EBISU: Aburidori Baricho... aka pleasantly smokey Yakitori!

Back in the day I lived in Ebisu for about 4 years and enjoyed searching for new reasonable spots and years later I was pleasantly surprised to see Aburidori Baricho still open with a solid 3.53pt foodie ranking.

Menu's in English!

Order's are taken on this little piece of paper of items written in Japanese... but it will test your J --> E Skillz.

All you can eat cabbage Otoshi arrived... this is great.  Normally otoshi consists of something so insanely boring like seasoned bean sprouts or a bit of potato salad.

Portions were a bit larger than my last visit to Gonpachi Shibuya. 

Liver...

Of course... my favorite Bonjiri (Chicken Butt)... big pieces.

I'm not a fan of Nankotsu (fairly hard cartilage) but this was a bit more soft and there was so much meat on it... If you are not a fan you gotta try it here.

Closed with a stick of mochi.

Shop was a really really smokey mess... they closed the front door due to the cold evening and well we all smelled like Yakitori by evenings end.  I guess that might be part of the attraction here... Full house and a small mix of foreigners too.

Free Popsicle of choice for dessert.

Oh, there are baskets to store and hide your jackets away from the smokey smoke.  

I'll definitely be back again but highly suggest their 5-7pm Happy Hour too... can't recall what the drink deals were but hey, we all love HH.  Oh, staff was friendly and beers came out quickly.

Shop: Aburidori Baricho Ebisu

Foodie Website: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1303/A130302/13016621/

Shop Website: http://www.commercial-art.net/shop/tokyo/baricho-ebisu/baricho-ebisu.html

Address J: 東京都渋谷区恵比寿南1-1-4

Address E: Tokyo, Shibuya-ku, Ebisu Minami 1-1-4
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EBISU: Celi Cafe for a party of 75 people... Beautiful cozy interior.

If you are new to Tokyo and love to eat Meat then its a must to join a great group of people that meet up on the 29th (2 = NI, 9=KU... "Niku" or Meat).  https://www.facebook.com/groups/yaki29/ 

The club normally rents out Yakiniku shops in Tokyo with the average spend of 3500yen per person that includes all you can eat and all you can drink.

But this night we were there to support a members new restaurant in Ebisu.

https://www.facebook.com/cafeceli

We all paid 2,900yen plus 1,500yen for all you can drink.  Vegetable sushi selection... no fish just veggies.  Wish there was some Tuna~.

Interior

Lots of dessets... these were 100 yen additional but normally priced around 300yen.

The leader of the Yaki29 group.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/yaki29/

It was a great time and very cozy with 75 people mingling about.  But for parties the cost performance of the food and drinks (4,400yen) was a little low.  Shop is struggling a little with 3.00pts on Tabelog but perhaps they need a little more time (http://r.tabelog.com/tokyo/A1303/A130302/13135155/). If you are ever in Ebisu you should give it a try... I'm sure the regular menu consists of so many other things that were not available to us this night.  

Shop: Celi Cafe

Shop Website: https://www.facebook.com/cafeceli

Foodie Website: http://r.tabelog.com/tokyo/A1303/A130302/13135155/

Address J: 東京都渋谷区恵比寿1-13-6 第2伊藤ビル1F

Address E: Tokyo, Shibuya-ku, Ebisu 1-13-6

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EBISU: Les Pieds Nus: Soothing range interior and Beef Cheek was melty tender.

I had an opportunity to enjoy a great French meal over a business meeting with two cool headhunters.  The director recommended this little French spot just moments from Ebisu Station.

Daily lunch special menu was vast... so many items to select from.

As you enter there are counter seats along the right facing the chefs at work and to the left was table seating.

The small 2nd floor entrance was very decieving as we were led to the back thru a small hallway opening into a very cozy back room.  If you want to dine discreetly this may be an option for you.

Bread arrives... I was struggling to tear this apart but we all love bread.

I went for the French Onion Soup Gratin as the appetizer.  Nothing special here... But I did notice something very nice about this spot.  Even though it we were there only for lunch the shop wasn't worried about hurrily getting us out to increase turnover.  The quietly checked on us frequently to see when he should bring out the next dish. 

My Soft Wagyu Beef Cheek with in wine sauce arrived.  Portion was small but it simply melted in mouth.  You could definitely break this up with chopsticks it was so tender~.  

Closed with nice duo selection of desserts... a tar with lots of fruits and a mango/coconut cake.

You can close with Coffee, Hot Tea or Iced Tea.

A very comfortable soothing orange atmosphere, perfect service and a great lunch menu selection... I will definitely be back for lunch again. OH!  And the majority of lunch goers were WOMEN... this is the best indicator to how the good food.

Shop: Les Pieds Nus

Shop website: http://add.softin.jp/pienu/index.html

Foodie Website: http://r.tabelog.com/tokyo/A1303/A130302/13007184/

Address J: 東京都渋谷区恵比寿1-8-7 三恵エイトビル ２Ｆ

Address E: Tokyo, Shibuya-ku, Ebisu 1-8-7, 2F
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EBISU: Ita-Soba Kaori-Ya... Very popular spot for traditional Japanese Soba Noodles. Almost like Tsukemen or Chilled Dipping Ramen Noodles.

Mari and Tina checked this place out the previous week and said it was soooo good.  Kaori-Ya is open until 4:30am so might be a good end of the night spot. 

Traditional sliding door greets you.

Chopsticks sit on a little peanut... its not reused so u can eat it.

Small crunchy fried things are free... nibble until the noodles show up.

You can either select the hot noodles (like Ramen) or cold noodles that are dipped in the Soba soup.  We both went for the Duck Soup but there are many choices on the menu.

If you like it a little spicy just add this "seven seasonings".

After you finished all your noodles don't drink up the Soup right away!  Ask for "Soba You."  Its the hot water they used to boil the noodles...  just pour some into your leftover soup and drink.  I never knew about this until Mari introduced me to it.  Warms you up and mellows out the shoyu based soup.

There are a few tables and 2 very long tables that seat 10.  You will probably be sharing the larger table but its part of the experience.  They might ask if you want to sit in the "Ai Seki" which means sharing a table with somebody else... very common in smaller popular restaurants.

Restaurant: Ita-Soba Kaori-Ya.

Location: EBISU (Near Domino's Pizza, AU Shop, Kinko's)

Foodie Website: http://r.tabelog.com/tokyo/A1303/A130302/13001653/

Gnavi Website: http://r.gnavi.co.jp/a020701/

Address J: 東京都渋谷区恵比寿4-3-10 中出センチュリーパーク1F

Address E: Tokyo, Shibuya-ku, Ebisu 4-3-10

MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/ZnP7QiNTe7VTwd5D7

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