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Monja-yaki in Tsukishima
Today we went to Tsukishima for the first time, a place especially known for being the origin of "monja-yaki", a delicious meal similar to okonomiyaki but a bit more liquid-looking. Tsukishima hosts over 60 restaurants, most of them located on Nishinaka-dōri shōtengai aka Monja-dōri.
After walking around and looking at the different menus and prices, we chose Ebisu-ya (3-9-10 Tsukishima) which offered a good deal at ¥1500 for a large monja for two people. We picked a spicy-ish one containing cheese, mentaiko, mochi, and Baby Star ramen (ramen-like snack).
You can cook your own monja on the hot plate on which it is eaten or have it cooked in front of you by a pro, not having much of a clue we went with the pro, and it was delicious. :)
When done, we walked on Kachidoki-bashi, a large bridge that can open up its middle part to let large ships pass, through Tsukiji (an important fish market), and then did a little bit of shopping in Ginza before going back home.
We'll probably be going back to Tsukishima occasionally to try other monja restaurants, and we also plan going to eat fresh sushi in Tsukiji someday soon!
Photos: 1. This landmark small koban (police box) has been there since 1926 (768x1024); 2. Nishinaka street (1024x768); 3. Boat under Tsukishima bridge (1024x768); 4. Traffic lights for pedestrians on Kachidoki bridge (768x1024).
Posted on January 29, 2005 at 21:46 | Tweet
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i will explore this area when i come back in the spring - it looks interesting...
Posted by tim t. on January 28, 2006 at 08:55
You should!
Posted by Patrick on January 28, 2006 at 10:24