Comments on: Best of Tokyo http://nicoeats.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/best-of-tokyo/ Experiments in the world of tasty, not-so-tasty and the plain bizarre Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:45:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: nicoeats http://nicoeats.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/best-of-tokyo/#comment-671 nicoeats Sat, 10 Nov 2007 15:56:07 +0000 http://nicoeats.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/best-of-tokyo/#comment-671 Ayesha -- it was a massive pile of crab salad...lettuce at the bottom, crab meat and mayo on top, and runny boiled eggs at the end...it was quite tasty! Ayesha — it was a massive pile of crab salad…lettuce at the bottom, crab meat and mayo on top, and runny boiled eggs at the end…it was quite tasty!

]]> By: ayesha http://nicoeats.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/best-of-tokyo/#comment-670 ayesha Thu, 08 Nov 2007 18:33:24 +0000 http://nicoeats.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/best-of-tokyo/#comment-670 what dish is that tasty looking pic from the izakaya one with the smashed boiled egg on top? what dish is that tasty looking pic from the izakaya one with the smashed boiled egg on top?

]]> By: nicoeats http://nicoeats.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/best-of-tokyo/#comment-668 nicoeats Wed, 07 Nov 2007 16:06:26 +0000 http://nicoeats.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/best-of-tokyo/#comment-668 Bikkuri and Justin -- there's one Mexican restaurant I recommend that I didn't include in the list. Find the details here: http://www.sunnypages.jp/contacts/detail/513 I also got a couple of comments in the Serious Eats website where they wrote a small note on this post (thanks a lot!!!!) that my list was too tilted towards Western fare and there wasn't enough on Japanese food. This was a conscious decision. At some point through my job I decided to think of Tokyo as a global cosmopolitan city rather than a Japanese city. I did eat my share of Japanese food, but on the whole the city boasts food from all over so I tried to cover most styles without tilting too far in any direction. But, I do agree that I left some important categories out. Some of them I left out because I had already covered them in my blog before (for a traditional Japanese yakitori bar, look here http://nicoeats.wordpress.com/2007/09/02/one-of-my-favourite-tokyo-spots/); for Chinese look here: http://nicoeats.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/din-tai-fung-dumplings/), but others didn't make it because I either forgot about them or because I didn't go to any restaurants that would make it worth adding them. For the best Indian, look for Marhaba in Ikebukuro (http://gourmet.yahoo.co.jp/0000970537/0002968640/) and as runner up look for Dharmasagara in Ginza (http://www.sunnypages.jp/contacts/detail/260) For Ramen, I recommend this place (http://www.sunnypages.jp/contacts/detail/637) Bikkuri and Justin — there’s one Mexican restaurant I recommend that I didn’t include in the list. Find the details here: http://www.sunnypages.jp/contacts/detail/513

I also got a couple of comments in the Serious Eats website where they wrote a small note on this post (thanks a lot!!!!) that my list was too tilted towards Western fare and there wasn’t enough on Japanese food. This was a conscious decision. At some point through my job I decided to think of Tokyo as a global cosmopolitan city rather than a Japanese city. I did eat my share of Japanese food, but on the whole the city boasts food from all over so I tried to cover most styles without tilting too far in any direction.

But, I do agree that I left some important categories out. Some of them I left out because I had already covered them in my blog before (for a traditional Japanese yakitori bar, look here http://nicoeats.wordpress.com/2007/09/02/one-of-my-favourite-tokyo-spots/); for Chinese look here: http://nicoeats.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/din-tai-fung-dumplings/), but others didn’t make it because I either forgot about them or because I didn’t go to any restaurants that would make it worth adding them.

For the best Indian, look for Marhaba in Ikebukuro (http://gourmet.yahoo.co.jp/0000970537/0002968640/) and as runner up look for Dharmasagara in Ginza (http://www.sunnypages.jp/contacts/detail/260)

For Ramen, I recommend this place (http://www.sunnypages.jp/contacts/detail/637)

]]> By: びっくり http://nicoeats.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/best-of-tokyo/#comment-666 びっくり Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:15:57 +0000 http://nicoeats.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/best-of-tokyo/#comment-666 Drop by Chabelito's in Hisai (久居), which is now a part of Tsu City (津) if you want decent Mexican. It's a bit of a trek from Tokyo, but if you're heading to Ise (伊勢), Shima (志摩), Toba (鳥羽), Matsusaka (松坂), Suzuka (鈴鹿), etc., for sightseeing, it might be fun to drop in. Of course, around here you can get the tastiest beef, pork, vegetables, and seafood in Japan, so I recommend eating that first. Are there any really good Mexican restaurants in Tokyo? Drop by Chabelito’s in Hisai (久居), which is now a part of Tsu City (津) if you want decent Mexican. It’s a bit of a trek from Tokyo, but if you’re heading to Ise (伊勢), Shima (志摩), Toba (鳥羽), Matsusaka (松坂), Suzuka (鈴鹿), etc., for sightseeing, it might be fun to drop in. Of course, around here you can get the tastiest beef, pork, vegetables, and seafood in Japan, so I recommend eating that first.

Are there any really good Mexican restaurants in Tokyo?

]]> By: Justin http://nicoeats.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/best-of-tokyo/#comment-664 Justin Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:43:25 +0000 http://nicoeats.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/best-of-tokyo/#comment-664 I definitely agree that everyone should stay away from Sol Amigo. The salsa there consists of ketchup with bits of corn in it. I definitely agree that everyone should stay away from Sol Amigo. The salsa there consists of ketchup with bits of corn in it.

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