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The vegetable sommelier at Mori no Curry in Nagoya ensures that only the finest produce is used in their kitchen - even the seasonal fruit lassi is loaded with chunks of fresh fruit. #spicecurry #nagoya #japantravel 🍜 tinyurl.com/b-morino

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Located in the new Osaka Kitte complex, Kohaku Brasserie brings casual French dining to the extreme, with tablet ordering, counter seating, budget-friendly prices and 25 wines by the glass. They even advertise that they're "great for daytime drinking"! #osaka #japantravel 🍜 tinyurl.com/b-kohaku

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Blue Bottle Osaka has been written up in all the architecture magazines for its stunning decor. They serve sweet and savory breakfast waffle plates and granola bowls to go with your morning coffee. #osaka #coffeeroastery #japantravel 🍜 tinyurl.com/b-bluebottle

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Rosemary's is a taste of casual New York-style Italian dining in busy Shinjuku. The stylish dining room is lively without being cacophonous, and the well-assembled wine list is reasonably priced. Most importantly, the cooking is solid and unpretentious. #tokyo #shinjuku🍜 tinyurl.com/b-rosemary

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Osaka beer retailer Iiie offers more than 300 canned and bottled beers, including some rare finds, and also serves an excellent selection of draft beers from its ten taps. The dining room is quite stylish as well. #osaka #craftbeer #japantravel 🍜 tinyurl.com/bb-iiie

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Continuing the spice curry tour of Japan with a well-balanced three-curry plate at Maruse in Osaka, which included a Thai-inspired green curry with tender bamboo shoots. #spicecurry #osaka #japantravel 🍜 tinyurl.com/b-maruse

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Pan-fried bite-sized tetsunabe gyoza are especially crunchy and garlicky at Mugen Gyoza ("Unlimited Dumplings"). They also serve excellent sui-gyoza and taki-gyoza, two more local specialties, for a full-on Fukuoka dumpling experience. #fukuoka #gyoza #japantravel 🍜 tinyurl.com/b-mugengyoza

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For craft beer fans in or near Yokohama - the Japan Brewers Cup event runs from today through Sunday! #craftbeer #yokohama www.japanbrewerscup.jp/english.html

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Dining Diary - South Indian specialist Tokyo Bhavan serves excellent mutton curries, griddle-grilled Tawa dishes, and more than a dozen dosas at their popular Kudanshita shop. #tokyo #panipuri 🍜 tinyurl.com/b-bhavan

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Osaka Basque restaurant Etxola turns out beautifully presented prix-fixe menus based on top-quality seasonal ingredients. #basquecuisine #osakagourmet #japantravel #osaka 🍜 tinyurl.com/b-etxola

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Curry Report - Underneath the gooey melted mozzarella cheese and ripe avocado slices is an excellent pork-wagyu keema curry, simmered in coconut milk and aromatic spices, at legendary curry shop (and nighttime bar) Mokubaza in Jingumae. 🍜 #tokyo #curry #harajuku #japantravel tinyurl.com/b-mokubaza

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Sobameshi - a mashup of yakisoba and fried rice flavored with stewed beef tendon - is Kobe's unique contribution to Japan's down-to-earth "B-kyu gourmet" culture, and Tankubo has been serving it since the 1950s. Choose your favorite sauce! #kobe #yakisoba 🍜 tinyurl.com/b-tankubo

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Five and a half tomatoes go into every bowl of tomato ramen at Tomako in Kobe, along with pork, onions, and thin, firm noodles that soak up the flavors. Cheese is optional but recommended. #kobe #ramen #japantravel tinyurl.com/b-tomako

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The newest branch of Brussels, the Belgian bar chain, just opened in October in Ark Hills (replacing a branch of Belgian chain Butcher Republic). There are just a handful of active taps but a pretty big bottled selection, and a food menu focusing on grilled meats. #tokyo tinyurl.com/bb-brussels

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If you don't have time for a trip to a Tokyo-area Costco, the Stockmart reseller shop offers some of their more popular items - cheeses, cold cuts, muffins, giant bags of tortilla chips (sort of a "Costco greatest hits") - at their convenient Shimo-Kitazawa location. #tokyo tinyurl.com/b-stockmart

