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Luxurious lounge only open to couples opens in Tokyo
- Krista Rogers
May 29, 2019 - Tweet
The unusual admissions policy has raised some eyebrows, but it’s very apparent that this space is meant to appeal to a specific clientele.
- Japan
- (Akasaka • alcohol • bar • couples • food • Restaurant • The Private Lounge • Tokyo)
First look at course menu items, pricing for upcoming Häagen-Dazs Matcha Salon in Tokyo
- Krista Rogers
Apr 15, 2019
One thing is for sure: You’d better like green if you want to eat here.
- Japan
- (green tea • Häagen-Dazs • ice cream • matcha • Matcha Salon • Restaurant • Roppongi Hills • sweets • Tokyo)
We visited a tempura shop that allowed customers to discard miso soup clam shells on the floor
- Koh Ruide
Feb 11, 2019
The store’s odd practice is a stark contrast to Japan’s stance on cleanliness.
Unassuming noodle restaurant without an overhead sign in Akihabara is totally worth a visit
- Krista Rogers
Dec 27, 2018
Our reporter happily stumbles across this tucked-away culinary gem in the electronics district of Tokyo.
- Japan
- (Akihabara • dandanmian • food • Noodles • ramen • Restaurant • tantanmen • Tokyo • Yabuzuka)
Is it possible to run up a 100,000-yen (US$885) bill at Tokyo’s cheapest Italian restaurant?
- Casey Baseel
Nov 6, 2018
We gave our hungriest/thirstiest reporters a stack of cash for all the wine, prosciutto, and steak they wanted, but did they hit the six-figure mark?
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • expensive food • food • P.K. Sanjun • Restaurant • Saizeriya • SNOJ)
Japanese restaurant puts up sign that every waiter and waitress has always wanted
- Scott Wilson
Jul 23, 2018
Being rude here is going to cost you.
- Japan
- (funny • politeness • pub • Restaurant • rude behavior • twitter)
Fully automated Chinese restaurant is the eatery of the future, threatens world’s restaurant jobs
- Dale Roll
Jun 26, 2018
First our jobs, then our world. The robot apocalypse may be closer than we think.
Whimsical Singaporean sushi chain “Maki-san” opening first location in Japan this summer
- Krista Rogers
May 15, 2018
I mean, wouldn’t you pay it a visit just for the clever “Roll with Maki-san” catchphrase?
Snoopy-themed hotel coming to Japan in August, comes with rooms in 18 different designs
- Koh Ruide
May 14, 2018
Cuddle up in a cozy room full of beloved Peanuts characters and the world’s most adorable beagle.
The story behind Flaneur: the curry restaurant that looks like a cigarette stand
- Master Blaster
Feb 20, 2018
Mr. Sato finds friendship, cancer, and the Olympics at the bottom of this confusingly arranged business.
- Japan
- (cigarettes • curry • Flaneur • Restaurant • Shibuya • tobacco • Tokyo)
Restaurant by Tokyo SkyTree perfects Inari Sushi, sells nothing else for 40 years
- Master Blaster
Sep 7, 2017
Hope you like inarizushi. Otherwise just keep walking, pal.
- Japan
- (inarizushi • Restaurant • Skytree • sushi • Tokyo)
Take on a triple-decker cutlet at Tokyo’s hot new restaurant: “Tonkatsu is a Drink”
- Master Blaster
Aug 6, 2017
While the “Kanno Mille-Fueille Set” may sound dainty, this mountain of meat from Tonkatsu is a Drink is anything but.
- Japan
- (Curry is a Drink • food • Restaurant • SNJO • Tokyo • tonkatsu • Tonkatsu is a Drink)
We visited Japan’s number one udon store in Gunma Prefecture
- Koh Ruide
Jul 31, 2017
Are you up for some perfectly crafted udon noodles?
- Japan
- (Ahiru Neko • food • gunma prefecture • Restaurant • tendon • udon)
Survey reveals the top 10 worst behaviors to have while on a conveyor-belt sushi date
- Krista Rogers
Apr 4, 2017
Listen up, sushi romantics–the following types of misconduct at a revolving sushi restaurant will probably cost you a second date.
- Japan
- (date • kaiten-zushi • list • misconduct • Restaurant • sushi)
Brick Burger transforms Danish building blocks into scrumptious food to order【Video】
- KK Miller
Feb 10, 2017
You won’t be able to “Lego” of this page without finding out more about this Lego-like burger.
- SE Asia
- (Brick Burger • burgers • food • LEGO • Philippines • Restaurant • videos)
Salvatore Cuomo restaurants are offering an all-you-can-eat pizza & pasta lunch buffet for cheap
- Krista Rogers
Dec 14, 2016
Craving some carbs? Indulge in this limited-time weekday lunch special for only 800 yen (US$7) per person.
- Japan
- (all-you-can-eat • buffet • Italian food • Kansai • lunch • pasta • pizza • Restaurant • Salvatore Cuomo • tabehodai)
Mr. Sato samples divine curry prepared in the style of the late “God of Ramen,” and so can you!
- Krista Rogers
Aug 30, 2016
For a limited time, one restaurant in Tokyo is serving up curry that’s just as good as the noodles it’s famous for.
- Japan
- (curry • food • Kazuo Yamagishi • ramen • Restaurant • Taishoken • Tokyo)
We tried this scrumptious all-you-can-eat Kyoto veggie breakfast buffet for only 500 yen
- Krista Rogers
Aug 9, 2016
What better way to start your day than with freshly harvested, local vegetables from Japan’s ancient capital city?
- Japan
- (food • Kyoto • local • Miyako Yasai Kamo • organic • Restaurant • vegetables)
Security cameras capture wild boar’s intense rampage inside Korean restaurant【Video】
- Master Blaster
Jul 18, 2016
While the concept of a wild pig going crazy in a restaurant sounds like a fun time, this video shows how harrowing it can actually be.
- Korea
- (boar • gamjatang • Restaurant • South Korea • Uijeongbu • wild boar)
Japan’s most famous talking pear is getting the most “fun” café in Osaka-nassyi!
- KK Miller
Jun 18, 2016
If you’ve been wanting to eat Funassyi, here’s your chance!
- Entertainment, Food & Drink, Japan
- (Funassyi • Osaka • Restaurant • themed cafe • yurukyara)
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