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second shop of ‘ramen break beats’ known for their toripaitan ramen, its situated at a more convenient location for ramen shops hence was my first stop after a long flight from london. they offered one with a special type of chicken which was limited and a normal one with their paparika espuma, thought it was rather gimmicky so just ordered the plain one.
overall taste-wise was solid despite not being the best toripaitan i’ve had, not much depth and quite a small bowl. but considering location and value it was a good bargain. wish to try the main shop next time i’m around.
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december 2023
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鶏白湯らぁ麺 (¥1200)
味玉 (¥200)
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📍RAMEN AFRO BEATS
location: 103 1-16-10 shinjuku, tokyo
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would revisit: if in the area
reservations: no
price range pp: under ¥3000

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one of the most famous udon joints in tokyo, at a rather convenient location by kanda and very well priced bowls, quick service and turnover, with a constant queue of both tourists and office-workers. personally was a bit disappointed with the udon here, got the most simple warm bowl of udon in dashi with an egg. given the price, egg was not rich as expected, the noodles itself could be a lot chewier. may it be my expectations being too high but it was at quite a similar level as koya in london which not sure if thats a complement to them in london. fried chicken was nice though, could be tad more seasoned but enjoyable. overall tokyo udon scene is a bit quiet, prefer the ramen in this side of japan, and the udon down in kansai.
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december 2023
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月見うどん tsukimi udon (¥640)
かしわ天 fried chicken (¥280)
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would revisit: no
reservations: no
price range pp: under ¥1000
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📍うどん丸香
location: 3-16-1 kanda ogawamachi, tokyo
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in sapporo, japan (december’23)

off to hokkaido for snow season, and one of the most memorable places we visited in sapporo was this ramen shop, at the basement of a busy street. they are definitely on the pricey side given their use of premium ingredients and amount of care for each bowl, sourced from 5 different breeds of chicken to create their soup, and 6 forms of wheat predominately from hokkaido to create their thin noodles. i loved my bowl of shoyu, shio was equally good, toppings are all made extremely well especially the wontons and the additional siumai was also tasty. a really great bowl i wasn’t expected to find in hokkaido, ample seatings and great service was a bonus.
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特製醤油らぁ麺 (¥2500)
特製塩らぁ麺 (¥2500)
肉汁焼売 (¥300)
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would revisit: yes
reservations: no
price range pp: under ¥3000
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📍JAPANESE RAMEN NOODLE LAB Q
location: b1/f 2-1-3 kita 1 jonishi, sapporo
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in sapporo, japan (december’23)

stopped at one of the most iconic spots here for miso ramen for tourists and locals like, arrived a good 30 mins before opening to get seats but the turnover is pretty fast as there are quite a lot of seats inside and the kitchen is quite sizeable for a ramenya.
quite a satisfying bowl, very rustic and unpretentious served in big home-like bowls. the base is made of chicken and pork, and the richness of the miso is cut through with garlic aromas and a bit of grated ginger. also enjoyed the topping of ample amounts of smokey fried bean sprouts. the spicy miso was a also nice, the mild spiciness helped balance with the richness of the bowl more. the noodles i also liked, typical yellow wavy ramen of sapporo with a pleasant mild chew. definitely worth seeking out when in the area.
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辛味噌らーめん (¥850)
味噌らーめん (¥850)
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would revisit: if in the area
reservations: no
price range pp: under ¥1000
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📍 麺屋彩未
location: 5-3-12 misono 10 jo, toyohira ward, sapporo
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in sapporo, japan (december’23)

