I guess we didn't really manage to wake up very early. There's a Japanese-styled garden in our hotel. So that's our first stop but I guess the cherry blossoms haven't reached full bloom yet.
Next stop : Harajuku
Maybe we'll catch some cosplay action.
It's already very crowded by the time we reached there at about 11:30 a.m.
Of course we had to try the crepes with ice-cream again. It's simply fantastic in the cold weather. The locals loved it too.
Cosplay in action:
Next : Omotesando
It's just a stone throw away from Harajuku. Lot's of nice looking people along Omotesando.
Louis Vuitton
With our new purchases, we headed towards Shinjuku. The goal is to visit the Shinjuku Gyoen. However, due to a few wrong turns, we lost a lot of time. As the gardens closes at 4:30 p.m. , we decided to stay around the area. Dinner is supposed to be nearby at Mon Cher Ton Ton located at Sumitomo building.
So we helped ourselves to ice-cream while passing time off ... once again! Simply delicious. The few locals around us were all declaring the ice-cream "oiishi"!
Almost dinner time, we made our way to Tocho-mae station on the Oedo subway line. Yes, there are so many subway lines in Tokyo ... e.g. Hibiya, JR Yamanote, Chuo, etc.
Out of luck, dinner is fully booked till 8 p.m. I didn't want to wait for 2 hrs so off we went to Roppongi. We were thinking of going to Gonpachi. This is supposedly the yakitori restaurant that was recreated in the movie Kill Bill.
We took the wrong exit at Roppongi subway station. As luck would have it, we are actually quite closed to another Mon Cher Ton Ton right here in Roppongi.
This is truly Japanese fine dining. Someone took our coats and shopping bag at the entrance. We were then shown our seats and tied a apron-like napkin to our necks.
I ordered the Kobe Special set (20,000 YEN) and CP ordered the Seryna set (11,000 YEN).
The top slab is Japanese beef, the bottom slab is Kobe beef. It's the first time I tried Kobe beef and all the talk I had heard is true. It melts in your mouth. You couldn't really taste the fats, it's so well marbled.
The Japanese beef was just as good, which I suspect to be Wagyu. It has almost the same marbling as the Kobe beef but a little more chewy.
Seryna set:
Appetiser and cold pumpkin soup.
Baked pasta, prawn and scallops.
Here comes the steak. We shared the two slabs.
Fried rice with dried fish for both finishes the meal.
Kobe Chef Special set:
Foie gras and sea bream carpaccio.
Abalone
Salad in sesame oil.
After we finish the main course, we adjourned to another cosy sofa setting for desserts and coffee.
The satisfied us.
It's a really delightful meal to end the day. Well worth the price!
