|
Rakuraku is a highly recommended Chinese restaurant in Tokyo. The interior of the restaurant resembles that of many of the restaurants in China. Rakuraka is one of those discreet Chinese restaurants which run on the popularity generated by word of mouth only. A signboard indicating the presence of the restaurant is missing and may cause a slight inconvenience in locating the restaurant. The food served in Rakuraku is nothing grand but it is well prepared enough to elicit nods of appreciation from the most exacting of gourmets. Rakuraku's menu has photos against the dishes which enable the customers to choose better. The food includes everything that a regular Chinese restaurant is expected to serve, like sweet and sour chicken, egg rolls and beef and vegetable dishes. The chicken broth is thick and healthy. The ambience is calm and quiet, and allow for complete delectation of the food.
Rakuraku is quite relaxed about customers carrying their own bottles of soda or drinks inside the restaurant. To many people Rakuraku brings a much needed break from the Japanese cuisines. Chinese cuisine is regarded as the most diverse of the cuisines in the world. In the past Chinese used to consider those who ate with knife and fork to be barbaric, since these were tools used in war-fare, though the use of chop-sticks is fast falling out of favors with the Chinese younger generation much to the ignominy of the elders.
Rakuraku has wooden chop-sticks for those who are dexterous enough to use it, for the lesser gifted ones, there are the boring spoons. Rakuraku serves good vegetarian dishes as well. This may come as a surprise to many who have always regarded Chinese cuisines to be incomplete without meat or fish. Address- SW corner Shinobazu-dori near Kototoi-dori
Tokyo. Rakuraku lies near Shitamachi, which in Japanese means 'downtown'. Shitamachi received it name for being the traditional shopping, entertainment and residential districts in Japan. The district lies quite apart from the tall and indifferent buildings in Tokyo. Shitamachi Museum, which is located in the district, was build with the purpose of preserving Japan before the calamitous earthquake of 1923 and the WWII.
|
