munchies dELI Tokyo - Delicatessen

If you get too tired to eat out for a dinner after walking around a Tokyo city, munchies dELI Tokyo is the best choice for takeout.  All ingredients of foods that we can parchase some of them in the shop, such as soy milk, cereals, cookies etc, are natural. 

Vege cream puffs of which vegetable chips stuck in the cream, are well known in this deli shop. They have a variety of vegetables cream puffs, say - burdock root, purple sweet potato,  green beans, pumpkin, ginger and tomato.

Yummy-looking dishes are in the show case. They can provide vegetable lasagna , vegetable salad to begans.

This time I bought vege cream puffs garnished with (clockwise from top right) ginger, purple sweet potato, green beans and burdock root are all great!  Vegetable chips on the top of cream puffs are so cute!  This deli shop is located in B1F, ITOCIA Yuraku-cho just in front of JR Yurakucho Station.  In case you stay in the hotel nearby Yurakucho, you will be able to stop by at this shop to get something to eat after a sightseeing. Vegan menu also available, but unfortunately No eat-in space.

Japanese HP :  http://www.munchiesdeli.com/ 

Access map :  http://www.itocia.jp/access/index.html (Japanase only)

                          B1F Yurakucho ITOCIA Food avenue

My evaluation : ★★★☆☆

Japanese blog: TOKYO ECO & ORGANIC LIFE

eat more greens - Vegan

eat more greens is my frequently-used New York styled vegan cafe and bakery, situated in a good location of Azabu-juban nearby Roppongi Hills, just an one-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Azabu-juban station, Naboku line.  They use all ingredients which are "NO meat", "NO fish",  "NO eggs" and "vegetable materials" in all their menu. 

To-go vegetable lunch box, drinks, bakeries and sweets also available. I love pumpkin and apple pies here which are yummy!

Cozy sofas table in the back is my favorite place. Tables in the terrace are also good for a lovely day.

A big piece of apple pie always makes me so full.  I use this cafe to kill time between my engagements or have a tea break after lunch and dinner.  Since I haven't used for a dining yet so far, I want to have a lunch or dinner here next time in detox or on a diet. If you are strictly-began, I strongly recommend you dine at eat more green with a casual and cozy atmosphere.  



HP : http://www.eatmoregreens.jp/english/index.html
Access Map : Same as the above URL. Please scroll down until the bottom to see a map.
My evaluation : ★★★☆☆

Japanese blog: TOKYO ECO & ORGANIC LIFE 

IRVING PLACE - American Cuisine

One of my favorite organic cafe, Irving place will make us feel as if you have been invited to someone your friend's vacation house or suburban home, which has a treehouse in the backyard.  

Actually Irving place located in 3F, building in Shirogane street called "Adam et Rope Biotop" has a treehouse just beside the building!   When I first visited here, they took me to a table facing a wide and large window and I realized at the glance that the threehouse reflecting through this big window has been built with a big three in the courtyard.  It's really amazing! 

   

As soon as we get in this cafe, neo-bohemian styled room with cozy sofas & chairs, terrace and fireplace welcomes us as though something like a close friend or a special guest.  

This is a cafe styled main dining facing the courtyard with the threehouse as previously mentioned, where we can dine and have a tea break in a cozy and friendly atmosphere.

I stopped by here for the brunch on the hot summer day. They provide American styled delicious dishes with organic vegetables and natural sweets. Of course, vegetables for salad buffet of the lunch set  are all organic.

My favorite pasta, fresh seafood with salted seaweed including sea urchin,  low squid and fish eggs.  Actually this pasta might be for Japanese people, but please try it!   Other American dishes, such as cobb salad, pancakes, egg benedict,  sandwiches, 100% beef hamburger and roasted pork and chicken are also available.

On the other day, I spent about 3 hours alone here for a tea beak and writing something.  They served herbal tea with a big tea pot. That's why I could stay here for 3 hours!  Though I nursed a pot of herbal tea, they left me undisturbed. Really cozy!

The above is a tea set that we can pick up 3 kinds of desserts from assorted home made cakes with a cup of coffee, tea or herbal tea.  The desserts are all made from natural ingredients.  It's opened for lunch  from 11:00am thru. 5:00pm, so we can use here for a late lunch too. My favorite organic cafe, Irving place that I strongly recommend you all whom enjoy an organic lifestyle.  If you stay in/nearby Ebisu, Hiroo and Shirogane areas, please stop by here on your way of strolling along.  Began menu also available.

