Shinjuku restaurants

Food & Drink | A TASTE OF HOME Jun 21, 2013

In search of a steamed morsel or two of Hong Kong fare

by Rebecca Milner

Bamboo baskets of steaming dumplings, fluffy buns stuffed with sweet-and-savory barbecued pork, crisp spring rolls and endless pots of jasmine tea ... Dim sum (or yum cha), that Hong Kong tradition, is a staple of Chinatowns the world over. Except, it seems, in Japan. ...

Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Jan 17, 2013

Convivio: Shinjuku's latest Italian proves itself on the plate

by Robbie Swinnerton

First impressions are everything — and at Convivio they are distinctly underwhelming. The elevator entrance, just off a busy main street in brash Shinjuku, is right by the service counter of a KFC outlet, the stern glare of the Colonel seeming to reproach you ...