Monthly Archives: December 2023

GYOZA | 博多祇園鉄なべ (Hakata Gion Tetsunabe)

Posted on December 30, 2023 by The Lonely Gourmet's Thought for Food

Silly me was always on the lookout for this ‘quality branch’ of ‘tetsunabe’ gyoza, not knowing that there are actually at least three operators under the same generic name in Fukuoka alone. With its roots dated back to Yahata (八幡) … Continue reading →

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SUSHI | 鮨 米島 (Yoneshima)

Posted on December 29, 2023 by The Lonely Gourmet's Thought for Food

Christmas dinner at a relatively new joint helmed by Yoneshima-san (米島剛) of Fukuoka establishment Sushi Aso fame. Deco enhanced by some rather impressive pieces by calligrapher Takeda-san (武田双雲), with the menu featuring a modern style as I remembered it from … Continue reading →

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GYOZA | 旭軒 駅前本店 (Asahiken)

Posted on December 2, 2023 by The Lonely Gourmet's Thought for Food

Here comes a new challenger, or should I actually say a 70-year old veteran little known to the ill-informed yours truly before. Started off as a Yatai and subsequently moved indoors, now strategically located at just a stone-throw away from … Continue reading →

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