Anniversary Eats

Anniversary Eats

Yokohama Restaurants Are Cooking Up a Storm in Celebration of Y150

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Hard Rock Cafe Yokohama

If Commodore Perry had known it would come to this, he might have stayed at home. Hard Rock Cafe Yokohama is commemorating the port opening with its Black Ships Burger (¥1,859). This limited-time-only concoction squeezes a 180g beef patty, melted Monterey Jack cheese, marinara sauce and fried onions between a pair of soot-colored buns, in memory of Perry’s infamous Black Ships—which arrived here in… 1853. Oh, never mind. In typical Hard Rock style, diners can also pick up one of a range of limited-edition pin badges that are only available during Y150. If you’re on a tight budget, meanwhile, Mos Burger is celebrating the effect that Westernization has had on Japanese waistlines with a pair of super-sized burgers that will be sold at all 37 of its Yokohama branches through August 16.

Hard Rock Cafe Yokohama: A1 Queens Tower, 2-3-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama. Tel: 045-682-5626. Open daily 11am-11pm. Nearest stn: Minato Mirai. www.hardrockjapan.com

Mos Burger: www.mos.co.jp