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Salvatore
January 5th, 2003
rating:4 of 5

Looking for good Italian food in Tokyo?  My friends Pat and Austin introduced me to Salvatore

Japanese Italian food is just that, "*Japanese* Italian".  It's everywhere.  Probably the second most common food next to Japanese food if you don't count fast food places.  Personally I enjoy it but I know that if you are looking for real Italian then you are going to have to do a little searching.

My friends Pat and Austin happen to know such a place.  It's in Naka-Meguro just 2 minutes from the station hidden almost under the train tracks.  It's got a slightly imposing enterance and so actually I had passed by it several times without giving it much of a thought thinking it was probably out of my price range.

Then one day we were eating at a cheap izakaya just across the river from this here and Pat and Austin told me I just HAD to check it out.  I guess they actually go 2 or 3 times a week as they work just a few blocks from here.

When we went we had Pizza as that was their recommendation.  6 of us ordered 5 pizzas.  It was great.  Japan generally has 2 kinds of pizza.  Japanese Italian which is pizza on a super thin crust.  It's so thin it might as well be a Mexican flour tortilla.

The other kind is Japanese American pizza, ie, Domino's, Pizza Hut, Shakeys.  The Japanese actually do that style better than Americans since they give you so many more topping choices.

Now though I think I've actually found Italian style pizza in Japan.

Salvatore has an entire menu of Italian dishes though.  Various pastas, gnocchi, cannelloni, seafoods etc.  I'll definitely be going back to try the rest.

squisito!

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another good itarian rest

text if you like italian food there is (actually there are cause there is more than one) another restaurant called LA VERDE. Being half italian I can say that it one of the best (and cheap) place to eat italian food in Tokyo. Great gnocchi al gorgonzola and focaccia!!
You can find it wlking down takeshitadori, then cross meijidori and you find it on the left of a shop selling minerals.

Enjoy!!!!

francesco@hobibox.com

posted by anon_frankiebitJanuary 9, 2003 at 1:31 [ e ]
Glad you like it!

Glad to see you liked Salvatore enough to put it on the site! Austin and I still get lunch there a few times a week. Austin even brings them Omiyage when he goes on trips to the states! They have "customer appreciation" parties every once in awhile. For 5000 yen you get lots of great Italian snacks and all the wine you can drink. Next time one comes around I'll try to post it here.

-Pat

posted by PhatJanuary 11, 2003 at 9:30 [ e ]
Ristranti Erio,&,Ibo Evisu
the worst Dinning experience for slow service and hig price not wort at all in Ibo restauranto in evisu, and only salty ando shaby tasty of food in Erio rocanda Itariana, @ hanzomon. Notting to compare for atmosfere, service, taste and price with sarbatore in nakameguro. bery weel done we wish you all the best to come.
posted by AnonymusFebruary 5, 2004 at 3:59 [ e ]
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最も悪いDinning がebisu のIvo のレストランの全然遅いサービス及びhig の価格のないウワートのために経験するEbisu のレストランElio 及びIvo 、及びElio のlocanda Italiana の食糧の塩辛く、shaby 風味がよいだけ、@ hanzomon 。できているnakameguro. の非常にweel のsalvatore とhatmosfere のために、サービス、好みおよび価格比較するべきNotti
ng 私達は来るために幸運を祈る。
posted by anonymusFebruary 12, 2004 at 1:07 [ e ]
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