We spent four days in Tokyo, Japan, all of which we stayed at Pearl Hotel Kayabacho. Virg and I chose to have accommodation and buffet breakfast at the hotel. Unfortunately, we were able to experience the buffet breakfast only twice. During one of which, we had only 20 to 25 minutes to eat something in a hurry before we left to catch the Hato Bus Tour to experience a Dynamic Tokyo City Tour.
On that particular morning, I had two plates of food which contained the first edibles I knew I would be able to chew in a second without having indigestion during and after the fact. I thoroughly enjoyed the tsukune (Japanese chicken meatballs), the potato wedges, a little hijiki tsukudani (tiny meat, seafood, or seaweed simmered in soy sauce and sugar), and the slice of trout, in that particular order. All three were flavorful and filling. I remember having the scrambled egg and something orange-y. The scrambled egg was a little on the bland side but was very fine, and the something orange-y almost made me gag. I also had bread, one was plain and the other had chocolate chips embedded in it. Gosh, their bread was buttery and flaky at the same time. It was perfect with or without margarine or jam. The smell was heavenly. Virg and I think that they bake the bread near our window because when we woke up at 4am or 5am, we could smell the aroma that made my mouth water.
On our last morning at Pearl Hotel Kayabacho, we made it a point to wake up early and be at the restaurant by 7am. We arrived at 655am, and breakfast was already underway. Talk about Japanese efficiency. We stayed for over 90 minutes (we had a free day and our schedule checkout time was 10am) and sampled almost every item on the table. Hahaha.
I had miso soup to wake my senses up. I also had yogurt with a splash of strawberry syrup. The yogurt tasted clean and the strawberry I added gave it some nuanced flavor, which was perfect.
Then I had all my favorite things from day 1 plus the scrambled egg. Maybe the egg changed. It did not. So I somewhat paired it with the trout. The remnant of saltiness in the fish transferred to the innocent egg, and the innocent egg became tempting. The tsukune and potato wedges remained lovely. And I added some vegetable slices to give a semblance of “glow” group of food on the plate.
My second plate was more adventurous because it had neither rhyme nor rhythm. I had macaroni with mayonnaise, hijiki tsukudani, pickled vegetables which I cannot identify anymore, and fresh vegetables with cherry tomato. Everything was yum. I ate the hijiki tsukudani on its own (I did not know it was supposed to be paired with steamed rice) and still enjoyed it.
I had two bread again. I am in love with these bread. I paired them with strawberry and blueberry jam. I had roasted green tea with them.
I finished the day with some slices of oranges, pomelo, and pineapple.
I was so full. But we walked over 15,000 steps that day. Hehehe.
Pearl Hotel Kayabacho offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
| Price | Hours | Remarks | |
| Breakfast | 1,080 yen (US $9.87) | 7am – 915am | Buffet (Japanese and Western food) |
| Lunch | Minimum of 900 yen (US $8.23) | 11am – 2pm | Closed on Sundays and holidays |
| Dinner | Minimum of 1,480 yen (US $13.53) | Weekday: 5pm to 10pm Saturday: 5pm to 930pm | Closed on Sundays and holidays |
Pearl Hotel Kayabacho Address: 1-2-5 Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan 104-0033
Pearl Hotel Kayabacho Telephone Number: 81-3-3553-8080
Pearl Hotel Kaybacho Fax Number: 81-3-3555-1849
For more information, please visit pearlhotels.jp.