Tokyo Enchanted: Part VI, Eat and Eat

People say that the best way to get to a man's heart is through his stomach. No, I am not trying to cook any of the recipes available online and offline. I simply took my man for some culinary escapades, whilst in Tokyo. 

Trust me, Tokyo's dining scene is splendid. The food is either good or very good. It's difficult and unfair to say anything less. But, among those good restaurants only two restaurants that in our opinion are totally a "not-to be missed" and here are those two gems:

1. Sushi Dai

 

For the gloriously fresh and sumptuous raw fish, head off to Sushi Dai at Tsukiji Market.

 

Bring your carry-on wifi cause you need the online map to get into this place. From our experience, it is not that easy to find it because the restaurant is located in a small street with all shop boards, billboards even traffic signs written in Japanese. Hence, shops can look similar one to another.

 

We tried their selection of raw fish sushi with only three cooked dish that involves a fried egg, a prawn fish miso soup and fried fish. 

They call the egg as the tamago-egg sushi. Unlike any other restaurants, here the tamago-egg sushi is served when it's warm. So, together with the prawn miso soup and fried fish they provides a good balance with the cold-served raw fish sushi.

The sushi rice is a little bit chewy but taste really good. Do not underestimate their size, because it turns out eating 1 plate of the selection of 8 - 10 raw fish sushi is enough for both me and my husband. They are that filling, indeed. 

This is the best sushi joint I've ever tasted in my life. The freshness of their fish is just unbeatable. 

2. Ichiran Ramen

 

As referred to in my first post about Japan, this ramen joint is totally "kick-ass". Nestled east to the central station of Shinjuku, Ichiran is an "eat and go" ramen joint. It concentrates only at serving what it can best serve: Pork Ramen or Tonkotsu Ramen in Japanese. And they have been in the business since the 1960's.

 

 

Ichiran is always packed with visitors. So, if you're traveling with your little children this is not suitable for you. As I mentioned before, this is an "eat and go" service. You will be seated on a chair alone, separated by a small wooden wall and is expected to leave when you finish your bowl.

 

 

Fret-not, it's not because they are intentionally hostile. But, take into consideration the queue and loyal crowd flocking almost every day, I suppose they have no other options, don't they?

 

Besides, after hiring 40 specialists to create that top-notch Ramen broth, they very thing they would want is that to let everybody to have a try at what they can serve best. This strive for excellence, in my opinion, is truly reflected by the taste of their Ramen.

I deffo will make a return when I re-visit Tokyo. And I hope if you're in Tokyo, you'll make a drop-by at this  Ramen joint serving uber-delicious Tonkotsu Ramen...(calling all the pork lovers). ;)