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Old Nov 20, 2007, 11:57 am
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I noticed a story in the newspaper today reporting that Micheline has listed more stars to restaurants in Tokyo than in any other city in the world, including Paris and Lyon! Will try and find a link to the story.

And I now see QShoeGuy has already posted the full story.

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Old Nov 20, 2007, 5:35 pm
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Originally Posted by Shareholder
I noticed a story in the newspaper today reporting that Micheline has listed more stars to restaurants in Tokyo than in any other city in the world, including Paris and Lyon! Will try and find a link to the story.

And I now see QShoeGuy has already posted the full story.
A number of the Michelin-starred restaurants have been discussed in this thread. Amazing how spoiled the Edo peoples are when it comes to food, when your basic "quick gourmet lunch" is at a Michelin-starred restaurant, or if it isn't it is because the Michelin inspectors just didn't get to it...
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Old Nov 22, 2007, 1:03 pm
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A number of the Michelin-starred restaurants have been discussed in this thread. Amazing how spoiled the Edo peoples are when it comes to food,
Perhaps a regular on this forum is a Michelin inspector.
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Old Sep 13, 2008, 12:54 am
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I tried google mapping Wakiya and found a number of them... can anybody provide any additional details?
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Old Sep 13, 2008, 1:03 am
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Originally Posted by LapLap
(And from Calcifer)
Wakiya – weekday lunchtime (11:30-14:30) 6-11-10 Akasaka, Minato-ku (1,500 – 2,100)
Originally Posted by Dinka
I tried google mapping Wakiya and found a number of them... can anybody provide any additional details?
Take the address and use DiddleFinger's English Address Search. It'll let you put in the address one part at a time and then map it for you.

Are these cheap gourmet lunches likely to be available on Shūbun no hi?
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Old Sep 13, 2008, 9:03 am
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Originally Posted by Dinka
I tried google mapping Wakiya and found a number of them... can anybody provide any additional details?
No need to get yer knickers in a twist: http://www.wakiya.co.jp/wakiya/akasaka_access.html
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Old Sep 13, 2008, 9:29 am
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Originally Posted by Pickles
No need to get yer knickers in a twist: http://www.wakiya.co.jp/wakiya/akasaka_access.html
Set lunch price does seem to have gone up considerably. I'll amend OP.
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Old Sep 13, 2008, 9:35 am
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Originally Posted by LapLap
Set lunch price does seem to have gone up considerably. I'll amend OP.
Nyet. The special is not advertised on the website, but is available from the on-site menu. Calcifer can confirm.
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Old Sep 13, 2008, 9:40 am
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Nyet. The special is not advertised on the website, but is available from the on-site menu. Calcifer can confirm.
Added, then removed. I bow to your guidance.
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Old Sep 17, 2008, 2:03 am
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One more. Featured in this week's Metropolis, the one with Marie as the vapid actress/model/waitress/whatever bimbo du jour on the cover. Place called Tamai, www.anago-tamai.com which sells only anago kabayaki style. Very tasty, lunches starting at 800 yen.

And from now on I declare that I prefer anago kabayaki to unagi, same idea, but far tastier.
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Old Sep 17, 2008, 8:03 am
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Originally Posted by Pickles
One more. Featured in this week's Metropolis, the one with Marie as the vapid actress/model/waitress/whatever bimbo du jour on the cover. Place called Tamai, www.anago-tamai.com which sells only anago kabayaki style. Very tasty, lunches starting at 800 yen.

And from now on I declare that I prefer anago kabayaki to unagi, same idea, but far tastier.
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Old Sep 24, 2008, 5:58 am
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Mini "Zen" Kaiseki menus

http://www.sanuki-club.com/English/rest_zen.htm

From 1,575yen

It's the building shown with an H (also a Hotel) in THIS MAP. Azabu Juban station can be seen on the left.

NB - I've not been yet, I have plans to do so.

I did actually eat here some time ago. Love the place and it is good value, only thing I'm not so keen on is the speciality; the udon. Wish it was a little firmer and chewier.

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Old Dec 28, 2008, 8:55 pm
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...??? We are nisemono!
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Old Dec 28, 2008, 11:50 pm
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Originally Posted by Pickles
A number of the Michelin-starred restaurants have been discussed in this thread. Amazing how spoiled the Edo peoples are when it comes to food, when your basic "quick gourmet lunch" is at a Michelin-starred restaurant, or if it isn't it is because the Michelin inspectors just didn't get to it...
A many of the Michelin-starred restaurants have been discussed in this yarn. Exciting how rancid the Edo peoples are when it comes to eats, when your integral "expeditious sensualist meal" is at a Michelin-starred caf, or if it isn't it is because the Michelin inspectors barely didn't get to it...
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Old Dec 29, 2008, 10:31 am
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That is hilarious aejiisae

How did one fall upon such a wisp?

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As well as yours:
I'm destined there are others, but I'm a stiff-end man myself (Mrs. aejiisae has decided, ahem, minimal morality), so I can't back too much. Having oral that, if I didn't have an chamber in Tokyo, and Mrs. aejiisae wasn't traveling with me, I'd fortunately stop at one of the above places.

And as one of 'the above places' is the Marunouchi Bed in Tokyo stage, I'm wondering if you are actually misemono.

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