Tokyo Dome City LaQua introduced a new food zone called "DELI&DISH" on April 15th, with 26 new stores opening up. Despite being open for over two weeks, there haven't been many reviews on Tabelog yet, which is unusual. I hope to continue updating information as long as I'm using Tabelog. Now, let's talk about "Kodotei," a renowned restaurant founded in 1944 in Nihonbashi, known for its unique "shumai" that has been loved for over 60 years. I have visited their Nihonbashi main store, Yurakucho store, ecute Ueno store, Otemachi Center Building store, and Otemachi First Square store before. They sell anman, nikuman, yakibuta man, pork shumai, and shrimp shumai in their "Chinese bun steamer" at the storefront. Since the pork shumai and shrimp shumai were sold out, I purchased a nikuman for 320 yen. The nikuman was piping hot. They tried to put it in a plastic bag on top of the paper bag, but I told them I would eat it right away, so they just gave me the paper bag and a wet towel. The juicy meat filling inside the fluffy and hot bun was delicious, with crunchy bamboo shoots adding a nice texture. I enjoyed the nikuman as a snack during my stroll at LaQua.

Due to the typhoon, there was heavy rain. Despite that, I couldn't take the day off work. I had planned to finish work quickly and have a late lunch at Rakua, but I decided to get a takeout bento while the rain had stopped. Unfortunately, the second batch was coming at 1:00 PM and I didn't want to wait, so I selected from what was available. The hot meat buns were tempting, but I'll save that for another time. The shumai and shrimp shumai, which are said to be Tokyo specialties at this restaurant, are a must-try. The shrimp shumai is a bit pricey but it's big and worth trying. Personally, I prefer these shumai over the ones in Yokohama. I didn't want to waste time deciding, so I also bought the last Heifan bento from the first batch and two assorted side dishes. Next, I plan to eat the hot meat buns.

Chiba Station had a limited-time offer of extremely simple shumai, pickled vegetables, and rice. The impact was amazing as the rice portion was huge! The shumai had thin skin and was packed with meat, providing a satisfying bite. Personally, I wanted another shumai.

My favorite Xiao Dongtian is now at Lacua! I visited right away. It's takeout only, but they offer a variety of options from bento boxes to individual items like shumai. This time, I bought some shumai and it was delicious as always♡ Next time, I want to try their bento boxes!