over charcoal, that made me happy and excited!!

So if you want to make yourself energetic, please try Unagi Ginza!!

Rating;

★★★★☆

OKINAWAN@PAIKAJI

207/06/13

Today we went Okinawan restaurant"PAIKAJI"

<http://r.gnavi.co.jp/a197300/>

Inside restaurant, there were almost Okinawan Pub, and huge picture of Okinawan Sea!!!

There were several lunch menue of Okinawan foods!!

We ordered;

"Today's Lunch-Rafute Donburi"(800Yen)

Rafute is Okinawan stewed meat with Soy sauce.

Itaniano!!@SHARK

2007/06/12

We went today to "Restrante SHARK Ginza".

<http://www.shark-1970.com/ginza/index.html>

There are many people waiting in lunch time, so that we went there at 11:30 (when restaurant Open)!!

In the restaurant, there's already full of people and we have to wait 30 minutes.

This restaurant has parent in Shirogane, which is famous and old Italian restaurant.

In Ginza, they serve special menus with various sea foods.

Lunch menu is very reasonable!! even in Ginza(I think this is why many people wait for lunch)

Lunch set is 950 Yen with

"Bread+Appetizer+Main+Coffee or Tea"

So I chose as a main,

"Tomato Spaghetti with salmon and escallop"

↑this is Today's appetizer. "Carpaccio with Tuna and prawn".

My colleagues chose,

"Spaghetti Aglio Olio e Peperoncino With Crabs and Clam"

And here is

"Penne all'arrabbiata with bacon and eggplant"

This was nice, but I don't want to wait for lunch in business days.

In this restaurant, there were many tourist or people who went to shopping in Ginza, so not so may Business people. So seat-turnover rate was not good.

I think it's one of the reason we have to wait for lunch.

Rating;

★★☆☆☆

SOBA@WASABI

2007/06/11

Today I forgot to take pictures of lunch......

But I try to explain as much as I do!!

So We went to Soba restaurant today , at Ginza Kobikicho WASABI.

<http://r.tabelog.com/tokyo/rstdtl/13025398/>

Here was little Japanese Soba restaurant. But I liked design of restaurant.

Lunch is very reasonable;

Set A: Ebi Yasai Tempura Doburi with Soba(800yen)

Set B: Ebi Anago Tempura Doburi with Soba(980Yen)

Set C: Sake Shirasu Doburi with Soba(780Yen)

I ordered "Ume Soba"

Umebosi makes me refresh!!

They serve dinner with a lot of Shochu(distilled spirit), so I wanted to try at dinner.

Rating;

★★★☆☆

Curry and Rice @Shinjuku NAKAMURA-YA

2007/06/08

Today we went out to Shinjuku to have meeting with our customer.

So We took lunch in "Shinjuku, NAKAMURAYA". Each floor has different restaurant, and we tried 2F, "Repas".

<http://www.nakamuraya.co.jp/honten/f2.html>

I've really wanted to try Curry and Rice at Nakamura-ya for long time!!

I ordered "Indian Curry and Rice"(1,470Yen).

It's said that the first Indian Curry and Rice in Japan since 1927.

It's like a Japanese Indian Curry and Rice, but this is delicious!! There are several side pickles, shallots or onions. These are the original of Nakamura-ya. Taste is not bad but I prefer normal Fukujinzuke(Japanese Pickles for curry and rice).

Also they served with Powdered Cheese. I like Curry with Cheese!!

This is what my colleague ordered;"NAPORITANO"(1,050Yen).

This dish is original for Nakamura-ya. Boiled spaghetti with Tomato sauce. Noodle is not normal spaghetti but like Chinese Noodle. It is very interesting, Try it!!!

Interestingly, there were a lot of elder people in that restaurant. It may be because this Nakamura-ya is old and famous restaurant in Japan.　It is very interesting!!

But you can feel that Japan is getting Aging Society...

Rating;

★★★★☆

Buono Intaliano!!@SALVATORE CUOMO

2007/06/07



We discovered new area today, Shintomicho Area. It took around 15-10 minuits from Higashi Ginza.



We went Italian restaurant "PIZZA SALVATORE CUOMO Higashi Ginza".


<http://r.gnavi.co.jp/g087303/>

It is near Shintomicuo Subway Station. They have done posting their coupon to us several times. So we decided to go there.
It was nice looking with red color, typical my image of Italian!! There were a lot of women in the restaurant.

Staffs speak Italian when they welcome to customer and order something. Interesting!!



They have 2 lunch set menus;

1)Pizza lunch set which has a salad, a Pizza and Drink (1,200Yen, Large size Pizza+300)

2)Pasta lunch set which has a salad, a Pasta, a Focaccia(mini side) and drink (980Yen)


We can choose any types of Pasta and Pizza from lunch menu. In that time there were 3 choices in each set.

I chose Pasta lunch set with "Creamed Spaghetti with Salmon".

It's little bit small. It's a little bland...(Or I like strong flavor more) . But focaccia was so nice and soft.















This was a another Pasta set which my colleague ordered;




I think it's Penne with Tomato sauce. It's also small...












So If you want to eat more, I think you should choose Pizza lunch!!



It's a Pizza Marinara!!!


This Salvatore is famous for Pizza so you should try Pizza rather than Past if you don't like Pizza.

<== a salad and a cup of tea for my set menu.

Salvatore Higashi Ginza is little bit small so please go earlier when you go to lunch!! And they have terrace outside the restaurant, so when it's sunny day, you should try it!!

Rating;

★★☆☆☆