Monthly Archives: October 2012

DIM JOY

by Bianca

I ended up having lunch at this small dim sum (or yam-cha as the Japanese call it) restaurant on the 11th floor of Mitsukoshi Ginza during a quest to find a good, reasonable restaurant worth bringing guests to in the Ginza area. They had two choices of lunch menus : The Brown Rice Porridge Set that cost 2300 yen and the modern dim sum set for 3200 yen.

I decided to try the brown rice porridge set while my friends tried the other. Here is what my lunch set looked like :

Salad appetizer

Three choices of steamed dim sum

Fried dim sum

Chinese medicine soup

Brown rice porridge

For the modern dim sum set, there were these two extra dishes : (the noodles were delicious)

Stir fried soft shell shrimp with sweet chili sauce

Szechuan sesame spicy noodles

I imagined the soup and porridge to be the perfect comfort food when feeling under the weather, but I have to admit that it is not the most spectacular dim sum I have ever tasted. Yet, it is still a nice choice if you happen to be in the Ginza area and are craving for a little yam-cha.

DIM JOY. Mitsukoshi Ginza 11th floor. Tel : 03-35617091

Price : $

Sinfully delicious pancakes at Deux Anges

by Bianca

I’m always ecstatic when I find delicious food to share here on my blog. Yesterday, during a stroll through the back streets of Aoyama, I just happened to stumble upon Deux Anges, a cafe that served the most delicious pancakes I’ve ever tried. The cafe is pretty and nice in a girly kind of way with an outdoor terrace, perfect for the mild weather we are having right now. I was actually just looking for a place to have coffee, but couldn’t resist their pancake menu and ordered this :

The caramel pancake with banana I ordered was so sinfully delicious. The batter was so subtle, soft and moist it melts in your mouth in all the right ways.

They did not have an extensive coffee menu, only regular black coffee and cafe au lait. The coffee was just so-so if not on the rather stale side.

They also have a waffles menu and lunch and dinner menus composed of mostly french bistro style food. I’m not sure about the food, I will have to go back and try it, and maybe try some waffles..but oh, the pancakes. How can I resist the pancakes ???!!!.

Price : $

DEUX ANGES AOYAMA : 03-6427-7075

Minimalism at Cafe Canoviano

by Bianca

 

Set amidst the beautiful gardens of Roppongi midtown, cafe Canoviano’s modern, rectangular structure will surely catch your eye. In compliance with its design, this Italian cafe serves simple Italian food made with fresh ingredients. There is a set lunch starting at 2,500 yen with an appetizer, choices of different pastas and dessert. We tried the sea urchin pasta and the mushroom pasta.

The fresh appetizer

Sea urchin pasta

The mushroom pasta

Although the pasta was definitely fresh and a little above ordinary, I did not find it exceptional. The dessert however, was a different story. The caramel ice cream with banana was so delightful, I could have licked it all off my plate.

The delightful dessert

I don’t know if I’ll come back for the pasta but I will definitely come back for more dessert.

Price : $$

CAFE CANOVIANO : Galleria/1F/12 Tokyo Midtown. Tel : 03-5413-3575