International cuisine that's hard to come by?

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  BigfamJapan

  on Jan 17

  Irish! Is the first thing that comes to mind. There are Irish pubs in various cities in Saitama Prefecture, that would have some Irish food, but I don't think there is one in Kawagoe. I don't think Greek is easy to come by in Kawagoe either. There is a really gorgeous Spanish restaurant, but overall Spanish cuisine is also thin on the ground in this area of Saitama. Like in Chiba, Indian, Thai, Vietnamese are easy to come by, as well as Chinese and Turkish.

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  genkidesu

  on Jan 16

  Greek food is one that comes to mind for me, too. My home city in Australia (Melbourne) is home to one of the largest Greek communities outside of Greece itself, so as you can imagine there are some pretty fantastic Greek restaurants back there to choose from!

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  TonetoEdo

  on Jan 18

  @BigfamJapan There was an Irish cafe in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, but unfortunately, it folded during the pandemic.

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  TonetoEdo

  on Jan 20

  @genkidesu Have you found any Greek, Lebanese, or other Mediterranean food in your region? A little Googling reveals a half-dozen in Tokyo, but alas, none near me.

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  TonetoEdo

  on Jan 20

  @BigfamJapan Ooh! Turkish food. Do you have any reccos?

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  genkidesu

  on Jan 20

  @TonetoEdo no great luck out this way, either. I think Greek in particular would perform well. Just so interesting that there are an absolute ton of Italian restaurants just about anywhere you go here, but Greek ones are so few and far between.

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  TonetoEdo

  on Jan 22

  @genkidesu I just found out there are only a few hundred Greek nationals in Japan. The food culture doesn't have much representation in Japan. It's surprising considering the profile of Greek-Irish author Lafcadio Hearn.

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  BigfamJapan

  on Jan 22

  @TonetoEdo unfortunately the only one I really liked closed during the pandemic. However, they do food trucks now instead. I think they are called M&S Catering, but it is hard to pin down when and where food trucks will be.

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  genkidesu

  on Jul 25

  Saw a list online recently that had Tokyo as one of the world's best cities for international food (https://www.travelandleisure.com/best-food-city-for-international-cuisine-11994589) so at least we know if we can't find what we want there, we'd probably struggle to find it in a lot of places!!

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  TonetoEdo

  on Jul 25

  @genkidesu I guess, yes, if you live within easy range of Tokyo, that's where you have to go to satisfy cravings for international cuisine. There are some surprising gems - Harry's Sanwich Company in Shibuya for a Cubano, or David's kosher deli near Azabu.

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