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Where to find Tokyo’s secret candy apple specialty store

• Oona McGee
  May 10, 2023
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Toffee apples are the star of the show in this hidden location.

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• (apples • bars • candy apples • cheap • cheap eats • cheap food • cheapo news • COK • cool • food review • restaurant reviews • restaurants • review • secret • shinjuku • SNJO • toffee apples • Tokyo • unusual • weird)

Tasting trending Taiwanese castella at a Chinese chain restaurant in Japan: yum or no?

• Shannon
  Apr 18, 2023

Finding a taste of Taiwan in Japan.

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• Japan
• (Bamiyan • castella • cheap eats • chinese food • desserts • Taiwanese food • trending now)

We enjoy an unlimited salad and dessert buffet for 780 yen at Tokyo shabu shabu restaurant

• Shannon
  Apr 16, 2023

Add this to your list of cheap eats in Tokyo!

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• (all-you-can-eat • cheap eats • cheap lunch • dessert bar • kakigori • Mitaka • Salad bar • Shabu Tabe • Shabu-shabu • Tokyo lunch)

Shinjuku izakaya’s all-you-can-eat-and-drink plan is one of Tokyo’s best secret cheap eats

• Oona McGee
  Mar 21, 2023

Sushi, sashimi, and yakitori galore, but only for diners who know where to find it!

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• Japan
• (all you can drink • all-you-can-eat • bars • cheap • cheap eats • cheap food • cheapo news • COK • food review • izakaya • Kabukicho • restaurant reviews • restaurants • review • sashimi • shinjuku • SNJO • sushi • Tokyo • video game • yakitori)

Secret staff cafeteria in Tokyo’s Kabukicho is a hidden gem you won’t find in travel guides

• Oona McGee
  Feb 18, 2023

This underground world is filled with hungry government officials and cheap eats.

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• Japan
• (cafeteria • cafeterias • cheap eats • cheap food • COK • curry • eating • food • Japanese curry • Japanese food • restaurants • secrets • shinjuku • Shinjuku Ward Office • shokudo • SNJO • staff cafeterias)

Secret staff cafeteria in Tokyo is a hidden gem you won’t find in travel guides

• Oona McGee
  Dec 31, 2022

Rub shoulders with government officials at this cheap eatery that feeds the ministry.

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• Japan
• (cafeteria • cheap eats • cheap food • COK • eating • food • Japanese food • Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries • Mr. Sato • restaurants • secrets • shokudo • SNJO • staff cafeterias)

Secret staff cafeteria in Osaka is one of Japan’s best-kept secrets

• Oona McGee
  Nov 18, 2022

This super cheap find is open to the public, so join us as we walk you through how to eat there.

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• Japan
• (cafeteria • cheap eats • cheap food • COK • eating • food • Japanese food • K. Masami • Osaka • restaurants • secrets • shokudo • SNJO • staff cafeterias • train stations • trains)

Secret staff cafeteria at this Japanese train station is still open…for those in the know

• Oona McGee
  Oct 31, 2022

Eat where the rail employees eat, at super cheap prices. 

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• (cafeteria • cheap eats • cheap food • COK • eating • food • Japanese food • Japanese train stations • Namba Station • Osaka • restaurants • secrets • shokudo • SNJO • train stations • trains)

School Cafeteria for adults is a great place to go for cheap Japanese food in Tokyo

• Oona McGee
  Oct 20, 2022

Experience the comforting flavours of a school lunch, and enjoy all-you-can eat Japanese curry as well! 

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• (cafeteria • cheap eats • cheap food • COK • eating • food • Japanese food • Japanese school lunch • Mr. Sato • restaurants • review • school lunches • secrets • shinjuku • shokudo • SNJO • Tokyo)

The secret staff cafeteria at Osaka Airport that few people know about

• Oona McGee
  Sep 15, 2022

Behind this door lies an oasis of cheap Japanese meals, if you know where to find it.

