Located on a quiet back street between Jimbocho and Kanda, this Australian-style cafe is bright and airy, with double-height windows letting in plenty of light. They serve a typical assortment of hot and iced espresso drinks (lattes, long blacks) and filter coffee. The latter comes in your choice of three different single-origin beans, starting at around Y1,000. Architecturally.... [Continue reading]

The City Donuts and Coffee serves good coffee and photogenic glazed donuts in many flavors and colors. There are more than a dozen to choose from at any given time, in tempting varieties like Banana Island (covered with banana slices), Cookies and Cream (topped with cream-cheese icing and crumbled Oreos), and savory Maple Bacon. A breakfast plate is served until 2pm, featuring two donuts.... [Continue reading]

Run by the highly regarded Ise Kadoya brewery in Mie Prefecture, this Marunouchi izakaya serves regional cuisine and craft sake from Mie as well as their own craft beers. Ten varieties of Ise Kadoya beer are available on tap. As with any good izakaya, the the food menu is designed to accompany drinks, and the grilled meats and fish here go especially well with both beer and sake. One.... [Continue reading]

German wine bar Riesling offers very affordable wines and good, solid German food. The wine list features eighteen wines by the bottle, most of them in the Y4,500-6,000 range, and seven or eight by the glass. Erdinger weissbier is their draft beer. Among the wine-friendly snacks here, the zwiebelkuchen - a tart made with caramelized onions, bacon, cheese, eggs and cream - is highly.... [Continue reading]

Twenty-two different hamburgers are served at this American-themed burger joint, with some unusual variations like Cream of Spinach Mushroom Burger, Guacamole Cream-Cheese Burger, and the Niagara Burger - a cheese-lover's treat with toppings of Parmesan, Mozzarella, Gorgonzola and Boursin. The Special Smoked Bacon Burger showcases the shop's excellent home-smoked bacon, garnished with.... [Continue reading]

The excellent gourmet burgers here are made with domestic Japanese beef and premium topping ingredients, and come in three sizes - mini (shown in the photo), regular and double. They pour well-selected craft beers and cider from five taps, and there's also a handful of canned beers and ciders to explore in the beer fridge. The shop is open all day long, so you can pop in for a late lunch.... [Continue reading]