Restaurant

Shibuya City Office serves up insanely cheap soba noodles, but are they any good?

Seiji checks out the soba scene where government workers and the public can indulge in a bowl of buckwheat noodles for a very reasonable price.

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Mr. Sato is in fish heaven after tasting the freshly grilled mackerel at a market in Fukui

Sometimes an unexpected stop at a seafood market is all you need to fill your belly and happiness meter.

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Meet the the 90-year-old Japanese woman who is McDonald’s Japan’s oldest female employee

A record number of Japanese seniors are re-entering the workforce to combat an aging population–but also because they just want to.

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Mr. Sato tries monjayaki for the first time, goes all in with new “innovative” European flavors

How do European flavors combine with a traditional Japanese dish?

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We get (un)lucky at Hakodate fast food chain Lucky Pierrot with our giant omuraisu mistake

We thought we’d get something simple and light at Lucky Pierrot…turns out that was not the case at all.

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This triple jumbo shrimp rice bowl hides a shrimpressive surprise

Whatever you picture when you read “triple jumbo shrimp rice bowl,” it’s probably not this.

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This Gunma restaurant was crowned the King of Pasta in 2022, and for good reason

We were blown away by how delicious their food was!

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Sakura ramen brings a touch of hanami flower-viewing to popular Japanese noodle chain

A tasty way to enjoy the cherry blossoms.

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Korakuen’s Chocolate Ramen returns to restaurants, wins over our most cynical taste tester

Think that chocolate and ramen don’t go well together? Think again!

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We eat an intimidating curry with toppings randomly chosen for us by CoCo Ichibanya’s ‘Gacha’ app

Will a curry with toppings randomly chosen by a computer be remotely edible? Let’s find out!

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Mos Burger has a new restaurant just for cheeseburgers, and you bet we tried it

Because sometimes a regular Mos cheeseburger doesn’t cut it.

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Japanese conveyor belt restaurant delivers food by boat in Tokyo

Floating meals are just the start of what makes this restaurant so memorable.

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We visit super popular tuna specialty joint Izakaya Hitoshi on Okinawa’s Ishigaki Island

After failing to secure a reservation for one month prior to his visit, our reporter gets in with some luck and ascends to tuna heaven.

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Celebrate Halloween at Ikea Japan with their special spooky menu

‘Tis the season to eat lots of spooky treats!

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Kagoshima conveyor belt sushi chain Mekkemon rises above the rest with its special secret weapon

Our reporter discovers the special feature that makes one kind of common fish at this local eatery a slice above even the fatty tuna.

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We visit izakaya in Thailand billed as “Middle Aged Man’s Paradise”, try food that’s illegal in Japan

Thankfully our reporter lived to tell the tale.

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New Saizeriya gacha toys make us severely regret our life choices as we defy rules of probability

New set of Saizeriya gacha turns from ‘let’s collect them all‘ into ‘this feels like torture‘.

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Michelin award noodle chain TamJai SamGor comes to Tokyo, we try 3 of their most popular dishes

Hong Kong noodle restaurant’s spicy mixian rice noodles are described as “too delicious to translate into Japanese“.

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New Japanese hotpot restaurant directs you to melt an adorable bear like a movie villain

If you go down to Kuma-chan Onsen today, you’re in for a big surprise…

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We fry up a feast at Kushiya Monogatari and learn the joy of Japanese skewer restaurants

No wonder these places are such a hit in Osaka!

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