Isetan Food Court

Bento box filled with all types of tuna- tataki, seared, and chu-toro-  makes this is a tuna lover’s delight. The fish was fresh. The chu-toro was smooth.

You can find this at one of the stands in the food hall at the lowest level of Isetan. Only cost ¥1447.

(Japan〒160ー0022 東京都新宿区Shinjuku, 3 Chome−14伊勢丹 新宿店新宿3−14−1)

Harajuku Gyozaro

This place is located in an alley, filled with restaurants, just off the main street. There are no English signs to indicate the name of the place. In fact, there are no English signs in general. Their short menu list, which consists of fried or steamed dumplings, a few veggie options and drinks, is posted on the wall in Japanese. They will kindly offer an English menu.

Cucumber in a special miso sauce- This was delicious! Perfect combination of refreshing and salty. I presume the special sauce to be a mixture of miso and mayo.

Fried pork dumplings- These came only in orders of 6. For ¥290, they were decent dumplings.

Fried pork and chive dumplings- I preferred these as they had more flavor to them due to the chives. This too came in an order of 6 for ¥290. Such a steal!

(6-2-4 Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo Prefecture)