Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on May 2013

Missing mama’s breadbasket? Longing for a decent bowl of hearty soup that doesn’t come from a certain overpriced chain? Then hit up the recently opened Eat More Soup and Bread (7F Lumine Est, 3-38-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku). Choose from soup, salad or pasta as the main dish in their lunch set (from ¥1,080), and get a mini-salad or soup, mini-dessert, drink and—wait for it—all-you-can-eat bread. Which could be a major shock to the carb-deprived system. Tea time involves parfaits (matcha, mixed berries, caramel nuts) and cakes from ¥680 (¥880 with a drink), and dinner offers a wider range including clam chowder (¥1,000) and bouillabaisse (¥1,100).