Some days I just crave for chewy rice cakes in a sauce. Had lunch with a friend visiting Manila at Soopong, a Korean restaurant on the ground floor retail area of Grand Emerald Tower in Ortigas. The Food: Ramenbokki Good enough for sharing for two people with medium appetite. I ordered this for the tteokbokki!! Originally wanted the Jjanjjangbokki, the one with non spicy black … Continue reading Food: Soopong – Korean lunch food trip
Ramen and rolls – such a combo right? Now imagine you have a Zomato Gold account and you get buy 1 take 1 perks! Tried out Tori Ichi at SM Mall of Asia some time ago. There were a lot of light colored wood finishings with highlights of red decors giving a Japanses vibe. They also have a tatami room areas (with sliding doors) if … Continue reading Food: Tori Ichi – Round Rolls and Ramen Bowls
Day 4 Line up: Imperial Palace Gardens Shibuya: Crossing the street and visiting Hachiko Shinjuku: shops and buildings Yotsuya: St. Ignatius Chapel Ginza: More shops and Ramen Breakfast 7:55 am Fresh new day, greeted by the buttery aroma of fresh bread 🥐🥖. Glad that the hotel has a bread buffet for breakfast. You can choose from croissants, savory, or sweet items. To reheat, simply pop … Continue reading Japan 2018: [Day 4] Imperial Palace, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Yotsuya, Ginza
Making it in Michelin’s Bib Gourmand restaurant list for 3 straight years, and offering a kind of ramen I haven’t had – that’s enough reason for me to go to Mugi to Olive. For starters, a vocabulary recap: Mugi = wheat to = and Olive = … Olive Located at Ginza, thick wheat noodles provide carbohydrates of their main dish. Here, olive oil is used … Continue reading Japan 2018: Mugi to Olive Ramen
Day 3 Line Up Tsukiji – fresh sushi Akihabara – getting lost and Owl Cafe Asakusa – Kaminarimon, Namikase dori, Senso-ji Nakiryu Ramen – Michelin star ramen at Otsuka Navigating through the train and subway system of Japan can be a bit complicated especially for people who are used to a very simple train system. Convenience and saving time are the top advantages of this … Continue reading Japan 2018: [Day 3] Tsukiji, Akihabara, Asakusa, Michelin Star Ramen dinner
Today’s rainy weather made me look forward to tonight’s ramen dinner – Michelin starred bowl of ramen from Nakiryu at Otsuka. If we didn’t search online, we wouldn’t have known that there were only 2 Michelin starred ramen in Tokyo – Tsuta ramen, and recently Nakiryu ramen for their tantanmen. It’s located at the ground floor of a building near Otsuka station. Unfortunately, we got … Continue reading Japan 2018: Nakiryu Ramen
“What place would you recommend for ramen in Tokyo?” “Ichiran!” Described by a friend as the “McDonald’s of ramen in Japan” (meaning: famous food chain in terms of ramen), Ichiran Ramen, Asakusa was my first ramen experience in Japan. This branch is near Exit 1 of Asakusa Station, easy to find and we didn’t get lost (unlike our Akihabara experience). Past lunchtime and too early … Continue reading Japan 2018: Ichiran Ramen at Asakusa
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