OMOTESANDO: Valentino x Maripol x Crystal Kay x Wolverine x CHAMPAGNE! A wonderful evening...

About 2 years ago I shifted from the Hedgefund industry to a Japanese Trading Company and finally my 1st perk of join a domestic company!  Maripol Valentino Omotesando Hills reception party with Maripol!

My co-workers sitting down in posh Valentino! 

Maripol!

And we spot Crystal Kay!

Oh yes.. Wolverine folks!  Wow... Rila Fukushima

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3822462/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t3

And a little friendly chit chat with super cool Crystal Kay... Picture time!!

Shop: Valentino Omotesando Hills

Valentino Site: http://www.valentino.com/jp

New Flagship Valentino: http://www.valentino.com/experience/jp/news/valentino-opens-new-omotesando-flagship-boutique/

Address J: 東京都渋谷区神宮前4-12-10 表参道ヒルズ本館1F・2F

Address E: Tokyo, Shibuya-ku, Jingumae 4-12-10
MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/dVNp9RP3FgM2

ヴァレンティノ 表参道, VALENTINO OMOTESANDO, 表参道ヒルズ, Japan, Japanese, Sony RX100, tokyo fashion week, reception party, madonna, keith haring, Jean-Michel Basquiat, harajuku,

HARAJUKU: FONDA DE LA MADRUGADA... amazing interior and super flavorful Mexican food!

A new guy joined our team and we all headed out for some Mexican food!

5000yen course menu with all you can drink very very limited drink menu... no tequila or Margherita! Ugh...

I found everything to be extremely flavorful!  Avocado dip.... Yum!!

These taco's reminded me of the $1.50 taco trucks in LA!  Sure do miss the US.

Buttery, garlicy, creamy sauce on the shrimp was soooooo addictive. Loved it!

The bathroom was incredibly spacious.... there was a set of stairs inside leading to I don't know where. Hogwarts?

Live Mexican guitarist!

3 live songs! He took requests but we were a table full of Japanese and one boss who lived in Italy.  Super random requests met with a bit of huh and hmm....

The main room had some super high ceilings... I noticed alot of mixed couples this night. Foreign guys with Japanese girls.

We had one entire room to ourselves... quite possibly because we requested smoking.  I don't smoke but the ventilation was fantastic so not a breeze of smoke came my way.

Closed with the tiniest tiniest ever dessert!  

I think I will be back again... this place will give you cravings!  Oh the staff is all foreign with very limited Japanese or English ability so must remember who can actually converse with you when you wanna order something!  

Restaurant: FONDA DE LA MADRUGADA

Tabelog Foodie: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1306/A130601/13004395/

Homepage: http://www.fonda-m.com/

Address J: 東京都渋谷区神宮前2-33-12 ヴィラ・ビアンカ

Address E: Tokyo, Shibuya-ku, Jingumae 2-33-12

MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/RxRJ7kBPW1t

フォンダ・デ・ラ・マドゥルガーダ, メキシコ料理, 居酒屋、バー, 原宿, Harajuku, Japan, Japanese, tokyo, foodie, enchilada, burrito, foodie, canon s120, fun, dinner, cerveza, nomihoudai, tokyobelly

OMOTESANDO: Chinese Cafe Eight... The Best Happy Hour Ever! 200yen drinks and 150yen dumplings!

After leaving a nearby Yelp Elite event we headed just a few doors away to have a few veggie dishes and some 150yen dumplings... but to our surprise it was Happy Time!! 200yen drinks til 7pm!! 

Huge wine selection at this Chinese restaurant.

So many varieties of dumplings (steamed gyoza).

150yen per plate.

8kg of Peking duck... yum.

It was so nice to stumble into this extremely clean and almost very new Chinese restaurant. The service was spot on great and food was so nicely budget priced that we left totally satisfied.  I will for sure be back again!

Restaurant: Chinese Cafe 8 Aoyama Branch

Website: http://8aoyama.com/

Tabelog Foodie: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1306/A130602/13182640/

Address J: 東京都渋谷区神宮前5-51-8 ラ・ポルト青山 B1F

Address E: Tokyo, Shibuya-ku, Jingumae 5-51-8

MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/YQ1DsiUAMY62

中国茶房8, 青山店, 表参道, Japan, Japanese, Tokyo, gyoza, foodie, canon s120, cheap, dinner, lunch, tokyobelly, omotesando, UN university, aoyama gakuen,