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Local Life
Ebisu-yokoch ō
dishes ¥500-1500; 5pm-late; JR Yamanote Line to Ebisu, east exit)
is full of colourful counters
dishing up everything from
okonomiyaki
(savoury pancake) to grilled scallops and
sushi. It's lively all evening, and often until the early morning. Look for the rainbow-
coloured sign marking the entrance.
Eating
9
Tonki
$
TONKATSU
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There are two things on the menu here:
rosu-katsu
(fatty loin cutlet) and
hire-
katsu
(lean fillet cutlet). Sit at the counter to watch the perfectly choreographed
chefs breading, frying and garnishing the tender morsels. Look for a white sign
and
noren
(doorway curtains) across sliding doors.
( 1-2-1 Shimo-Meguro, Meguro-ku;
meals ¥1800;
4-11pm Wed-Mon, closed 3rd Mon of month;
JR Yamanote Line to Meguro, west
exit;
)
10
Afuri
$
RĀMEN
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Hardly your typical surly
rāmen-ya
(
rāmen
shop), Afuri has upbeat young cooks
and a hip industrial interior. The unorthodox menu might draw eye-rolls from
purists, but house specialities including
yuzu-shio rāmen
(egg noodles in a light,
salty broth flavoured with
yuzu,
a type of citrus, peel) draw queues at lunch.
( 1-1-7
Ebisu, Shibuya-ku; noodles from ¥750;
11am-5am;
JR Yamanote Line to Ebisu, east exit;
)
