Gamaro Gang Jung at Harajuku, Tokyo

A Takeshita Street Korean fried-chicken and corn-dog counter famous for cheese-smothered yangnyeom chicken.

Gamaro Gang Jung is a Korean street-food counter on Harajuku's Takeshita Street, specialising in dakgangjeong (sweet-and-spicy boneless fried chicken) and Korean-style corn dogs. The menu revolves around two core sauces, a sweet-and-spicy yangnyeom and a honey soy, with toppings of melted mozzarella and cheddar cheese, and the eye-catching rainbow cheese corn dog remains one of its most photographed items. Everything is handmade in-store daily, which the shop cites as the backbone of its consistent flavour. Orders are placed at the storefront on Takeshita Street and collected at a side-street window, and takeaway is the default format, with the counter seated within the K-TOWN Korean food court near Laforet Harajuku where guests can also sit and eat dishes from neighbouring stalls. It suits snack-hunting visitors walking Takeshita, groups sharing a quick bite, and anyone chasing the current wave of Korean fried chicken and cheese pulls. For a handheld, cheese-heavy hit of Seoul-style street food in the thick of Harajuku, Gamaro Gang Jung is a colourful, reliably queued stop.