HP : http://biotop.adametrope.com/irvingplace/

Access Map : http://biotop.adametrope.com/shop/

English menu available

My evaluation : ★★★★☆

Japanese blog: TOKYO ECO & ORGANIC LIFE

ARVINARD - French

ARVINARD, which is located directly above Shirokane-Takanaewa Station, Tokyo Metro Namboku Line, offers organic vegetables, other ingredients from contract farmers in Nagano and selected various naturally-matured meat dishes served by one of the top French chef Shimada.  This restaurant was just opened as of this July after his previous popular restaurant "Irreel'' in Ebisu was closed in February 2010.

Amuse-gueule was organic radishes with bagna cauda source and whipped butter with cumin.  They are so fresh!

ARVINARD mainly serves healthy nutritious dishes and uses ingredients called super foods.  Baguette was also nutrient-rich made from whole wheat.

Fresh vegetables and other foodstuffs are delivered from contract farmers in Nagano for the day use.  Terrine with Salmon and organic vegetables as shown above photo is the speciality of this restaurant.  I have had the same one before at "Irreel".

Next hors d'oeuvre was Nappa cabbage consomme soup. The cooking style of chef Shimada  using a plenty of fresh vegetables has not changed since former restaurant "Irreel".  

The concept of this restaurant is to serve specialized delicious tasted meats which are the same as in the France.  As you well know, autumn is the season for Gibier in Europe.  In the same way, here, they served selected Siberian venison from Hokkaido, which was really juicy! It's my choice.

The other main course was pork with baked Swiss Gruyere cheese and seasonal mushrooms. Mushrooms from Nagano, which is my favorite, were also served on my plate of main course. Yummy!

This desert which was hibiscus gelee served with a scoop of verbena ice cream and a variety of berries which are strawberries, blackcurrants and raspberries, is exactly condensed  in  nutritious and healing fruits and herbs, such as verbena, hibiscus and berries called super foods.  It was just beauty desert!

If you love herbal tea, you will have many options. They showed me the sample of eight kinds of herbs and then, I  picked lavender tea with honey.  It's absolutely-relaxed!



Woody interior accessories can be provided you cozy, chill-out and relaxed atmosphere.  In spite of just-opened restaurant a few months ago, this restaurant is already popular. Advanced reservations required.  

HP  :  http://www.arvinard.jp/top.html (Only Japanese)

Access Map : http://www.arvinard.jp/info/info.html (Only Japanese)

 *Go out of Exit4, Shirokane-Takanawa Station, Tokyo Metro Namboku Line and right

    above the station.

My evaluation : ★★★★☆

Japanese blog: TOKYO ECO & ORGANIC LIFE

Closed - J's Kitchen - Macrobiotics

Closed

 

J's Kitchen which is the California style macrobiotic began cafe, is located a three-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Hiroo station, where is the exclusive expat residential area.  This cafe provides you strict macrobiotic and began meals that follow Kushi Macrobiotic Institute that formed the basis for present Macrobiotics.

Main dining on the second floor is very cozy and child-friendly.  The cute pisctures that children drew, covers all over one side of the wall.   

Attractively-illustrated books for children as well as macrobiotic books for mothers were placed at the coner of the 2nd floor and kid's plate is also available.  That's why family-friendly !   Woody taste interior helps family-oriented restaurant too.

 

My order was a popular set menu including vegetable burger, salad and consomme soup. 

J's kitchen provides 100% began & 99.9% organic foods, such as brown rice, whole wheat pasta,  organic vegetables and seasonings, even the skin of vegetables are used for the delicious cooking.  If you are began or macrobian, I strongly recommend you try this cafe for both lunch and dinner. 

And I take this opportunity to remind you that all began restaurants and cafes in Tokyo are slightly more expensive than others, because even the non-organic vegetables are a high price in Tokyo compared with other countries which have high food self-sufficiency ratio (e.g. USA, France, Germany, Australia and Canada).  This may be caused by being short of agricultural lands in Japan due to small mountainous island country.

HP : http://www.js-kitchen.com/eng_index.html

Access :  You can see a small glassy black building as the landmark after about a 3-minute walk to Nishi-Azabu from Hiroo Station.  

My evaluation : ★★★☆☆

Japanese blog: TOKYO ECO & ORGANIC LIFE

AWkitchen Marunouchi - Fusion Italian

 

AWkitchen Marunouchi is the Japanese styled Italian restaurant which serves organic vegetables delivered from contract farmers. It's located in 5F, ShinMarunouchi Building just in front of Tokyo station, where has an easy access.

