Blue Dragon - Motoazabu - Asian Fusion

Blue Dragon - Motoazabu
March 2009

1F Tanaka Building
3-2-20 Motoazabu
Tel. 03-3478-8287
Open 6.30pm - 3.30 am

Best Dish - Chicken Rice Soup
Cost - This place is actually licenced as a bar not a restaurant so they make you order one drink. Including one drink, expect to pay maximum 3,000 yen each.
English Friendly - Yes
Seats - 12 + counter
Atmosphere - No-nonsense, good value.
Food - Most dishes are very good, a few are exceptional. Half the fun is trying them all!
Service - below average
Wine list - In typical Japanese style they have 2 kinds, red and white.
Functions - no
Private Room - no
Non smoking areas - no
Vegetarian Options - yes but I wouldn't guarantee no fish sauce.
Family Friendly - no

Ren Ren Ren - Marunouchi - Chinese

Ren Ren Ren - Marunouchi
December 2008

1F Tokia Tokyo Buiding
2-7-3 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku Tokyo Japan
Tel. 03-5252-7361
Open Mon-Sat 11:00 - 04:00 and Sun 11:00 - 23:00
Website: http://r.gnavi.co.jp/g763385/ (sorry no English)

Best Dish - Peking Duck, whole duck is 7,500 yen.
Cost - Lunch from 1,000 yen. Excluding live catches, duck and drinks, dinner is around 3,500 per person.
English Friendly - Yes, no English menu but a few of the waiters are fluent.
Atmosphere - Salary Men
Food - OK for the area but I prefer Cafe Eight.
Service - Average
Wine list - None
Functions - Yes
Private Room - No
Non smoking areas - Yes
Vegetarian Options - Yes
Family Friendly - Yes

Monsoon Cafe - Thai

Monsoon Cafe - Azabu Juban
January 2008

6F Festa Azabu Building
1-7-5 Azabu Juban
Tel. 03-5775-6900
Open 7 days 11:30am - 5:00am
http://www.monsoon-cafe.jp/en/casual/home/welcome

Also located in Chiba, Kanagawa, Osaka, Daikanyama, Ebisu, Ginza, Jiyugaoka, Minami Aoyama, Nishi Azabu, Odaiba and Shibuya. See the website for more details.

Best Dish - Vermicelli Salad
Cost - Dishes go up to 1,380 yen each
English Friendly - Yes
Atmosphere - Tacky interior but the outside deck is lovely if the weather is nice.
Food - Average
Service - Average
Wine list - A good selection of Champagne and cocktails but only house wine.
Private Functions - Yes
Non smoking areas - Yes
Vegetarian Options - Yes
Family Friendly - Yes

El Torito

El Torito - Mexican
September 2007

Nishi Kasai, Minami Aoyama, Tsukuba, Yokohama, Ikebukuro, Kanazawa, Shinjuku, Kobe and Moriguchi. See the website for address & phone details.
www.eltorito.co.jp

Best Dish - Beef Fajitas
Cost - 5,000 yen for 2
English Friendly - yes
Food - American style Mexican
Service - bad
Wine list - one red and one white
Private Functions - yes
Non smoking areas - yes
Vegetarian Options - yes
Family Friendly -yes

Topkapi - Aoyama - Turkish

Topkapi - Aoyama
August 2007

B1 Si Building
3-6-26 Kita Aoyama
Tel. 03-3498-3510

Best Dish - Dips and pita bread
Cost - courses from 2,500 yen per person
English Friendly - yes
Seats - 3 tables of 4 and 4 at the counter
Atmosphere - small
Food - OK
Service - OK
Wine list - small
Private Functions - no
Non smoking areas - no
Vegetarian Options - yes
Family Friendly - yes but no room for a stroller

Per Bene - Takanawa - Organic

Per Bene Cafe Dining - Takanawa

June 2007

1F 1-3-17 Takanawa
Minato-Ku
Tel. 03-5795-0189
www.pb-onwa.com

Best Dish - Pasta's
Cost - Each dish is from 1,200 to 2,500 yen
English Friendly - No
Seats - 16
Atmosphere - Take Out
Food - Organic
Service - Good
Wine list - Organic, I didn't try any.
Private Functions - No
Non smoking areas - Yes
Vegetarian Options - Yes
Family Friendly -Yes

Sankoen - Azabu Juban - Yakiniku

Sankoen - Azabu Juban

March 2007

1-8-7 Azabu Juban

Minato-Ku Tokyo
Tel. 03-3585-6306

Open 11:30 - 0:30

Closed Wednesdays

Best Dish - Harami
Cost - Around 3,000 - 4,000 per person
English Friendly - Some waiters speak a little
Food - Good but not consistant
Service - good
Wine list - only a few
Private Functions - Yes
Non smoking areas - No
Vegetarian Options - No
Family Friendly -Yes

Inakaya - Roppongi - Japanese

Inakaya - Roppongi
March 2007

5-3-4 Roppongi

Minato-Ku Tokyo

Tel. 03-3408-5040
www.roppongiinakaya.jp

Open 17:00 - 23:00 daily

Best Dish - Grilled crab or prawns.
Cost - Around 30,000 yen for 2.
English Friendly - The waiters speak a little.
Atmosphere - Everyone sits around in a square while the food is passed to you on long paddles. A good place for tourists.
Food - Average
Service - Good
Wine list - None
Private Functions - No
Non smoking areas - No
Vegetarian Options - Yes
Family Friendly -Yes, for older children.

Tuscano's - Shibuya - Brazilian

Tuscano's - Shibuya
March 2007

Shibuya Fhontis bld B1
2-23-12 Dogenzaka
Shibuya-Ku Tokyo 150-0043
Tel. 03-5784-2661
Open for lunch Mon-Fri 11:30 - 14:30 and Sat 12:00 - 16:30
Open for dinner every day 17:30 - 22:30
www.pjgroup.jp/tucanos/index.html

Best Dish - Garlic Steak and the chocolate fountain for dessert
Cost - All you can eat food is 3,000 yen/person or 3,500 with dessert. Add 2,000yen for drinks.
English Friendly - Yes
Atmosphere - On weekends a live Brazilian band plays.
Food - The meat is very fatty
Service - average
Wine list - Mostly from Portugal
Private Functions - Yes
Non smoking areas - Yes
Vegetarian Options - No
Family Friendly -Yes

To The Herbs - Meguro - Pizza and Pasta

To The Herbs - Meguro

February 2007

2F Atore Meguro

3-1-1 Kami-Osaki

Shinagawa-ku

Tel. 03-5437-6500

Open: 11:00 - 23:00

http://www.four-seeds.co.jp/brand/03_to_the_herbs/index.html

Best Dish - Bruschetta (it is tiny but sensational to the taste buds)

Cost - Pizza and pastas are priced between 1,000 and 2,000 yen.
English Friendly - Yes, English menus and English speaking staff.
Seats - lots

Atmosphere - Casual.

Food - Good value for money.
Service - Average for Japan but good for the rest of the world.

Non smoking areas - No

Vegetarian Options - Yes