Tokyo Dining

Fratelli Paradiso: Great Italian Food in Omotesando Hills

Oct 27, 2017 By Admin

In 2001 'Fratelli Paradiso opened the doors in Potts Point, Sydney, Australia, where it is a staple of the Sydney food scene due to its consistently good Italian food and inimitable...[ Click to read more ]

Tokyo’s Alternative, and More Interesting, Beer Gardens

Aug 24, 2017 By Bert Wishart

[caption id="attachment_33163" align="aligncenter" width="650"] Summer Nights at Yoyogi Village Beer Terrace[/caption] It could be argued (by me at least) that one of the greatest things on Earth is sitting outside...[ Click to read more ]

Museum of Yebisu Beer, Tokyo

May 12, 2017 By Bert Wishart

  In 1887, the Japan Beer Brewery Company cleared an area of farmland in order to build a brewery where they would make, using German methods, their new premium beer,...[ Click to read more ]

Feeling Crafty – The Top Craft Beer Pubs in Tokyo

May 08, 2017 By Bert Wishart

While Asahi and Kirin beers are world renowned, it could be argued that, along with Sapporo, they do not have the most exciting tastes. As such, expats often have somewhat...[ Click to read more ]

Artisan Coffee in Tokyo

Mar 23, 2017 By Bert Wishart

The Japanese are fond of coffee, as evidenced by the "kissaten culture," which started in Nagoya and is exemplified by Komeda Coffee's man and ubiquitous branches, and the proliferation of...[ Click to read more ]

Tokyo’s Most Unusual Restaurants

Oct 17, 2016 By Bert Wishart

Fed up of the usual, humdrum dinners out? Do izakayas bore you to tears? Do sushi restaurants have you tearing at your hair? Do the countless Italian and French restaurants...[ Click to read more ]

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Japan-Indonesia Friends Festival and Indonesian Restaurants in Tokyo

Sep 27, 2016 By Bert Wishart

As summer marches into autumn, the only thing that cant's be stopped other than the rolling of time is the parade of international festivals held in Yoyogi Park. The next...[ Click to read more ]

Tokyo Veggie Food Festa and Vegetarian Restaurants

Sep 07, 2016 By Bert Wishart

As you are no doubt well aware, Japanese food rates among the best in the world. However, if you are vegetarian, you may struggle to find your needs catered to. Many...[ Click to read more ]

Vietnam Festival and Vietnamese Restaurants in Tokyo

May 10, 2016 By Bert Wishart

Some years ago, as those with youth and a seeming abundance of time on their hands tend to do, I went backpacking around South East Asia. Whilst there I fell...[ Click to read more ]

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A Pizza the action – Tokyo’s Best Pizza Restaurants

Mar 28, 2016 By Bert Wishart

On the face of it, Japan has something of an odd relationship with pizza. You can find pizza slices in most bakeries, convenience stores do pizza dumplings called pizzaman and...[ Click to read more ]