Tokyo Street Food: Must-Try Eats for Tourists in Ameyoko!

Tokyo Street Food: Must-Try Eats for Tourists in Ameyoko!

Hi, I’m Hinako from Japan Dig. Today we’re going to explore Aayoko Street located in Ueno, Tokyo. It’s one of the best places to experience these Japanese market cultures. And if you would love to try Japanese amazing street food, this place going to be the mass visit for you. An energetic, almost chaotic vibe fills the air as many people bustle along the streets of Ameoko, a lively outdoor market located right at the gateway to Tokyo. Aayoko is now drawing many tourists with its chaotic atmosphere and rich variety of local cuisine. Now, we’ll take you on a tour of Ameuko, this chaotic Japanese market. People recommend to come here instead of there because in here it’s much cheaper. Yeah. Mayoko is best known for its seafood. We spotted a woman casually enjoying an oyster by herself. And I heard the shop tell me that it’s actually from Hiroshima. Yeah. She said she became a fan of Japanese oysters after trying them in Hiroshima before. Today’s fresh oyster from Hiroshima is 3 for 1,000 yen. Meanwhile, a family from Singapore seemed interested in a particular menu item. The premium king crab steamed after an order is placed. Costs 2,000 yen for this generous portion. We were just walking by and we saw the crab and the price looks reasonable. It looks quite fresh. That’s why we decided to buy They looked a bit unsure about pongu soy sauce, a Japanese condiment. [Music] They have it more like sauce, chili rather than steamed. No sauce. Yeah. Apparently, it’s best enjoyed as is without any condiments. I already know what sauce this is, so we’re just excited to try. I think you know that again. I ate it without the sauce. Okay. Okay. At another shop, foreign tourists were also puzzled by how to eat takoyaki, a popular street food. Yeah, cheap. Large takoyaki costs 300 yen for four pieces. It is an omeoko price. Sauce and mayonnaise are self served. For first time foreign visitors, this is quite a challenge. Look, these customers from Spain got their takoyaki, but they seem kind of confused. Although they had no idea what to do, they managed to put the toppings quite well. [Music] Besides the standup dining style places, there are plenty of delicious restaurants around Ameuko. I like tempura, so I wanted to eat here. Crispy fried tempura with rice and the ultimate combination of sweet and savory sauce. This is tendon, a classic Japanese dish. The number one most popular dish is tokumia tendon. It’s a generous serving of eight kinds of tempura for 1,980 yen. Delicious. Two visitors from the US had tendon for the first time. They were moved by the taste of the sauce. It’s like um umami. Umami and uh but also still sweet. Just everything. It’s like sweet but salty. It’s crunchy but soft. It’s like opposite things together. So, it tastes very good. Thank you. Some restaurants attract huge cues as people seek the ultimate bowl. At lunchtime, there were even 60 people waiting in line. Well, we live around the hotel and then like one day we passed by and we saw so many people lining up. No, nobody stands in line. Yeah. The restaurant’s name is Ramen Kamo Di. The bowl that makes people want to wait in line is Wow, looks so good. Yes, it’s kamo ramen for 1,080 yen topped with duck meat and green onions. This combination is familiar to Japanese people, but it’s also very popular with foreign tourists. Very good. I’m a big fan of ramen and um and this is one of the best one. The soup has a really good duck flavor. Yeah, like you can taste the duck. What’s more, the soup also uses duck. The broth made from 25 portions of duck bones, green onions, and water pairs perfectly with the ingredients and is so delicious you can drink it all. The Canadian family experiencing queuing for the first time waited 30 minutes. Is there something their daughter doesn’t like? She’s staring intently into her bowl. Hesitantly, she takes a bite of the duck meat. And after her first bite, her chopsticks just kept going. Her mother looks happy, too. cuz she’s a picky eater like my husband said, but she was as long as she eat the meat, she drink the soup, real happy. Yeah, I think it’s a worth the wave to try. Travel memories are made with gourmet food and Ameokco will surely create unforgettable memories for you guys.

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00:00 Intro “Ameyoko”
00:47 Fresh Oyster and Steamed Crab
02:20 Cheap Takoyaki
03:33 Tempura Bowl
04:32 Kamo Ramen

Ameyoko (アメ横)
JR Ueno Station: Shinobazu Exit 1min. walk
JR Okachimachi Station: North Exit 1min. walk

Uokusa (魚草) ※Oyster and Crab
https://www.uokusa.jp/
Address: 6-10-7 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo Ameyoko Plaza
Phone: +81-3-4400-3264
Business Hours: 12PM-7:30PM, Closed “second Wednesday” of every month
CASH ONLY

Minatoya (みなとや) ※Takoyaki
https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1311/A131101/13018461/
Address: 4-1-9 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Phone: +81-3-3831-4350
Business Hours: Monday-Friday 11AM-7PM, Saturday-Sunday 11AM-7:30PM
CASH ONLY

Tempura Miya (天ぷら宮)
https://miya-food.com/
Address: 4-5-10 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Phone: +81-3-5834-3958
Business Hours: 10:30AM-9PM
Friday, Saturday, the day before national holiday 10:30AM-9:30PM

Ramen Kamo to Negi (らーめん鴨to葱)

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Address: 6-4-15 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Phone: +81-3-6803-2334
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