Vivian Anne

We visited Hatoya Asakusa on a Thursday around 1 PM and it was not busy. However, they did have signage outside of the shop telling people where to line up so I expect it gets busy. The shop has an English menu which includes tea, toppings, sweets, and souvenirs. We tried the single blend matcha latte and hojicha latte. Both lattes were iced, very pretty, and tasted delicious. It was the perfect drink for a warm day. The shop has a small standing bar for you to enjoy your drinks as well.

I had lunch reservations at Queenstown Bistro on a Friday and we were seated immediately. I had the kale and salmon salad and enjoyed it! The salmon was well seasoned and it was a good portion. Overall, I thought this was a nice lunch spot. Just FYI, they don't like to split checks here so if you come with a group, keep that in mind.

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We somehow managed to snag reservations at Angle while in Barcelona. We had an 8:45 pm reservation. When you arrive, you are on the ground level of a hotel/restaurant. They sit you in the lounge and offer you a glass of wine while you review the menu so you can inform them of allergies. After a few minutes, they take you to a bar area for a few quick bites before you as escorted upstairs to be seated for dinner. The dining room is quiet small so you see and hear most of the diners. As is typical with most Michelin restaurants, this was a tasting menu. Our menu was pretty heavy on seafood so I could imagine that bothering people who don't like seafood. I think about 4 of 6 savory courses had seafood as the star. We had three dessert courses and petit fours (chocolate bon bons). They also served a bread course (poppy and pumpkin seed) - we didn't finish our loaf so we asked if we could take the remainder home. They didn't have an issue with that but when it came time to leave, they couldn't find it so they just sent us home with a whole loaf. Overall, the food was really good and beautifully presented. I personally enjoyed the focus on seafood and it being a fusion of Spanish and Asian flavors. The only thing I disliked about the experience was the ambiance in the restaurant. It was so quiet in the restaurant that I felt like I need to whisper at my table so I didn't disturb the other diners. This is also a long meal so be prepared - I think it was about 3 hours.

DiverXo has 3 Michelin stars so that is plenty enough reason to go. We dined at DiverXo in May 2023 and we made the reservations in Jan 2023. Fortunately, the staff all spoke English which helped as a tourist. We had an 8 pm reservation and finished with our meal around 11:30 pm. Everything we ate was DELICIOUS and beautifully/interestingly presented. The menu seems to be Spanish cuisine fused with flavors from Asia like Japan, Thailand, Singapore, etc. They give you a piece of paper prior to every course so you know what you are eating. We had 14 courses and loved every single one. Some of the highlights were: "45 days aged nigiri. Pyrenean ecosystem" (aged trout), "frosty salad from the bottom of the fridge and it's sea garnish" (salad as the entree with turbot as a garnish - this had an amazing lettuce dressing), "8 second wok-caressed" (baby eels), and Japanese bonbons (mochi petite fours).
Make the trip out to Madrid to eat at DiverXo. It is absolutely worth it.

We stopped by Milk Bar on a Saturday night at around 7:30 pm. It wasn't crowded so it was quick to order and find a table. We got a piece of crack pie, a cowboy cookie, and cereal milk soft serve with cornflake crunch topping. The crack pie tasted good but it was so sweet. I just had one bite. The cookie was fine but it wasn't mine blowing. However, the cereal milk soft serve with cornflake crunch topping was my absolute favorite! The soft serve was subtlety flavored with cornflake and the cornflake crunch topping was SO good! It adds a nice crunch and it's a good mix of salty and sweet. They put the corn flake crunch at the bottom and on top of the soft serve too so you have enough to eat with the soft serve. I would have come back for the soft serve a second time if we had time. Definitely recommend making a stop here to try the soft serve with the cornflake crunch - they also had cookies, cake truffles and slices of cake available for purchase too.