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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Guide to Yokosuka Food Corner

This site has grown and it can be challenging to locate a restaurant by the hunt and peck method. So below is an alphabetized list as well as some sorting tips.


Below is a screenshot showing how to sort by Labels. If you move your mouse toward the right side of your screen, some tabs will pop out (note that if you are on a Government computer, in which all useful add-ins have been stripped, this functionality may not be there). If you select the label tag (red arrow on the right) then you'll see a list of all the key words. You can then narrow your search by clicking on your choice. The example shown below is "family run." You can do a similar sort by clicking the "label" tab on near the upper left of the screen.

If you'd like to change the format of the blog, click the down arrow next to "Flipcard" and other viewing choices will be displayed.

At the bottom of each entry, you can submit a comment after jumping through some hoops.

Another useful feature on the right side is the translate tool, which is the second tab above the label tab. Two of my favorites are Swahili and Igbo (which I learned has only 8 adjectives - if only Japanese was so simple).

Of course the map is one of the most important links. It is located along the top. The "new YFC map" should be your first stop. The old map is still there but its contents are in transition to the new map. Some have told me that the new map may not work very well on a government computer. The only solution to that is to not use a government computer.


Photos: Some photos are provided by friends eating with me, but most are taken by myself or my daughter using either an iPhone 4s or Sony NEX-5R.

Here is the listing in alphabetical order.

* staff picks

*Akaone - all you can eat place with yakiniku and shabu shabu
*Amiyaki-tei - very reasonable yakiniku and a salad/dessert bar
*Andy's Shin Hinomoto - great izakaya in Tokyo
Autoro-tei - yakitori near Shiori station
Auto-Yakitori - that infamous automatic yakitori machine
AVE supermarket - great place for vegetables, fish, ...and plum wine
Ayaka Korean - nice family run place with two free parking stalls!
Baan Chiangmai - check out their lunch buffet
Bamiyan - a perennial favorite
Bangkok Spicy - very good Thai - and spicy of course
*Banzai Honten - cool izakaya
Baquet - generally Italian style with all you can eat bread
Belle Neige - French cuisine from an experienced chef. Various course meals and lunch.
Bengal Curry - neat place for some curry

City Hall Cafeteria - cheap Japanese style set meals and curry
Daddy's Kitchen - an entrepreneur turning out nice dishes
*Delicious Indian - delicious
*Don - view mount Fuji with some great food
Earth House - local family run place. American and Japanese fare.
Ebisuya - cheap - rub elbows with the salary-men here.
Echigo Soba - some very nice set lunches
Fatty's Pizza - some pizza for the folks near Hayama

*Garlic House - all dishes are tasty and have garlic in this upbeat place
Geodana Latin American - stop by and see Walter
Gohan - Italian plus
Grado - getaway for the night with your date
Gyoran Tei - a storied restaurant. There is a seafood side and a curry side.
Gyoza King - large portions. Have some gyoza of course.
Gyu-Kaku -  Yakiniku place
*Hamakura - nice set lunches and soba. Next to the fish market.
Hamazushi - a favorite sushi go round or "kaiten sushi"
*Hamura -  Tempura. The only Michelin starred restaurant in Yokosuka. Along the Sagami coast.
*Hananoya - awesome French cooking
Hinotori - Russian on the seacoast
Hisago Yakitori - a crowd favorite
Hokkaido - northern Japan cuisine. Generally large portions.
*Hotaru -  great hideaway basement place
Izakaya Shinano -  Nice little back alley Izakaya named after a Japanese Aircraft Carrier

*Kalbi House - a higher end version of Amiyaki-tei
*Kaneyo Shokudou   - on the beach, dog friendly, varied menu, French chef, good stuff
Kani Koura - serves king crab up many different ways
Kanun Sake and Soba -a basement place right under your eyes on Blue Street
Katsu Hiroi - no shenanigans here, you follow his rules.
Kinen Korean and Yakiniku -tough to find
Koh Ran  - Chinese
Kuimonoya - a chain izakaya above the pachinko place
Kun San Seoul - CLOSED  - Korean in More's City
Kurobatei - Andrew Zimmern made famous - eat a tuna head here!!
Kushi Monogotari - deep fried food on a stick. Cook at your table and all you can eat.
Kushi Tei - lots of food to choose from. Typical izakaya fare.
Kushimichi - very close to base -  kushiyaki (grilled food on a stick)

*La Corte - hidden oasis
Launa - Navy burger plus many, many other American and Japanese style dishes
*Lisa's cake market - top notch bakery and cakes
Lotus - Indian food close to Shiori station
*Machu Picchu - Peruvian from an expert
*Maido Kushiyaki and Wine - super English menu. This is the peak of kushiyaki cooking.

