Located in Omotesando at Tokyu Plaza is an Australian restaurant known as bills. bills is a restaurant located in Australia, the UK, US (Honolulu, Hawaii), Korea and in Japan. In numerous areas in Japan in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Osaka and Fukuoka and is owned by Bill Read More …
There is a trend that is growing around California and that is soft serve and taiyaki coming together as one! And one popular shop that has attracted thousands upon thousands of people throughout California (including Texas and Hawaii) is SomiSomi and they put a Korean Read More …
While I was going to Itabashi to visit a famous temple, I stopped by Narimasu Station and saw they had a bakery which I have never heard of before. Called Sunmerry’s (not to be confused with the popular Taiwan bakery, Sunmerry), the bakery was founded Read More …
Sushi Yamazaki was one of the well-known sushi restaurants at the original Tsukiji Fish Market and now with the relocation of the fish market to Toyosu, Sushi Dokoro Yamazaki continues to be one of the top locations for breakfast sushi at Toyosu Fish Market, opening Read More …
It’s natural to think that when you see garlic dishes at a restaurant, it must be an American chain. That’s what I thought when I ate at Garlic Jo’s, an American-style restaurant which offers garlic dishes. Afterall, Newport Beach had a popular Garlic Jo’s restaurant Read More …
One of the locations that is known for their Korean menu (and many other offerings) but also a restaurant/cafe that is open until 2:00 a.m. on a Friday and Saturday night is the Yellow House. We were pretty much hungry after attending KCON LA 2019 Read More …
Tokyo Coffee Festival 2019 (spring) brought 60 shops, around 14 shops from overseas and the event brought coffee roasters, cafes, those who sell coffee cups, food and items as well. While the event is free, if you want to drink coffee, you have to purchase Read More …
At the Tokyo Coffee Festival, it was a pleasure to meet Ian Williams, former Nike employee, owner of Deadstock Coffee (snob-free coffee with the mantra “Coffee Should Be Dope”) in Portland’s Old Town and the man behind Colorways, the event series focused on sneakers, streetwear Read More …
Located in Kichijoji is one of the popular coffee shops in Tokyo, Light Up Coffee. The coffee shop opened on July 31, 2014 in Kichijoji and the shop was started by two individuals (Kawano Yuma and Tamito Aihara) who didn’t like coffee, but were more Read More …
One of the popular places for people to drink something different than coffee at the Tokyo Coffee Festival is Iyoshi Cola. The popular craft cola is courtesy of Kobayashi Cola, a “cola maniac” who has traveled the world to try varieties and flavors of cola Read More …
One of the biggest attractions at the Tokyo Coffee Festival 2019 (spring) was HIGUMA Doughnuts. For those not familiar with HIGUMA Doughnuts, the main headquarters is based in Meguro, while the other location is located in Omotesando (this shop is a collaboration with Coffee Wrights). Read More …
Back in April, I had the opportunity to attend the Tokyo Coffee Festival held at United Nations University (same location as the Farmer’s Market). I went early to watch how the festival was setup, to see how the overall event was executed and to meet Read More …
If you are looking for a hip place to drink your coffee and hang out with friends or a place to have meetings, Jinnan Cafe in Shibuya is a location that is absolutely perfect for that occasion. What’s so cool about the location is the Read More …
I’ve eaten at the best pancake locations in Tokyo, and wished there was a restaurant that sold the fluffy style in California. It was a surprise to me when my brother told me there was a location in Los Angeles’ Korea Town called Souffle’s. I Read More …
Japan has a special affinity towards French bakeries especially respectful chefs and Jean Franscois (Meilleur Ouvrier de France) is one of them. Jean Francois can be in a picture frame at the Tokyo locations which include Jean Francois Shibuya Marks City in Dogenzaka, Viennoiserie Jean Read More …