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Japan is wonderfully cluttered and messy with ramen shops, places that are especially packed during meal times, late at night, the wee hours of the morning, and when the weather is about to get cold. Heck, the good ones are always packed. The lunch crowd squeezes behind a plastic curtain that cordons off , no [...]
Walking into Sakae Sushi, it is hard to miss the shiny new fixtures on the tables, encasing spanking new white iPads. What you see, is Sakae Sushi Malaysia’s first iPad ordering system for a Japanese sushi chain. This cool and modern interactive menu is aimed at improving its customer dining service experience, by handling orders efficiently [...]
Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, one of KL’s biggest shopping centers has officially opened its doors to its newest iconic precinct and tourist destination called, Tokyo Street. Situated on Level 6, Tokyo Street is a themed precinct alongside Centre Court, Connection, Couture Pavilion, Gourmet Emporium and Seventh Heaven. This place offers shoppers a 360-degree retail experience with [...]
Shuraku is a slightly cramped space heavy with yakitori fumes, old calendars, and interesting Japanese magazines hanging from worn out grills. It is also so insanely cool that local Japanese (themselves, insanely cool) frequent this joint after work for an ice cold beer and some good authentic yakitori. Of course, it’s not just a manically [...]
Coco.Tei is a contemporary looking Japanese establishment which is the reincarnation of Hajime. Seeking to find its own stylized niche, it’s speciality here would be its Sushi, Sashimi and Maki rolls, but what peaked our curiosity was this one word on the menu – “kaiseki”. Ah, what do we know of the esoteric cuisine of [...]
You really feel like you are dining in an authentic, fashionable, ‘high-collar’ Japanese environment when you look around and see the pretty, meticulously neat Japanese lady who manages the place. She and her husband do a great job running this cosy little cafe on the corner of the E-tiara Service Apartments in Subang Jaya. For [...]
tonkatsu -pork cutlet So, you’re craving Japanese, but you don’t really fancy the entire raw fish line up. What should you eat? If you don’t what sushi or sashimi per se, there is always that middle ground between Asian and Western. A lil bit of the East.. a lil bit of the West.. I am [...]
What did Superman’s mom, tell Superman? Eat Your noodles, Superman! Now you know where the ramen eating Superman’s super powers come from. Actually, looking around, you will notice that there’s no shortage of comics in this joint. One could easily believe that Superman lives within these walls, or at least the pages of the comics. [...]
Once upon a time, about a year back to be exact, one of my favourite Japanese restaurants closed down without so much as a whisper. No warning nor murmur of an apology. I was furious. Tykoh Inagiku is the place I am talking about. Tucked away in Menara Keck Seng on Jalan Bukit Bintang, I [...]
It’s noodle mania that has caught on and spread throughout the earth like wild fire! What is it about a simple bowl of noodles that evokes such passion, or inspires such loyal gastronomic devotion as do the Ramen and the Udon. At a glance, it looks like such a simple, humble meal – a bowl [...]
More food porn to ease the harangued mind. This week’s theme is definitely, eat your noodles and find that happy place! Here are 5 good reasons why we, i.e. me and my colleagues, like this new-ish ramen joint for unwinding after a hard days work.. 1. This place has great but unconventional beer food/snacks: I [...]
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