British food and drink recently found in Tokyo

UPDATED MAY 2013

Not that many more things to make whole blog posts about, so instead I’ll put all the little things I find into this post in reverse chronological order:

Firefly drinks 519 yen in Nissin (May 2013)

Fentimans Ginger Beer 368 yen in Nissin (May 2013)

Sage Derby cheese 930 yen in Nissin (May 2013)

Shropshire blue 790 yen in Nissin (May 2013)

Tyrrells crisps 252 yen in Nissin (May 2013)

Asda chocolate in Seiyu (thanks to a commenter for this one)

9 Walkers luxury mince pies – Kinokuniya for 945 yen and Kaldi for 940 yen

tiny Walkers Xmas pudding – Kinokuniya for 577 yen

Penguins in Kaldi (and the much too sweet Australian equivalent Tim Tams is even available in Daiei now)

Caramel shortcake in Queen’s Isetan for 698 yen

Extra strong PG Tips in Seijo Ishii (thanks to a commenter for the location)

National Azabu Hiroo re-opened

Haven’t been to the new store (exactly where the old one used to be) and have become a huge fan of Nissin Supermarket in Azabu Juban  while they’ve been rebuilding National Azabu, but still quite exciting that my previous favourite international supermarket is back. Almost certainly worth a trip, especially as Hiroo is an interesting place with a good park and library.

National Azabu store guide

Den-en-chofu, where the other store is, is a nice green area that is well worth a stroll, but when I briefly visited the shop a few years ago there didn’t seem to be that much international food in it.

Yorkshire Tea in Tokyo

Now available in Seijo Ishii stores, 798 yen for 40 teabags

An A to Z of British food in Tokyo

This is a summary of all my food (rather than drink) related posts so far. You can find more details on each of the places mentioned elsewhere on this blog.

After Eights – many import shops, e.g. Seijo Ishii and Meidi-ya

Alpen muesli – Foreign Buyer’s Club website and Seijo Ishii

apple sauce – Foreign Buyer’s Club website and Queen’s Isetan

baked beans – Foreign Buyer’s Club website and Tesco

bangers & mash- Aldgate pub and Warrior Celt

Beef in Ale – Aldgate pub

blue stilton – see stilton

Bounty bars – Seijo Ishii and Yamaya

Branston pickle – Never seen this brand, but see sweet pickle

brown sauce – Daimaru Peacock, Kaldi, Meidi-ya, Yamaya. Nissin Supermarket and Queen’s Isetan, but Tesco by far the cheapest

Brussels Sprouts – Foreign Buyer’s Club website

Cadbury’s – see names of different bars

Caramel shortcake – Seijo Ishii and Queen’s Isetan for about 700 yen

cheddar – many places, e.g. Daimaru Peacock, Kaldi, Seijo Ishii, Kaldi, but usually from Australia or New Zealand

Chocolate digestives – most supermarkets and convenience stores

chocolate orange – Kaldi, Seijo Ishii and Yamaya

Christmas pudding – Meidi-ya, Nissin supermarket, Seijo Ishii and Tesco

Chutney – Queen’s Isetan

Clipper teas – Daimaru Peacock

Colman’s mustard – see English mustard

Cornish Pastie – Aldgate pub

Cottage Pie – Aldgate pub

crackers – all import shops and some supermarkets

cranberry sauce – Daimaru Peacock, Foreign Buyer’s Club website, Nissin supermarket and Queen’s Isetan, especially around Xmas

custard powder – Nissin supermarket

Daddy’s sauce – Never seen this brand, but see brown sauce

Dairy Milk – Kaldi and Seijo Ishii

Digestives – most supermarkets and convenience stores

English mustard – Meidi-ya and Nissin (also as powder)

Faggots – Aldgate pub

fig rolls – Tesco

Fish & Chips – almost all British pubs

fudge – Kaldi and Seijo Ishii

Ginger marmalade – Seijo Ishii

ginger nut biscuits – Tesco

golden syrup – Nissin supermarket and Queen’s Isetan

gravy powder – Daimaru Peacock, Foreign Buyer’s Club website and Queen’s Isetan

greengage jam – Tesco

Haggis – 82 Ale House and Warrior Celt

HobNobs – Seijo Ishii

Horseradish – Queen’s Isetan and Kaldi

HP sauce – see brown sauce

Instant mash – Foreign Buyer’s Club website

Jacket Potato – Aldgate pub

Lea and Perrins – see Worcestershire Sauce

lemon curd – Meidi-ya and Seijo Ishii

Lime and Lemon marmalade – Seijo Ishii

Macaroni cheese – Kinokuniya supermarkets

Macvities – See names of biscuits

malt vinegar – Kaldi, Queen’s Isetan, Nissin Supermarket and Seijo Ishii

mango chutney – Daimaru Peacock and Seijo Ishii, but usually cheapest in Kaldi

Marmite – Nissin supermarket and Seijo Ishii

Mars bars – Yamaya

Meat pies – Foreign Buyer’s Club website and Nissin supermarket

mild cheddar – see cheddar

Milky Way – Kaldi, Seijo Ishii, Yamaya

Mincemeat – Foreign Buyer’s Club website, Kaldi and Meidi-ya

mincepies – Nissin supermarket

Nice biscuits – Tesco

Oats – See porridge oats

Orange and Lemon jelly slices – Tesco

Penguins – Seijo Ishii (about 300 yen for 9) and Kaldi, plus the Australian equivalent Tim Tams are available almost everywhere

