Granbell Breakfast with a Twist of Surrealism

Bright, ginormous goldfish float outside the Shibuya Granbell Hotel's restaurant.


Teishoku breakfast w/ small cup of natto (center) started my day.

Miniature prints with avant-garde or pop art themes hung in the hotel's corridors.


In my previous post I mentioned the free breakfast with your stay at the Shibuya Granbell Hotel. This was served on the second floor at a restaurant called Ninnin. On the Granbell site, it's merely described as a "Japanese restaurant." It's open for dinner also, but I only went for breakfast.

Outside the entrance you are greeted by gigantic floating goldfish. Inside, the decor is sparse, but I noted a small art exhibit displayed around the restaurant and inside its small private banquet rooms. This exhibit featured Ryo Yamashita's whimsical glasses (see my blog post above).

At the time of my stay in October 09, there were three breakfast choices: Japanese teishoku (meal set), Western style breakfast, and some other kind - maybe Continental? I can't say for certain because I always chose the Japanese. This meal first thing in the morning made me very happy. It included grilled fish, rice, tsukemono (pickles), nori, miso soup, natto, salad (yes, salad - don't know how the tradition of eating salad for breakfast started in Japan) and tea. Perfect.