Tourists Don't Know! Top 10 BEST Foods in Tokyo, Japan

I'm from Japan and here is my top 10 lesser  known restaurants in Tokyo that a lot of the   foreigners don't know make sure you watch till the  end to find out the restaurants loved by the   Japanese people. Buta Daigaku. I've been eating here  for almost 8 years I'm sure you'll love this   one so Buta Daigaku literally means Pig University  in Japanese and they are known for offering this   beautiful pork bowl look at how beautiful this  is oh my gosh so big and beautiful my wife   got the small size for around 600 Yen and this is  the big one. wow I'm so excited. I don't   even know where to [Music] start super crispy  on the outside you can see the beautiful char. very aromatic and the sauce is just beautiful. The  soy sauce and sugar based sauce goes really well   with this pork. add some [Music] chili and don't  worry about the huge portion of the rice you'll   finish it because it's just so good. cooked to  perfection. wow, what a satisfying meal there's not   much depth to the flavor but if you want be full,   if you want to take a nice Instagram photo, definitely recommended welcome to Ameyoko! Ameyoko is Tokyo's  most busy and most famous "Shotengai" which   is a Japanese term for shopping street it's  bustling with eateries and shops and it can   be quite challenging to find a really good  restaurant because this is one of the most   touristy area in Japan but don't worry, just come  to this restaurant. it's the best I know in Ameyoko.   that's the restaurant! so this restaurant focuses  on Seafood sourced from all over Japan. they self claim   themselves for being the most value for money  izakaya in Ameyoko. I mean look at this oyster set   three piece for 1,000 yen only and these are  Japanese domestic oysters wow they're so fresh   that's so fresh oh my gosh and the sashimi set  is 1,000 yen only. I cannot believe it got Otoro so fatty and it melts in my mouth wow  again incredibly Fresh. So Clean and Pure tasting. Next up,  anago Sashimi for 800 Yen this is quite unique  because anago is usually cooked. fatty and delicious   Wow first time I'm eating anago sashimi. Wow very chaotic but I  think it was a great deal considering the location   and price. in total I paid 3,800 Yen for a beer  and sake and a bunch of seafood but the catch   is that you can only dine there for 30 minutes  and you can only order maximum two drinks per   person but that's why you'll never wait too long  so definitely consider if you're in this area Alright next we came to Kanda! Kanda is one of the most ancient neighborhoods of Tokyo and it's filled   with traditional and hidden restaurants and this Soba restaurant Kanda Matsuya is my recommendation here   this restaurant has been around since 1884 it's  always packed with locals but it's really worth it. let's check it out! now, the ambience is just  super traditional and it's Foreigner friendly   with an English menu and most tourists would  just eat the soba but the local's way to eat is   to start with small appetizer dishes like soba  miso and Yakitori. enjoy it together with sake   and finish it off with their signature duck soba  the soba has an amazing buckwheat Aroma with a   nice firm texture it's definitely one of the best  I've had the duck was so tender and flavorful and   try to enjoy the soba going down your throat by not  biting it too much it'll give you a new sensation   wow what a nice meal. if the queue is too long,  you can consider visiting a nearby restaurant it's   called Kanda Yabusoba. this restaurant is like  walking into a traditional Japanese house the   history also goes back to 1880 and if you are  into beers, there's also Mikkeller nearby Mikkeller is one   of the most popular craft beer brand from Denmark  and Mikkeller Kanda offers delicious beer and food   highly recommended. Kanda is really full of history  and Hidden gem restaurants by the way my hotel is   nearby and it's a great hotel for the price so let  me just show it to you and you'll be shocked at   all the free things. alright this is it! Hotel  SUI KANDA by ABEST and try to guess how much it is this is the room! it's cozy but clean and  functional I love how it's spacious compared to   other hotels and it's because everything can be  stored when you're not using it. for example this   is the desk. the fridge chair, the safe and what's  crazy is all the free stuffs free welcome drink   free all you can drink alcohol between 5 to  7:00 p.m. and even a free bowl of udon from   8:00 to 10:00 p.m. and guess how much I booked  this for I only paid $268.5 Singapore dollars   for three nights that is seriously a good deal  considering the location all the free stuff you   get and I was able to get a good deal because  I booked this hotel through Rakuten Travel I love   Rakuten Travel first of all because it's one of the  biggest hotel and ryokan booking websites in Japan   the variety of accommodations is just mindblowing  certainly you can find hidden gems that are not   listed on other hotel booking websites and you can  even find glamping, Villas and more and what's even   more great is that Rakuten Travel always have  killer campaign deals going on for example I booked   this hotel utilizing the 11-11 sale and the Lunar  New Year sale actually starts