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Top-grade gourmet burgers are accompanied by well-selected craft beers and ciders at Craft Burger in Osaka's Dojima district. #osaka #craftbeer #burgers tinyurl.com/b-craftburger

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A Spice & Beats, Kobe: "You'll find excellent Kansai-style spice curries at this lunchtime-only shop. Though the chef uses a hefty dose of different spices, the overall heat level is less fiery than average, so the subtler aspects of each dish shine through." #spicecurry #kobe tinyurl.com/b-aspice

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Located in the new Kitte Osaka complex, standing sake bar Hokuriku Bar Plus offers Kansai's largest selection of sake from Hokuriku (Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui Prefectures), much of it available from self-service sake dispensers. #nihonshu #sake #osaka #sakebar #japantravel tinyurl.com/b-hokuriku

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What are all those colorful items in your tightly packed boxes of "osechi-ryori" New Year's foods? Find out in our guide to traditional Japanese New Year's foods. #japanesecuisine #osechiryori tinyurl.com/b-osechiryori

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The very casual Nonotory yakitori counter in Kobe's Ekizo complex serves skewers of premium heirloom-breed chicken, creative side dishes and 14 wines by the glass. #kobe #yakitori #izakaya tinyurl.com/b-nonotoryk

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Tempura & Wine Kojima is an adventurous dining experience in Nagoya. It's located in the wholesale fish market, so it's extremely casual, but the tempura is great, with simple but tasty items like shiitake slathered in gorgonzola and lotus root stuffed with game meat. #nagoya tinyurl.com/b-kojima

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"It is definitely worth making a reservation for the Plov, the Uzbek national dish. The original pilaf rice, it's a mound of cumin-infused rice, carrots and onions, cooked together with chunks of lamb on the bone and a whole head of roast garlic." #tokyo #uzbekcuisine #plov tinyurl.com/b-alohidin

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Casime in Fukuoka serves modern Middle-Eastern cuisine, with venison and other meats grilled over blazing firewood and a good selection of wines and craft beers. #fukuoka #craftbeer tinyurl.com/b-casime

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Craft Beer Market's newest branch, located in Tokyo Dome City's new Food Stadium, serves good "smash" burgers and diner favorites like mac 'n' cheese along with twenty craft beers on tap. #tokyo #craftbeer tinyurl.com/bb-cbmsuido

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With two-story floor-to-ceiling windows, comfortable sofas and well-stuffed armchairs, Glitch Coffee Osaka is one of the more luxuriously appointed coffee shops in town. #osaka #glitchcoffee #roastery #coffeeroastery #japantravel tinyurl.com/b-oglitch

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Taiwanese dim sum is paired with Tokyo-brewed craft beers on tap at the newly opened Koukyu Hanten in Tokyo Dome City. #tokyo #tokyodome tinyurl.com/bb-koukyu

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Hearty country-style French cuisine is the draw at casual bistro La Peche, with dishes like Marseille-style Bouillabaisse and Duck a l'Orange at dinnertime. #nagoya tinyurl.com/b-lapeche

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Bacon-wrapped grilled vegetables and other fun skewers are the specialty at Manten Kushiyaki in Osaka Station City. #Osaka tinyurl.com/b-manten

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"The Nihari stew features a large chunk of lamb on the bone slow-cooked with herbs and spices. Originally a dish cooked for the Mughal Nawabs of Lucknow, you can taste the princely luxury in the depth of its creamy flavors." #tokyo tinyurl.com/b-KhanKebab

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Fukuoka's legendary Three Spoon Curry prepares their distinctively flavored keema curry with a roux base of chicken and flying fish stock. Choose from three different spoons (gold, silver and wood) to customize your curry-eating experience. #fukuoka tinyurl.com/b-3spoon

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A long-running Nagoya landmark, Mikushi has kept its deep fryers busy turning out first-rate kushiage skewers since 1980. #nagoya tinyurl.com/b-mikushi

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"If you are looking for Neapolitan-style pizza in a peaceful piazza in the center of Tokyo then Gino Sorbillo is the place for you. The outdoor seating looks out over a quiet square with verdant trees and colorful sculptures, with no traffic." #tokyo tinyurl.com/b-ginos

