Food Scoops: Best Cafes & Teahouses To Check Out In Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto, Japan – The charming old capital of Japan has no lack of gorgeous cafes, teahouses and specialty coffeeshops. Here are some of our favourite cafes in Kyoto! Blue [...]
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Food Scoops: Best Tokyo Coffee Shops & Cafes To Check Out | From Koffee Mameya Kakeru To Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo
Any visit to Tokyo, or rather Japan, will mean visiting cafes for the Pandas. We do love our coffee, and we also enjoying soaking in the unique spaces which the Japanese [...]
Food Review: Ginza Katsukami 2, Tokyo | Value For Money Multi-Course Tonkatsu Omakase Restaurant In Japan
The Place Located in the vibrant Ginza district in Tokyo, Ginza Katsukami is a Michelin Bib Gourmand restaurant famous for its tonkatsu omakase courses. There are [...]
Food Review: Ningyocho Imahan Tokyo | Good Quality Sukiyaki Restaurant In Japan With Multiple Outlets Across Tokyo
The Place Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, Ningyocho Imahan is a longstanding restaurant in Tokyo established since 1895 as a beef hot pot restaurant. Today, it [...]
Food Review: Chinya Asakusa Sukiyaki Restaurant | Contemporary & Traditional Japanese Sukiyaki Brand With More Than 140 Years Of History
The Place Located in Asakusa, my love for sukiyaki brought me to Chinya, a restaurant first founded in Asakusa, Tokyo in 1880 (Meiji 13), and became a sukiyaki specialty [...]
Food Scoops: Best Restaurants & Cafes To Check Out In Takayama, Japan | From Hida Beef Sushi & Yakiniku To Third Wave Coffeeshops
My second time to Takayama, Japan in the spring of 2023, and I am glad I managed to check out a couple of restaurants to satisfy my Hida beef cravings, as well as good third [...]
Food Review: Ginza Kagari Honten, Tokyo | Kagari Ramen Is One Of The Best Chicken Broth Ramen I Have Had
The Place Tucked away in a hidden alley in Ginza away from the glitz and glamour is Ginza Kagari Honten (銀座 篝), one of the best chicken ramens I have had in Tokyo, [...]
Food Review: Moritaya Restaurant In Marunouchi Tokyo | Contemporary Sukiyaki Dining In Japan With A View Of Imperial Palace
The Place A meal in Tokyo is not complete without a Sukiyaki meal for me and I checked out Moritaya sukiyaki restaurant in Marunouchi in my recent Spring trip. The [...]
Panda Picks: The Top Things To See And Do In Kyushu, Japan | From Nagasaki To Mount Aso
Kyushu, Japan – As the south-westernmost of Japan’s main islands, I had been to Kyushu island thrice strictly speaking (including my trip to Okinawa Prefecture). [...]
Food Review: Tsujihan Nihonbashi Tokyo | A Must Try Value For Money Sashimi Mountain Donburi In Japan
The Place Located in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Tsujihan is one of the most value for money kaisendon restaurants in Tokyo. I arrived for dinner and queued for about an hour, [...]
Food Review: Gyukatsu Motomura Harajuku, Tokyo | Must Try Delicious & Affordable Grilled Beef Cutlets On Hot Stone Grill
The Place With many outlets across Tokyo including Shibuya and Shinjuku, Gyukatsu Motomura (牛かつ もと村) Harajuku is a value for money Gyukatsu (Beef Cutlet) Japanese [...]
Food Review: Sobahouse Konjiki Hototogisu In Shinjuku, Tokyo | One Michelin Star Seafood Base Ramen Restaurant In Japan
The Place I love ramen and other than the mainstream Ichiran Ramen, I wanted to check out Sobahouse Konjiki Hototogisu in my recent Tokyo trip, the third Michelin Star ramen [...]
Food Review: Ishibashi Sukiyaki Restaurant, One Michelin Star In Tokyo | One Of The Best Sukiyaki Meals I Have Had
The Place Located in Akihabara, Ishibashi is a One Michelin Star Sukiyaki restaurant in Tokyo housed in a traditional nondescript building which I would have walked [...]
Food Review: Imafuku Sukiyaki Restaurant Tokyo | Michelin Starred Shabu Shabu & Sukiyaki Dining
The Place I love a good sukiyaki meal and it is one of those meals I look forward to having in Japan. I reserved Imafuku in my recent Japan trip, a One Michelin Star Sukiyaki [...]
Snippets: Starbucks Coffee Kyoto Nineizaka-Yasaka-Chaya | The Most Beautiful Starbucks in the World?
What’s the hype? The only reason to visit this particular Starbucks in Kyoto is because it is housed in a 100 year old Japanese townhouse. What to expect? The wooden [...]
Food Review: Takama (たかま) in Osaka | Value for Money Michelin-Starred Soba Noodle Restaurant
The Place I was researching for cheap and affordable Michelin Star restaurants in Osaka for my recent trip and Takama is one of those which came under my radar. As a [...]
Snippets: Best Cafes and Coffee in Kyoto, Japan | We tried the Best Matcha Latte on the list too!
Kyoto, Japan – The charming old capital of Japan has no lack of cafes. I am especially fond of cafes housed in old historic buildings, so here is almost of some of my [...]
Food Review: Tempura Kondo in Ginza, Tokyo | Japan’s 2-Michelin Star Tempura Restaurant
The Place I love tempura. Having been to Tokyo a few times by now, my favourite go to restaurant for tempura has always been Tempura Tsunahachi in Shinjuku as it is very [...]
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