from today! from   January 30th to February 15th and on top of that  there will be flash coupons up to extra 40% off   now these are limited coupons so make sure you  grab it before they are gone okay here's a simple   tip on finding great accommodations at Rakuten  Travel when you're looking for hotels simply   look for the Japan quality accreditation it's not  just a badge it's a symbol of exceptional service   and authentic Japanese travel experience backed  by reviews from fellow Travelers so if you're   interested use my code GHIB-RKT5 to get an extra  5,000 yen off on top of any ongoing promo it's   only valid until June 30th 2024 that is a massive  discount so don't miss this opportunity I have   everything you need to know in the description  box below. [Music] hello from Shibuya this is   definitely the most visited city in whole of  Japan but as a tourist and even as a local it   can be very challenging to find a good restaurant  just because it's just too touristy. but if you   walk 10 to 15 minutes towards the Northwest  you will reach an area called Oku Shibuya and   that's where all the hidden gems are. alright  so this is Oku Shibuya it literally means deep   Shibuya in Japanese there are just so many cute  cafes and restaurants you wouldn't really believe   this is so nearby Shibuya but today I want to  introduce you to this hidden cute Cafe serving   traditional Japanese sweets and tea alright here  it is! it's called Kantan-na-yume. so this is everything I   got. it's pretty fun you get to choose your  own wagashi I got the three set for 1,300 Yen   and green tea from Uji Kyoto for 770 Yen let me  try this one first this is the lemon cheese.   look at how pretty this is I think that's a bird  traditionally there's no cheese inside wagashi but   they did a perfect blend of Western and Japanese  because of the cheese it has a slightly deeper   flavor this is the pistachio yokan wow this is  so unique beautiful thick flavor of the pistachio   paste there's also white chocolate and matcha  and bean paste inside not too sweet too and   what I like to eat during my wagashi experience  is Shio-konbu. this will reset your palette. Finally the   black sesame butter sand wow this is so cool  too I think that's my favorite outside super   flaky and crispy it has a strong flavor of  the black sesame as well and super buttery   wow this is delicious wagashi shops are nowadays  very difficult to find but here, you can enjoy it in this   super modern cool environment with no crowd  I love it alright the next restaurant I'm   recommending is called Tonkatsu Marushichi. this tonkatsuu will  blow your mind they serve the most beautiful and   most shocking tonkatsu in Japan be prepared to queue  because this place is popular among both tourists   and locals but the queue is definitely worth it  because this is going to be one of the fattest   and most Instagrammable tonktasu you'll ever eat I  got the tokujo tonktasu for 2,600 Yen and look at   this tonkatsu! it was 4 cm in width the quality was  outstanding as well crisp and light batter on   the outside sweet moist and tender in the inside  the grease does get a bit overwhelming but you   can always order the smaller portions or add on  condiments such as Wasabi to cut the grease  Alright we're still eating more! the best burger I  know in Tokyo, a cozy Hidden Cafe in Shibuya and   amazing meat Cuisines as well aright welcome to the Mita area this area is nearby   the Tokyo Tower and this restaurant I'm about to  introduce serves the best Burger I know in Tokyo   here it is Munch's Burger Shack this hamburger  shop is not really known among the foreigners   but it's just so delicious I had the Colbe Jack  cheeseburger which is the Burger president Trump   had before look at how beautiful this burger is  I took a bite and wow the meat sauce splashed   out it was cooked to medium rare perfection  I also love the crunch from the Fresh lettuce   highly highly recommended the staffs are all so  friendly super super recommended amazing Burgers   alright getting really dark you don't want  to miss the next one if you love Yakiniku so   we are at this area called Shinsen it's one  station away from Shibuya it's also walkable   too but man there are just so many hidden  gems around here alright we're here, Sanbyakuya! [Music] alright starting out with Mino and  Hatsu-moto. wow look at how beautiful these   are all beef. alright it's cooked. let's  start from the Mino this the beef stomach. Mino is known to have this amazing  chew slightly sweet this one interesting this   beef heart crunchy and fatty at the same time wow  so good next one's interesting they call it the   doughnut it's actually pork esophagus you see the hole  in the middle that's why they call it the doughnut and   this one cooks really quickly because it's very  thi. okay let's try this. Extremely crispy. there are some cartilage parts and that's so crispy and  it's also fatty too this is a quite rare part   and so delicious this is a signature dish Coriander  Horumon. almost taste like Mala. very delicious so  appetizing. The horumon, very chewy and flavorful. so as  you probably know this restaurant specializes in   intestines and I know some of you are very scared  but please please please please try intestines if   you