Ginza Restaurants

Ginza Restaurants Tokyo Japan - Ginza Guide - Guide to some of the most famous Ginza Restaurants and cafes. Ginza Restaurants Ginza is famous for its bakeries and cafes. Especially Melon pan, a circular bun flavored with honeymelon, is very popular. Some people say, Ginza is the cradle of Melon pan. This story is uncertain but very interesting. Melon pan has been in favor for couple of years. Most melon pan’s surface is like cookies, and looks like watermelon’s skin. Hotel Okura and Hotel Seiyou’ bread is very famous recently. Some shop such as Ginza Kimuraya sells special Melon pan, they sells flavored bread, like coffee or orange. They are unique and also popular. Ginza Shiseido ParlourShiseido Bldg 4-5F, Ginza 8-8-3, and several other nearby locations. Operated by the cosmetics giant Shiseido, the Parlour (founded 1902) is one of the swankiest places to dine. Lunch specials go for Y4,000, but the most famous item on the menu is the lobster and abalone curry for Y10,000. Coffee Ginza Cafe Paulista, Nagasaki Center Bldg 1F, Ginza 8-9. One of the oldest cafes in Japan and a favorite of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, the Paulista opened in 1909 with beans imported directly from Santos, Brazil. (Article based on Wikitravel article by Paul N. Richter, Wikitravel user(s) Jpatokal, Nzpcmad and Luke and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel. Article used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0.) |