a really cool place tucked in a small neighbourhood of sapporo, where it was obvious that chef was trained in france prior to returning to japan, as his flavours were mostly heavy, very rich and quite salty. his bold approach was quite different and unexpected but it did get a bit much for me half way into the meal. really liked his rich mushroom based chawanmushi with crab and very traditional onion soup made with hokkaido tamanegi cooked down. his bouillabaisse with kinki was also memorable, grilled lamb genghis khan with a hint of cumin and curry flavour reminded me of kebab more so than the typical lamb bbq you get in the area. topped with a small dollop of chilli paste which was very spicy. chef is a bit quiet and not too engaging but after warming up a bit and brief talk about natural wine he slowly opened up. a nice but slightly pricey spot in terms of sapporo, worth a try if you like rich heavy flavours.
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omakase course: (¥36,300)
✨きのこ 蟹 茶碗蒸し chawanmushi
鰤 aged buri sashimi
小肌のテリーヌ kohada terrine
つぶ貝 キャビア tsubugai with caviar
✨オニオングラチンソープ onion soup
ホタテ scallop with shaved dried scallop
白甘鯛 shiro amadai
ジェンギスカン grilled lamb
キンキ ブイヤベース kinki with bouillabaisse
焼きリバー 黒トリーフ grilled liver, black truffle
ウニ筋子の巻き uni sujiko maki
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would revisit: try once
reservations: yes
price range pp: ¥30,000-¥60,000
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📍霜止出苗
location: 1/f 4-5-12, minami 9 jonishi, sapporo

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in sapporo, japan (december’23)

quite a treck away from sapporo city center, this italian establishment has gained quite some popularity lately. famous for his homemade ham, there was indeed a huge selection of them sandwiched between our courses tonight. i found most of them interesting to eat, but not very deep in flavour as i prefer my ham to be and most of them were quite dry. my favourite were the proscuitto with mozzerella, gnoccho fritto with mortadella. there wasn’t much synergy between his cooked proscuitto cotto ham with rice and the awabi also, was expecting a wow that didn’t really deliver.

his other dishes on the contrary was a bit of a ‘surf and turf’, mixing random ingredients together and very rich, bold flavours as well. geoduck strawberry salsa verde and his homemade mustard seed, as well as the artichoke baked oyster with ample shiso flowers were not very pleasant to eat. the very sour fermented mushroom broth with spinach and chilli oil was also quite unpleasant, grilled sausage was rather dry.

enjoyed his simple creations though, his christmas special tajarin made in front of us, with a light butter cheese sauce and piemonte white truffles was so good. and also enjoyed the end of a special milk ice cream which was rich and creamy. great try, but too far and not the style of japanese/italian food i like.

dinner omakase: (¥20,900)
✨プロシュートモッツァレラ mozzerella and proscuitto
黒豚サラミ salami
フェンネルシードサラミ fennel seed salami
カホコッロ 豚の首 pork neck ham
✨ニョッコフリット モルタデッラ gnoccho fritto
スペック 燻製生ハム 鮑 speck ham with abalone
プロシュートコット proscuitto cotto ham
プロシュートコット握り proscuitto cotto ham nigiri

みる貝 いちご サルサベルデ geoduck, strawberry, salsa verde
アーティチョークの焼き牡蠣 artichoke, oyster
発酵キノコのスープ ラー油 mushroom broth, spinach, chilli
✨白トリュフのタジャリン white truffle tajarin
ソーセージ 自家製マスタードシード sausage, mustard seed
✨函館のミルクアイス milk ice cream
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would revisit: try once
reservations: yes
price range pp: ¥10,000-¥30,000
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📍PARCO FIERA
location: 4-8-10 inaho 1 jo, teine ward, sapporo
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in sapporo, japan (december’23)

known for their soup curries in this part of japan for casual foods, but was craving something a but richer so went for this roux curry shop quite far out of town. very home-cooking style, with the ability to customise almost everything, from the ingredients, spice level (1-5), toppings as well as the rice portion. opted for the mixed vegetable curry as i always do with least spicy, love the sweetness of the curry which complemented the fresh assorted veggies. also added a mandatory addition of cheese for both curries, the fried ebi dango which was tasty too. we also got their chicken curry with medium spice, bit more mellow in terms of sweetness and more balanced with the spice, the chicken was however a bit broken and rough as i believe its stewed chicken as opposed to freshly cooked. quite a nice spot to stop by, but would also like to try other shops and especially soup curry outposts when i’m next around sapporo.

