Asakusa Mugitoro
Asakusa Mugitoro was established in 1929, and its signature dish is "mashed potatoes with yam rice". This dish is made by grinding Yamato yam into a paste that is sticky and sweet, then adding broth and pouring a lot of the "yam paste" on top of the wheat rice and enjoying it.
There is also the "Sweet Potato Paste 7-color Meal," which includes sweet potato paste and rice as the main course, as well as appetizers, sashimi, and deep-fried foods, for 2,800 yen (tax not included). The main course is mashed potatoes with yam and rice, and side dishes such as omelette, stew, kimchi, and miso soup are available for a limited time on weekdays (11 a.m. to 13:30 p.m.), and the mashed potatoes with yam and rice, which costs 1,000 yen (tax excluded), is also popular.
Current LocationThis store was built in 1887. Tempura fried in sesame oil with a fluffy, soft crust is one of its specialties. We especially recommend the "Tenkai Tei," which has four fried shrimp on top and costs 1,950 yen. The shrimp are so big that they come out of the bowl looking full of energy.
The sauce is rich, sweet and spicy, bringing out the fresh flavor of the shrimp. The Tianji, which comes with fried shrimp, fried sand and deep-fried assorted dishes for 1,550 yen, is also popular.
Okuroka Tempura
Founded in 1837. It is said to be the oldest tempura store in Japan, and is a famous store that has been passed down from the Edo period to the present day. The restaurant's pride and joy, "Heavenly Sky," is priced at 1,820 yen. In addition to the shrimp, which is bigger than a bowl, there is also a stir-fried assortment of shrimp, cuttlefish, and other ingredients. It's a full meal.
Tempura fried in sesame oil has an attractive flavor. That's why the store is popular with foreign tourists, so the store also has English and Thai menus.
Leimen Sanding
The Kanto Oden specialty store was established in 1915. Oden is a kind of soup made from kelp and bonito, and it is stewed for a long time with konnyaku, fish plate, and white radish. This store usually has 35 ~ 40 kinds of Kanto-yaki.
To make the most of the ingredients themselves, each has a different prep method and cooking time. The white radish that has been cooked for 3 days is very tasty, soft and tender, and can be easily removed with chopsticks. One is 110 yen to 540 yen. Some ingredients are also available at current prices.
Daodofuku
This was Japan's first bar, established in 1880. The classic drink is the brandy-based cocktail "Denshirin" (Japanese for electricity), which has been passed down since its inception. It costs two hundred and seventy yen.
Electricity was still a precious commodity in Japan at the time, so it was customary to label anything that was up-to-date with electricity, even if it had nothing to do with electricity, which is how the cocktail got its name. The drink has a high alcohol content of 45 percent, so you get the feeling of electricity flowing when you drink it, which matches its name quite well.
Jingu Bar
Founded in 1946, the cafe is also a famous store beloved by representative Japanese writers such as Yasunari Kawabata and Shotaro Ikenami. The store is as confident as the iced coffee and the Angelus cake, which shares its name with the store, sells for 330 Japanese.
Angelus is a creamy cake roll that comes in chocolate and white chocolate flavors. The cake has a slightly sweet flavor and is perfect for enjoying with a refreshing iced coffee. Iced coffee with homemade plum wine is also highly recommended. Plum iced coffee is 720 yen.
If you visit Asakusa Temple in Japan, don't forget to stop by for a great meal!