I had a wonderful lunch at a tiny Japanese restaurant, Mizuno, in Ginza the other day.
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Just like many other restaurants in Ginza, Mizuno is located within a small business building on a small street. You walk up to the second floor to find a enterence. There are only 7 counter seats where you can see the action of the chefs, plus a few tables on the floor.
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I had one of today’s lunch set menus. Appetizer was spinach with crab+dashi sauce. I also had tamago-yaki (omelet).
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Main dish was Ni-anago (braised sea eel) with sancho berries and grilled vegetables. Superb! Dessert was black sesame zenzai (sweet soup).
Everything was great at Mizuno.
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The next day was Italian lunch. My friend picked this spot, which is right near Shibuya Station. It was a Sardinian restaurant called, Tharros. My main course was a traditional pasta dish from the region. The pasta was like small grains (almost lie Israeli cous-cous), served in the light broth with different kinds of clams. I liked it!