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• Japan
• (cafeteria • cheap eats • cheap food • COK • eating • food • Itami Airport • Japanese food • Osaka • Osaka International Airport • restaurants • secrets • shokudo • SNJO)

Mega Nigiri Sushi in Okinawa is top quality AND super cheap, a unicorn in the sushi world

• Oona McGee
  Aug 3, 2022

Looking for top-quality sushi at an incredibly low price in the capital of Okinawa? This hidden gem will tick all your boxes. 

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• (cheap eats • cheap food • COK • fish • food • Japanese food • Japanese restaurants • Naha • Okinawa • restaurants • SNJO • sushi • taste test)

All-you-can drink deal in Japan puts the self-serve drinks machine right on your table

• Oona McGee
  Mar 16, 2022

This Japanese yakiniku chain wants you to get drunk on your own or with a friend for less than 5 bucks!

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• (all you can drink • all-you-can-eat • cheap eats • cheap food • cheapo news • COK • dining • drinks • food • meat • restaurants • SNJO • solo • solo dining • solo grill • yakiniku)

The secret staff cafeteria at a Japanese train station that few people know about

• Oona McGee
  Mar 10, 2022

It’s like a dungeon quest, but anyone who finds this special door can enjoy the cheap meals hidden behind it.

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• Japan
• (cafeteria • cheap eats • cheap food • eating • Japanese train stations • Namba Station • Osaka • restaurants • secrets • shokudo • train stations • trains)

Londoners marvel at newly-opened Marugame Udon restaurant’s low prices

• Katy Kelly
  Aug 2, 2021

You paid how much for a bowl of udon?!

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• Europe, Japan
• (cheap eats • Japanese cuisine • london • Marugame Udon • Noodles • tasty • udon • United Kingdom)

Lawson Japan serves up carbs on carbs with their new French Fry Bread

• Katy Kelly
  Jul 16, 2021

Finally, a competitor for yakisoba bread has arrived.

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• Japan
• (bread • carbohydrates • carbs • cheap eats • food • french fries • fried potatoes • Lawson • Lawson Japan)

This casual restaurant in Yokohama will serve you a tasty “two-color” tray at the crack of dawn

• Katy Kelly
  Jun 10, 2021

We follow a Japanese taxi driver’s recommendation and find a delicious eatery that’s easy on the eyes and the wallet.

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• Japan
• (cheap eats • delicious • diner • early dining • fatty tuna • Masanuki Sunakoma • SNJO • tasty • tuna • Yokohama)

Coronavirus makes popular Japanese restaurant chain raise prices by one yen, but not to earn more

• Casey Baseel
  Jul 20, 2020

Saizeriya’s price bump isn’t an economic decision, it’s a health one.

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• Japan
• (cheap eats • coins • COK • coronavirus • food • money • restaurants • Saizeriya • society)

Japanese wife creates izakaya pub at home during coronavirus outbreak

• Oona McGee
  Apr 11, 2020

When your husband can’t go out to the izakaya during a pandemic, you bring the izakaya to him.

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• Japan
• (cheap eats • coronavirus • COVID-19 • culture • drinking • food • izakaya • Japanese wife • love • marriage • restaurants • romance • society)

Samurai Mac burgers arrive at McDonald’s Japan

• Oona McGee
  Apr 3, 2020

Which warrior faction do you belong to?

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• Japan
• (Big Mac • burgers • cheap eats • fast food • food and drink • limited edition • McDonald's • samurai)

We order all four burgers from McDonald’s Japan’s Big Mac line and compare their…sizes

• Katy Kelly
  Mar 7, 2020

The Big Mac Jr., the classic Big Mac, the Grand Big Mac and the Giga Big Mac are like a happy Big Mac family made of meat and buns.

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• Japan
• (Big Mac • Big Mac Jr. • cheap eats • cute • family • funny • Giga Big Mac • Grand Big Mac • McDonald's • mini • Seiji Nakazawa • size • SNOJ • supersize)

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