Friday, July 12

 
Breakfast at Tokyo's (coffee shops, that is)

Tokyo is one of the most expensive cities in the world. Even if you have an unlimited expense account, at some point you too would rebel at paying almost US$5 for a cup of coffee. The solution, according to Kaori Shoji in the International Herald Tribune, is to venture out of the hotel to a local coffee shop. The shops cater to the hordes of commuting Tokyo businessmen who don't have to eat at home by offering full meals for the price of one coffee. And we're not talking the Cholesterol Express of your average Denny's Grand Slam breakfast, either. It's an entertaining piece and in IHT's tradition of food-meets-culture reporting.
posted by Unknown 9:33 AM