395.5 km

Review excerpt: At Southern Peas, carnivores can go for gumbo, but don’t neglect the barbecue spare ribs, which come slathered in a rich red wine sauce.

395.6 km

This patisserie serves only cakes and water, but what a sweet line-up it is: these could be the supermodels of the cake world, except loaded with calories. After much deliberation — after all, half the fun (and frustration) is in the choosing — we ...

395.6 km

There is precedence in Japan for creature-themed cafes: cats, dogs, rabbits and now owls. Waiting in line at Osaka's Owl Cafe I felt like I stood out. To make matters worse, everybody else was either on dates or with best friends — I came ...

395.6 km

Unlike, most ramen joints, you're given the option of five noodles, each of different girth, to suit your taste, all of which are fresh and cooked to perfection with just the right amount of bite. And instead of the regular chunk of pork, the ...

395.6 km

Review excerpt: The standout dish at Wa Bistro Tsuna was the head and tail of a Pacific sea bream slow-cooked in the holy trinity of Japanese condiments: shoyu, sake and mirin (sweetened rice liquor). Sure, the flesh was scarce at best, but the reward ...

395.6 km

Okuman is all about the fish: head, bones, fins and tail. And eyes and scales, and entrails too — that’s what you get at Okuman.

395.7 km

Though Naniwa serves kakigōri (shaved ice), which is as much a part of summer in Japan as the relentless shrieking of cicadas, the cafe is best known for its fish-shaped taiyaki hot cakes. These are baked the traditional way, with a filling of sweet ...

395.9 km

Review excerpt: Cafe Y offers a Morning Set for ¥600, but we order the double-sized American-style Breakfast (¥1,000), which consists of scrambled eggs, bacon or ham, toast, a piece of fruit — usually a banana — and coffee.

395.9 km

Kashmir is staffed by one chef; we didn’t have time for chit-chat because he’s understandably busy and patrons are understandably hungry. The restaurant is basic: one counter, eight seats. It’s more like a dingy garage. The menu is an aged, grubby handwritten poster on ...

396.1 km

Review excerpt: The fare at Kawahara is kaiseki, the traditional multi-course meal, but it is different: For every course over this long lunch, Kawahara does something that’s either thrilling, or mad.