Japan food thread

[thwysg]

didn't know sushi so ex...that's like 130 sgd upwards

Actually if you were eating at Jiro or similar establishments, it's ¥30,000 per pax excluding service charges and taxes. Kaiseki menus would depend on the season. Different pricing for different seasons as well.

 

[anyhowsaysay]

didn't know sushi so ex...that's like 130 sgd upwards

Sushi good one cost 30k and above! which is almost $400 sing at current exchange rate.

 

[anyhowsaysay]

志津香 by Liwei, on Flickr


志津香 by Liwei, on Flickr

志津香 by Liwei, on Flickr

Oyster claypot menu at Shizuka in Nara

 

[anyhowsaysay]

串カツだるま by Liwei, on Flickr

串カツだるま by Liwei, on Flickr

Kushi Katsu at Daruma in Shinsekai!

 

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割烹 千ひろ by Liwei, on Flickr


割烹 千ひろ by Liwei, on Flickr

割烹 千ひろ by Liwei, on Flickr

Kappo at Chihiro in Kyoto

 

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南京町 by Liwei, on Flickr

南京町 by Liwei, on Flickr

Peking Duck at Kobe Beef burger at Kobe Chinatown

 

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伊藤久右衛門 by Liwei, on Flickr


伊藤久右衛門 by Liwei, on Flickr

Nishin Soba and Matcha Parfait at Itokyuemon in Uji, Kyoto

 

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山玄茶 by Liwei, on Flickr

山玄茶 by Liwei, on Flickr

山玄茶 by Liwei, on Flickr

山玄茶 by Liwei, on Flickr

Sangencha in Kyoto

 

[anyhowsaysay]

茶寮都路里 by Liwei, on Flickr

Favourite Matcha Parfait at Tsujiri, Kyoto!

 

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京星 by Liwei, on Flickr

京星 by Liwei, on Flickr

京星 by Liwei, on Flickr

京星 by Liwei, on Flickr

京星 by Liwei, on Flickr

Tempura at Kyoboshi, Kyoto

I went in 2013, 2014, 2015. This year planning to go 2016! every year

 

[Hetheone]

didn't know sushi so ex...that's like 130 sgd upwards

Yup can consider it ex but is not overprice......

In fact is value for money.....

If u go in October til February then u wil have crab, lobster, whale etc....

Best of all, u have domestic line caught blue fin tuna.... ( n not those caught in Ocean frozen for weeks in the ship. Normal chain sushi store uses such frozen tuna )

Some joint serve free flow beer n sake.... ( full dinner meal all in about 20k yen nett )

These joint got kam cheng pricing because chef is the owner himself.... ( husband wife team )

And their service really very good n friendly....

Currently a lot of them speaking English as they getting ready for Olympic 2020 .....

 

[shoppingtravelling]

didn't know sushi so ex...that's like 130 sgd upwards

You can try midori. http://sushinomidori.co.jp/tenpo_e.html
Just that the queue is very long. whenever, you see a queue, please don't just follow the queue, please go to the front and see if there is a machine that dispense queue number. Midori has a queue number machine.

 

[membership2]

what about all those 30-40sgd sushi sets at tsukiji market? same standard as singapore?

 

[membership2]

You can try midori. http://sushinomidori.co.jp/tenpo_e.html
Just that the queue is very long. whenever, you see a queue, please don't just follow the queue, please go to the front and see if there is a machine that dispense queue number. Midori has a queue number machine.

cool, thanks for the suggestion & advice

 

[anyhowsaysay]

what about all those 30-40sgd sushi sets at tsukiji market? same standard as singapore?

Tsukiji is moving away soon. In November to new location.
Those 2000 Yen one depends on what kind of singapore standard u referring lor
Yes. it is quite good

But then if u eaten before top class standard sushi then tsukiji is really bad. I stopped eating tsukiji sushi since 2014.

 

[drxpert]

You can try midori. http://sushinomidori.co.jp/tenpo_e.html
Just that the queue is very long. whenever, you see a queue, please don't just follow the queue, please go to the front and see if there is a machine that dispense queue number. Midori has a queue number machine.

Midori is good for a try, but once you've had really good sushi you won't bother going to Midori again.

 

[membership2]

Tsukiji is moving away soon. In November to new location.
Those 2000 Yen one depends on what kind of singapore standard u referring lor
Yes. it is quite good

But then if u eaten before top class standard sushi then tsukiji is really bad. I stopped eating tsukiji sushi since 2014.

going there before nov so still okay.

i'm referring to those at shopping malls one like itacho and ichiban easily defeatable right??

stopped eating there?! so the sushi @ japan u eat now must be sgd100 upwards?? haah

 

[thwysg]

going there before nov so still okay.

i'm referring to those at shopping malls one like itacho and ichiban easily defeatable right??

stopped eating there?! so the sushi @ japan u eat now must be sgd100 upwards?? haah

Meh for the service and food in the two local places. That's for me.

 

[membership2]

Meh for the service and food in the two local places. That's for me.

so you also don't eat at sushi restaurants at sg shopping malls too?

what would you recommend for jp and what's the budget?

 

[thwysg]

so you also don't eat at sushi restaurants at sg shopping malls too?

what would you recommend for jp and what's the budget?

Used to eat at the malls. Nowadays I don't patronize unless my friends want to be there. Prefer to save my money and eat at hawker centres. The most expensive meal I've eaten is A5 Omi beef sirloin in SG that cost more than $250. Magosaburou at ION is also not bad, pricey but we managed to get the staff to grill for us. $400+ for two.

Like what others said, it's a totally different experience and standard if you compared to the chains in SG. Likewise for those local Japanese foods. If you did see Japanese in SG kitchens, then yes, I'll try.

Japan Town in Wisma has just opened, and I hope to try those when the Japanese are still manning the kitchens.

I do my research based on the ranking and reviews in Tabelog, Japanese blogs and forums. We didn't eat expensive meals in all our trips. If there were to be a need to splurge ¥30,000 per pax, we would be more than willing to get a great meal. Only managed to visit Tokami for dinner since many were closed during GW, hope to try others for future trips! That being said, we do not have pockets deeper than AHSS!

If you wanted something not too expensive, can try Tamahide 玉ひで at Ningyocho for lunch - creator of Oyako-don which uses Cochin chicken; Anago-tendon (anago tempura set) at Tenfusa 天房 along the stretch for Sushi Dai & Daiwa Sushi. Both cost below ¥2,000 each. Generally visited by locals. Be prepared to queue at Tamahide. As for Tenfusa, if you're there before 10am, you should be able to do a walk-in.