May 2026

Lonestar Smoke House BBQ Lunch Plate

Tasty Texas-style BBQ at Lonestar Smoke House in Kannai Yokohama

(Note: This review is based on a January 2025 visit)I’ve visited Lonestar Smoke House, the Texas BBQ restaurant on several occasions since it opened back in the summer of 2024 in Yokohama’s Kannai district (just a short walk from Yokohama Stadium). The restaurant was opened by the former pit master of Bashamichi Taproom (which features BBQ)

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A personal-sized cheeseburger pizza at Pizzakaya.

Pizzakaya: One of Tokyo’s oldest and popular family pizza restaurant

Pizzakaya is a favorite pizza spot that has been around for thirty years in Tokyo. That’s a decent run, and they’re still going strong. In a city where restaurants come and go overnight, Pizzakaya has been quietly doing its thing since before most of us even landed here, myself included. American-style pizza done right, a

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