These are my top food spots in Ebisu
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so today we are in Ebisu station and if
any of you have ever been to Ebisu
station then you know that it has so
many good restaurants especially ones
that are going to be dining at night but
today i kind of want to do more like a
street food style video so a lot of the
places that i show you today is going to
be primarily places where you can just
like get the food real quick and eat it
even on the street but definitely if
you're looking for some night dining
then this is one of the hottest places
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food on in Ebisu
yeah Ebisu we're finally doing this just
one stop away from one of tokyo's most
popular drop spots shibuya on the
yamanote line surrounded by fashionable
neighborhoods like takanyama hiro and
nakameguro it's always ranked one of the
most desirable tokyo neighborhoods to
live in back in the day this area is
where the sapporo beer company set up
shop to produce a bisou beer then in
1901 a freight depot station opened up
next to Yebisu beer factory which is
where the station got its name
number one cheese egg sandwich from
Steam Bread. This next shop has the
meltiest egg sandwich in all of Ebisu
let's go now one of the more recent
street food hitters from 2021 it
consistently commands a line of
customers fixing to get their steam nama
bread on but to make this shop street
food worthy they've created one of the
meltiest cheese omelets sandwiched in
between two slices of their fluffy
steamed bread all right here we go we
got the cheese omelet sandwich you can
see how drippy that is this bread is
freshly baked you can just smell it oh
it smells so good that egg is just so
drippy let me just show you this look at
that look how drippy that sandwich is
let me just peel back this wax paper
take a bite
that is phenomenal just look how perfect
these eggs are cooked it's nice and
runny egg itself has the perfect amount
of savoriness this egg is just
phenomenal look at that eat me
oh
it's dripping
that is one of the meltiest omelettes
i've ever had i've mixed some salt some
pepper maybe some mayonnaise as well in
here oh this is a melty sensation all on
this like soft perfectly cooked bread i
really know how to make the bread here
in fact the bread is so good people just
come here for the bread there's always a
long line this sandwich sells out
usually like just after noon so this is
one of those sandwiches that you
definitely want to wake up to number two
matcha crepe and gelato from Gelato Pique
cafe so this is my go-to crepe spot in
Ebisu let me show you now this shop is
located inside of the atari shopping
center connected to ibiza station and
even better you get to watch how the
crepes are made. On the crepe, they use a
special french ripened butter Echire
probably butcher that one giving it a
unique flavor then top off with a
generous shaking of brown sugar their
crepes are slightly crispy on the
outside while still maintaining a fluffy
inside oh damn crave me already so here
we go we are going crepe-a-licious just
right in front of me i've got the dark
chocolate with matcha flavored crepe
ah it smells so good
that was amazing that is a beautiful
pairing you got a dark chocolate with a
matcha flavored crepe the crepe itself
has a really nice texture so it was like
on that little skillet thing and it's
kind of like a little bit like crispy
they use like their french like flour
batter its own unique taste and the
thing about the crepe itself even though
it's matcha flavor the matcha flavor
isn't so strong it's like not like super
bitter or anything it's almost just like
a little hint of matcha what's more i
guess like emphasizes like the sweetness
of the crepe and the overall flavor and
crispy texture to the crepe and then i
think that brown right there is kind of
like a brown sugar you can seriously
just eat the crepe by itself it's that
good you have the sweetness from the
crepe you got the butter on the cream
all mixed in with that dark chocolate
gelato what a flavorful combination
number three curry udon from kagawa
ippuku this next place is an
award-winning michelin udon spot let me
take you inside
this udon shop is originally from kagawa
prefecture known by many as a udon
lover's paradise in fact this shop has
found a kind home in tokyo's michelin
guidebook so you know it's been rock and
steady my favorites are the niku don and
the curry udon but when i wanna have it
all i throw down on the curry udon with
a meat topping the meat is a delicious
mix of wagyu and usb thai and belly
crafted with the perfect seasoning to
enhance the udondashi the curry itself
is supervised by a french michelin
restaurant kitajimate it's an extremely
rich curry made from a beautiful wagyu
dashi and veal stock further enriched by
10 different kinds of vegetables all
right y'all we are at my favorite udon
place and check this out i got the curry
udon you can see just on top the butter
the onions and then i put a little bit
of tenkasu on there as well i also got
some meat here and on top they have the
katsubushi
look how thick that curry is
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that is a strong curry taste i love it i
just love how the udon noodles are just
so bouncy there's just so much moisture
like trapped inside it's like suck all
that moisture in this is like some of
the best curry i've ever had it's nice
and thick it has like a little bit of
like spice to it as well butter is also
a nice touch to it and i just got the
medium size you can get a large size but
this is like a pretty filling just in
itself and then what you can also do is
they give you soup it's a strong dashi
flavors and you can add it to your udon
just to like make it not so thick opens
a whole new flavor sensation just like
to eat halfway with the thick curry
noodles and then change up the flavors
this is some great look how tender that
is let me just take a bite
that meat is so tender and flavorful
let's mix it with some onions that will
also give it some of that sweetness as
well the meat right there mixed in with
the udon curry
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by far this is the most impactful
flavorful curry udon i've ever had this
is like born on like the best
i've had in japan
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number four gelato from Japanese Ice Ouca.
