Thứ Bảy, 4 tháng 8, 2007

Tokyo Food Trip - Start Menu



Eight Day Self-Guided Gourmet Trip of Tokyo and the Greater Kanto. The goal is to seek a wide selection of representative cuisines at a balance point between very high quality vs reasonable price.

Restaurants include a 260-year-old Unagi specialist, a 370-year-old Ryokan, a 100-year-old Tempura specialist, a famed Tsukiji sushi stand, the Ramen Stadium, and places for Matsuzaka steak teppanyaki, Fugu (poisonous pufferfish) etc.

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Itinerary At A Glance


Day 1 - Poisonous Fugu
Day One (Sun):Narita Airport - Nippori - Shinjuku
Lunch:On the plane
Dinner:Fugu course at a specialist restaurant

Torafukutei (not the TorafuGUtei chain), Shinjuku

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Day 2 - Matsuzaka Steak and Yakitori
Day Two (Mon):Shinjuku - Sanrio Puroland (Tama Centre) - Kichijoji - Mitaka no Mori Ghibli Museum - Kichijoji - Shinjuku
Breakfast:Salmon and Mentaiko Onigiri
Purchased at some convenience store in the subway
Lunch:A5 rank Matsuzaka steak at a butcher shop/steak house
Steak House Satou, Kichijoji
Dinner:Yakitori and Shumai at an 80-year-old izakaya
Iseya Honten, Kichijoji

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Day 3 - Tsukiji Sushi and Ramen Stadium
Day Three (Tue):Shinjuku - Tsukiji Market - Odaiba (Palette Town, Daikanransha, Venus Fort, Toyota Mega Web, Decks Tokyo Beach, Aquacity) - Shinjuku
Breakfast:Sausage Roll and some other Japanese pastry items, Kobeya (bread store chain), Shinjuku
Brunch:Chef's select sushi at world's largest fish market...one hour lineup
Sushi Dai, Tsukiji Shijo (Jonai)
Snack:A small wooden box full of fresh uni
Purchased at some fish stall inside Tsukiji market
Dinner:3 bowls of ramen, each from a different geographical region
  • Tonkotsu Ramen, Wakura of Fukuoka
  • Lobster Miso Ramen, Ganso Ichijou Ryu of Tokyo
  • Hokkaido Butter Ramen, Manraiken of Sapporo>
Ramen Kokugikan's 2nd Campaign, Aquacity, Odaiba

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Day 4 - Train Bento and 370-Year-Old Ryokan
Day Four (Wed):Shinjuku - Hakone Yumoto - Owakudani - Togendai - Hakone Checkpoint - Cedar Avenue - Ichinoyu Honkan
Breakfast:Japanese pastries
Unknown bread shop, Shinjuku
Lunch:Deluxe Ekiben lunchboxes on the train
  • Gagaku Bento by Ginza Daimasu
  • Daimyo Bento by Wako Sangyo
Odakyu Romance Car
Dinner:Dinner course at a 370-Year-Old Ryokan...unbelievable tofu and fish
Ichinoyu Honkan, Tonosawa, Hakone

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Day 5 - 150-Year-Old Soba Maker and Izakaya Below Train Tracks
Day Five (Wed):Ichinoyu Honkan - Sounji Temple - Odawara Castle - Nijubashi (Imperial Palace) - Yurakucho - Ginza - Shinjuku
Breakfast:Traditional Ryokan breakfast
Ichinoyu Honkan, Tonosawa, Hakone
Lunch:Handmade Soba at a 150-Year-Old Specialist
  • Hiroshima oysters and soba in broth
  • Cold soba set with Kakiage
Hashimoto, Odawara
Dinner:Izakaya Below the JR Tracks...pop quiz: what's a chicken wing gyoza?
Shin Hinomoto, Yurakucho

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Day 6 - 260-Year-Old Unagi Specialist and Street Snacks
Day Six (Fri):Shinjuku - Ueno - Kappabashi Dougugai - Asakasa - Jiyugaoka - Shibuya - Shinjuku
Breakfast:Ebi Burger on a half price promotion
Lotteria (burger chain), Shinjuku
Lunch:Unagi Kabayaki at a 260-Year-Old specialist
  • Unagi with Grated Yam Broth
  • 2 Layers of Unagi on Rice
Izuei Honten, Ueno
Dinner:Various snacks and desserts
Street stalls, Kameya Mannendo, Sweets Forest, mostly at Jiyugaoka

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Day 7 - Kyo-Kaiseki and 100-Year-Old Tempura Specialist
Day Seven (Sat):Shinjuku - Shibuya - Aoyama - Meiji Jingu - Harajuku - Shinjuku
Breakfast:Burger with a Japanese Twist - Part II
Mos Burger, Shibuya
Lunch:Kyoto-style 8 course Kaiseki lunch at a fair price
Minase, Minami Aoyama
Dinner:Tempura at a 100-Year-Old Specialist
Funebashiya, Shinjuku

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Day 8 - Fresh Sushi at the Unexpected Place
Day Eight (Sun):Shinjuku - Narita Airport
Breakfast:Udon and Curry Rice
Restaurant name unknown, Shinjuku
Lunch:Very fresh Sushi and Chirashi lunch specials, plus Uramura Oysters
Tsukiji Sushi Ko, Shinjuku
Dinner:On the plane

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