TFP Food News
New openings:
Vinos Yamazaki:
Yurakucho
The little tasting
room in the back of
this well-stocked
liquor store is a
good place to wind
up a shopping after-
noon or start off an
evening in Ginza or
Marunouchi. You can
choose from at least
ten wines by the
glass, with a three-
glass set priced at
Y1000 and smaller
tasting sizes start-
ing at just Y200. Or
you can buy a bottle
from the front of
the shop and drink
it here; Yamazaki
imports their wines
directly from the
wineries that pro-
duce them, and the
selection includes a
lot of unusual and
hard-to-find wines
from both Old and
New World. To accom-
pany your wine,
there are six dif-
ferent cheeses and
other wine-friendly
foods like pate,
smoked duck and
chicken pastrami.
Yurakucho 2-7-1 B1F;
03-5224-6391.
Brasserie La Classe:
Shin-Yokohama
This sprawling cafe-
restaurant in Shin-
Yokohama's Cubic
Plaza is produced by
the popular French
brasserie-cafe Aux
Bacchanales, and it
includes a brasserie
section, bakery and
tea salon. Conven-
ient early-morning
hours start at 8am.
045-478-7020. (Open
March 26)
En: Suidobashi
Calling En an iza-
kaya doesn't quite
do them justice -
the food and drink
are both top-notch,
the decor elegant
and modern. Most of
the dining spaces
take full advantage
of the wrap-around
glass walls, looking
out over the Tokyo
Dome complex and
Korakuen. The food
is original seasonal
small-plate dishes
using only the best
ingredients; budget
around Y7000 for
dinner with drinks.
Koraku 1-3-61, Tokyo
Dome City Meets Port
5F; 03-5842-3835.
(Open March 19)
Enotria Diana: Sui-
dobashi
We certainly can't
complain about a
conveniently located
indoor-outdoor cafe-
bar that's open all
afternoon and serves
great food and
drink. The menu
offers simple but
tasty dishes like
duck confit and
mussels steamed in
white wine, along
with freshly baked
pizzas and wines by
the glass, all at
very reasonable
prices. Our only
worry is that
they'll be too popu-
lar to get into.
Tokyo Dome City
Meets Port 3F; 03-
5803-7676. (Open
March 19)
Barco: Suidobashi
Produced by the
Tokyo Dome Hotel,
this inexpensive
Spanish-Italian
restaurant offers
typical tapas dishes
like shrimp in gar-
lic oil, stewed
tripe and chickpeas,
plus paella, pastas,
and heirloom pork
dishes. Wines start
at Y2625/bottle.
Tokyo Dome City
Meets Port 2F; 03-
5805-3167. (Open
March 19)
Aux Bacchanales:
Shinagawa
This small chain of
French brasserie-
cafes is popular for
their authentic food
and atmosphere. The
cafe serves simple
dishes like ome-
lettes and salads
all day long, while
the brasserie has
more substantial
fare, with lunch an
especially good
value. Quiches and
pastries are ready
to take home from
the bakery section.
Takanawa 4-10-8; 03-
5798-7070. (Open
March 11)
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