Visit Tokyo: Ariake Garden Food Court

We decided to go to the Ariake Garden mall while in Koto to see if we could find something to eat, and ended up in the Food Court. 

They had a nice selection of eateries, and it was surprisingly not too crowded when we went, which made it very easy to find a table.  

Jongo Food Village and Nene Chicken:

Crispy Potato Cheese Dog

Cheese and Sausage Sotteok

I really liked the Gyoza, but thought the Sotteok had a little too much cheese, which overpowered the rice cake and sausage. 

Fried Gyoza

Fujiya:

Milky Donut Soft Serve 

For the Milky Donut Soft Serve, you pick your choice of donut and soft serve flavor. 

Mixed Soft Serve with Chocolate Sauce

The Soft Serve was yummy and satisfied my sweet tooth!

Ariake Gardens is a multi-level mall with numerous shops and restaurants, a theater, and lots of greenery inside and out. 

The Food Court was a nice find.  Definitely stop in if you're in the area and want a place to sit and eat and rest your weary feet.  
 

Ariake Garden

2 Chome-1-8 Ariake

Koto City, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan

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Visit Tokyo: DiverCity Tokyo Plaza

One of my kids really wanted cotton candy while in Japan.  Although we did pass by Totti Candy Factory while in Harajuku (and the lines were not as crazy as they were in the past), we went there a few times already and I encouraged him to try a new spot.

We ended up going to the food court in the DiverCity Tokyo Plaza to get some cotton candy + ice cream at Decora Creamery.

Decora Creamery:

Srawberry Soft Serve + Blue Hawaii Cotton Candy

You can get soft serve or cotton candy only, or get a combo of both.  My son was happy!

We also ordered food for lunch:

Densetsu No Sutadonya:

Sutadon

Japanese Fried Chicken

Kyurin:

Ramen

There are numerous other eateries within the food court offering burgers, pizza, sushi, and more!

DiverCity Tokyo Plaza
1 Chome-1-10 Aomi, Koto City

Tokyo 135-0064, Japan

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The Street Food Hall by Michael Mina - The Street Party Pass Crawl

I've been to The Street Food Hall by Michael Mina several times, and I recently took advantage of The Street Party Pass Crawl.

With The Street Party Pass, you get a choice of a select number of items from various vendors at The Street Food Hall by Michael Mina, allowing you to sample a variety of food or drink!

With my pass, I opted for:

Harissa Chicken Lafa from Little Lafa

Chicken Wings from Uncle Harry's Hot Chicken

Pizza Slice + Caesar Salad from Adam's Nana Lu

I was already a fan of Little Lafa, so I knew I would love the Harissa Chicken Lafa, but it was my first time trying food from Adam's Nana Lu and Uncle Harry's Hot Chicken.  I thought the food from both places were really good!  

The pizza crust from Adam's Nana Lu was thick, yet slightly crispy, and the chicken wings from Uncle Harry's Hot Chicken were perfectly crunchy on the outside, and slightly spicy.

The Street Party Pass is a great way to try out new foods and hawkers!

The Street Food Hall by Michael Mina

International Market Place
2330 Kalakaua Avenue, Suite 330
(808) 377-4402

Mahalo to the International Market Place for the VIP Passes.

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Moanalua 99 Eats

Moanalua 99 is a great place to take the family.  The food court offers something for everyone, and prices are quite reasonable at just about every venue.

On a recent visit, we went to Mary's Mediterranean Kitchen for Mediterranean eats, Kansai Yamato for dessert, and:

Teddy's Bigger Burgers - Kids' Cheeseburger Combo (comes with fries and a drink)

Urawa Japanese Fusion - Mochiko Chicken and Ahi Katsu Bento

Sumo Ramen - Wonton Ramen

Sumo Ramen - Fried Rice

You'll also find eateries selling sweets, Filipino food, Vietnamese food, Chinese food, and more!




Moanalua 99
1151 Mapunapuna St
Honolulu, HI 96819
(808) 833-8899

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