Marlowe Honten - nice place on Sagami Bay
Moaimo - Okinawan style plus many other dishes. Very interesting interior. 
Mutsumiya Ramen - popularly known as "Red Ramen" right outside the main gate
Myeongdong Tenka - some authentic Korean
*My Le Vietnamese - please convince them to come to Yokosuka

Nawlins - get yo Po-Boy here
Nigiri Icho Sushi - the next step up from the standard 100 yen sushi
Nijyu Maru - large and busy izakaya
*Nirvana - authentic Nepalese food
Nirvana II - Second location to achieve the state of Nirvana
Nodaya Udon and Soba shop - this is mom's cooking in a tiny little shop
Ohana Aina Cafe - nice little family run place very close to base!
*Okazuya - nice little place serving up cheap but quality food
*Ootoya - great food inside Daiei Mall
*Otsu Garden - go for some high end beef here
Pepper Lunch - need I say more. Fun place for the family.
*Piacere - good wood fired oven pizza and pasta
*Pink Pony Cafe -  wish it didn't take me so long to find this place
Pizzaria Sette -  Personally owned pizza place
Popola Mama - Italian, low priced
Pot Belly - Southern European cuisine
Rin - Chinese, elegant. 
Romanee - cool basement place in an old Japanese movie theater
Rojiura Syokudou Tondeji - small Korean place

Saizariya - cheap food, cheap wine, but tasty
Sakana-ya san's Fresh Sushi - the place on the corner under Yokosuka Chuo station
Sanwa Supermarket -  Supermarket that just opened summer 2014.
*Sawadee Thai/ Asian - one of my wife's favorite places for lunch
Seven Eleven Japan - guide to onigiri and tea flavors
Shinen Korean and Yakiniku - true "family run" joint down a shady alley
*Shiori Banzai - Okinawan style food. Neat place.
Shou-ya - basement Izakaya
Station Grill - Pretty good Western style restaurant with a great salad bar (by Japan standards)
Sumiyoshi - a very "Japanese" restaurant. Quiet oasis.
Sumiyoshi II - the cafeteria version with more cooked goods than Sumiyoshi I.  Next to Sanwa market.

Tainan markets - Taiwanese style
Tendon no Iwamatsu - popular with the locals - tempura over rice or noodle place
*Thai Erawan - very good thai
Tiger, Love and Beef -  Yakiniku on the 4th floor. Lunch yes.
Tori no Su - the Bird's Nest gives you a taste of a Japanese izakaya
*Tori Gin - one of my wife's favorite restaurants
Udon Studio - udon, tempura, and more
*Ume no Yu - immerse yourself in a place that defines "izakaya"
Utsuki Robatayaki - A robotayaki in Kamakura. Genuine. Stop there for dinner. 
Watamin-chi - basement izakaya
Wood Island Curry - popular tourist destination for curry
Yakinikuya Sakai - yakiniku place that you drive to with free parking
Yancha House - izakaya down a small alley serving good food
Yasohachi 88 - izakaya, yakitori
*Yayoiken - always good set meals here.
*Yoshida Okonomiyaki - support these family run places! Try your first okonomiyaki here!
ZaWatami - chain izakaya

Recipes
Mikan sorbet
Papaya lime-yuzu sorbet
Salmon wasabi chili
Tuna head cooking at home
How to cook a tuna head - the sequel, plus tuna collars
French fry aji
Bacon wrapped shrimp tempura
Deep fried gobo root
Island slaw teriyaki chicken with wasabi glaze
Grilled onion
Kari kari pasta
Tsukune two ways
How to make plum wine 2012
How to make plum wine 2013
How to make plum juice
How to make no alcohol plum wine
How to make coffee liqueur
Avocado, Tomato, Cucumber Broccoli salad with sesame wasabi dressing
The Maido salad re-creation

Yokosuka Food Corner (YFC) Tour Series
Andrew Zimmern honor tour
Cool Izakaya Tour
Date night tour
El Cheapo tour

Other guides:
Pick your own strawberries
Parking lots in Japan
Reading fish labels
How to read sake labels
Plum wine buying guide
Guide to 7-11 Japan onigiri rice balls
Vietnamese Restaurants
Temple lodging and dining

Food basements of Japan
How to learn kanji

Key food kanji
Quick Notes
Feeding the less fortunate of Yokosuka

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