AKASAKA: Marushige Muyouya Izakaya... wow everything we ordered met with instant sounds of "Oishii!"

Once again in charge to hunt down a restaurant for visiting staff from the UK. But this night we decided to go for a very salaryman atmosphere with a solid Tabelog foodie ranking.  

And so we arrived at Marushige Izakaya at 7pm on a Monday night.

Instant 300yen Otoshi (table charge w/ mini appetizer).  Tiny transparent fish.

This mound of 1,000yen uni was the hit of the night.  I'm not a fan of Uni but it was so creamy, didn't taste like the ocean and sweet.  Wow... we ordered 3 plates.

Fresh tuna is another must... ordered 3 plates of that also.

The manager explaining Sake.  Super friendly guy.

Garlic chicken a must!  Yum... who says yum to chicken?  It was good.

Nice L shaped counter seating.

WARNING!  Menu is only in Japanese and quite alot to take in so you can either randomly ask for some "Osusume" (Recommended) items or perhaps look thru the Tabelog foodie pics to show the waitress:  http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1308/A130801/13000192/dtlphotolst/1/smp2/

Tables were lined with old newspaper articles in English.

Friendly business card exchange with the shop boss.

This place was just perfect and absolutely full on a Monday night!  My boss who frequents 30,000 yen sushi dinners in Ginza was very happy with the quality of fish here.  Lots of different kinds of sake, vast menu, friendly staff and really old school salaryman interior.  Gotta go!!

Restaurant: Marushige Muyouya Izakaya

Tabelog foodie: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1308/A130801/13000192/

Gnavi with coupon: http://r.gnavi.co.jp/g281900/

Address J: 東京都港区赤坂2-14-8 山口ビル 2F

Address E: Tokyo, Minato-ku, Akasaka 2-14-8, Yamaguchi Bldg 2F
MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/FylgJ

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SHIBUYA: Tattan Ramen for a bit of Taiwanese style Maze-Soba... with real soba rather than ramen noodles.

Late night in Shibuya and thought I'd give Tattan's Taiwanese 800yen Maze-Soba a try.

Mix mix! It was ok but didn't compare the wonderful world of Hagan in Sakuradai.

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And a few pics of the sweet new Porsche dealership

Restaurant; Tattan Tsuke-Soba Ramen

Tattan Website: http://tukesoba-tattan.com/

Tabelog Foodie: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1303/A130301/13148362/

Address J: 東京都渋谷区渋谷3-14-4

Address E: Tokyo, Shibuya-ku, Shibuya 3-14-4
MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/8FdHy

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NERIMA: Napoli Pizzeria mediocre at best with a wonderful view of Yakuza's, Crows and interesting bar men dressed as women.

Who isn't a fan of pizza... so we finally checked out Napoli Pizzeria.

1st floor had 3 small tables and a small counter seating area.

Unfortunately we were surrounded by folks who enjoyed their cigars.

A view outside was the perfect view of Yakuza's in black suits frequently pulling up in shiny black cars.  Nerima has a high concentration of hostess bars and I assume they own most of them. As for the Crows they are men dressed in black overcoats luring in customers... And one more interesting sight a few men dressed as women who stepped out of their bar.   Lots of interesting things thru the windows of Napoli.

Overall the service was slow and food mediocre at best.  I'm sure I'll be back as one of my friends seemed to enjoy the cozy atmosphere and cheap wine. Oh the manager mentioned most of the Napoli's were franchises so they do things a little different by location.

Restaurant: Napoli Nerima Branch

Napoli Website: http://www.endojapan.com/brand/napoliNerima/

Tabelog Website: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1321/A132102/13164668/

Address J: 東京都練馬区豊玉北5-32-1

Address E: Tokyo, Nerima-ku, Toyotamakita 5-32-1
MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/5re9g

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