One of my favorite Japanese restaurants in NYC is Bohemian. (You can read about it here: http://www.foodlovergirl.com/bohemian/ and here: http://www.foodlovergirl.com/bohemian-2/ ). After I first visited Bohemian several years ago, I got connected to Bohemian Nishiazabu in Japan. When we finally got to visit Bohemian Nishiazabu (You can read about it here: http://www.foodlovergirl.com/bohemian-nishiazabu/). We went back for the […]
We first discovered Isogiya in 2015 (You can read about it here: http://www.foodlovergirl.com/isogiya/), we became a fan of this spot. It is located next to the fish market, and because of that, they get all sorts of super fresh seafood! The exterior, or rather, the signs and decoration on the outside had changed, to more […]
This shop is one of the local’s secret gem, it is a this traditional Japanese confectionery and sweets store. It has the old-fashion exterior that matches their offerings. It is kind of interesting to see this type of building surrounded by more modern apartment complexes. Inside it nice and large, with so many different kind […]
During our visit to Japan, one of the top places we wanted to go was Ghibli Museum, and dine at their Straw Hat Café. We are a big fan of their animated films, and I heard such great things about this museum from my family. The admission ticket is not easy to get, so we […]
One of the fun spot for a group of friends or family to go is yakiniku or Japanese BBQ restaurant. Even though we can have the experience in NYC at restaurants like Gyu-Kaku (you can read about it here: http://www.foodlovergirl.com/gyu-kaku-japanese-bbq/), it is much better if you can enjoy it in Japan! My hubby and I […]
Ever since this restaurant opened up in July of this year, I have been very curious about them. Then, when I was in Japan during late Summer, I met with chefs who knows and worked with the Executive Chef at Mifune! So, I really had to go for a visit. It had a clean, modern […]
I talked about how rice balls or onigiri is getting popular in NYC, and they have some fancy rice balls for high price tags. At the Hanamizuki Café, the small fancy rice balls can cost you around $4 – $5 each (you can read about it here: http://www.foodlovergirl.com/hanamizuki-cafe/). At Omusubi Gonbei inside Mitsuwa Market Place […]
One of the spots that my hubby really wanted to go while we were in Japan was this cafe called Reissue. It is located on a second floor of a concrete building on a narrow street. Even though it is very close to the center of Harajuku with crazy amount of people and store, it […]
When we went shopping in an indoor mall in Japan, the fantastic aroma of baked bread and inviting sugary sweetness pulled me in… The first thing I saw was a cute yellow storefront with a name of my mother (and my mother-in-law)’s favorite movie, “Mamma Mia!” I of course had to check it out. It […]
One thing Japanese people do so much better than anyone else (in my opinion) is how they elevate desserts and sweets to the next level. They even make a simple snack, KitKat to something fancy and elegant! We went to visit one of their KitKat “Chocolatory” locations in Tokyo. The store was decorated like some […]