OMOIDE YOKOCHO (Piss Alley) SHINJUKU

OMOIDE YOKOCHO

In this big chaos that is Tokyo city there are a lot of small bars, shops and restaurantsd due to small limited land and space  .OMOIDE YOKOCHO, affectionately known as piss alley, is a couple of alleys packed with over 40 tiny shops, bars and restaurants mostly sitting only a handful of people.

Piss Alley is a short 3～5min hop from Shinjuku West exit popular with various biz people who stop by after work for a few drinks and some yakitori.  The alley has a great atmosphere with the smell of yakitori and the sound of drunk salaryman filling the air.

My favorite bar is "ALBATROSS" which is a sort of european medieval and a bit Japanese style mix bar and has small 2 floors plus a secret small roof top. You will find it when you go there and will see super 

"Shinjuku like" view (not like spectacular night view but you will understand in a good way "this is a roof top in Shinjuku city",kind of feeling.) and this soba restaurant is open 24hours so some 

 people also go there after a night of drinking at other bars to eat Soba before heading home.  During the  main dinner and lunch times Albatross is always busy and there's often a short queue.
Omoide Yokucho may not be the most glamorous of areas but you wont be bored stopping by a few of the many bars for a few drinks and some random chats.

DIRECTION

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Shinjuku St West Exit

View from West exit

 stairs to go to the ground(oblique direction to right)

stairs

Ground(St at the right side) and Keep going straight

UNIQLO at the right side corner and make right 

This green signboard is the entrance of OMOIDE YOKOCHO

                                                                                                          Text by ken VOID