2nd Xmas dinner

Grabbed Xmas dinner with my house mate at Osteria Italiana Cova.

The price was definitely not cheap! 6000yen~

But I must say that the food served was superb~

We had these 2 appetizer dishes~ I especially love the fried fresh pasta based one on the right.

Then there was this salmon appetiser which was yummy~

This here was Mish's appetiser.

Finally the warm bread arrived and so did our pasta!

The pasta here is always good.

Then our second main arrived. I had the fish while Mish had the steak which was a bit too raw for our liking.

Luckily, the chef was nice enough to cook this a bit more well done for us.

To end the meal, we have a tiramisu dessert and the usual tea with mini sweets~

While the food is good, 6000 yen is too expensive to have often. I still prefer their lunch set.

Hanamaru Sushi

Was feeling adventurous so I decided to walk from Shibuya to Otemachi~

Met J for lunch at Hanamaru Sushi which seemed to be pretty popular with the locals because it has a long queue.

I'm so glad that we came here because the sushi was delicious~!!! :D

You can just grab items off the conveyor belt or order them from the sushi chefs.

I absolutely love all these eggs....no idea what they are, but they're all super yummy~!!! 

This one here is something new. I've never seen it before.

J's order of maguro.

We shared this salmon which was lovely~

Fried squid~

Another plate of salmon which was different from the other one.

Yummy hotate~

First time trying this kanimiso!

Chawan mushi which was yummy~

This kani soup here was definitely one of the highlights of this visit! It's huge and you can actually find real crab meat in it!!

I thought I could catch the light up here but I had to leave early to meet sensei at Shinjuku.

So happy to meet up with sensei-tachi again after 2 years!!!

We went to this super fancy place in Shinjuku and had this expensive fatty fish shabu.

Thank you N sensei for the treat! I'm sooo lucky to have such good Japanese teachers in my life who always treat me to yummy food~

X'mas dinner at Shinagawa

First time at Outback Steakhouse~

We came here on Xmas night and luckily J made a reservation because if not, we will definitely not be able to get in as Xmas is basically couple's night in Japan.

We ordered a salad, to make sure we have our greens.

The complimentary bread which was yummy!

I've always seen this and finally had the chance to try this kind of fried onion~!!!! It was delicious!

We shared this platter of steak and pork ribs which was good. I especially like the pork ribs.

Overall, the food and service here was really good. As it was Xmas, we also exchanged gifts. I came with a bottle of sparkling dessert vinegar and fruit jelly. In return, I received a cute corgi which I've been hugging to sleep~

Lunch with ex-colleague

Met up with an ex-colleague for lunch at Marunouchi at my favourite lunch place!

Every time I come, I order this platter below because you get to try a it of everything!

Wefie~

It was near Xmas and Xmas decorations were everywhere!!

I was surprised to see a cherry blossom tree bloom in December.

Can you spot the flowers?

One of the best part of Xmas in Japan are illuminations~

I really enjoyed the decoration and illumination in this mall.

The amazing view of Tokyo station~

This area here has been under construction for the longest time and it's finally completed!

More X'mas illuminations~

I was hoping to see Tokyo station light up at night and hence was hanging around in the area till night.

I'm really glad that we met up as it was nice to catch up.

Light up at Tokyo station at night~

The streets were also pretty~

For dinner, we went to ramen street in Tokyo station. I absolutely love this ramen because of the red paste that makes the soup slightly spicy.