Tokyo Bar Hopping in Shinjuku: Free-flow, Dinner, Golden Gai
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What to order at Ekiben Matsuri Tokyo Station
- The dish to know
- Regional ekiben bento boxes
- Editor tip
- Best ekiben (regional bento boxes) for shinkansen rides. Stand outside the JR turnstiles; eat at the train seat.
CuisineStreet food
Price¥
HoursDaily 05:30-22:00
The dishRegional ekiben bento boxes
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Tip: Best ekiben (regional bento boxes) for shinkansen rides. Stand outside the JR turnstiles; eat at the train seat.
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Location
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Tsukiji Outer Market standing counters ★ 4.5
Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo's Chuo ward keeps 400 standing-counter food stalls running each morning. Tamagoyaki sticks, uni-don, scallop skewers.
Try: Tamagoyaki sticks, uni-don, grilled scallops
Tip: Yamacho's tamagoyaki sticks and the standing-sushi counters at Sushizanmai are the canonical sequence; arrive before 09:00.
Omoide Yokocho yakitori alley ★ 4.4
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.
Try: Yakitori, motsuyaki offal, ramen
Tip: Bring cash. Most stalls seat six to eight; arrive by 17:30 for the best counter seats before the after-work rush.
Ameya-Yokocho street stalls ★ 4.2
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.
Try: Takoyaki, okonomiyaki, kebab, dried fish
Tip: Saturday afternoons are jammed; weekday mornings stay calm. The takoyaki stalls and Turkish kebab counters are the lunch picks.
Nakamise-dori snack street ★ 4.1
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.
Try: Ningyo-yaki, agemanju, senbei rice crackers
Tip: The ningyo-yaki at Kimura-ya Honten and senbei at Tokiwa-do are the historic picks. Eat on the spot, do not walk-and-eat.
Harmonica Yokocho ★ 4.4
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.
Try: Yakitori, oden, standing sushi, motsu nikomi
Tip: Iseya yakitori main shop is around the corner; the alley itself is the better stand-up dinner crawl after 19:00.
Yurakucho Yakitori Alley ★ 4.5
Yurakucho Yakitori Alley in Tokyo runs under the JR Yamanote Line tracks behind Tokyo International Forum. Smoke-stained yakitori counters since the 1950s.
Try: Yakitori under the JR tracks
Tip: Walk in any direction off the tracks; the Andy's Shin Hinomoto counter at exit C1 is the English-friendly opener.