Food & Drink | KONBINI WATCH Jan 30, 2021
There’s a mini Mexican food moment happening in Japan’s convenience stores
by Patrick St. Michel
Pro tip for any konbini giving tacos (or burritos) a try: Don’t serve them cold.
Travel Mar 22, 2019
La Posada: The cozy Mexican hotel at the edge of the peninsula
by Nick Sinclair
Though Izu's east coast may be more easily accessible from Tokyo, there is a reward in store for those who venture west. In Toi, a resort town on Izu's western coast, is La Posada, an eight-room, family-run hotel specializing in authentic Mexican cuisine.
Food & Drink Oct 27, 2018
Taco Fanatico: A new Mexican in Nakameguro
by Austin Freeman
Taco Fanatico, a self-proclaimed "specialty taco store" newly opened in Nakameguro, is out to revolutionize Tokyo's Mexican food options with their variety of homemade authentic and "fusion" tacos.
Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Oct 6, 2018
Los Tacos Azules: Traditional tacos defying preconceptions
by Robbie Swinnerton
Marco Garcia is a man with a mission that is at once modest and radical. At Los Tacos Azules, his bright, cheerful little restaurant, his aim is simply to serve the staple food of his homeland, Mexico. But along the way, he is likely ...
Food & Drink Apr 24, 2015
The Taco Bell is ringing, but will Tokyo come to the party?
by Patrick ST. Michel
It's 8 a.m. on an overcast Tuesday and a line of people are queuing along a cramped street in Shibuya's Dogenzaka area. "You've been here since 5 a.m.?!," Shivram Vaideeswaran says while speaking to two people near the head of the line. These fast-food devotees are ...
Events / Events In Tokyo May 3, 2013
End Golden Week with Cinco de Mayo party
by Delilah Romasanta
The timing of this year's Golden Week holidays doesn't allow many people to travel far. You can, however, get a taste of Latin America if you head down to Yoyogi Park. The park will host a large-scale festival for this year's Cinco de Mayo holiday. ...