After a light breakfast in our room today, we rushed to Ginza for the Kobe burger for an early lunch. The restaurant opened at 11am and we must get there before 11 to queue as the number of the Kobe burgers were limited every day (for lunch only) and they said that they were usually sold out in the first 10 minutes. Whether it's true or not, since we came all the way to try it we couldn't afford to miss it.
To make it even more efficient, I googled the place on google map before this trip so that I knew exactly where to go. Coming out of this station, the restaurant was only 5 minutes on foot.
It was 10 to 11am and there was already a queue. The second we joined in the queue, there were about 10 people behind us also joined in.
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A few minutes later, the host lady started to take the order so that our food is ready by the time we are seated. The queue in front of us ( not a lot).
The queue behind us ( a long queue).
My Kobe burger set ( 和風ハンバーグ), 990 yen, excellent value of money. The texture was so soft that it didn't taste like a normal burger.
Served very hot.
Simon's Kobe beef set menu. 3500 yen. The most expensive set on the lunch menu and not disappointing. Very juicy. There were 3 different sauces for dipping. The one in the middle was awesome. I don't remember what that was though.
Very full now, we were back on the main streets at Ginza and visited the Nissan Gallery.
The Skyline was on display as we walked in. Simon had been waiting for a long time to see and get inside this car. The Skyline had a lot of small little gadgets that are often found in some modern day Japanese cars like the reverse camera, which is a good idea for all those short people that can't see out of the rear window. The Skyline was one of 2 cars in the showroom, so we didn't spend too much time there as the other car was locked up and on a stand. Upstairs was all of Nissan's accessories, range from small models, soft toys, key rings, jackets etc etc etc....the list goes on and on.
Wako department store. The iconic building of Ginza. Ginza's a luxury shopping area with heaps of department stores and designer boutiques. It' more pleasant to do shopping over here at weekends when some of the main streets are close to traffic.
The SONY building with eight stories of high-tech gadgets showing the newest products by SONY that could be available in the UK years later. If you like gadgets, it's a heaven.
Pictures were not allowed inside unfortunately.
It was actually quite a warm day today. After climbing 8 floors in the Sony building, we fancied some sweet. And I saw Fujiya. Perfect timing.
Ice cream with mix fruits and a cup of syrup to add flavours.
Simon's ice cream. Mouthwatering isn't it?
where exaclty is this kobe burger place in Ginza?
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Hi Annucci,it's in Ginza, and the map is here
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Hi Leeanne,
ReplyDeleteIsn't East Ginza station nearer to the kobe burger place than Ginza station? Also, the kobe beef set looks good - any limit to the number of sets served per day?
Hi Travelisveryfun
ReplyDeleteThe two stations are both very close to this place. Plus it's easier for me to take the grey metro line and get off at Ginza station instead of change line in the middle. But you can certainly try East Ginza if that's more convenient for you.
There is no limit to the number of the sets( at that time).