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JezzaYouBeauty!! · Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 86

Hi guys and girls,

I am a food buff. So thought I'd ask.

I guess the standard answer to my question might be Tokyo. Right? wrong?

Anyhow, as a ratio to the total amount of 'eating places', which cities do you think might have the most non-japanese restaurants? Which city has the most diverse range of foreign cusine? Which ciy has the best quality foreign cuisine? etc.

I guess this would be based on your individual expriences and where you've been etc.

Oh well,

See ya...

Jon Taylor · Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 238 Location: Tokyo

Narita airport seving Tokyo has a good egg 'n' chips.

Jon Taylor · Joined: 09 Mar 2005 Posts: 238 Location: Tokyo

and let me see.......

There's a foreigh resturant in Tokyo.

Go into the centre, turn third left, take the second right and walk for 200 yards. It's on your left....You can't miss it.

bshabu · Joined: 03 Apr 2003 Posts: 200 Location: Kumagaya

JezzaYouBeauty!! · Joined: 01 Nov 2004 Posts: 86

Kobe.....I see......

Actually, I just read that Kobe has almost 50,000 foreign residents from 100 different countries. Population around 1.5 million. Possibly the biggest ratio of foreigners to locals, compared to other cities in Japan? Tokyo or other cities maybe higher ratio?

Oh well....multi-culturalism. Go japan!

That'd be an interesting topic. Are there any of us non-japanese out there, who believe more multi-culturalism and ethnic diversity would be BAD for Japan?

If anyone is interested in that kind of stuff, here seems to be a website for an NGO in Japan devoted to it:

http://www.issho.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=351

I am assuming many of you know it already or are indeed members.

markle · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 1316 Location: Out of Japan

Dunno, Tokyo would have the edge in terms of population and cash flow.
Still it'd have to wait until I finished trying all the Japanese cuisine restaurants.

BTW I wonder how many people know who your avatar is.

wintersweet · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 1:22 am Post subject:

Well, Tokyo has outlets of various world-famous French and American star chefs' restaurant, if you've got tons of money. Otherwise, I suppose one learns to love yoshoku. Wink

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

Take a gander at this. Sorry, Jezza, nothing for Kyushu. Kanto and Kansai only.
http://www.bento.com/tokyofood.html

nomadder · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2005 4:07 pm Post subject:

That link probably sums it up. Your best bets are:

Tokyo
Yokohama
Kobe
Kyoto
Osaka

Speed · Joined: 04 Jul 2003 Posts: 152 Location: Shikoku Land

For foreign restaurants:

Tokyo hands down. In volume and types.

The answer is Tokyo.

Tokyo.

Yes.

stillnosheep · Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 2068 Location: eslcafe

Well good Japanese food can be found in many towns and cities Razz

Tiger Beer · Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 778 Location: Hong Kong

how affordable is the 'foreign' cuisine in Japan though?

I went to the Hard Rock Cafe in Fukuoka and actually found the menu quite reasonable.. which was quite a shock as few other things in Japan actually were.

wintersweet · Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2005 5:47 pm Post subject:

Vince · Joined: 05 May 2003 Posts: 559 Location: U.S.

If authenticity is a component of good, you'll have a harder time finding that ideal foreign restaurant. As is often the case back home, most foreign restaurants in Japan adjust the food to meet Japanese sensibilities. There's a good chance that the best and most reasonable foreign food would come from your kitchen. I had a Chinese student and a Thai student cook for me, and both times the food was completely different from what I had seen in expensive Japanese (and American) restaurants and was much better. I'm confident that much of the American food I cooked in while in Japan had no local rival.

markle · Joined: 17 Jan 2003 Posts: 1316 Location: Out of Japan