Tokyo

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

August 26, 2024

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

July 25, 2024

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 [...]

Hotel Review: Hotel Groove Shinjuku, A Parkroyal Hotel | Good Value GHA Discovery Property In Tokyo

June 26, 2024

The Hotel I stayed at the Hotel Groove Shinjuku, A Parkroyal Hotel during my Tokyo trip last month after learning that it is part of Parkroyal Hotel and GHA Discovery Group [...]

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: The Best Cities in Asia Pacific for Co-Working Spaces

May 4, 2023

The Asia Pacific region is home to some of the world’s most dynamic cities, each with a thriving business ecosystem and a truly global reach. With current trends in [...]

Lounge Review: Japan Airlines (JAL) Sakura Lounge Sky View, Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) | Beautiful & Minimalist Interior Design With Delicious Lounge Food

May 2, 2023

The Lounge It was my first time on Japan Airlines (JAL) Business Class flight and I was excited to check out the JAL Sakura Lounge Sky View located in Terminal 3 of Tokyo [...]

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 [...]

Hotel Review: Pullman Tokyo Tamachi | First Pullman Property In Japan Conveniently Linked To JR Tamachi Station

December 7, 2022

The Hotel Tokyo is always exciting for me, and I decided on checking out the Pullman Tokyo Tamachi since this is a part of Tokyo I have not stayed before. As the first [...]

Snippets: Best Foodie Spots in Tokyo

August 26, 2020

Tokyo is a tourist haven ⁠— and for good reason. Other than being Japan’s busy and ultramodern capital, Tokyo is also the hub of culture and history in the land of the [...]

Snippets: What to Do in Tokyo’s Tech Capital of Akihabara

November 22, 2018

Japan has a world-renowned reputation when it comes to technology. For many years it has been seen as a leader in the development of everything from video games, apps and [...]

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 [...]

Food Review: Unagiya Ichinoji at Robertson Quay | Japan’s Miyagawa Honten first overseas outlet opens in Singapore

April 11, 2018

The Place We thought that the unagi food trend will perhaps stop after Uya Singapore opened at Wheelock Place early this year, but not quite so. Unagiya Ichinoji is the [...]

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