チキンルーカレー3番辛さ + チーズ (¥1200+¥250)
chicken curry level 3 with cheese
野菜ルーカレー1番辛さ + チーズ, エビ団子 (¥1200+¥550)
veg curry level 1 with cheese, ebi dango
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would revisit: try once
reservations: no
price range pp: under ¥3000
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📍一文字カリー店
location: 17 minami 2-4 hondori, shiroishi ward, sapporo
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in sapporo, japan (december’23)

a rather decent sushi option in sapporo, especially with the price the cospa was really great. but this was a rather slow paced meal, one person working both front with nigiris and back kitchen, the timings of arrival also stagger. but pretty impressive considering, favourites were the karasumi mochi and ankimo, sawara, maguro and anago here was also solid. friendly chef and very foreigner friendly, a nice recommendation in the area and very easy to book.

dinner omakase (¥19,800)
カツオ 淡雪塩 katsuo
たら白子のスープ tara shirako soup
コバコ蟹 kobako kani
焼き鱈 grilled cod
あん肝奈良漬 ankimo
カラスミもち karasumi mochi

スミイカ sumi-ika
縞鯵 shima-aji
さわら sawara
白海老 shiro ebi
赤身漬け akami zuke
大トロ otoro
小肌 kohada
ウニ uni
鰻きゅうり巻き unagi cucumber
干瓢巻き kanpyo maki
卵焼きtamago
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would revisit: try once
reservations: yes
price range pp: ¥10,000-¥30,000
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📍鮨しののめ
location: 2/f 22-2-5 minami 1 jonishi, sapporo
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in sapporo, japan (december’23)

one of the most unsatisfying meals for me this entire trip, started off strong with some solid tsumami, but the nigiri was over the place. shari was barely flavoured and loosely packed to a point it was falling apart, neta was also not handled best, some were awfully cold and some were borderline fishy. a very tourist centric and oriented shop, with very cute descriptions and drawings of the names of fish in english. i’m unsure if there is a difference between the 2 rotating taishos who serve here, but i must have been unlucky with the one who was serving today. unfortunately not a place that lived up to its name and personally don’t really recommend.

dinner omakase (¥33,600)
蟹の茶碗蒸し crab chawanmushi
金目鯛ポン酢 kinmedai
あん肝 ankimo
焼きタコ grilled octopus skewer
ヒラメ hirame
ホタテ scallop
白子のスープ shirako soup
✨カツオ katsuo
太刀魚 tachiuo

さわら sawara
中トロ chutoro
北寄貝 hokkigai
ボタン海老 botan ebi
鯖棒寿司 saba sushi
穴子 anago
ウニ uni
鮑と肝ソースご飯 abalone with rice
卵焼き tamago
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would revisit: no
reservations: yes
price range pp: ¥30,000-¥60,000
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📍鮨菜 和喜智
location: 25-1-22 minami 2 jonishi, chuo ward, sapporo
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in niseko, japan (december’23)

my favourite meals in hokkaido actually began in niseko which was so unexpected, prices were also very decent, undisturbed from all the economical influences. one of which was this ghengis khan (lamb bbq) outpost in the middle of nowhere. recommend hiring a taxi in advance there and back or driving. the reservation came with a mandatory portion of lamb, with a generous amount of fresh local vegetables, also got a portion of venison roast and beef rib to grill. venison was nice, beef was okay, the best was still the lamb. sausage and hokkaido sweet corn soup can be skipped, but recommend the fried potato chips with ketchup and kewpie mayo. yogurt with strawberry jam could also be skipped. a really nice cozy spot, hits the spot after a long day on the slopes.

✨特製ラムジェンギスカン 2人前 fresh lamb ghengis khan (¥6000)
牛リブロース beef rib roast (¥2600)
✨蝦夷鹿肉 ‘ezo’ venison (¥2300)
北海道コーンスープ corn soup (¥550)
ソーセージ盛合せ assorted sausage (¥1600)
✨フライドポテトfried potato (¥770)
自家製生ヨーグルト homemade yogurt (¥660)
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would revisit: yes
reservations: yes
price range pp: ¥10,000-¥30,000
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📍 LOFT倶楽部
location: 397-5 soga, niseko
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