Japan Restaurant Week at Oshima Ginza

As promised, my experience from Japan Restaurant Week 2016 with my girls! For my friend Yui and I, this is our third consecutive winter participating in Restaurant Week, and this time, our friend Remy was able to join us for a Japanese-style lunch course at Oshima in Ginza, Tokyo. 3000 yen (roughly $30 USD) per person, this seafood course was completely satisfying, healthy and delicious. I don't think I can ever eat tempura that is any less tasty than this. And I'm so glad I spent my Valentine's with my girlfriends. Thank you ♡

今年のレストランウィーク、行ってきました！毎年、友達の唯ちゃんとレストランを探して参加していますが、今回はレミちゃんも来れることになったので、３人でわいわい食事ができました♪今回は銀座の「大志満」というレストランで、一人３０００円の和食のランチコースを頂きました。量もちょうど良かったし、ヘルシーで美味しい！お刺身と天ぷらが一番美味しかったです♪今年のバレンタインは彼女達と過ごせて良かった！ありがとう♡

Japan Restaurant Week 2015 - Grill & Bar Lieu

This week is Restaurant Week in Japan, which meant planning a much-needed lunch date with my good friend Yui. We've been doing Restaurant Week for a few years now, both in LA and Tokyo, and this time we chose French cuisine at a restaurant in Suidobashi called Grill & Bar Lieu HOTEL NIWA TOKYO. A full course lunch for only 2000 yen ($20), including dessert and coffee. This place had an all-you-can-eat salad bar and second helpings of baguette, which was amazing. I was even happier to have had time to catch up with Yui, since we hadn't seen each other since before Christmas.

今年のレストランウィークジャパンも、友人の唯ちゃんとランチを予約しました。今回は、水道橋のフレンチ。Grill & Bar Lieu HOTEL TOKYO NIWAという、とてもお洒落なレストランでした。ランチコースは何と２０００円。久しぶりに高級なランチを食べることができました。唯ちゃんとの久々のガールズトークも楽しかったです♪

Tanicha

I hope that first photo lured you in to read the rest of this blog post.. :)

I had a lovely lunch date with my good friend Yui for Japan Restaurant Week 2013. We chose a fancy little Italian restaurant called Tanicha in Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo, and it's really difficult to say in words how amazing our food was from the taste to the visual arrangement of each dish. And the atmosphere of  the restaurant was pleasant as well. 

I swear we didn't plan our outfits! Always room for dessert round 2 - boba milk tea, my favorite!

Did anyone else dine out during restaurant week? 

Thanks for reading!

Love,

Samantha Mariko