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Tokyo Ueno Ameyoko | Gindaco Cafe - Takoyaki (Grilled Octopus Balls) & Yakisoba (Fried Noodles) PDF Print E-mail
Monday, 24 May 2010 00:00



If one happens to visit Ameyoko (Ameya Yokocho) Market Street at Ueno, Japanese food is one thing should not be missed here. Reasonably priced and delectable, I guess that's the main reasons local customers turn up to grab something to tuck in. The aroma of the food and visual temptation are hard to resist.
Gindaco Cafe at Ameyoko Shopping Street, Ueno, Tokyo
Guided by our instinct, we picked a cafe to chow down. Everything on the signboard at its facade is in Japanese except the name - Gindaco and the pictures of what they serve. People say a picture tells more than a thousand words. I guess the 4 pictures had provided us rather a lengthy story. Indeed inviting.
The menu offers Yakisoba (first three from left) and Tako balls (far right)
Tucked away in a strip of shops of the west wing at Ameyoko Shopping Street, Gindaco Cafe offers mainly Takoyaki and Yakisoba (means 'Fried Noodles'). Having said that, the long queue of people waiting outside this little restaurant gave a positive indication of our choice.
Plain yakisoba served with vegetables
Takoyaki or literally translated as 'Grilled Octopus' is a popular Japanese snack, made from batter, diced or whole baby octopus, tempura scraps (tenkasu), pickled ginger and green onion, topped with okonomiyaki sauce, ponzu, mayonnaise, green laver (aonori) and katsuobushi (fish shavings/flakes). These dumplings seem to serve as the crowd magnet at Gindaco. Most folks were seen queuing for Tako balls, whether to dine in or take away as finger food.
Yakisoba (Japanese fried noodles) with eggs and katshuobushi
We opted for Yakisoba instead, since neither of us is a big fan of octopus. One platter of plain yakisoba and another platter with eggs and katsuobushi (fish flakes). Simple but they were fabulous!
The bill cost us 1060 yen (or roughly USD10)
Getting there?
Less than 5 minutes walk from JR Ueno/Okachimachi train station.

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