try the delicious ones like here I know a  lot of you will become converted and will fall in   love with intestines but don't worry if you really  cannot take intestines they also serve red meat as   well and the Karubi is..delicious as well wow in fact one  of the best Karubi next up the horumon which is the big   intestine and the cartilage. oh yes one of my  favorite Parts. Alright they're almost ready looking   beautiful this is the cartilage. the texture is  just so amazing and that's what you're supposed to   expect at a good intestine restaurant, it's all about the  texture and this is the big intestine that's a must   order so so fatty and sweet overall the quality is  just so amazing here one of the best intestine shops   I know in Japan what I like about this restaurant  is that it's easy to book you can just book online   I have the link in the description box below  wow that was an amazing Yakiniku experience   Tokyo is full with Yakiniku places but if you  are looking for an authentic super local place   definitely consider here alright it's finally  time to introduce my top three recommendations at   Tokyo be prepared for an ultimate Sushi experience  that cost very little super authentic Yakitori   and the best dipping Ramen I know in whole of  Japan welcome to Ginza Tokyo's largest upscale   shopping area and today I want to take you to  one of the most value for money Sushi which   somehow remains undiscovered among foreigners  alright so the restaurant is called Nishani   you will not believe how affordable their lunch  set is I will not tell you how much it cost you   try to [Music] guess Chawanmushi is so hot this  is one of the best Chawanmushii I had starting from the prawn. so sweet next up the octopus this one already has some salt on it. so chewy and flavorful and I   love the rice perfectly vinegary it crumbles the  moment you bite I'm really excited about this one   the Chutoro wow look at how beautiful this is  moment I Touch look at how greasy my fingers   are now that was a Heavenly bite shockingly  fatty and sweet.This one's exciting too Scallop! everything's   so good next up akami amazingly strong flavor of  the tuna but still taste very clean and pure   wow that was just so darn good so the sushi  set comes with amaebi, which are sweet prawns,   octopus, squid, hotate, egg, Tekkamaki and even  Chutoro which is the medium fatty tuna and on   top of that Chawanmushi and a bowl of soup again  this is the cheapest set sold at Nishitani which   really feels very premium right but guess how  much it costs okay price reveal the whole set   cost 1,320 Yen which is like below 13 Singapore  dollars unbelievable quality unbelievable value   so that's why it became viral in Japanese  I think it's Twitter but as for now no   foreigners it's such a Hidden Gem in Ginza but  make sure you come here on the weekday it's   a weekday-only set and it opens at 11:30 so  come 30 minutes before and you should be able   to join the first round and they only sell 30  sets a day I have to feeling they'll raise the   price very soon because it's just getting  way too popular so come before that happens alright now we are at the Kabukicho  area of Shinjuku and here I want to introduce   you to one of my favorite Yakitori in Tokyo kind of  forgot where it is. is it here? no. here? more lost   people. found it! it's called Michishirube. This is ranked among the top 100 Yakitori in whole   of Japan by the customers alright let's go inside  wow check this out such a Hidden Gem right? it's   like walking into someone's Hut so at Michishirube, they  serve so many rare parts of the chicken so   what's cool with that we sat at level two so  my food came up in this elevator we got some   beer and some appetizer. selfservice! Kanpai! what's also cute is that I think before pandemic, you can   actually order through this pipe so there's a staff right below this pipe so you can order from this   but due to the pandemic, I think they stopped. the staff will  just come up oh I think my food's coming here it is. my appetizer! marinated cucumber can't  wait for my Yakitori. first up, Hatsumoto-tuki-Hatsu. basically chicken   heart. incredibly Crispy Crunchy and  super juicy next up Obi. this is also a rare part   basically the Thigh meat but it's the toro (fatty part) of the  thigh. so it's supposed to be very tender and fatty so   Smokey and so juicy how do they do it look at how  juicy it is so good next up, Seseri. this is the neck meat so fatty so crunchy so tender next up a  super rare part, Sae-zuri. this is chicken esophagus   look at this wow so juicy this one, we are eating  with the tare, the sauce. cheers. it's so chewy the   more you bite the more amazing flavor of the  chicken the fat just oozes out even if you're   not a fan of intestines definitely try this one  this is so good not too gamey not too weird just   so good next up, Sunagimo-no-engawa. Sunagimo is gizzard but  this is the "engawa" of the Sunagimo meaning they just only use   the outer sides of the gizzard and made it  into a skewer. the crispiest the   juiciest gizzard ever I love the texture next up  the Bi-teikotsu. this near the chicken butt wow that's a   fatty backside sweet and fatty to the max next up  shin meat another rare part who knew chicken Shin   is so good