I’m sharing some of the best things I ate in Tokyo and some gluten-free recommendations.
Hello friends! how are you? I hope you had a great weekend and I hope my friends in the US had a great Independence Day. We went to Mt Lemon with friends and it was perfect.
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true story
TBH, blogging has been a little difficult for me lately. In short, the blogging landscape is pretty rough… I’ll share more details in a future post. For now, I’m trying to enjoy my 90’s summer with my girls (swimming, roller skating, spending time with friends, going to the mall), and remembering our amazing trips to Japan and Korea.
We ate such delicious food that I still remember it every day. I would like to share some of the highlights in today’s post.
Where we ate in Tokyo (and gluten-free picks too!)
7-11
There was a 7-Eleven every day.
Interestingly, the departure of American 7-Elevens is… much to be desired… but Japan’s 7-Elevens are loaded with great food, desserts, snacks, and drinks. Sushi, rice balls, pasta, fried chicken, sandwiches, smoothies, everything was amazing. Of course, we enjoyed the virus drinks (C1000 is the best), multiple tuna rice balls, and all things muscat flavored.
(If you go, please find this!! And send it to me too lol)
We became obsessed with Muscat and stocked up on all the frozen Muscat treats, gummies, and mints.
We all ate a lot of rice balls 🙂 The tuna mayo was the best!
Tsujiki Fish Market
The fish market is lined with hundreds of stalls and stalls. The sashimi is the best I’ve ever eaten in my life. There were containers of Muscat grapes (very sweet and crunchy), and I saw people walking around with skewers, crab legs, omelettes, caramelized sweet potatoes, and sushi rolls.
I also found a hidden gem that serves fluffy gluten-free soufflé pancakes.
It was sweet, light and somehow not eggy at all. I wanted to go back, but in the end I didn’t have time.
Gluten-free skewered skewers “Sû” omakase dish
This meal was a top 5 culinary experience for me. We went to reserve a table in advance when we were looking for gluten free dinner options, but they were fully booked. I sent a message on IG to see if there were any last minute cancellations, and they contacted me the day before to let me know they had an opening.
There were only 7 seats in the restaurant and everything was homemade and freshly made by Chef Sue.
First, we started with a sparkling sake with a sharp sweetness.
All are gluten-free and the kushiage consists of skewers. A popular Japanese dish that is breaded and fried. They used a variety of meats, vegetables, fish, and seasonal ingredients, and each taste was completely different. This felt like a special treat for P and I. Because we usually can’t eat fried or crunchy foods because of gluten.
Despite being skewered fried, it was light and crispy, not greasy at all, and incredibly flavorful.
Some of the highlights:
Beef tendon placed in deep-fried tofu and simmered in dashi stock
Mackerel marinated in plum vinegar sabayon sauce
Gluten-free crab cream croquette
We finished off with homemade apple ginger warabi mochi.
The sous chefs are truly artists and incredibly talented. He doesn’t speak English but we used Google Translate and it was no problem at all. If you are going to Tokyo and have friends or family members who are gluten free, I highly recommend this experience.
Ginza Senryo
One evening we went for late night sushi and shared a platter of rolls, sashimi, salad, pickled vegetables, and the best potato salad of my life. I had another sparkling sake to try different options. It’s worth mentioning here that all of the restaurant servers we encountered were very nice. The service was above and beyond, especially at this restaurant. The server was hunched over and talking to the girl and was very nice and friendly.
So please tell your friends. What is your favorite meal on vacation?
My other popular meals are:
– Alinea of Chicago
– Mykonos Beach Club
– Sorrento zucchini pasta
– Mexican al pastor tacos and Mexican cola
Shit
Gina
