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Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Jun 30, 2018

Ayu Ramen: Hole in the wall noodles topped with sweetfish

by Robbie Swinnerton

The noren half-curtain across the entrance, the compact seven-seat counter, the steam wafting up from the simmering vats — this is the DNA for thousands of hole-in-the-wall noodle joints across Japan. But Ayu Ramen stands out in one crucial respect. Every bowl here comes ...

Food & Drink | TOKYO FOOD FILE Nov 4, 2017

Tadenoha: A taste of rural Japan in the heart of Tokyo

by Robbie Swinnerton

As the days draw in and the nights get chilly, what greater pleasure could there be than settling in by a warm hearth stacked with glowing charcoal? One thing only: watching the meal you're about to eat being cooked on it. That's the kind ...