16 street food rooms in Tokyo we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Tokyo | Street Food across every city.
Tsukiji Outer Market standing counters ★ 4.5
Tokyo 104-0045, Japan
Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo's Chuo ward keeps 400 standing-counter food stalls running each morning. Tamagoyaki sticks, uni-don, scallop skewers.
Omoide Yokocho yakitori alley ★ 4.4
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
Omoide Yokocho in Tokyo's Shinjuku is the post-war yakitori alley north of the west exit. 70 stalls of grilled chicken, offal skewers, ramen and highballs.
Ameya-Yokocho street stalls ★ 4.2
Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0005, Japan
Ameya-Yokocho in Tokyo's Ueno is the 500-metre street under the JR tracks, 400 vendors of takoyaki, kebabs, dried seafood, post-war black-market origin.
Nakamise-dori snack street ★ 4.1
Tokyo 111-0032, Japan
Nakamise-dori in Tokyo's Asakusa is the 250-metre snack street between Kaminarimon gate and Senso-ji temple. Ningyo-yaki, agemanju, senbei since 1685.
Harmonica Yokocho ★ 4.4
Tokyo 180-0004, Japan
Harmonica Yokocho in Tokyo's Kichijoji is the post-war alley behind the JR north exit. 100-plus tiny stalls of yakitori, oden, standing sushi and craft beer.
Yurakucho Yakitori Alley ★ 4.5
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0006, Japan
Yurakucho Yakitori Alley in Tokyo runs under the JR Yamanote Line tracks behind Tokyo International Forum. Smoke-stained yakitori counters since the 1950s.
Tsukishima Monja Street ★ 4.4
Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0052, Japan
Tsukishima Monja Street in Tokyo's Chuo ward is the 200-metre alley with 70 monjayaki restaurants. Tableside teppan griddle, the canonical Tokyo monja crawl.
Ebisu Yokocho ★ 4.4
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013, Japan
Ebisu Yokocho in Tokyo is the 2008-opened indoor food alley designed as a modern yokocho. 20 izakaya stalls of yakiniku, oden, sashimi and grilled offal.
Ameyoko Okachimachi tachigui ★ 4.2
Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0005, Japan
Ameyoko Okachimachi tachigui in Tokyo runs along the Ueno-Okachimachi stretch of Ameya-Yokocho. Standing-counter sushi, fresh oysters, Korean tteokbokki.
Nonbei Yokocho Shibuya ★ 4.5
Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002, Japan
Nonbei Yokocho in Tokyo's Shibuya is the Drunkard's Alley north of Shibuya Station. 40 tiny standing counters, each seating four to six. Yakitori, sake.
Ameyoko Centre Building basement ★ 4.1
Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0005, Japan
Ameyoko Centre Building basement in Tokyo's Ueno is the Asian-grocery food hall under Ameya-Yokocho. Korean kimchi, Indonesian sambal, Thai green papaya.
Shinjuku Memory Lane late stalls ★ 4.3
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan
Shinjuku Memory Lane late stalls in Tokyo's Omoide Yokocho stay open after midnight. Motsuyaki offal skewers, highballs and the smoky alley's late ramen.
Kagetsudo Asakusa Melonpan ★ 4.4
Taito-ku, Tokyo 111-0032, Japan
Kagetsudo Asakusa Melonpan in Tokyo is the jumbo melon-bread counter near Senso-ji temple. 16-cm sweet melon-bread baked all day; queue starts from 10:00.
Toyosu Uogashi Yokocho ★ 4.5
Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0061, Japan
Toyosu Uogashi Yokocho in Tokyo is the visitor-side food alley inside the Toyosu market complex. Sushi, donburi, tempura and seafood standing counters.
Azabu-Juban Shotengai stalls ★ 4.3
Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0045, Japan
Azabu-Juban Shotengai in Tokyo is the centuries-old shopping street through Minato. Naniwaya taiyaki, Asahi croquette and Sasaya oden stalls along the strip.
Ekiben Matsuri Tokyo Station ★ 4.4
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan
Ekiben Matsuri inside Tokyo Station is the 200-bento ekiben hall facing the Yaesu central exit. Regional Japanese bento boxes from all 47 prefectures.