Let's go to Matsujuan, a long-established soba restaurant in Chikusa, Nagoya, founded in 1978 (Showa 53), popular for its freshly made soba noodles and tempura! Stepping through the noren (curtain), you'll find antique soba cups, lacquerware, and a hand-ground stone mill on display, making it a pleasure to sit and admire them while waiting. The soba is...
...Hamamatsu Okonomiyaki: "TEMAJI, an Osaka-style okonomiyaki restaurant, aims for a perfected taste by sparing no effort."
I went to "Okonomiyaki Restaurant TEMAJI," which opened in Shitoro, Hamamatsu on July 12, 2020! The name "TEMAJI" reflects the idea of a perfected "taste" achieved through not only skill but also meticulous preparation. ...
...Hamamatsu Thai Restaurant "Phangan" - Relocated from Iwata and recognized by the Thai Ministry of Commerce
Pangan Thai Cuisine, which relocated from Iwata to a residential area in Tennocho, Hamamatsu City in 2020, has opened in a renovated house that serves as both a residence and a restaurant! Parking is available in front of the house...
...We enjoyed a delicate full course meal featuring local ingredients from Higashi-Mikawa at "aru," a French restaurant in Toyohashi, to celebrate our 11th wedding anniversary.
Since opening on December 27, 2017, on the second floor of a multi-tenant building in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, the French restaurant "aru" has quickly made a name for itself and grown into one of the most popular restaurants representing the Higashi-Mikawa area. We visited "aru" to celebrate our 11th wedding anniversary, our "Steel Anniversary"...
...I invited my Taiwanese friends and their families to Restaurant L'Argent, a Michelin-starred French restaurant in Ginza that has been awarded one star for two consecutive years!
Located at the intersection of Ginza 4-chome, directly connected to Ginza Station, and towering in front of the Wako Clock Tower, is "GINZA PLACE." The building's exterior design was commissioned by Klein Dytham Architecture (KDa), a firm internationally acclaimed for its design and deep understanding of Japan...
...Hamamatsu Chinese Restaurant "Ibe": Enjoy delicate and refined flavors of Chinese cuisine that is gentle on the stomach.
After training under Chef Shizuo Miyamoto of "Seika," a renowned Chinese restaurant in Hamamatsu known to those in the know (which closed in March 2007 and is now operating as "Kyo, Seika" in Kyoto), Chef Ibe opened his own Chinese restaurant, "Chinese Restaurant Ibe," in Kaminishi-cho on May 15, 2008.
...Hamamatsu's "Chinese Restaurant Wakabayashi (Rurin)" offers popular, affordable lunches that carry on the authentic taste of Chen Mapo Tofu!
In Hamamatsu, in a residential area south of the Hamamatsu West Post Office in Nishi-Iba, I went to "Chuka Wakabayashi (Rurin)" for a Chinese lunch in search of authentic Chen Mapo Tofu! The lunch menu is posted at the entrance, and you can choose from five main dishes. Lunchtime...
...L'AGAPE, a French restaurant in Fujieda, offers consistently delicious, classic French cuisine.
I went for lunch in Fujieda for the first time in a while at "L'AGAPE," a French restaurant located in a tenant building along Aoshima Junior High School Street in Aoba-cho, Fujieda City! This restaurant is owned and run by chef Takayuki Matsushita...
...Hamamatsu's "Matsumoto Fruit Gallery & Fruit Parlor Treppini": A hugely popular parfait from a long-established fruit shop.
We headed to the Matsumoto branch of "Matsumoto Fruit Gallery & Fruit Parlor TRE PINI," a long-established fruit shop founded in 1955, easily recognizable by its classic brick building. The first floor is a fruit specialty shop selling carefully selected fruits and gift items...
...Lunch at MINATO'Jr, a cafe in Kosei Shiomizaka with a panoramic view of Shiomizaka Beach (Shiomi Beach).
MINATO'Jr (Minato Junior) is a cafe and restaurant offering panoramic views of Shiomizaka Beach (commonly known as Shiomi Beach) in Kosai City. Shiomizaka is located in Shirasuka, Kosai City, on the western shore of Lake Hamana, the westernmost point of Shizuoka Prefecture. This cafe, situated halfway up Shiomizaka, overlooks the coastline below...
...Hamana Lake's "Bentenjima Yamamoto-tei" is a fish market restaurant established in 1975, offering set lunches that are unique to a restaurant with a live fish tank.
Enjoy a luxurious lunch at "Bentenjima Yamamoto-tei," located on Bentenjima Island in Lake Hamana, where they serve fresh ingredients sourced from the local Lake Hamana area in their finest form! "Bentenjima Yamamoto-tei" was founded in 1975 (Showa 50) and operated across the street from this location. This place is...
...Enjoy a fantastic day trip to Hamana Lake's "THE HAMANAKO" hot spring resort, complete with a French lunch!
Overlooking Lake Hamana, "THE HAMANAKO" boasts lake views from every room, and its open-air bath and large public bath were completely renovated in March 2014 with an "Oriental Modern & Resort" design concept...
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