Address - Tokyo-to, Shibuya-ku, Shibuya 2-19-20 Opening hours - Open lunch and dinner every day until 11pm, on Sunday dinner only Map - No Telephone - 3486-2995 Menu - In English and Japanese CC - OK

Anatolia reminds me a lot of Ankara (the restaurant), in the sense that what I said about the latter applies also to the former: All in all, a good restaurant, although I would definitely prefer Istanbul or Bosphorus Hasan in Shinjuku, which both approach perfection. Not far from Shibuya station, it is reasonably cozy and hospitable. The menu is pretty standard, with only the ice-creams standing out for originality. If you go, try the bitter cherry ice-cream.

By the way, Turkish ice-cream has a weird consistency. It is viscous and forms filaments, particularly so at Anatolia. When I asked the waiter why, he said that the ice-cream contains a special ingredient. I would never have guessed that much, thank you.