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Suzu Café
One of the on-campus dining facilities is Suzu Café. It's a place that's right by the dorms I'm at and is very affordable. I've gotten a...
Tommy Lam
May 28, 20221 min read
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I have Confit-dence in me
Today's lunch excursion is an establishment that is right outside the lab's front gates called Andryu! I've been looking for an...
Tommy Lam
May 28, 20222 min read
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Gentle Café Time
While on a walk, I was feeling a bit tired and not fully awake so I decided to stop by a café I had always passed by to give it a try....
Tommy Lam
May 28, 20221 min read
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Kuraiya Yuon: Izakaya Time
In case I didn't feel like I splurged at Coccolino yesterday, I decided to splurge today at the izakaya, Kuraiya Yuon. It's quite hidden...
Tommy Lam
May 27, 20223 min read
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Coccolino: Italian Cuisine in Tsukuba!?
Today's place is another homey restaurant called Coccolino! It's an Italian restaurant right behind the nearby Daiso and is something one...
Tommy Lam
May 26, 20224 min read
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Uni Ramen (活龍 海老蟹専門)
Class is in session, where we return to Katsuryu Kokakudo to try their sea urchin (uni or 雲丹) ramen. Similar to their shrimp/lobster...
Tommy Lam
May 25, 20222 min read
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Random Assortment from Kasumi
Over the past few weeks, I've been getting a variety of items at the local supermarket, Kasumi. Since it's been a while since I've added...
Tommy Lam
May 22, 20222 min read
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Winner winner, steak dinner!
Today's featured restaurant is Niku-no-bannin (肉の番人). I originally wanted to splurge on seafood they didn't seem open so steak seemed...
Tommy Lam
May 22, 20222 min read
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Satisfying the sweet tooth
For lunch, after a couple hour walk, I wanted to having something fun for lunch so I went to Coffee Tetsugaku for something light. The...
Tommy Lam
May 22, 20221 min read
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Mira
I'm going to make this a short one. Mira is an Indian restaurant right by Kasumi. I got their South Indian Chicken Tikka Masala (which...
Tommy Lam
May 21, 20221 min read
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Chicken Only Ramen
Today's location is the final member of the Katsuryu group in Tsukuba that specializes in chicken-only ramen (鳥だけ). In reality, it is a...
Tommy Lam
May 21, 20222 min read
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Yuzu, the restaurant (not the fruit)
On this day, I went to the yoshoku restaurant called Yuzu. It's a nice quaint place. It plays nice covers of ghibli songs and the various...
Tommy Lam
May 21, 20222 min read
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Fulfilling my unagi craving (松乃家)
As one might discern from the sign, the weekly splurge of the week goes in the pursuit of unagi (fresh-water eel). Biked a bit further...
Tommy Lam
May 15, 20222 min read
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Special Japanese Curry
Today's spotlight is on Coocy Curry (クーシー-カレーライス専門店). Since it's been rainy the past few days, I thought something warm and stew-like...
Tommy Lam
May 14, 20222 min read
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Abutora (油虎): Abura-soba
With a couple of weeks of research and attempts to check out a place, I finally had a chance after to visit a location a trusted...
Tommy Lam
May 13, 20223 min read
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Anago Tempura Set (月の華)
On Sunday, I went to Tsuki no Hana (月の華), a seafood restaurant that gives me the vibe of trying to be family friendly and accessible to...
Tommy Lam
May 10, 20221 min read
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The tsukemen's hidden trap card?(活流)
Today's ramen joint is Katsuryu. I got their special tsukemen (トクのせつけ麺) with the normal portion of noodles (並盛り) and, for some reason, a...
Tommy Lam
May 10, 20222 min read
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Chickening out at Torikichi...
Today's experience was at Torikichi (鳥吉) since I had a massive craving for yakitori. Although this place takes reservations, I ended up...
Tommy Lam
May 7, 20223 min read
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Ramen Style: Stamina no Jutsu (スタミナラーメン がむしゃ)
Upon recommendation from a trusted source, I ventured today after an hour of exploration around the town to Stamina Ramen Gamushu....
Tommy Lam
May 6, 20222 min read
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7-11 Supremacy
I'm just looking for an excuse to vent so rather than take a bunch of pictures of onigiri, sushi rolls, croquettes, steamed buns,...
Tommy Lam
May 5, 20221 min read
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