PG Tips – Seijo Ishii and Nissin

Pickle – See sweet pickle

Porridge oats – Most import shops and some supermarkets, e.g. Daimaru Peacock, Seijo Ishii, Yamaya

red cheddar – Hanamasa, Seijo Ishii and Yamaya

rhubarb – Nissin supermarket

Sarson’s – see malt vinegar

sausage rolls – Nissin supermarket

Scotch Whiskey marmalade – Seijo Ishii

shepherds pie – 82 Ale House and Warrior Celt

shortbread – most supermarkets and some convenience stores

Stilton – most import shops and some supermarkets, e.g. Kaldi, Daimaru Peacock and Seijo Ishii, plus 82 Ale House

strong cheddar – see cheddar

Sweet pickle – Meidi-ya and Queen’s Isetan (Harrods in both)

Terry’s Chocolate Orange – see chocolate orange

Toad in The Hole – Aldgate pub

Toblerone – Kaldi and Seijo Ishii

Twirl – Kaldi

Twix fun size – Yamaya

Weetabix – Seijo Ishii

Welsh Rarebit – Aldgate pub

Worcestshire Sauce – most import shops and some supermarkets, e.g. Daimaru Peacock, Yamaya

Yorkshire Pudding – Aldate pub

British food and beer in the Warrior Celt

This is by far my favourite pub in Tokyo, with a real atmosphere and some great food such as Raj Chicken. You never know exactly what you are going to get, e.g. the recipes change all the time and the beer is sometimes off, but that is all part of its character for me…

Draft beer

Spitfire

Bishops Finger

1698

Felinfoel Stout

Double Dragon

Celtic Pride

Bottles

Shepherd Neame Late Red

Master Brew

Food

Sausage & Mash

Haggis

Shepherd’s Pie

Plus lots more – just got all that off the website as I haven’t been for about 6 months.

Website in English here.

Draught British beer and cider in Tokyo and Kanagawa

I think I’ll never manage the full list I was planning, so here is what I have managed to find out so far and I’ll update and expand it when I get time. I’ll also do a piece on Japanese British-style beer soonish

Black Lion (Meguro) – website checked 3 Feb 2012

Pedigree

Boddingtons

Bass

Kilkenny

Blackthorn cider

Warrior Celt (Ueno) – website checked 3 Feb 2012

(maybe best to stick to the bottled beers, as the quality of draught beers is very variable)

Spitfire

Bishop’s Finger

1698

Double Dragon

Guinness

Felinfoel Stout

Celtic Pride

Aldgate (Shibuya)

Fuller’s London Pride

Guinness

Abbot Ale

Old Speckled Hen

Hobgoblin (Roppongi/ Akasaka/ Shibuya) – checked website 3 Feb 2012

Hobgoblin English Ale

Old Speckled Hen

Aspall Cider

Guest ales

Guinness

What the Dickens (Ebisu)

Guinness

Murphys

Boddingtons

Bass pale ale

Dry Blackthorn cider

82 Ale House chain (many places, e.g. Shinagawa and Hamamatsucho)

Bass (brewed in Japan) 900 yen a pint

Aspall dry Suffolk ale 500ml for 1200 yen

Footnik (Osaki)

London Pride

The Black Sheep (Ikebukero):

Pedigree

The Town Cryer (Hibiya and Kamiyacho):

Fullers ESB

Frigo (Shinjuku)

Abbot Ale

Biervana (Akasaka)

London Pride

Murphy’s

Fuller’s Honeydew

Abbot’s Choice (Roppongi)

Abbot Ale

The Grafton (Gotanda)

Guinness

Killkenny

Rising Sun (Yotsuya)

Bass

Guinness

Town Cryer (Hibiya)

Guinness

Kilkenny

Kanagawa

3 Lions (Kannai)

Spitfire

Pedigree

Murphy’s Irish Stout

Aspall’s Cider

Trafalgar (Fujisawa)

Guinness

Kilkenny

London Pride

Century Break (Fujisawa)

Old Speckled Hen

Tavern (Yokohama) – checked website 3 Feb 2012

London Pride

Kilkenny

Murphy’s

Guinness

British beer and food in the Aldgate, Shibuya

I haven’t been here for ages as when I went after it moved it was possibly the smokiest pub I have been to in my life. It is now non-smoking and seems to have the best selection of British draught beers in Tokyo:

Fuller’s London Pride

Guinness

Abbot Ale

Old Speckled Hen

Food selection looks pretty British pub-like too:

Welsh Rarebit

Jacket Potato with Baked Beans

Jacket Potato with Tuna Mayonnaise

Faggots

Falafel

Beef in Ale

Cottage Pie

Cornish Pastie

English Breakfast in Yorkshire Pudding

Chili Con Carne

Fish & Chips

V Daal Masala with Pita Bread

Bangers & Mash

V Cous Cous & Vegetable Sauce

Toad in The Hole

Will do similiar reviews for other British pubs soon and then a big summary.

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