As I posted the pictures many times in google+, I love very much "Gyoza" which are dumplings filled with ground meat and vegetables and wrapped in a thin dough. I think the "Gyoza" is one of the most popular dish in Japan not only in restaurants but also at home. Also you can see many "Gyoza" already cooked or before cooking including frozen foods in supermarket stores in Japan, which is proofing its popularity.
Origin of the "Gyoza" has come from China as Jiaozi but it has been modified in Japan and already it has become Japan original food, I think. In China it is usual to cook boiling but in Japan it is most popular to be pan fried. You can have it at many "Ramen ( noodle )" restaurants, Chinese restaurants and also "Izakaya ( Japanese casual bar or pub ). Some ramen restaurants are focusing to serve only "Ramen" as specialists and not to serve "Gyoza" and also high class Chinese restaurants do not serve "Gyoza" as it is an affordable dish and not Chinese already, I told. So it is really a casual soul food for Japanese people.
Why I love "Gyoza" is because when I bite it I can feel very juicy meat and good taste mixed vegetables, meat (usually pork) and seasoning including salt, pepper, Chinese stock soup, other Chinese seasoning, garlic and so on. And it is very good dish having with beer which I love very much as well. The vegetables inside included usually Chinese chive called "Nira", cabbage or Chinese cabbage and all of them are chopped. We put mixed sauce which we mix soy sauce, vinegar and pepper oil called " Rahyu " on the table by ourselves.
There are a lot of restaurants serve the "Gyoza" and you can find good Gyoza easily but some time you might have not good one. So I would like to introduce "Gyoza" restaurants I love.
Recommended "Gyoza" restaurant in Ginza, Tokyo
1.Ginza Tenryu (銀座天龍）
They serve very big "Gyoza" and it is very delicious. It has been established since 1949 and is Chinese restaurant so you can have other Chinese food as well.
Also I heard they have brunch restaurant in Town Soramachi, shopping center at the sky tree,in Tokyo which is the highest tower in world. So you can have good "Gyoza" there as a good option when you visit the sky tree.
Ginza Tenryu
Address: 1st floor of Ginza kaniboku kaikan building, 4-8-13 Ginza Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Telephone:+81-(0)3-3561-3543
Close train station:
1min. walk from ginza 1 chome station, Yurakucho line, Tokyo metro
5min. walk from Ginza station, Ginza-line, Hibiya-line, Tokyo metro
8min walk from Yurakusho station, JR line
Open from 1130 to 2130 (Last order until 2100), (Monday to Saturday)
From 1130 to 2030 (Last order until 2000), (Sunday, national holiday)
Close on end of the year and new year holidays
Credit card is not acceptable
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| Large jumbo "Gyoza". Compare with the rice bowl. |
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| Mixed minced pork meat and vegetables inside. |
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| Busy restaurant |
Ginza Tenryu at Town Soramachi of the sky tree
6th floor block 10 (10 banchi) of the Town Soramachi of the sky tree
Telephone:+81-(0)3-5809-7050
Close train station:
Directly connected to Tokyo Skytree station of Tobo Skytree line
Directly connected to Oshiage station of Tobo Skytree line, Hanzomon line of Tokyo metro, Keisei line, Toei Asakusa line.
Open from 1100 to 2300
Credit card is acceptable
Also I upload the menu picture card for the "Gyoza". Please show it to get the "Gyoza" in restaurants if they do not understand English.
