Hidden Japanese Street Food Tour Tokyo Azabu Juban

These are my hidden
spots in Azabu Juban

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I'm back with another food video,

this time I'm in Azabu Juban

and I'm showing you my favorite spots

and some of them are actually

hidden spots that
I haven't shared before

If you guys have never
been to Azabu Juban,

then it has kinda its own atmosphere

It kind of has this mix of

a Japanese and European Western vibe

Which is so unique on its own

and it's one of the first
neighborhoods I discovered

when I came to Japan and I wanted to

share with you some
of my favorite spots

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Without further ado,
let's get our food on!

Azabu Juban is located right next to

Roppongi with Namboku and Oedo lines

running to the area,

making it fairly easy to access

An affluent area since the Edo period,

Azabu Juban is known for its high-end

residential spaces with a mixture of
a retro and modern atmosphere

Of course, the main attraction here is

Azabu Juban shotenkai
which has more than 300 shops

and I love how you can find shops with

over 100 years of history sitting next
to a trendy international gourmet shop,

but don't sleep on the side streets!

I mean, yeah I guess don't sleep there,

but also you should visit the side streets

#1: New New York Club

this is the go-to custom bagel
sandwich shop in the area

It got popular for its rainbow bagels,

but don't get blinded by the trendy flash

They make excellent bagel sandwiches

that will have you singing,
"Hold me, hold me!"

And if you're not about that custom life

you can pick up from one of
their set bagel configurations

from savory to sweet;
they even got a vegan option!

I couldn't actually decide today,

so I got two of the bagels

First of all we're gonna start
with the dessert because

that's how I like to roll

This one is their 'Oreo Monster',

you can see the cookie

It has some blueberry cream cheese,

it has some Oreo cookie,

and then I got the unicorn bagel

Let me just take a bite

I feel so guilty eating this

The bagel itself is super fresh

It's a little on the chewy side,

but has a nice kind of chewy texture to it

Cannot go wrong with this

What a stupendous meal,

look at that

That is some junk in your trunk

and let me show you the second dealio

This one is the 'Beef 'n' Cheese Brisket'

Look how thick that meat is right there

There's quite a lot of flavor coming

from that brisket paired with the cheese

the sauce itself is a little bit sweet,

but not too sweet

Cheese is just melty and melty,

just how I like it

This one is quite on the heavy side so

even just eating like just a few bites

you feel like this one
will fill your stomach

I got the cheese bagel,
I thought it'd go really well

with the brisket and the cheese

At the end of the day,

you can have whatever
bagel combination

you want in this place, so have fun

If you want a little piece of the US

a little piece of New York,

come to this spot

#2: Tsukishimaya

With more than 70 years
of history under its spell

this shop is beloved by
locals for its 'Imagawayaki'

Oh okay!
Has life started?

I don't even know what I'm saying,

but I feel like today
is gonna be a good day

because I have these
two pockets of joy in my hand

I've got cheese and I've got custard

First of all I personally like
to start off with the cheese

because it feels more
kind of like a real deal meal

It's like two flat biscuits
smashed together

What's really nice
about the outer shell

is that they added some black sugar to it

to give it that soft texture

It looks like it would be
hard and crunchy,

but it has this nice kind of
playful bouncy mochi texture

that a lot of other pastries
like this don't have

And then when you take a bite
it's not just cheese,

it almost tastes like

there's a mayonnaise flavor to it
or a buttery flavor to it

More than a dessert,
it feels like I'm having

kind of like pancakes with cheese
and mayonnaise on top of it

And now for dessert we have the custard

Wow! Whoa!
Don't lose the custard!

You can see it just steaming,

perfect for a fall day like this
when it's a little bit chilly

leaves are turning brown,
they're falling on the ground

you just need something to warm up
and this is the perfect treat

the custard itself it has
that kind of that eggy taste to it

I can see like this shop
has been around for 70 years

and you know a shop to last
that long it has to be good

But anyways,
let's move on to the next spot

Let me show you one spot real quick

that beats the airport souvenir shops

Look at all these beans

I think they have more than
100 different beans here

It's kind of like the perfect place

if you wanna bring back
some souvenirs for family

There's just so many different types that

I think you'll be able to find
something for someone

3: Tonkatsu Miyako

This spot is one of those
"if you know then you know" shops

Ultra popular amongst locals
for its tonkatsu pork cutlets,

the meat is carefully selected every day

from Kanagawa and Gunma prefectures

guaranteeing superior quality
and that fresh fresh

The meat is sliced only after you order

Just sitting at the counter
it feels like I'm at a sushi restaurant

The meat itself is deep fried twice.

in a low heat and then
a high heat rapeseed oil.

producing an extra crispy shell

My mouth is already watering

I got the tofu hidekatsu

Look at how crispy the outside is

I'm gonna dip it in the first house
from this restaurant, like that

I mean just look at it,
you know why this is this special dish

Oh that's one of the best
pieces of meat I've ever tasted

that's golden crispy on the outside

And that meat is so tender and flavorful

Oh and that sauce, the sweet side

Adding a little sesame there
adds a bit more texture to it

I am so happy coming to this spot!

