My Aussie friends Jeleesan and Edward (above left to right) last week so we had a night out with Ritsu and Tomo (next to Jeleesan and Edward in the picture), and Tony (not pictured). We started out iwth a drink at Heaven's Door across from one of my favorite restaurants in Tokyo-Shirubee, which has a great service, an eclectic fusion menu, and a lively atmosphere as well as reasonable prices that won't break the bank. Then we went to Ushi-Tora, which was mentioed in an article about craft beers in Japan by the NY Times here.
Here's some of the excellent fusion fare at Shirubee. Suigyoza or steamed dumplings and on the left and garlic and chili pepper edo mamae (hot salted soybeans marinated in garlic and chili pepper served hot-delicious).
Here we have Dragonballz (named after the cartoon series)sushi-with ikura (fish eggs), avocado, and shrimp on vinegar rice. To the right is a jalepeno tomato pizza as well.
Oden is a fairly common cold weather dish in Japan, but the presentation is all Shirubee-phallic daikon (Japanese radish).
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