We cycled over to Naka Meguro for lunch this New Years Eve. It was a lovely day with not many people about. I wasn't hopeful of a great choice of restaurants. They say everything closes on the New Year holiday as people all return to their hometown.
We cycled past this enticing restaurant next to the closed Ceylon Inn. We had seen it before and thought we might try it one day without Nathan. It was opened this day for lunch. So we trooped in.
The decor is different - all wrought iron and glass. There are no tables on the first floor - just a wooden/iron spiral staircase leading upstairs, a bar with the chef and a pizza oven. There was a small shelf next to the stairs with a book about tanks which gave something away. Upstairs were small tables for 4 and a small drink bar. The front wall was just wrought iron with frosted glass like in a warehouse. The bare walls were dotted with rebar bolts and handles.
Stephen loved it. Very military - very eastern european, concentration camp-ish. The name of the restaurant is written in Russian, the menu is in Japanese. Luckily it was simple. This restaurant has just 2 dishes - 2 pizzas - a Magherita and a Marinara. Both tomato based, one with cheese and the other garlic, basil oil. We had one of each and although tiny they were delish. Nathan ate 1/2 of Stephen's. And the coffee, although twice the price of normal coffees were the best in Tokyo.
They had an Adolf Hitler plastic doll, still in its box with the label "War Criminals of the 20th century" behind the drinks bar. 2 tv radio machines, model war planes, more similar sized soldier dolls against the walls. All grey. And their card holder was a row of bullets.
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