Tokyo: Tofuro at Ginza Itchome

We went to an izakaya called Tofuro for a last blast with the entire family, and thankfully the sister managed to wrangle us a private room which meant freedom from cigarette smoke. Chicken cartilege - fabulously crunchy

This was really good - minced otoro with sesame sauce, avocado and ikura.Tsukene with a raw egg yolk in the dipping sauce

Bacon-wrapped cherry tomatoes Grilled ika - so fragrantGrilled chicken wingsAn amazing array of sashimi with a bit of everything wonderfulYakitori with negiHome-made tofuA salad dish that came looking a bit like a flowerpotMochi wrapped in bacon - this was very interesting, with a soft chewy centre Fresh wasabi and graterWe ordered a serve of seiro soba, freshly madeGrilled onigiri with picklesThis was either a grilled saba or hamachi.Almond tofu to end off withThe entire meal was absolutely enjoyable, and there wasn't a single item that we didn't fancy. As usual, the only regret was not being able to order more. For directions, see http://www.tofuro.jp/en.html and http://r.gnavi.co.jp/g223622/lang/en/ - we went to the Ginza-Itchome branch, which was about 10 mins walk from the JR Yurakucho Station