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99 places(showing 1–24)
Tokyo
A warren of stalls serving the freshest sushi, tamago and street snacks.
The world's largest fish market, successor to Tsukiji, where pre-dawn tuna auctions and dawn sushi breakfasts draw food lovers to Tokyo Bay.
A raucous open-air market of over 250 stalls under the Yamanote tracks near Ueno, famous for cheap seafood, fruit and street snacks.
A warren of six tiny alleys in Shinjuku packed with over 200 minuscule, characterful bars, each seating just a handful of drinkers.
Tokyo's 'Kitchen Town', an 800-metre street of shops selling everything for the restaurant trade, from hand-forged knives to plastic display food.
A smoky, lantern-lit warren of tiny yakitori and izakaya stalls beside Shinjuku Station, a surviving slice of postwar Showa-era Tokyo.
A pocket-sized retro drinking alley of around 40 tiny bars beside Shibuya Station, a nostalgic hideaway amid the neon.
A street of some 70 restaurants on Tsukishima island devoted to monjayaki, Tokyo's gooey, cook-it-yourself griddle dish.
A nostalgic old-Tokyo shopping street in the Yanaka district, lined with some 60 shops and stalls selling street food, sweets and crafts.
A buzzing, retro indoor food alley in Ebisu, packed with around 20 tiny stalls serving everything from grilled seafood to oden under one roof.
A dense maze of tiny shops, bars and eateries by Kichijoji Station, named for how its packed little stalls resemble the holes of a harmonica.
Osaka
Osaka's 190-year-old covered food market - 'the kitchen of Osaka' - packed with fresh seafood, wagyu skewers and street snacks.
The birthplace of Osaka kushikatsu - crisp deep-fried skewers, one dip of sauce, in the retro Shinsekai district.
The 'back-Namba' warren of izakaya and standing bars where Osakans drink and eat, away from the tourist neon.
Osaka's historic Korean quarter - a fragrant maze of yakiniku grills, kimchi stalls and Korean groceries right by the station.
Japan's longest covered shopping arcade - 2.6km of local eateries, standing bars and street snacks in northern Osaka.
Osaka's most refined dining and nightlife quarter near Umeda - kappo counters, sushi and discreet high-end bars.
A low-key foodie neighbourhood a stop from Umeda, packed with buzzy izakaya, wine bars and chef-driven counters.
A retro, artsy pocket of old wooden houses turned into indie cafes, brunch spots and vintage shops north of Umeda.
Kyoto
Kyoto's 400-metre covered food market, "Kyoto's Kitchen", packed with 100+ stalls of local delicacies.
A lantern-lit dining alley beside the Kamo River, one of Kyoto's most atmospheric places to eat.
A canal-side street of restaurants and bars, framed by cherry trees that bloom over the Takase waterway.
A floor of famous ramen shops from across Japan, gathered on the 10th floor of Kyoto Station.
A historic riverside sake brewery-museum in Fushimi, home of Japan's famous soft-water sake since 1637.