wow. juicy, tender just so delicious  this one it's my first time trying it's chicken   nipples. I don't know I thought it would be more  chewy and stuff but it's actually very tender   it's almost like chicken breast wow that's so  good next up, tsukune! this is so big one of the biggest tsukune. This tsukune is so... are you fainting? yeah I was about to  faint it's not the most tender but wow so Smoky   so chunky so juicy next up, Dakimi. this  is their original so the outside is chicken skin and the inside chicken thigh. and this is going to be my last  yakitori for tonight [Music] cheers really like   burst almost pops amazing testure amazing flavors  alright right here it is we ordered the ramen   so in Japan, we love to finish off our drinking  experience with noodles usually in this izakaya,   one of the signature menus is this Toyama black  Ramen so it's a black soy sauce based Ramen from   Toyama and you might be wondering, "why Toyma?" it's  because the owner is from Toyama so he wanted   to recreate his favorite dish. looks so good  the noodle so firm cooked to the perfection. and the   soup beautiful flavor of the soy sauce and the  ramen sells out really quickly so I recommend   you to just order it when you get here and  you just ask the staffs to bring it after your   whole meal you want to chope (reserve) your Ramen before  it's over oh what an experience everything was   so delicious they're just so passionate about  yakitori you can just feel it and we ate so   much we drink so much and we only paid 9,000 Yen  super great value as well I don't think they   have an English menu but they're very friendly  so just ask for recommendations and they will   just bring their best to you the ambience is  very cool too it's like stepping back in time   highly [Music] recommended alright our last  stop on this food tour is Kichijoji. the best dipping   ramen I know is located here Kichijoji is a bit out of  the way but it's very nearby Ghibli Museum and I   think I tried over 100 in dipping Ramen but this  one I always come back to we're here, Enji! I came   before opening but there's already a small queue  so you can choose between three noodles definitely   go for the Goku-buto Haigamen, which is a signature  noodle mixed with wheat and this is just so delicious really, thebest tsukemen ever. break the  egg. beautiful everything in one [Music] bite   nice that you can also change the flavor with the  vinegar, the chili oil, fish powder, chili. just   so amazing wow that was just so good I'm sorry  I couldn't talk much in the restaurant but first   of all the noodles this incredibly chewy amazing  Aroma again they put Japanese wheat inside so it   has this nice firm texture and it picks up all  the amazing soup so now the soup is also very   special the flavor is the typical tsukemen  flavor it's made with chicken and pork bone   and some seafood and what's special about Enji  is that they also add their vegetable paste   and that adds this beautiful Dimension beautiful  sweetness to the soup and it's just so darn good   There's a tsukemen hack I think some foreigners  don't know. you can always add some soup after   finishing your noodles so there's the pot of  soup on the table it's usually just dashi (broth) so   it's very subtle flavor but if you combine it  with your remaining sou, it's just so delicious   Enji also has two other outlets at ikebukuro and  nakano I never went to those two outlets so I   don't know if it's as good as this but I'll  leave the link in the description box below   just in case oh I also want to introduce this  super unique Cafe selling very interesting   shaved ice right here it is Cafe lumier it's  only like 10second walk from Ramen Enji and my wife   loves this Cafe we're inside and just everything  is just so cute about this Cafe the interior the   menu and the shaved ice will blow your mind. now it  might look like a normal kakigori, but look at   what's going to [Music] [Applause] happen it's  so hot have you guys ever seen something like   this before? this cafe specializes in cooked kakigori  so they flambe the kakigori to bring out the   aroma and the flavor wow oh it's so tender so  soft and pillowy inside there actually multiple   layers the first layer got some strawberry  so interesting because outside is hot warm but   inside is of course very cold and let me try to  show you all the layers without destroying it I   can see the beautiful different layers and don't  forget to pour over the rum because it goes so   well with the kakigori such a cool experience if  you're visiting Enji definitely check this Cafe   out and what's cool is that they actually have a  link to book so it's very easy to book your table   even if you're a foreigner so that was my top 10  food and restaurants I recommend in Tokyo honestly   every restaurant is worth a visit regardless of  the ranking, if you're also visiting Osaka I did   a similar video so I have it linked around here  and in the description box below and don't forget   to check out Rakuten Travel they always have some  kind of deals going on and make sure you use my   promo code as well thank you so much for watching  I hope you have a good trip to [Music] Japan

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Published: Tue Jan 30 2024