September

Tokyo is the “World’s Greatest Food City,” and at last count, home to over 200 Michelin-starred restaurants. More than ramen, udon, and tonkatsu places, you can find whatever a human can consume if you search hard enough in the Metropolis. But just because you can find it doesn’t necessarily mean it will be mind-blowing. Take my addiction to burritos, tacos, salsa, and guacamole, for instance. I can’t get enough Mexican food. It’s an ethnic cuisine that seems simple enough to make but is complicated to get just right for many. Still, lately, a few shops scattered around Kanto have made themselves worthy of my (not very authoritative) praise. These aren’t chains like Taco Bell, Frijoles, and Guzman Y Gomez(although I am grateful for them, too!); These are places that are one-offs where you’ll feel like Instagramming and Facebooking that enchilada when it comes to the table. Cactus Burrito | Kawasaki, Musashi-Shinjo You’ll find our first recommendation in this blue-collar neighborhood between Musashi-Kosugi and Mizonoguchi on the JR Nambu Line. There’s nothing particularly spectacular about the area besides cheap housing close to major rail lines. But situated a 10-minute walk from the south exit of the train station is a hidden…