KICHIJOJI: Asahi Beer Hall... huge selection of wines, big beers on tap and the occasional guitarist

Friends decided to try Kichijoji on a Tuesday night... the owner of this spot also owns Moscow Standing Bar , Yakitori Te'chan and one more spot next door.

Big mug beers.

Cheese platter... not so much for 1,300yen.

Friendly waiter from Nepal.

This was great!  The steak cubes were super melty tender along with the stir fried mushrooms.

Bottled wines start from around 1,800yen.

You can also buy some import items too....

The special Katsu-Sandwiches were quite fatty... not so much meat.

Wandering Guitarist

Overall a great place but be careful for the live musician and who you randomly talk to... my friend was chatting with a girl and she kept asking him for drinks and also to keep tipping the musician 1,000yen per song.  Don't suggest going on the weekdays... hit up a Friday or Saturday where there is a more diverse interesting crowd.

Restaurant: Asahi Beer Hall

Tabelog foodie: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1320/A132001/13105108/

Address J: 東京都武蔵野市吉祥寺本町1-1-2

Address E: Tokyo, Musashino-shi, Kichijoji, Honcho 1-1-2
MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/wszXStTaN392

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EKODA: CONA Pizzeria... they opened a spot in Ekoda with everything 500yen! Clean and cozy...

Pizza's are thin but less filling and you can try alot of varieties.

Table charge appetizer... cream cheese with apricots and crackers.

This Margherita cheese pizza was free! Show them this coupon!

http://www.hotpepper.jp/strJ001134137/map/

Hawaiian pizza with pineapples... not a fan!  Its like having the main dish and dessert on one plate.  I rather have it separately.

The prosciutto pizza was more like cold ham...

Overall its very budget friendly and they had a push button to call the waitress... so no need yell out "sumimaseeeeeeen~"

Restaurant: Cona Pizzeria Ekoda Branch

Tabelog foodie: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1321/A132101/13188033/

Cona Website: http://www.candy-box.jp/shop/cona/

Address J: 東京都練馬区旭丘1-67-6 インディゴ66 1F・2F

Address E: Tokyo, Nerima-ku, Asahigaoka 1-67-6

MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/texgHTYedmv

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NOGATA: Nai-Fan Thai Restaurant... 6th year anniversary run by a friendly Thai mother.

I'm always a huge fan of restaurants run and operated by a lone owner.

So I again visit tiny restaurant Naifan in Ekoda.

Went for the combo lunch meal with a mini Ka Pao Gai and thick noodle ramen thingy,.. almost tasted like Vietnamese pho.

Quite a large bowl of ramen noodle with boiled slices of chicken.

Thick noodles (Futo-Men).

Lunch includes a little dessert.

I was the only the person here for lunch and had a chance to chat with the owner.  She has a 17 year old son who no longer wants to goto Saizeriya with her... and unfortunately he never wanted to speak Thai so its only Japanese for him.  If you are in a multi cultural marriage you MUST force the kids to speak both languages... it provides so many opportunities.

My previous review:

http://tokyobelly.blogspot.jp/2013/01/nogata-nayfan-for-some-cozy-thai.html

Restaurant: Nayfan Thai Restaurant

Tabelog foodie: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1321/A132104/13115960/

Address J: 東京都中野区野方5-30-19 B1F

Address E: Tokyo, Nakano-ku, Nogata 5-30-19
MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/znPaNLSGkuP2

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NOGATA: Nogata Bread Factory (Bakery)... line of old neighborhood ladies at 2:55pm... I better jump in line too!

There were 4 little old ladies on a Thursday at 2:55pm lined up for Nogata Bakery to open up at 3pm... and decided to join the line.

What sold very well were the bread loafs and also the curry bread (in this pic there are only 3 little round ones left on the bottom right).

The bread was 250yen for a load and you can have it cut in as many slices as you want.  I went for 8 slices.  Very chewy and solid... 

Bakery: Nogata Bread Factory

Tabelog foodie website: http://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1321/A132104/13178217/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nogatabf/

Yelp: Yelp Nogata Review Link

Address J: 東京都中野区野方6-25-13

Address E: Tokyo, Nakano-ku, Nogata 6-25-13
MAP: https://goo.gl/maps/2XgvhskARX12

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