Address - Takadanobaba 1-29-15, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Opening hours - Open from 11:30 am to 11:30 pm. Closed on the first and third Sunday of each month Map - Yes Telephone - 5292-2236 Menu - In English and Japanese with pictures CC - No

A year ago I was walking in Takadanobaba in an area I don't usually frequent when I noticed the sign of a Thai restaurant called Boss, like the coffee. The place was tiny and looked cheap, which in these circumstances to me means good and authentic. I prize authenticity, because to me eating out is an important way of learning about people's ways.
As soon as I realized that right next to the door there was an International Call Card vending machine, I knew I had something special in my hands.
A few days later, with my good friend Paolo as a wing man, I went there to have dinner.
The cook/waiter/owner seemed stunned by having two farang (foreigners) in his shop. He was neither delighted nor hostile: just surprised. He even asked us if spicy food was OK with us.
Nowe the folks at boss know me well because I like the place, and I am confident that sao will you. Incredibly cheap, friendly, excellent, it's a very good alternative to Kao Thai, which tends to get mobbed on Friday nights. If you want to eat well with 1500 yen, this is the place you are looking for.
April 2005