WORD of MOUTH
What' new in Tokyo's
dining scene
compiled by Maki
Nibayashi
Lawry's The Prime Rib
This American chain, famous for its seasoned salt and prime rib, opens today in
Tameike-Sanno. Co-founders Lawrence L. Frank and Walter Van de Kamp started Lawry's The
Prime Rib in Beverly Hills, California in 1938, and it has since gone global with
restaurants in Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Jakarta, Singapore and now the first in Tokyo.
Other famous items from the menu are their original spinning bowl salad, Yorkshire pudding
and mashed potatoes.
Open 5-11pm every day. Akasaka Twin Tower East Tower 1F/B1F, 2-17-22 Akasaka,
Minato-ku. Tel: 03-5114-8080. Nearest stn: Tameike Sanno station.
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so-an
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so-an
With Starbucks, Tully's and spinoff competitors taking over the Tokyo Metropolitan area,
the sudden rush of tearooms is a refreshing alternative, and so-an is one
of them. Featuring high-quality Japanese tea leaves carefully selected from Kyushu and
Shizuoka, this newly opened "cafEquot; offers varieties such as Gyokuro, Sencha,
Mizudashi, Kocha and Maccha (JY380-JY800) and onigiri (rice balls) made with a high grade
of pickled tea, a bestseller and great for vegetarians. Also, try their new holiday brunch
menu offered every Sat, Sun and national holidays from 11am to 2pm and featuring teriyaki
chicken, gallette (waffles made from soba flour), salad and pumpkin mousse for JY1200.
Open daily 11am-11pm, closed every 3rd Wed. Arpas Hiroo 101, 5-17-11 Hiroo,
Shibuya-ku. Tel: 03-5789-3290. Nearest stn: Hiroo stn.
Blue Club CafE
A new addition to the ever-popular Venus Fort in Odaiba is this esoteric cafEconcept
dubbed a "jelly parlor." Japan's first, Blue Club has an array of jams and
gelatins served on a sandwich or in dessert form. Some are made into juices, like the
carrot squeeze jelly juice (JY500), but colorful desserts such as green tea and grape
cappuccino jelly made with milk (JY600) are the main attraction.
Open 10:30am-9pm every day. Palette Town, Venus Fort 3F, 1-chome, Ome, Taito-ku.
Tel: 03-3599-3360. Nearest stn: Yurikamome line, Ome station. |