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Dining bar Swan & Lion has a mission to introduce "full-flavored modern British cuisine" to Tokyo. Classic dishes like Crispy Skin Roast Pork Belly, Bangers and Mash, and Pot Pies are served alongside a nice selection of wines, ales and bottled ciders. #tokyo tinyurl.com/b-swanandlion

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With its jungle of potted plants, high ceilings, and endless spreads of baked goods, Fukuoka's Dacomecca bakery-cafe is an appealing spot for a snack break. There's even an open hearth, where sausages are grilled for sandwiches. #fukuoka tinyurl.com/b-daccomecca

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Yuyay in Marunouchi serves first-rate Peruvian cuisine, including a stunning line-up of ceviche variations and a full range of Pisco cocktails. #tokyo tinyurl.com/b-yuyay

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Spicy, curry-flavored soup loaded with pork belly, lamb, braised chicken, fried chicken, scallops and 12 vegetables - the "Hokkaido Special" soup curry at Rojiura has it all! #tokyo tinyurl.com/b-rojiura

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Momoyaki - smoky, deeply flavored charcoal-grilled chicken - is a delicious Kyushu specialty, and Bancho in Hakata Station prepares an excellent version of it using heirloom-breed Kirishima chicken from Miyazaki Prefecture. #fukuoka tinyurl.com/b-bancho

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Two award-winning chefs collaborate to produce fantastic French-Indian fusion cuisine at GohGan in central Fukuoka. #fukuoka tinyurl.com/b-GohGan

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Suju Dining in Marunouchi is the place to go for Nagano sake, miso-grilled fish and meats, and farm-fresh vegetables. #tokyo #sake tinyurl.com/b-sujudining

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The photogenic South Indian-inspired three-curry plate at Kubo Curry (Fukuoka) is a delightful mix of contrasting flavors, textures and colors. #fukuoka #curryrice tinyurl.com/b-kubodaimyo

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With its lavishly constructed Avocado Toast, gourmet Mac 'n' Cheese and dinner-size Cobb Salads, Sarabeth's all-day brunch menu goes far beyond just eggs. #tokyo tinyurl.com/b-sarabeth

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Chenputon Hong Kong Tea Room 1946 aims to recreate the "chinoiserie atmosphere" of a Hong Kong British-colonial-era tea house, serving excellent dim sum and Chinese teas. #tokyo tinyurl.com/b-hk1946

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New at Craft Beer Bars Japan - If you're in central Okayama and in the mood for a craft beer or two, the Doppo taproom-kiosk in Aeon Mall serves a line-up of Doppo beers as well as sake and shochu from Miyashita Sake Brewery, Doppo's parent company. #okayama tinyurl.com/bb-doppo

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Curry shop Harukanaru in Nagoya (and Tokyo) uses fresh-from-the-farm vegetables and Koshi-hikari brown rice to produce their excellent original curries. #nagoya tinyurl.com/b-harukanaru

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Joe's Shanghai in Ikebukuro serves first-rate xiaolongbao and other dumplings along with a great 59th-floor view. #tokyo tinyurl.com/b-joesikebuk...

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Michelin-starred chef Nakamura Takahito serves creative French fare and haute cuisine ramen together at this casual fusion spot in #Fukuoka. The Carbonara Tsukemen is an amazing bowl of noodles, and the leftover dipping sauce turns into the base for an excellent risotto. tinyurl.com/b-nishimura

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Pizza report - Marumo's cross-cultural pizzas incorporate Japanese ingredients like shiitake mushrooms, konbu flakes and shiso leaves to produce unique results. #tokyo #pizza tinyurl.com/b-marumo

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Across the street from Fukuoka's famous fish market, Hakata Toyoichi offers a tempting buffet of 60 varieties of sushi, plus excellent seafood donburi. #fukuoka tinyurl.com/b-toyoichi

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Ebi-fry - plump, succulent, deep-fried jumbo prawns - are a beloved culinary treat in Nagoya, and nobody prepares them like landmark specialty shop Ebidote underneath Nagoya Station. #nagoya tinyurl.com/b-ebidote

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