The Onion Restaurant

Japanese restaurants are many and varied and you can walk into any and have a tasty and reasonably priced meal.  Walking home through Sangenjaya last week the signage and frontage on this restaurant looked welcoming and warm.  Not sure of its name, but  called it the onion restaurant.  Wonderful, tasty meals  based on green onions -  (one with rice, grilled onions on sticks and more) plus karagee (fried chicken).

There are several  types of Japanese onions, but long onions (naganegi), green onions (bannonegi), and baby scallions (asatsuki) are the most common. 

Dinner with a view

Hacienda del Sol - House in the sky, a Mexican restaurant in Daikanyama with a great view over Tokyo.  I had a wonderful evening on Wednesday night (no lockdown yet) with my college counsellor colleagues from other international schools in Tokyo  - Yokahama International School YIS, St Mary's International School SMIS and International School of the Sacred Heart ISSH.  Great tacos, lovely company and amazing margaritas and a crane view. 

Sleepy diner

This fellow struggled to stay awake while eating at the local Izakaya (informal Japanese pub) on Saturday night.

Stirrring the pot

One of the chefs at the Ramen Restaurant stirring his noodles with purpose.  He was an artist, monitoring each batch closely, especially when wontons were added.  One thing I really enjoy about Ramen restaurants and other small restaurants I have been is being close to the action, watching the chef and interacting with them and observing their skills and technique.

Lunch with a View

 On Sunday I took my colleague, the social and emotional counselor to lunch at a Greek restaurant, Apollo,  (operated by Australians) in Tokyo Plaza, Ginza.  The oven baked lamb shoulder with lemon greek yogurt was melt in your mouth divine. Plus they had Australian wines ( Pierro Sauvignon Blanc from Margaret River) on the list.  The 270-degree views from the 13th floor were amazing too - great building with interesting spaces.

A restaurant I WON'T be eating at.

I was surprised to walk past this pavement sign -in English- for a restaurant serving whale meat.  An even larger sign, with a bigger whale image was on the wall.  Obviously there is no stigma to eating whale in Tokyo and it is seen as something tourists would be attracted to.