They offer a special tonkatsu sauce,

dashi soy, two kinds of salt,
sancho pepper, and wait for it

that good old Canadian maple syrup

And let me dip it in some
Canadian maple syrup

Look at that dripping maple syrup

Surprisingly that pairs
it really well together

There's no other place I know where

you can get maple syrup and katsu together

and then also you can
throw some salt on it

Wow, the salt just itself
with the katsu is it brilliant

Let me just throw some
more maple syrup on here

and then go back to
the Miyako special sauce

and then throw it back with some more salt

I love how you can taste
all the different flavors here

This is their tonjiru right here
and what I love about it is

if you kind of dig down deep,
huge chunks of meat inside

None of the scraps go to waste here

Now if you're into a traditional
tonkatsu with a thicker breading

I also gotta give a shout out to Muranaka

They serve a delicious
Sangen buta pork from Hirata farm

and it's a mouth-watering pleasure
that won't break the bank

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That said, let me take you
to the next food spot

#4: Dalian

This is another little secret spot that

I wanted to share with all of y'all

If you're looking for a kind of
like a beer and some gyoza spot

then this is where I would recommend to go

I mean if you just look around it is
kind of like has that izakaya atmosphere

You come here to drink and eat,
maybe just hang out with some friends

I've got my beer right here and
I got these awesome dumplings

You can see the top of it,
it's all kind of fried together

They call it like 'paripari'
like "crunchy"

and you hear that crunch
when you break it

Juices just dripping from the gyoza

First I gotta have a beer though

That's nice

For my little sauce here,
vinegar, soy sauce, and some chili oil

Dip it in like that

Look at all the juice coming
from that dumpling, it's just dripping

That is so crunchy

That pork is so flavorful

All of the oils and the meat juices
are coming from that gyoza

It's amazing!

First thing is the crunch

and then the next thing
is the explosion in your mouth

It's spritzing everywhere

You can see how juicy the insides are

you see the onions in there,
you can see the pork

It has a little bit of a sweetness to it

just a little maybe
coming from the onions

The gyoza is just amazing,
but then to wash it down

with the beer is just job done

I'm so satisfied

So before we continue on,
I wanted to show you this little spot

It's kind of like a little train station,
let me show you

#5: Rakuman Korokke

Ever been like,

"Hey, I want to eat
an award-winning korokke"?

Well, welcome to the next spot

This shop's fried goodies are

just like my bracelets in
elementary school, all handmade

They use a kitakami potato
from Hokkaido Niseko

which are known for their strong sweetness

Instead of sauce they recommend using
their original rausu kombu salt

to brighten up
the taste of its ingredients

I got the goodies!

Look at this!

This is a wagyu korokke

It should have some potatoes in there,

crispy panko golden fried
sesame seeds on the top,

can't beat it!

And take the first bite

Wow!
That is a piping hot

You can actually get the ones
that they've already made

or if you wait five minutes
they will freshly fry it for you,

and that's what we've done
and that is ultra piping hot right there

and you have these really
thick pieces of wagyu beef

they say 'tapuri' meaning there's
a whole lot of wagyu in there

and they give you
some white powder as well

It's actually salt

Throw some salt up in there like that

sprinkle a little bit on, just like so

Wow!

The potatoes itself gives off
a nice sweetness

and the wagyu beef gives an umami
just to round out the flavor

And I just love how crunchy this is

Let me just share with you
how crunchy this is

And I'm all done
I should probably have ordered more

Luckily I didn't just order the korokke

I ordered also their menchikatsu

Look at that,
let me just take a quick bite

Dude, super hot just like the korokke

The meat juices are on point,

but I think you just need
a little bit more flavor

and that's why they give you this salt

And then you gotta throw
a little bit of the salt on

to accentuate that flavor
and to kind of bring it all out

You got all the salt flakes
on there, right there

And it's just so crispy,
you can see it just flakes off

Getting all over my pants

Make sure to have your napkins ready

Probably have it all over my face,
but it's just so good

Definitely another local spot
I'm showing you today,

but that said let's
move on to the next spot

#6: Amanoya

This Japanese style café goes
all the way back to 1927 in Osaka

Originally gained its popularity

from serving egg sandwiches
in bite-sized form

to mostly women entering the workforce,

who also appreciated being able to take

their food with them while
working outside or visiting the theater

I got the baggies of goodies!

We got the boxes of all boxes

This is probably the happiest box
I'll get today

The wrapping is just insane in Japan

It feels like Christmas
where you have to just

get through all the wrapping
to get your present

And bah-bam,
look at this premium

Oh my god
this is a lot of egg sandwich

Wow, this is for like a small family

Look at this,
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 , 6!

6 healthy egg sandwiches

if you split that in half,
that is 12 full pieces

well if you split that in half
I guess that's not a full piece

This is the real deal egg sandwich

Oh, you can smell the mayonnaise

Wow, that is amazing

That is an egg sandwich
that will kick you in the junk

This is awesome,

you can see all of the
moistness coming from that egg

The texture of the egg is quite solid,

like some of the eggs
I've had are really really fluffy

where this one is quite dense

Wow you could really taste that

I think it has some mustard,
but it almost tastes like wasabi

or like a mix of both

There's just so much flavor
and that dashi is really really strong

Literally if I got this as a present,

wrapped in a box like this,

I would be happy

I would say "Thank you very much.
Can I please have another one?"

I really just can't get enough

I am so happy,
this puts a smile on my face

Winner, winner, egg dinner

So those are my
top food spots in Azabu Juban

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