gourmet

Japan’s original oyakodon restaurant reopens after three years in a newly renovated building

Who cares about which came first when Tamahide clearly knows that the chicken and the egg are a combo best served at the same time? 

Read More

Oodles of noodles! Udon chain pays homage to all 47 prefectures of Japan with 47 dishes【Photos】

You’ll have to travel to Marugame Seimen locations across Japan to try each dish in its respective prefecture.

Read More

Why do tourists eat noodles with a green onion instead of chopsticks in this Edo town?

Charming old post town serves up a culinary tradition you won’t find anywhere else in Japan.   

Read More

Tokyo Station staff share their top 10 favorite ekiben

Gransta Tokyo have selected the best travel lunches for your next long train ride.
Read More

Musical ekiben adds a tune to your train station bento meal

Japan’s only musical ekiben lets you sing for your supper.

Read More

Ramen vending machine brings a new noodle stand experience to Tokyo station

A unique way to eat ramen in Japan.

Read More

Ekiben vending machine adds new excitement to bullet train travel in Japan

A new way to enjoy ekiben on the Shinkansen.

Read More

New tanuki soba specialty restaurant in Ikebukuro serves up soba with a unique taste and visuals

The noodles at Tanuki Soba wa Nomimono don’t look like any bowl of tanuki soba that we’ve ever seen, but we’re not complaining.

Read More

Traveling with taste: Try one of Tokyo Station’s top ten ranked ekiben

Next time you’re passing through, keep an eye out for one of these station bento to treat yourself during your travels.

Read More

Our lunch plans are foiled but we end up eating heavenly all-you-can-eat sushi instead

We might just make a beeline to the top-notch Hina-Sushi the next time we’re looking for lunch in Tokyo’s Shinjuku area.

Read More

Travelers to Japan can now also eat bonus Korean food thanks to 7-Eleven’s Korean Food Fair

We tried out three of the campaign items inspired by popular Korean dishes that left us saying masisseoyo.

Read More

Celebrate cherry blossom season with a wine-and-dine bus tour of Tokyo’s best spots

Why settle for picnicking in one spot when you can dine while cruising around all of them?

Read More

The Gentleman’s Cheese Beef Bowl, invented by Mr. Sato

Opulence, thy name is The Gentleman’s Cheese Beef Bowl.

Read More

This ekiben train station bento is filled with surprises

Join us on the bullet train as we uncover hidden treasure from Niigata.

Read More

Got rice? The tastiest rice ever compels bread-fan Mr. Sato to eat more rice than ever before

Cooked in a traditional earthenware pot, there’s something about this Maboroshi no Koshihikari rice that almost spirited him away.  

Read More

Tokyo cafe serves up the artsiest version of a drinkable roasted sweet potato that we’ve seen yet

The perfectly Instagram-worthy drink can be found in one of Tokyo’s most bohemian hipster neighborhoods.

Read More

Mos Burger has a new restaurant just for cheeseburgers, and you bet we tried it

Because sometimes a regular Mos cheeseburger doesn’t cut it.

Read More

Japanese conveyor belt restaurant delivers food by boat in Tokyo

Floating meals are just the start of what makes this restaurant so memorable.

Read More

The 5 best Japanese bento to buy at Kyoto Station

These ekiben are a feast for the eyes as well as the taste buds.

Read More

We visit super popular tuna specialty joint Izakaya Hitoshi on Okinawa’s Ishigaki Island

After failing to secure a reservation for one month prior to his visit, our reporter gets in with some luck and ascends to tuna heaven.

Read More

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3