this shop has its roots based in kyoto
offering a variety of frozen flavors
unique to japanese culture like red
beans hoji tea karinto and other
seasonal japanese fruits so if you're in
love with japanese flavors as much as
your frozen treats this is an easy can't
miss today i'm going with a Persimmon
gelato atop their mochi dango wow look
at this Mitarashi Dango and i got a
sherbet on top with a parchment flavor
there's nowhere else i've ever had where
you can get Persimmon-flavored sherbet in
japanese it's called Kaki So Mitarashi
you've never had it so you have these
grilled mochi balls that are super super
warm and a little bit crispy from the
the grill and then you have it kind of
like lathered in this kind of soy based
sweet sauce first of all you got the
sherbet right here look
at that let me just take a bite
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wow this is like a straight up Persimmon
flavor it's amazing you take the Dango
right here
tanginess from the Persimmon
sherbet you get the sweetness from the
Mitarashi Dango sauce and then you get
all of that texture from the mochi balls
and this Dango mochi balls are grilled
right on the spot so it's warm right now
it's super warm with a crazy and
flavorful combination we're trying to go
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with this food tour extravaganza
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Number five, Kimukatsu Sando from Ebisu Kimukatsu
so to go along with our street
food adventure this place you can pick
up a katsu sandwich so let me show you
this shop is a popular chain katsu
restaurant that's famous for their juicy
Mille-Feuille Pork Katsu their shop in Ebisu has
a takeout window where you can order
their katsu sandwich for the road and
only after the order is placed is it
made from scratch layered by layer of
thinly sliced pork wrapped in a fried
panko loveliness so here we go we have
the kimukatsu sando right there for you
it comes in a little bus package so cute
and guess who's driving this bus mr
piggy let's open this one up i've been
to this place so many times and i've had
ubereats from this place as well and
they just have this little pork sandwich
oh you can smell that fried loviness oh
it's still steamy in here look at that
right there let me just take the first
bite
wow that is marvelous that sauce is
really flavorful so first of all you can
definitely taste that juicy luscious
pork the meat itself you can tell that
it's been marinated a little bit sort of
like a savoriness and a sweetness to it
and you see the pork right there all the
different layers combined in this fried
outer shell outer shell you can taste
that it's like been heavily sauced up i
just love the combination of the
sweetness and a little bit of like the
tangy like vinegary taste to it you can
see that the sauce is even coming off on
the bread itself and the bread is pretty
good as well it's nice and soft picked
up a lot of flavor from that sauce after
i've taken a few bites i like to change
up the flavor a little bit and throw
some mustard on there i think that's a
little bit too much mustard but oh well
still good nonetheless
oh
that mustard is kicking every single
bite is joy number six takoyaki from
Tamayaki-ya this next place takes
takoyaki to a whole new level let me
show you why a four minute walk from the
station you can find this cute takoyaki
street food van they offer many unique
feelings that you can't get at other
takoyaki shops and i thought it was
super fun to show you in this video we
are taking takoyaki to a new level
because this is not a regular takoyaki
it is actually a Hamburg-yaki which
means there's actually hamburger meat in
here instead of octopus it is very very
rare looks like your regular takoyaki it
has mayonnaise on top they're like
takoyaki like sweet sauce green onions
there you go you have the hamburger meat
right there that is something different
that you don't usually have every day
there's also a cheese sauce that i've
added to this so not only do you have
like the regular takoyaki sauce mix and
the mayonnaise and everything it also
has kind of a cheese sauce it's more
like a cheese Hamburg-Yaki since it's
not tako -- not octopus
one down and five to go the thing about
these six balls is that it's so much
more filling than your regular takoyaki
because there's obviously meat in here
and you get these and like meatballs
just having this alone these six balls
was just very very satisfying and
fulfilling meal well there you go
something different for all you all
let's go on to the next spot number
seven pudding from Jiichiro. So we're in
the atari department store just above
the train station and i wanted to show
you this special place because you've
probably never had pudding like this
let's go
this shop is also home at ibiziwatare
especially known for its silky bump Kuehn
today i'm going to share with you one of
my loves -- their ultra creamy pudding they
only use the egg yolk and mix it with a
heavy cream made from hokkaido raw milk
and then bake it in the oven at a low
temperature to craft their
mouth-watering bite-sized explosions of
joy
i got in my hands the pudding of all
puddings here in Ebisu this is the
perfect pudding it comes with a packet
of caramel sauce throw some of this
caramel sauce in there look at that
drippy drip whoa
that looks amazing look at that right
there you press it in and it's a very
very like thick texture already you can
see how there's resistance to this it's
not just going in -- see
that loveliness
that is magnificent
and a third bite
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i cannot get enough of this pudding
first of all the pudding itself is so
creamy it does have a little bit of that
like egg taste obviously but it's not
like super strong it is sweet just like
the pudding itself but you have this
caramel sauce that's like probably on
the more bitter side so it balances out
really really well but this pudding is
so
silky smooth you can see
just how like creamy that texture is
just melts in your mouth and again this
is one of those like street food places
like there's so many cake spots and like
dessert spots in atari but this one is
truly my favorite
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so this next spot you've probably seen
in one of my other videos but since
we're in Ebisu, i couldn't leave it out and i
just have to introduce it to all of you
and number eight beer me up at Naizoo
Naizoo is that friend who always picks up
your call it's a 24 7 unattended shop
that provides wagyu innards and wait for
it self-serve draft beer all cashless
all the time their motto is through
innards we offer beauty and health every
day the shop interior does seem to match
but to be honest with you i don't know
about all that since i'm here to get my
anytime drink on
and there you go i got my fresh poured
draft beer at this free stand where you
can just come anytime 24 7
and pour a fresh draft beer it's pretty
awesome no one's here you can just do it
anytime and you can do it at two in the
morning you do it four in the morning
you can do it whenever you want so if
you're in Ebisu and you want to have a
drink with some friends or if you're
just touring around come here have a
free drink well it's not free because
you got to pay but it is a free pour so
you get to pour it all yourself so there
you go those are my top food spots here
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