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j.s. pancake cafe ♥ ♥
While exploring the little town of Shimokita (see post here), I chanced upon thiscute little pancake cafe The window told me that the pancakes here are fluffy and moist. I like fluffy and moist....
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Cafe Use ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Cafe Use has signs all over its storefront that says "no children," "no smoking," "no cellphone," "no espresso," and "no cappuccino" Whew. Good thing I am a single, non-smoking, low-batt-cellphone...
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Fuunji 風雲児 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
I heard the lines at Fuunji could be really, REAALLLLLLLY long.After all, this Shinjuku shop is said to serve one of the, if not THE best tsukemen in the city, according to my trusted friends at...
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Gramercy New York ♥ ♥
I am not in New York. I am at the basement of Takashimaya Times Square in Shinjuku. Gramercy New York is a cake shop specializing in Japanese cakes and pastries, meaning too-pretty-to-eat,...
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Golden Gai ♥ ♥ ♥
Whether or not you are into bars or booze or any form of nightlife, a visit to Golden Gai is a must in Tokyo. Come after dinner when the place wakes up and flashes its lights. Walk the 6 narrow...
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Albatross Gallery & Bar ♥ ♥ ♥
It was not my plan to go in any of the tiny bars in Golden Gai. (I was in a hurry to go home and eat my cakes.)That is, until I saw Albatross. It had a chandelier hanging outside its door! And more...
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Be A Good Neighbor ♥ ♥
"Be A Good Neighbor Coffee Kiosk"I have no idea how the strange name came about, but I guess it works because this outletat the Fukushimaya Tasting Market is the coffee shop's third branch already....
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Butagumi ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
MOVE OVER, MAISEN. This house with the cheesy crescent moon now owns my tonkatsu-loving heart Butagumi is located in a quiet residential area, it is not very easy to find, but the search for it will...
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Patisserie Sadaharu Aoki, A Third Time ♥
I returned to Sadaharu Aoki because this place holds so much special memories for me,from my very first taste of its matcha eclair to its matcha opera to its fraisier and the whole dessert...
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Kyo Hayashiya ♥ ♥ ♥
After my disappointing experience at Patisserie Sadaharu Aoki (see post here), I went to have a second matcha dessert. After all, I was in Japan, The Land of Matcha. It is no place for bad matcha...
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Meiji Shrine ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Meiji Shrine is my second most favorite place in Tokyo. First is Shinjuku Isetan's depachika, and third is The Peninsula Tokyo. I always make sure to visit the shrine whenever I come to the city. I...
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The Roastery by Nozy Coffee ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
I went to so many coffee places in Tokyo this trip and all of them were wonderful, but if I have to pick just one, this would easily be my favorite The Roastery by Nozy Coffee It is a little piece...
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Coutume Cafe ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
I was on my way to dinner when I passed by this place. It was so white and bright inside it looked like heaven. I had to go in, because, well, angels belong in there! ;) The white counter tiles and...
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Yoroniku よろにく ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Today I had breakfast at Be A Good Neighbor, lunch at Butagumi, dessert at Patisserie Sadaharu Aoki, dessert again at Kyo Hayashiya, coffee at The Roastery, coffee again at Coutume Cafe.Good thing my...
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Akira, The Art of Sushi and Teppanyaki ♥ ♥
I couldn't say no when my cousin Danny invited us to dinner at the new Akira in Alphaland Makati Place. I was still suffering withdrawal symptoms from my recentTokyo trip and this would relieve some of...
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Seji's 2nd Birthday
I don't usually wake up very early during the weekends. Okay, I am lying. I sleep in until really, REALLY late every Saturday and Sunday, like around 11am or say 2pm. But I would always make an...
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The Wholesome Table ♥ ♥ ♥
So Frances and I have been planning to get together for a salad dinner for the longest time. We really need to start eating less. I say a very long time because we were always unsuccessful in all our...
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Blackbird ♥ ♥
BLACKBIRD.It is the hottest table in Manila right now. The restaurant occupies the Nielson Tower, which was once the control station of the oldairport, then a police headquarter, then an office,...
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La Cabrera ♥ ♥
Everyone has been raving about the steaks at this new Argentinian restaurant. So I was not surprised to see half of Manila in the main dining room when I arrived for dinner.La Cabrera, after all, is...
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Duck & Buvette ♥ ♥ ♥
Duck & Buvette now occupies the space where Cafe Provencal was. I remember enjoying the food at the former restaurant, but somehow it had gotten old. I am glad the owners decided to breathe new...
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