Last part of our epic 11 day journey lands us at Tokyo, the epicenter of our travels. This city is like the central vital line when it comes to traveling from place to place. The JR lines, and subway stations allows us to get from places like all the way to Hakone, Kyoto, Osaka from Shinjuku.
Tokyo was a must see place and we definitely got our share of awesome sushi, A5 category Kobe beef, and ramen!! We also got a chance to visit Akihabara so -travelmagician can feast his eyes on the anime and electronics!
The most memorable meals we had in tokyo was this random A5 barbeque place we stumbled upon in Shinjuku:
Jiromaru, Shinjuku
This place was very unique due to the fact it was a standing restaurant. Yes, a "standing" style restaurant. You won't see a chair in sight. Because the concept fits right into the heart of the Tokyian lifestyle. Gotta be quick, ready to eat and go. It was a very claustrophobic feeling, due to the small size of this place, the distance between you and the wall behind you is literally less than 2 feet. You will constantly be shifting around if anyone needs to get around you while you eat. You and your party will be sharing only 1 grill, and the capacity of customers will mostly be around max 10? It was intimate experience for sure, and we loved it. The meat melts in your mouth as you cook it piece by piece in this tiny grill. IT was surprisingly affordable and we were full!
The female chef! She recommended our meats! So cool!
Uogashi Nihon Ichi Shinijuku
This is also a random sushi place we wandered upon and had the best sushi we would have ever had if we compare it back to the states!! It was so fresh and once again, a standing restaurant. I guess we can conclude, these types of restaurants knows their stuff, and they ain't joking!
Shiawase no pancake Omotesando
We also got to check out a japanese pancake shop. We initially wanted to go to Grams, but figured we should steer away from the norm and try something else! It was delightful as well!
Of course, we had to try Ichiran Ramen, since it was a staple chain everywhere we went. We cannot even begin to say how much we loved it and the concept! Trying out the vending machine ordering system, to eating alone and feeling this liberated feeling of eating like a loner and that is perfectly ok! It was one of our most memorable experiences, that we even bought some noodles back to the states.
Wandering EATS for the WIN!
-wandertwins