Bagna càuda serving organic vegetables is the speciality of this restaurant.  It's a big portion for two, but vegetables which are taste wonderful and so fresh, that has no typical bitter taste.   

Home-made Italian breads are also delicious.  They served us with nuts as well this time.

Handmade short pasta with fresh organic tomato sauce.  This is the third time for me to visit here and handmade pasta is great all the time!

This handmade long pasta with dry tomato and mascarpone cheese serving topped with sweet marjoram has an aromatic effect on relieving our fatigue. 

We chose grilled tuna spareribs that is more healthy than meats.  Actually these are fish, but taste's just exactly like meat. 



Special blended herbal tea called "Saika-cha", which I always ordered is my favourite!   This tea is blended by the specialized AWkitchen, mixed dry tomato together with some herbal leaves.  I love this, but unfortunately not for sale....  AWkitchen has many branches in central Tokyo, that serve mainly Italian dishes with organic vegetables.  I visited here for a dinner this time, however, I strongly recommend you have lunch buffet as well, that will be 100% satisfied with portions as well as cost performance.  Please try to enjoy Japanese style healthy organic Italian. English menu available and advanced reservations required. 

HP: http://www.eat-walk.com/topics/files/awkitchen-tokyo-lunch.pdf

ADD: 5F ShinMarunouchi Building, 1-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 

My evaluation : ★★★★★

Japanese blog: TOKYO ECO & ORGANIC LIFE

SUBWAY 831Lab in Marunochi - Sandwich

SUBWAY 831Lab is located in B1F, Marunouchi Building just in front of Tokyo station, where is nearby Imperial Palace & in Marunouchi shopping area.   It became common knowledge that Jared who is currently shown by Subway CM in the States, has successfully lost approx. 100 kg to keep eating only Subway sandwiches!   Subway in Marunouchi is no exception that they will serve you healthy sandwiches with extremely fresh organic lettuce producing at this shop!  No kidding!

As soon as you get in the shop, the organic vegetables producing system in the center of the shop will jump to your eyes!   See above, it's unbelievable that the lettuce are growing up in the electric automation house without the sun shine as well as the soil!   Actually this is just organic vegetables producing systems.  It's caused by a small Island in Japan that has limited agricultural lands.

I stopped by here for a quick lunch.  My choice was whole wheat bun with avocado & shrimps and a cup of fresh tomato juice from contract farmers.  Super healthy!

It will take only 49 days to grow the lettus to be eaten. Just produce and eat in the shop!   If you'd like to have a quick lunch or get refreshments, Subway Marunouchi is the best shop after/before your sightseeing of Imperial Palace and Marunouchi shopping area.

HP & Access Map : http://www.subway.co.jp/shops//shop219/ (Japanese only)

Address :  Marunouchi Building B1F, 2-4-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku

My evaluation : ★★★☆☆

Japanese blog: TOKYO ECO & ORGANIC LIFE

Lauderdale - American Cuisine

To be precise, Lauderdale located beside the Keyaki-zaka (slope) directly cross from Grand Hyatt Hotel in Roppongi is not the organic restaurant, though I categorized as organic restaurant.  However, they provide the menu with fresh-squeezed vegetable juice, vegetable souflle, farafel, dishes with Acai Berry called Super Foods, avocado, Garbanzo & red beets which are super healthy!

We requested a table in the terrace beforehand if it's a nice weather and we can chose a table inside the restaurant, in case it's chilly outside.  And then, we were in Terrace with a big space heater, though it was chilly on that day...  We tried farafel with yoghurt dip, which is the croquette made by crushed Garganzo and mama's home-made chili con carne respectively as the two choices of side dishes.  Both of them are Yummy!!

You can see the above photo of mushrooms & cheese souffle which was my ordered main dish.   It's amazing!  It tasted something like my favourite mushrooms cream soup.

4 pieces of pancakes with smoked salmon, sower cream & butter and served with maple syrop, which are pretty big-portion. Couldn't eat all at once!  

I recommend you pick this restaurant, especially for breakfast in the weekdays or brunch in the weekends, if you miss American dishes or you'd really like to have a healthy breakfast to start your fresh morning!   Of course, a table in the terrace is nicer in case of a comfortable weather.  This is the Tokyo branch of original restaurant located in Maiami Fort in the States.  Since always fully booked in the weekends, recommend you make a reservation in advance.

             

HP : http://www.lauderdale.co.jp/index.html

Access Map : http://www.lauderdale.co.jp/map.html

English menu & Englsih speaking staff available

My evaluation :  ★★★★☆

Japanese blog : TOKYO ECO & ORGANIC LIFE