It's been 4 years since Bills aka "The Best Breakfast in the World" opened in Japan; its first restaurant outside Australia. I haven't tried the well-known scrambled eggs or ricotta hotcakes yet. When the restaurant first opened, tons of people went crazy about it. It's kind of funny people had to wait for hours and when they finally got seats and were ready for the breakfast, it was already afternoon. I hope it's not like that now if I happen to go there. I'm a bit tired of hearing about "the best breakfast in the world" thing because there are already 4 branches in Japan, which are all located in Tokyo and Yokohama. I feel it has less rarity than before. But I admit I'm still eager to try it.
And it's been 2 years since Eggs 'n Things aka "The Must Go Restaurant in Hawaii" came to Japan. It was 2010 when I went to Hawaii with a friend of mine and had pancakes with super tall whipped cream. (BTW, what is the difference between hotcakes and pancakes? It's the same, right?) And these are the pancakes...
It was...yeah it was quite sweet but I liked it especially when I ate it with an omelet with salted potatoes, you know, sweet and salty are always a good combination. I also liked sour blueberries, which refreshed my tongue.
Exactly right after I came back from Hawaii, I heard the restaurant coming to Japan. I was partly happy and partly disappointed. I felt happy because I could eat it again in Japan and I felt disappointed because I could no longer say I exclusively tried it in HAWAII. Despite nagging that there's no point to travel and eat at famous restaurants abroad because most of them have branches in Japan today, I went straight to Eggs 'n things when I went to Tokyo. Of course, it was good. But it's better to go there in summer so at least you could recall how hot it was in Hawaii. Oh and I forgot to add...it's the must go restaurant in Hawaii...FOR JAPANESE! Because you will see few other nationalities in there!! maybe only the staff there?
And finally...I got this news a couple of days ago. Sarabeth's aka "The Breakfast Queen of NY" will open its first branch in Japan. The restaurant is famous for brunch meals. The brunch there is quite simple; eggs with bread that you can choose from several kinds of muffins, scorn, croissant, or toast. You can also enjoy pancakes, french toasts and waffles. Sarabeth's is also known for supervising the movie "It's complicated" starring Meryl Streep. I remember I woke up early and walked to the restaurant alone when I traveled to NY. I felt like "OMG, I'm like a new yorker!!" HAHAHA, I was young. I think I looked weird back then. Anyway, the dish was really good but what I loved more is their other specialty; preserves. It's quite sad that I didn't take any picture of it (or maybe I did but I don't know where they are.) Their brunch was served with confiture and the confiture was just amazing. I think I had orange-apricot marmalade.
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| Orange-Apricot Marmalade $10 |
The balance between sweetness and bitterness was perfect. I did like it so much that I brought two jars to Canada with me where I was staying at that time.
And It's coming to Tokyo this November...I don't think the location is very Sarabeth's-like and I can easily imagine the restaurant would be packed with so many people. Let's wait and see...
So now if I feel like having the world's best, then I can go to Bills. If I feel like Hawaiian, there's Eggs 'n Things and I feel like some posh NY style, then there's nowhere but Sarabeth's!! What's next?? and When is Jamba Juice's turn??
More information
Bills:http://www.bills.com.au/
Eggs 'n Things:http://www.eggsnthings.com/
Sarabeth's:http://www.sarabeth.com/
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