Best lunch date spot in Ginza - NAMIKI667

Had lunch at one of the best date spot in Ginza -NAMIKI667／ハイアット セントリック 銀座 東京

Website: https://namiki667.com/?src=prop_misc_tyoct_other_seo_gmb

The interior is nice and spacious. This place would be good not just for dates but for gatherings with friends or business gatherings.

We had the Tokyo set lunch which costs 5,000 JPY.

First up was some warm bread. I really like the round wheat one. It was soft and fluffy.

We were also served the amuse which came in a nice garlic butter sauce that went well with the bread.

For the appetizer, I had the smoked salmon confit. Surprisingly, I really enjoyed the green peas puree that was served with the smoked salmon, which was also delicious.

J had the aioli squid with paprika sauce. I had a bite and enjoyed the squid too, especially the paprika sauce. We cleaned both up the sauces on both plates with the bread. That was how good the sauces were.

For soup, I had the Lobster Bisque Truffle Puree, which we had to add an additional 600 JPY for. But it was definitely worth it as the soup was packed with umami and just look at this presentation!

J had the chefr recommended green bean soup and this too was delicious!

Lol, more dishes to dip our bread into.

Next, I had the Roasted scallop white balsamic sauce. This also requires an additional 400 JPY. 

Both the scallops and takenoko were nicely roasted. No regrets ordering this.

Meanwhile, J had the oven roasted wagyu with Tokyo vegetables.

Lastly, the desserts!

We ordered the creme caramel ala mode and lemon tart to share.

Both were beautifully presented and delicious!

Then at the end we were served some small sweets to enjoy with our coffee and tea.

Overall, very happy and satisfied with the meal.

The food was delicious and the service was top-notch. Pair that with the nice ambience of the place, it is very nice and comfortable to dine there.

After that we walked around a bit to try to digest all the good food that we just had.

We ended up at Den-en-chofu Station. It was my first time exiting from this station and was pleasantly surprised by how pretty the station looked. The area there is also pretty posh.

There were many fancy cars dropping and picking u people from the station there. I assume that the rent or housing in this area must be very expensive.

Lunch with ST

Grabbing lunch with ST-san after facial. We went to Toro Tokyo, Ginza.

Website: https://torogastrobar.jp/

We had the 2500 yen Churrasco Course.

First up was the quinoa salad, soup and Latin appetizer plate. Everything was surprisingly good.

For the Churrasco, each time, each person can order as much as they can eat as it is buffet style.

The serving size was too big for me! I prefer smaller portions so that I can try more different cut of meat. The best churrasco for me were the prawns!

After that, our taco finally arrived with the rice bowl. Not a fan of soft shell tacos.

This here was just a tiny bit of rice on a small saucer plate but this was good enough because I was super full by then. The flavours for this was lovely.

And finally came the dessert which was good and such a pretty presentation with the burnt sugar on top and fruits.

The weather that day wasn't great as it was raining the whole day. 

After lunch, we walked around the area window shopping. Both ST-san and J did manage to buy some pretty nice shoes, despite the shop being super busy and the bead weather outside. 

Day out with YH

Met up with YH for some jewelery making time.

First, we met up for lunch at Afeliz (アフェリス).

Their set lunch comes with a salad bar.

We both ordered their grilled pork which was super delicious!!! And that sauce went super well with the mash potatoes.

At the end of the meal, we both had a creme brulee for dessert.

After lunch, we dropped by kiwa to stock up on some parts before heading to Tanagokoro Tearoom

Website: http://www.tanagokoro-tearoom.com/

We both ordered a different tea set which come with some really nice accompaniments, that came with a paper explaining what each item were. You get to stimulate your tastes buds with something spicy, sour, bitter, salty and sweet.

As we both ordered different teas, we were served a small tea cup filled with each other's tea, so that we can taste them.

This is the piece of paper explaining what was served with the tea. I think they change this every motnh.

I also ordered their special menu for the month which was featuring various petit items with charcoal powder added to them e.g. quciche, sandwich, macaron and cream puff.

Super love this place as we got to enjoy some really good tea and had a pretty nice and comfortable space for our hobby.

The Apollo

Had a really great lunch date at The Apollo.

Website: http://theapollo.jp/

For appetizer, we had the pita bread with hummus. I love both of them~!!! <3

We got a really nice seat by the window. It would be better if the seats are further apart.

We also had a greek salad with fresh olives, tomatoes, cucumbers and feta cheese. While I'm not a fan of tomatoes or cucumbers, I really enjoyed the combination of flavours in this salad.

We had the oven baked lamb shoulder with lemon greek yoghurt. One of the best lamb shoulder I've had. It was soft, tender and delicious. I also like the tangy lemon greek yoghurt. It cuts through the strong flavors.

This plate of stir fried kale with lemon and chili was also good. I love that it's not too tough and the sauce made it so much more delicious.

For dessert, we had the Avgolemono Pie wich is a lemon meringue pie. The lemon curd which was super sour btw, was topped with a very yummy olive oil biscuit and toasted meringue which was super sweet!!! This dessert was nice for the first 2 bites but it was too sweet for me!

Luckily, I had a cup of hot tea to help wash all the sweetness down.

I thought that the food was good and not something that we usually get here. I think I will be back again. I'm missing that pita bread with hummus as I'm writing this.