Food : Harajuku, Tokyo

Notorious street food in Japan - Gindaco Tako Balls 

Tried and tested the Teritama flavor. Hot piping takoballs, topped with egg sauce and cheese, garnished with freshly chopped onions. Takoballs done just right, crispy on the outside, ultra soft on the outside. Drizzled with generous amount of sauce. Don't worry about not having mayo, the egg sauce is strong enough, having mayo would probably mess up your taste buds. 

Pros : Easy for take-away, convenient to be eaten on the go, you could just save time by 

eating the tako balls while shopping around Harajuku.

Cons : This particular stall in Harajuku does not provide much seats for its customers. 

Only a few benches at the side of the stall.

Price range : ~ ￥650 for 8 tako balls 

How to get here : 

📍築地銀だこ原宿店

1 Chome-14-24 Jingumae, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-0001, Japan

Most convenient line would be the Yamamoto Line. Get down at the Harajuku station, walk straight for approximately 6-7 mins and you'll see this stall on your left hand side. You should see Gindaco before Harajuku's Nike flagship store. 

Food : Tsukiji, Tokyo

Highly recommended - among all of the popular restaurants you might ever stumble in each and every corner of Tsukiji, lies a basement ramen stall that stole my heart away. I tried the shoyu ramen, broth done right, noodle al dente, sprouts and onion were soaked in ice water creating a crispy tangy texture, the tamago (marinated egg) was so good - it literally melts in your mouth.

Pros : Food served relatively fast, free drink (applied to almost all restaurants in Japan)

Cons : There's only 8 seatings in this restaurant

Price range : ~ ￥1000

How to get here : 

📍東京都 中央区 築地 4-7-5 築地ＫＹビル B 1F 

Take the Hibiya Line, get down at Tsukiji Station.