Tokyo trip 2008 - Day 4

Ok, we woke up real late today and by the time we went out for breakfast, or rather brunch, the cafe had ended it's breakfast menu. So we went to Excelsior to have a light snack. I got myself a cup of clam chowder and a royal milk tea with soy milk. The soy taste was quite distinct.

The early afternoon was spent doing some shopping around Shinjuku and my friend bought her LV bag and a surprise buy at Prada. The item was on sale with 40% off, but it was still her most expensive buy from this trip. It was nice with the "bleeding" look.

The purchases made V very happy and we followed that up with an early tea at Fauchon Cafe located in Takashimaya. I had a quiche, Fauchon earl grey ice-cream and a cup of Fauchon tea (which I forgot the name). The ice-cream was nice (highly recommended by V) but would have liked the earl grey taste to have been stronger.

After tea, we went on to Harajuku. I had the satisfaction of helping V carry her LV purchase for a while...unlikely I will buy one myself, at least not in the near future. But I did buy a bag at agnès b that day. It was on sale at 40% off (about 9,500 yen) in a good functional size.

After the shopping, we decided to try this tonkatsu place called Tenshin Tonkatsu in Meguro of which I read about from a link my friend sent me. Fortunately, V was sharp enough and knew some Japanese so that we more or less guessed the way there as the directions given in the review wasn't detailed enough. We arrived at the shop just when it opened and the signage lit up, which was lucky coz we might have walked past it without knowing! I had the hirekatsu while V had the rosukatsu. I had actually wanted the fattier one (rosu) but was misled by this other review. But all things worked out well as we split half-half our portions of the pork cutlets. The scallop tonkatsu was also recommended, so we ordered that as well.

The waiter actually asked us a few times if we really wanted all 3 as it was quite a lot, but we went ahead with it. I must say he underestimated us. :P

The tonkatsus were crispy & tender, even for the leaner fillet and the scallop fresh and satisfying. Of course we were really full after that and headed back to the hotel after.

On the whole, it was a fulfilling day as we accomplished some pleasant shopping and eating experiences.