John
John

We're a small (30 seats) restaurant in Nagoya specialising in South-East Asian food from Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and also India. We keep very close to the original recipes so the taste is quite authentic, and, often, quite spicy! (We grow our own chillies.)

There's a lush sub-tropical garden and the interior is spacious so you can relax and imagine you're in Bali or Phuket. If you're feeling nostalgic for your last Asian holiday, or just want to try something different, we look forward to seeing you at Raffles'!

Taeko
Taeko

(Taeko's message is in Japanese.
You can read it on the Japanese front page.)

Raffles' News

Raffles' special: Mulled Wine

One of Raffles' long time favourites: mulled wine made to our secret recipe with a combination of spices to warm the body.
While the cold weather continues, this is just what the doctor ordered!

John's blog

John is posting a kind of blog about life in Japan, food, music, the countryside etc.
Mainly aimed at people outside Japan perhaps, and it goes under the name of "Asazuke".
If you're interested, have a look here: John's blog.

Belgian Trappist beer

Beer has long been brewed in Belgian monasteries, and the Chimay beer that we are now stocking is a typical example, dark and strong (9%).
Sip it slowly, like wine - it's rather nice!

Today's blackboard items

blackboard

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From the menu ...

South-East Asian food, Thai food, Vietnamese food, Indonesian food,
Malaysian food, South Indian food, Singaporean food

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From Raffles' menu #1 : Tom Yam Kung

This is one of the most famous Thai dishes- a hot sour prawn soup.

In Japan Tom Yam Kung is often referred to as one of the "three great soups" of the world, the others being Bouillabaisse and Sharks Fin Soup, or possibly Borscht...
["Tom Yam Kung" continues here]

How do I get to Raffles?

By Taxi

Get a page here with directions in Japanese to print out and show to the taxi driver

Map to Raffles
Simple Map to Raffles

By Subway

On the Higashiyama subway line, get off at Shin Sakae Machi, and leave by exit #2 (exit 1 will take you in the opposite direction!).
At the top of the stairs turn right, pass in front of Starbucks (going South), carry on to the next big street (Hirokoji street), cross that street and carry on South to the next corner on the left.
There's a Chinese restaurant on that corner with a big sign that says Kinjo-En in Kanji (see photo below) that you can see from the subway exit. Turn left there and Raffles' is about 70m down the road on the left.

Roppa and Kinjo-En signs
Roppa and Kinjo-En signs.

You may also view:
detailed directions with bigger map and photos

See our location using map.yahoo.co.jp.

Shin Sakae 2-2-22, Naka-ku, Nagoya
(052)264-7782

Photos of Raffles

Raffles' front view
southern view
Raffles' tropical garden
entrance & garden at night

Photos of Some of Our Dishes

link to description and larger photo of tom yam kung
tom yam kung
link to larger photo of lemon grass chicken
lemon grass chicken
link to larger photo of gado gado
gado gado

link to larger photo of Vietnamese chicken salad
Vietnamese chicken salad
link to larger photo of chicken sate
chicken sate
link to larger photo of phat siyuu
phat siyuu

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What's Daihachi Ryodan?

Actually Raffles' John plays in a band in Nagoya in his free time, an interesting bunch of middle-aged desperados called Daihachi Ryodan.
If you're curious to know more, have a look at the Daihachi Ryodan website.

John and Taeko, Raffles' owners