Japan Food Review

Panda Picks: Best Restaurants & Cafes To Check Out In Takayama, Japan | From Hida Beef Sushi & Yakiniku To Third Wave Coffeeshops

May 28, 2023

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

May 23, 2023

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

May 15, 2023

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: Best Tokyo Coffee Shops & Cafes To Check Out | From Koffee Mameya Kakeru To Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo

April 30, 2023

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 [...]

Panda Picks: The Top Things To See And Do In Kyushu, Japan | From Nagasaki To Mount Aso

February 23, 2023

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

December 31, 2022

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

December 24, 2022

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

December 21, 2022

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

December 15, 2022

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

December 13, 2022

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?

December 4, 2018

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

October 9, 2018

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!

October 7, 2018

Kyoto, Japan – The charming old capital of Japan has no lack of cafes. I am especially fond of cages 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

September 30, 2018

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 [...]

Food Review: Wagyumafia The Cutlet Sandwich in Tokyo, Japan | Will you pay 5,000 Yen for a Wagyu Beef Sandwich?

June 23, 2018

The Place Wagyu sandwich is all the rage in Tokyo now. Located in Nakameguro, we checked out Wagyumafia the cutlet sandwich, a casual and small restaurant which serves mainly [...]

Snippets: Tokyo Cafes – Ultimate Guide to Coffee at Omotesando, Harajuku & Shibuya

April 6, 2018

Tokyo, Japan – Without a doubt, Tokyo remains the top destination for the Pandas. Famous for its pursuit of perfection, there’s hardly any doubt the enduring spirit gets [...]

Food Review: Narikura Tonkatsu at Takadanobaba, Tokyo | The Micheline Bib Gourmand Tonkatsu better than Maisen or Tonki in Tokyo!

January 8, 2018

The Place Located near Takadanobaba Station along the JR Yamamote Line, Narikura is easily one of the best tonkatsu I have ever eaten in Tokyo, and is without surprise on the [...]

Food Review: Nakiryu (鳴龍) Ramen in Tokyo, Japan | World’s Second Michelin Starred Ramen Restaurant after Tsuta, and here’s why!

December 19, 2017

The Place After Tsuta (review of Singapore’s branch) was bestowed the first ever Michelin Star ramen in the world in December 2015, we finally have a second Michelin [...]

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