It seems like this year was the year of mochi donuts. We tried some mochi donuts from The Dough Club towards the beginning of the year, and since then, I started to see this “Pon de Ring” style mochi donuts popping up at other places. When we heard that there is a popular mochi donut […]
One place we always go to when we visit Japan is Kappa Sushi. Japan is full of fun sushi place that delivers sushi plates on conveyor belts, called Kaiten Sushi. I have seen a few places like that in NYC come and go, but never had a chance to try one anywhere in the US. […]
I’ve been to HARBS on 3rd avenue, and HARBS in Chelsea, and we find the Chelsea location better, since their menu seems to be bigger, and it is somehow more relaxing. We took others there at HARBS Chelsea several month ago, and they enjoyed the food and desserts as well. We really like their lunch […]
Ever since I saw a photo of cute Japanese doughnuts from The Dough Club, I have been wanting to go and try them. They are located in Chinatown, right next to the popular Taiyaki NYC, a Japanese ice cream shop, served in taiyaki, or fish-shaped waffle cone. That makes total sense, since they are both […]
Ever since we first visited Inakaya during Winter Restaurant Week in 2017, we have been a fan of Inakaya. We tried one of their tasting menu, Inakaya Course, in 2018, and it was really good too. We thought this would be a really fun place to take my wonderful in-laws while they were visiting us […]
After having some desserts in LES, we decided to go get some drinks. I suggested that we should have some “real” food, since we only had some desserts. After doing some research on where to go, my hubby found a perfect spot. We love going to Izakaya, like Izakaya Mew, which is a Japanese pub with […]
I’ve been to HARBS on 3rd avenue, and HARBS in Chelsea. I am a fan of the Chelsea location more, since their menu seems to be bigger than other locations. We had such nice brunch there, we decided to go back for more. We went there during their “Lunch Set” menu period, so some of […]
We first visited Ogawa Coffee one year ago, and we so enjoyed the drinks, sweets, and yes, the latte art. When we were back in Boston, we had to visit them again for more latte art… Since we just wanted a cup of coffee or tea, we didn’t get any food this time. My hubby […]
We have been to the Soba Noodle Azuma in NJ, and their sister restaurant Soba Azuma in NYC. They do offer more than just soba dishes at both locations. And on chilly days, hot soba or udon dishes are just perfect. So, we went to Soba Azuma a few times recently, during a really cold […]
It is easy to find traditional Japanese restaurants in NYC, but not so easy to find an authentic Yakitori restaurant. Well, if you are willing to travel a bit, there is a perfect spot in NJ across the George Washington Bridge. It is Yakitori 39, and in Japanese language, “39” is pronounced “san kyu“, which […]