Our second gourmet report on Ginza Six introduces four bento and prepared food shops in the basement of the department store that offer a little something extra for a solo lunch, after-work dinner, or a treat dessert. Even the most discerning palate will be satisfied with our selection.

Brushed Soy Sauce Nori Bento Yamanobori, a new nori bento specialty shop produced by Soup Stock Tokyo, focuses on the bento classic, the nori bento. The nori, the key ingredient in nori bento, is made with the first harvest of Ariake nori seaweed from Saga Prefecture, which is fragrant, soft, and flavorful. Choose from three types of nori bento: "Seafood," "Mountain Food," and "Field Food" (each 1,000 yen), and you can also add your favorite side dishes separately. They also plan to offer a "Seasonal Nori Bento" using seasonal ingredients.


Next up in the prepared food section, we'd like to draw your attention to "TAKIZAWA 180 ICHI HACHI MARU." This deli shop sells freshly made croquettes made with Hokkaido Danshaku potatoes, and sells "authentic frozen foods" that are made with the utmost care and attention to the ingredients. Takeout authentic French dishes such as the "Baked Croquette" (from 400 yen), a non-fried croquette created under the supervision of Yoshiaki Takazawa, a chef at famous hotels around the world, and the "Rich Biscrisotto Croquette" (400 yen) made with lobster, will make you feel like you're having a luxurious dinner at home. There are also a wide selection of stylish bento boxes filled with deli items.


Oginoya, a long-established bento shop founded 130 years ago, will be introducing its "Toge no Kamameshi" (926 yen), which has been described as Japan's best ekiben. Also available are the Ginza-exclusive "Tori Suki Bento" (1,200 yen) packed with ingredients, the "Chicken and Burdock Bento" (1,100 yen) with its irresistible burdock root texture, and the vegetarian "Ginza Brown Rice Bento" (900 yen). To celebrate the opening of their Ginza Six store, they will also be selling a "Joushu Beef Steak Bento" at the special price of 1,800 yen. This is a great dish to recommend to foreign tourists who want to experience Japan's "OBENTO" culture.


For bread lovers, we recommend Le Boulanger de Monge, a Parisian boulangerie that sells 800 baguettes a day. They specialize in meal breads, and the lineup includes "Baguette Monge" (330 yen), made with flour that meets French organic standards, "Fruitsec 6" (3,000 yen), a hard meal bread filled with six kinds of dried fruits and nuts, and "Poitblon Saucisses" (1,620 yen), a baked sausage wrapped in brioche dough. If you're feeling a little hungry or looking for something sweet, try the apple tart "Tartelette aux Pommes" (360 yen), which won first place in the gourmet contest held by the French newspaper Le Figaro. We hope you'll try this bread made with carefully selected ingredients that has impressed Parisians.




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