Went to a soba restaurant in Akabane called "Zenmi Kotobuki" (禅味寿). I got the "天せいろ" (Ten Seiro "Tempura Soba Served on a Bamboo Wicker Tray" If I had to translate it literally I guess lol). Cost 1350 yen and it was 大盛サービス (free extra serving of noodles). And who am I to turn down free noodles? The choice was obvious and so I got the extra helping! I really liked the atmosphere of the place too. The waitresses were wearing Japanese-style clothing as well, which made it a really nice experience. I always enjoy visiting small shops like this where the owners have it decorated in their own style and you can see all of the bottles of sake or whatever else is used to create the atmosphere of the restaurant. Anyways, as for the food, the tempura was cooked really well and the soba was the perfect texture. At the end of the meal they brought some hot soba water so I could drink the remaining tsuyu (soba sauce) as a sort of warm drink. Was a great experience that I haven't had in a while!

Was in Kanda the other day for an errand and stopped by this place called "Soba Dokoro Kameya" (そば処 かめや) outside of Kanda Station. It says "立食い" which means "standing noodles," but I didn't actually see any places to stand and eat so maybe it just meant that it was simple and quick like a standing noodle shop. I've never actually experienced what it's like to eat at a standing noodle restaurant (and actually stand while eating) but I think I prefer sitting anyways. I like to relax when I eat so I suppose that's why, but I should at least try it once, who knows, I might like it. Anyways, the place seems really affordable. I ordered the Ten Tama Soba since it was the most popular dish and it tasted great. The soup was really good and the egg was perfectly cooked. The texture of the noodles was also perfect. It's definitely a place to check out if your in the Kanda area and looking for some noodles. I think they may only be open during the morning and night, but I went around 4pm so maybe they close around that time to prepare for dinner.

Went to a restaurant called "Taraku" (寿司たらく尾久駅前店) near Oku Station that I've passed many times. It's name says it's the Oku Station branch so I suppose it must be a chain restaurant, not sure how many there are though. The place was quite nice and they had single-person counter seats as well as table seats. The tempura set meal was ~1000 yen and again I got another discount using the PayPay app so it only cost me about ~700 yen. It's a pretty nice place though and they seem to have a bunch of different set meals as well as seafood bowls and other stuff like that. Definitely a place to drop by if you're in the mood for sushi, tempura, or whatever kind of sushi you're thinking of. They have a lot of takeout items as well and I think they do delivery as well, so they're probably on the Uber Eats and Menu apps as well but I haven't given them a look yet. The potato salad and miso soup tasted great as well. Tsukemono is always good so there was no difference here either lol. Everything tasted great. Definitely recommend checking it out!

週末に上野の「レンギョアン」というそば屋に行き、同じ本当においしい天ぷらとそばを注文しました。 天ぷらセイロそば(天)を注文しましたが、1750円でちょっと値段が高かったのですが、美味しかったです。 私がレストランで本当に気に入ったのは(食べ物のほかに)、その場所の雰囲気でした。 江戸時代の美術を思わせる壁には、本当に素晴らしいアートがたくさんぶら下がっていて、私はそのかなり大ファンなので、本当に楽しかったです。 建物の中は灰色でしたが、とてもスタイリッシュでした。壁が何でできていたのか分かりませんが、何らかの花崗岩のようで、座席の着色も同様の方法でしたが、非常に上品でした。 私は間違いなく再びここに戻って、彼らの料理のいくつかを試してみたい! おかち町駅に近いので、ランチに立ち寄るのはかなり簡単です。

日本人の食卓 。コロナ禍でなかなか外食にいけないので自作料理で外食した気分に浸っています。本日は天ぷらそばとタケノコの炊き込みご飯。

モノローグ スペシャルランチコース?? ＊温前菜 カリフラワーのサフラン焼き、人参葉の天ぷら

日本人の食卓 。本日は外食。河口湖の小作へ。1日中行列ができているような人気店です。空いてそうな時間帯を狙って夕方に行くも、45分待ち。ほうとうで有名なお店ですが、私はここの海老天重が大好物。座席間隔も広い為、安心して美味しくいただきました。

天ぷら屋さんのデザート。 さつま芋の天ぷら！

奈良県奈良市にある「喜楽庵」の『天ぷらぶっかけ』。