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compiled by Maki Nibayashi


Courtesy of Hibariya

Hibariya
Chinese, Japanese and Korean flavors meld in Hibariya' East Asian cuisine. Featured dishes include crab and avocado salad (JY980), shrimp and cuttlefish fritter with an original sweet and sour sauce (JY1200), and spicy chicken satay with peanut dressing and spicy vinegar sauce (JY820) make up the menu. This new addition to Daikanyama's fusion scene, done up with fun house mirrors and shots from Wan Kar Wai's films, also has private rooms and a wafu-style loft for small, intimate dining.
Open 12-11:30pm Sun-Thu, 12pm-3am Fri/Sat. ROOB-1, 2F, 28-13 Sarurakucho, Shibuya-ku. 03-5784-3480. Nearest stn: Daikanyama.

Afternoon Tea Room
To commemorate their 20th anniversary in Tokyo, the Afternoon Tea Room is serving a special menu made up of items from yore. Dishes from 20 years ago, like their original spicy chicken curry with homemade pickled vegetables (JY1000), sparkling tea soda (JY750) and raspberry trifle wine-soaked spongecake (JY700), have been reinvented for the celebration. Available at all Afternoon Tea Room salons nationwide through Sep 30th.

Thrush Cafe
Until Aug 31 try the all-you-can-eat-and-drink menu at Thrush's summer beer terrace. Choose from over ten Southeast Asian dishes made from mostly organic vegetables and five beers. Unlike most buffets, you order at your table and the staff brings the dishes right to you, so you don't have to keep getting up to get more food. Buffet items include tom yam kung, lamb cous cous, rice pilaf with herbs, vegetarian green curry, tomato and mozzarella salad, etc. Available only for dinner from 6-10pm, JY3500 per person.
Open 11am-9:30pm, closed Aug 13-17. Inside Happoen, 1-1-1 Shiroganedai, Minato-ku. 03-3443-3105. Nearest stn: Naboku line, Shiroganedai stn, one-min walk. Take exit 2 and walk towards Takanawa.


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