Tokyo Curry Lab

Day 2 in Tokyo started very well. Breakfast was included with our hotel booking so we decided to call room service and enjoyed breakfast of scrambled eggs, sausages, steamed vegetables, toast and fruits, while soaking in the views of Tokyo.

Before leaving for Tokyo, Malc was invited to write for the new uber-hip lifestyle magazine Monocle. While I was checking up their website, I found an interesting restaurant which I included in my to-visit list, the Tokyo Curry Lab (Level 2 Tokyo Tower, 4-2-8 Shibakoen Minato-ku ph 03-5425-2900). Apparently, this restaurant was conceptualised by the same person who created Iron Chef.

Arriving at Tokyo Tower, I checked out the restaurant design while queueing for seats. There is an interesting display of spices in test tubes lining up one wall of the restaurant and the seats are arranged kaiten-sushi style, but instead of a moving sushi train, there are screens displaying digital images, etc.

We we checked out the menu while waiting in queue and I chose almond chicken curry and spicy pork curry combo... and the wait was all worth it. The sauces were thick and full of flavour, not sweet as most Japanese curry but still leaving a clean taste in the palate. The meat was also melt-in-the-mouth tender. It was absolutely delicious.

Malc chose onion chicken curry and spicy pork curry combo. And like my choice, his curry was heavenly. Although I must say, Malc's chicken curry choice was better than mine.

As we were still adjusting to the smaller portion Japanese meals, we seriously thought of ordering another serve. But sanity prevailed and Malc and I left the Tokyo Curry Lab with a wonderful feeling.

We then headed off for some retail therapy at Roppongi Hills.

Next Certo Restaurant & Bar Shinjuku.