Japanese cooking Italian
“Japanese spaghetti and pizza” sounds incongruous, like “Italian ramen and sushi”, but it works. Trust the Japanese to take an alien concept and do it better than the original. (If that sounds racist we’re sorry, but we’re fans of Japan.)
This was our second visit to Yomenya Goemon, the Japanese spaghetti and pizza place in Greenbelt 3 (2nd floor, nearest the carpark). We ordered the 10-inch Smoked Chicken and Four Cheese Pizza and the spicy Spaghetti Vongole.
Usually we prefer pizza with a very thin and crunchy crust, but Yomenya’s pizza dough is so delicious and chewy we would eat it without toppings. The pasta is perfectly al dente—add olive oil, garlic and clams, and we’re happy. Who needs complicated sauces when the pasta is this good?
Even the background music made us happy: Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue album. The Japanese and jazz.
For a pizza, a pasta, and two sodas our bill came to Php757. Very reasonable for this quality (A similar order at a fast food joint would cost more).
Answers to questions you might be asking, unless you wandered onto this site purely by accident >>>
January 31st, 2013 at 08:38
@Jessica: I haven’t been here, but the Japanese-cooks-Italian thing reminds me of Tokyo Cafe. I am 50/50 on Tokyo Cafe; they have stuff that’s good and stuff that’s so-so. Have you been to Tokyo Cafe?
Anyway, I must put Yomenya Goemon on my bucket list of restos.
January 31st, 2013 at 20:56
Ever since I saw the Cooking With Dog episode where they made Mentaiko Spaghetti I’ve wanted to try it.
February 1st, 2013 at 02:09
we used to order japanese pizza for dinner back in singapore.. missing it right now :(
i remember having a layover in japan one time, and we were just thrilled even if it was just the airport.
i wish i could visit the country for real, soon.
#ordering pide, turkish pizza for dinner
February 2nd, 2013 at 18:07
Reminds me of the first scene of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.
February 3rd, 2013 at 13:21
I brought my date there yesterday before plunging into Les Miserables. The pizza was incredible! Thanks for the tip, Jessica!