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- Karahill Nail & Beauty in Phuket — A nail salon on the 2nd floor above an Indian restaurant, declaring itself from the staircase
Getting nails done in Phuket is usually spontaneous. You notice a sign on the way back from the beach, pop in, spend about 200 baht having your nails trimmed, and leave. But this p…
Phuket · Karahill Nail - Gold Dragon Coffee's Meat Buns Made with Pumpkin Dough in Jakarta's Glodok Chinatown
Glodok is an old Chinese commercial district in West Jakarta. Walking through alleys tangled with jewelry shops, herbal medicine stores, and mobile phone parts shops toward Pasar G…
Jakarta · Glodok Chinatown Market - Gold Dragon Coffee - From under the Glodok Pancoran arch to Petak Enam, three hours of evening in Jakarta's Chinatown
Walking south from Jakarta's Kota Tua, you encounter a gray stone archway that stretches across the middle of the road. "SELAMAT DATANG — KAWASAN GLODOK PANCORAN — CHINATOWN JAKART…
Jakarta · Glodok Chinatown Market - Four dishes at Ta Wan on the 2nd floor of Harmonie Exchange in Jakarta for 19,000 won
I went to the Harmoni area in central Jakarta on business and grabbed lunch inside the Harmonie Exchange building. Indonesian buildings use different floor numbering than Korea's.…
Jakarta · Harmonie Exchange - Ta Wan - House of Tugu in Jakarta Menteng — The place becomes a museum after you finish eating
When you have dinner plans in Jakarta, you usually end up at a restaurant inside a mall. The air conditioning is strong, parking is convenient, and there's no risk of disappointmen…
Jakarta · House of Tugu - Jakarta Bakmi Gang Kelinci: A 62,000 Rupiah Breakfast at 8:58 AM
On Jl. Kelinci Raya in central Jakarta, tucked in an alley behind Pasar Baru, this noodle shop displays a sign claiming it has held its spot since 1957. It's a place where you come…
Jakarta · Bakmi Gang Kelinci - Tokyo Komichiya Pinocchio—Two-Stack Pancakes for 700 Yen, Baked by an Elderly Couple
Komichiya Pinocchio (小道屋 ピノキオ) is tucked down a side street off a main road in Kita Ward, Tokyo. The signage is small and the glass door is frosted, so even with my map open, I wal…
Tokyo · Komichaya Pinocchio - White Noodles Since Kansai's First Year — Cold Tororo Soba at Sarashina Horii in Nihonbashi Takashimaya, Tokyo
It was one of those days in Nihonbashi, Tokyo when, after browsing only the basement of a department store, I missed mealtime. Wandering through the food court inside Takashimaya S…
Tokyo · Sarashina Horii Nihonbashi Takashimaya Branch - A ¥210 blend coffee morning: Killing an hour at Caffè Veloce in Tokyo's Hammatsucho
Whenever I have vague morning plans in Tokyo, there's one thing I always do: skip Starbucks and hunt for the Caffè Veloce sign. This time it was on the ground floor of an office bu…
Tokyo · Cafe Veloce - Tokyo's Roppongi 'Udon Kurosawa (饂飩くろさわ)' — The Day I Had Black Pork Curry Nanban Udon and 350 Yen Menchikatsu
In a small alley just off the Roppongi intersection, nestled between glass and concrete buildings stands a two-story wooden structure. It's Kurosawa (くろさわ), an udon restaurant in M…
Tokyo · Kurosawa Roppongi - Sarashina Horui Headquarters in Azabu-Juban, Tokyo: A Bowl of White Soba and a Plate of Dashimaki
I visited Sarashina Horui Headquarters, located on the first floor of a red brick building deep within an alleyway in Azabu-Juban, Minato Ward, Tokyo. I'm not someone who goes out…
Tokyo · Sarasina Horii Azabu-Juban Main Branch - The Centrepoint on Orchard Road: Surviving Half a Day with a Kid
When choosing a shopping mall on Singapore's Orchard Road, I don't usually head to ION or Takashimaya. Too crowded, and thirty minutes there with a kid leaves me exhausted. The Cen…
Orchard Road · The Centrepoint