#77 - Kofuku Sushi's Kaisen Donburi

Uchikanda, Chiyoda-ku

This place has an entrance that lures away first time visitors. Once inside, you will notice it is mostly counter style, which is traditional Edo-mae, or Tokyo style Sushi.

Per recommendation from friends, I made the visit, and ordered the lunch special which is one single menu - the Kaisen donburi.

Taste is good enough, sushi is big and chunky. But that, to me is about average.

Not until I ate the last piece of Sushi which was the Chu Toro.

Delicious.

They always have at least one exquisite piece of sushi, if not more. This pays for the whole bowl.

There was another surprise that made the visit special.

The master suddenly placed chunks of freshly half boiled octopus on my bowl.

"Oishiikara Tabete mina"

Delicious and special.

Not bad for JPY1000..!

#76 - Atsukan and Sakana @ Shinfuji (新富士、入谷)

Once a year event with so much magic involved.

新富士 is located in the corridors of Yoshiwara. Local, cozy, and underground.

Let me tell you this - Luck is out there, and you can capture it with your own hands.

Visit: Torino Ichi at Ootori Jinja in
Iriya, Taito-ku.

#75 - Tsukemen Dai @ Sharin

Tsukemen Dai
Sharin @ iiyo!!, Eiraku Building,
Marunouchi, Tokyo

In the newly opened eatery corridors of the Marunouchi Eiraku bldg, one will find yet another Neo Tokyo style Tsukemen-ya. As you may well know, it is no surprise that you face a line of usually 6 to 20 people, in the age vicinity of IT firm teens to the elderly. Nowadays you will even see Marunouchi and Otemachi OLs with their daily-use 800 dollar Christian Louboutins lining up with their hair bundled and ready for a funky lunch like this.

The Tsukemen Dai (Large) is what we recommend. No additional tsukemen toppings, not even the ajitama, but straight forward tsukemen hit and run style. The reason why;

At Sharin, which is a brother sister related tsukemen-ya of the legendary Rokurinsha @ Osaki, Tokyo, is supportive of customers and fans that order the Dai size. Size DOES matter in the tsukemen universe, for both the pitching and the batting side. One shall not be least worried when the default tsukemen soup finally arrives before you but is not fully topped to the edge of the soup bowl. Not always will the shop staff tell or remind you, but for the customers that order the top menu of all - the Dai size, one is priviledged with a special option that no ordinary sized citizen is entitled to.

The Chat-Cha.

In a more civilized language, it is A Newly Refreshed Bowl of Tsukemen Soup. Okawari soup. Now you know.

Only a very few number of shops in Japan will provide such options, if not only to very few selected customers who are aquainted with the staff.

If you are lucky you will find secretly installed ingredients within the refreshed soup. You are now facing an even more pleasuresome second round of tsukemen.

舎鈴 @ iiyo!!
Recommended by all staff at
The Tokyo NY Hybrid Station,
Tokyo Burger Blog

pic:
Tsukemen soup
Tsukemen Dai
Chat-cha Soup

#74 - Toro Nankotsu Soba

Umakaa @ Shigira, Miyakojima, Okinawa

#75 - Raphtae Soba

Kingo @ Miyakojima, Okinawa

#73 - Shiro-Maru (HD)

Shiro-Maru @ Ippu-Do
Komazawa

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#72 -Samgyetang @ 토속촌 (To-sottchon)

Samgyetang 삼계탕 蔘鷄湯
To-sottchon 土俗村 (トソッチョン) @ Seoul
Address: 서울시 종로구 체부동 85-1


You'll know why so many people line up for this.
Very special bowl of a memorable journey of taste.

w/ good listening


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