About food in Japan

Vege Kenarii (ベジけなりぃ), Korean cafe in Shingawa station

It's very chilly in Tokyo today. The highest temperature of day is lower than 10C degree.

To keep warm on the way of journey by trains, why not have Korean soup at Shinagawa station?

Vege Kenarii is a modern and small cafe situated inside of JR Shinagawa station. The cafe features Koean style traditional tofu and "Samgyetang" soup.

One of the most famous specialty of Korean cuisine, "Samgyetang" soup is made with chicken and Korean ginseng. These food ingredients help with making human body warm from inside by taking them. 

 

The soup is rich chicken stock.

Don't worry, it is not so spicy as Korean food.

 

For a set menu, Samgyetan soup is served with

steamed vegetables, 3 kinds of sauce for them and  a bowl of rice.

As usual as Korean food, all are healthy food. 

 

 The cafe is only 30 second from central ticket gate as well as from Shinkansen gate of JR Shinagawa station. No extra time required to move out/in the station to have a quick meal. 

 

 

Restaurant name: Vege Kenarii

Address: ecute south, JR Shinagawa station 3-26-27 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo

 

 

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Genka Bar (原価バー), Gotanda(五反田) Tokyo

Genka (原価) is a business term and it means "original cost price". 

The bar, called Genka bar (cost price bar), offers an interesting system.

First at the entrance, guest is required to pay Yen 1500 for entrance. After that, all drinks and food menu are served at cost price.

Yes, that is true Let's us list up some of their menu with price.

 

Beer Asahi Super Dry regular pint - Yen 180 

Cocktail Gin Tonic single size - Yen 90

Cocktail Martini single size - Yen 120

Whisky I.W.Harper - Yen 90

Scotch Whisky Lagavulin 16years - Yen 300

Potato chips - Yen 90

Salami and olives - Yen 150

Cheese platter - Yen 300

Sausage platter - Yen 300

Fois gras terrine　- Yen 420

Surprising prices

 

The quality of food plates provided is as good as or even better than ones at other casual bars which charge much more.  As long as you are ready to drink a few glasses, it is a wortwhile option.

Of course the more you take drinks and food, the more you get better total value.

Please be careful not to drink too much

 

The bar is only one minute walk from JR Gotanda station which is on JR Yamanote line. It is 3 stops from Shibuya and 2 stops from Shinagawa stations.

 

*************************** UPDATE December 2014 ***********************

Entrance fee

for Genka Bar Gotanda is now Yen 1600,

for the newer unit in Akasaka Mitsuke (Add: B1 floor, 3-21-17 Akasaka, Minato-ku) is Yen1800

We posted new report about the newest, upscale, Genka Bar Ginza. Please click here.

 

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Bar name: Genka Bar (原価BAR)

Address: 2-5-8 Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo

Website: http://www.genkabar.jp

 
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Rose Bakery in COMME des GARCONS, Marunouchi Tokyo

"Rose Bakery" is not an ordinary style bakery where we can buy some bread. It is a cafe produced by a British lady Ms. Rose Carrarini and her French husband. The unit in Marunouchi Tokyo is their 6th one after Paris, London and Korea.

What is unique of Rose Bakery in Marunouchi is that the cafe is sharing the space with COMME des GARCONS brand boutique for which Ms. Rose Carrarini's sister-in-law (Ms. Rei Kawakubo) produces and design its products. 

Marunouchi area, where luxury brand boutiques, many of them from Europe, stand by in a row along its main street, is just five minutes walk from JR Tokyo station. The space of COMME des GARCONS boutique is surrounded by white walls and ceiling. It is very modern that is well matched with COMME des GARCONS cloths. On the other hand, foods offered at Rose Bakery, like their cafes in other locations, are rather natural taste and traditional European dishes with a lot of vegetable menu, such as quiche, pancake, scone or carrot salad.

 

 

It also adds a bit Japanese flavor in its tea selection and pot. 

 

"Campagne" bread on a board is one of the cafe's icon item.

It is baked in its original recipe and

served with butter by Lescure (French high quality butter producer) and rock salt in rose color.  

 

Enjoy healthy and natural light meal, while looking at the latest fashion by COMMES des GARCONS.  

 

Cafe name: Rose Bakery

Address: 1st floor Meiji Yasuda Seimei building, 2-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Website: http://rosebakery.jp/ 

 Location map: http://rosebakery.jp/map.html