Effective Oct 1st, 2019. Dining at Reminiscence shall be 16,800yen ++/guest. The new hour is 17:00~. Dinner will last 3 hours. Lunch will be served only about 3 times per months at the same price.
I had such a great time at Okonomiyaki Fukutake. Out of all Japanese food, the idea of having okonomiyaki never got on my priority list. I always regard okonomiyaki as typical food for young people. Fukutake is a reminiscence of local neighborhood restaurant, attended by an
Ahjuma.
I overestimated my dining experience as I always got away with not speaking Japanese in any kaiseki, kappo or sushi ya who don’t speak English at all. It seems that I wouldn’t be able to make it here without any help of my good Japanese friend who took me there.
It is a soft texture which the chef just excels in turning chopped cabbage and seafood into something magical. The ambience there is very nostalgic. A must for okonomiyaki lover who an get an accompany by a local.
Normally Kappo restaurants wouldn't accept walk-in guests.
It is necessary to book in advance through your hotel, concierge service offered by your credit card company, or paid online reservation service.
@ChuToroZuke I will ask for Taka next time. I have been more fascinated by water and tea. I thought water got so much uniqueness with its Ph level, effervescence, and TDS. I also love tea with my meal. I would choose gyokuro over expensive wine any day. In general, pairing red wine and seafood is an odd combination.
@guest dear Angelina, thank u for your kind words. Uemura started accepting new booking request two months on the 1st before the target dining month. Sometimes, I got in two weeks in advance. I’m not sure if it’s going to be so after they got Tabelog silver. I recommend booking as soon as your trip is fixed. The sooner the better.
@guest the shop you linked to instagram carries a selection of fairly popular brands in Japan but are also limited, smaller production. No two shops have similar inventories at all (there will be overlaps in some areas), so you can probably approach almost all of the shops I mentioned already to find what you want. There was a limited Christmas release (of Aramasa) not long ago but it must have sold out at a lot of places.
結城酒造株式会社 Yuki Shuzo - looking this up it is a sake brewery from Ibaraki prefecture. I have seen it around but never tasted their offerings. They have two product lineups <結ゆい> (yui yui) and ＜富久福＞(fuku fuku). A quick search shows that Hasegawa Saketen carries two of the yui yui sake but it is not clear which store will (if Kameido doesn't have it, try Omotesando and Tokyo Station).
https://www.hasegawasaketen.com/eshop/products/list?name=%E7%B5%90%E3%82%86%E3%81%84
I excluded it from the list because I have not visited it for a long time, but it may have been good for me to include it.
The Kitauchi Premium Beef Steak that is made using scarce wagyu beef and finished with a crisp surface is worth a try.
Yes, because of the city's redevelopment efforts, it seems that the shop has been forced to evict. Apparently, it is going to reopen somewhere else, but there are no details about that yet.
There is a ramen shop called Gonoi in Jinbocho, which is run by a former apprentice, where diners can enjoy the same flavors as they did at Asuka.
https://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1310/A131003/13225383/
I stopped going after he put the prices up a few years back. It's even more expensive now. Foodies should visit once but once you discover more restaurants in Tokyo you probably won't go back.
Nice list!
I would like to also recommend Nagasaki Hanten
https://tabelog.com/en/tokyo/A1303/A130301/13033880/
which while is not for everyone, I went back to a second time a couple weeks ago and enjoyed it immensely. Featured in Season 6? of one of the episodes of Kodoku No Gurume (lonely gourmet), the food lives up to the coverage.
While no English is spoken that I am aware of (and no English menu), all you need to do is focus on one or two signature dishes. The food is Nagasaki style Japanese Chinese
- Gokujo Champon (signature Nagasaki style pork bone broth ramen with a delectable amount of stir fried cabbage, pork, mixed seafood, vegetables on top with round slightly thicker medium firm noodles). Second time having this and still loved it. Seems healthier than Buta Yaro ;-) or Ramen Jiro's monster bowls...
- Sara (Sala) udon - this is not udon but resembles Cantonese pan fried noodles with cabbage and pork (and a few other things) on top. Another Nagasaki specialty. You can ask for "kata men" which is firmer crispier noodles. In the end it doesn't matter anyway as the starch thickened sauce will make it all less crispy and delicious. Alternate between vinegar, mustard, and their seasoned soy sauce in moderation.
If anything focus only on the champon. The soup alone is gorgeous, the seafood delicious, and the shitake is ridiculously good after absorbing all that flavor. If room allows then try the Sara Udon.
Get an order of yaki gyoza (beautiful and quite large portion), and a "bin biru" (bottle of Kirin) or you can get a nama beer. Then you should be good!
They have other classics like sweet sour pork (su-buta) and the typical chuka ryori classics, but the champon is a must have.
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