Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles These are my hidden spots in Azabu Juban ♪music♪ 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 I'm so excited to start this video, but before I start, if you wanna see what I do on the daily, check out my Instagram If you wanna support, check out the Tokyo merch If you have questions about Japan or your Japan travels, check out my Discord community 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 like 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 like a mayonnaise flavor to it like 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 the leaves are turning brown they're falling on the ground you just need something to warm you 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 like kind of like the perfect place if you want to bring back some souvenirs for some family there's just so many different types that i think you'll be able to find something for [Music] someone number three tonkatsu miyako this spot is one of those if you know then you know shops ultra popular amongst locals for its tonkatsu pork collets the meat is carefully selected every day from kanagawa and guma 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 oh i mean just look at it you know why this is this special dish [Music] 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 add that little sesame there adds a little 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 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 tonjito right here and what i love about it is if you kind of dig down deep huge chunks of meat inside [Music] 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 butter pork from hirata farm and it's a mouth-watering pleasure that won't break the bank before i continue on i wanted to give a quick shout out to our sponsor for this video mobile wi-fi if you don't already know in japan getting a fixed internet into your home is a nightmare it requires a resident visa a japanese bank and a slew of paperwork mobile wifi helps you skip all 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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 like 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 putty putty like crunchy and 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 [Music] 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 [Music] it's spritzing everywhere you can see how juicy the insides are you see the onions in there you can see that pork has a little bit of a sweetness to it just a little bit 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 number five rakuman kuroke ever been like hey i want to eat an award-winning koroke well welcome to the next spot this shop's fried goodies are just like my bracelets in elementary school all handmade they use a kitakati potato from hokkaido nisiko 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 croquet 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 [Music] 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 really thick pieces of wagyu beef they say tapi meaning there's just like 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 look at that sprinkle a little bit on just like so wow [Music] wow the potatoes itself gives off a nice sweetness and the wagyu beef gives the 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 koroke i ordered also their menchikatsu look at that let me just take a quick bite [Music] dude super hot just like the croquet 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 just gotta like throw a little bit of the salt on to accentuate that flavor and to kind of bring it all out so 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 as usual but it's just so good definitely another local spot that i'm showing you all today but that said let's move on to the next mod and number six amanoya this japanese style cafe 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 i feel like christmas where you have to just get through all the wrapping to get your present and 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 one two three four five six six healthy egg sandwiches if you split that in half that is a 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 in it but it almost tastes like a 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 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