Sep 17 | JAPAN Fes x Konamon Contest @Chelsea (6th Ave, 24th - 26th st) / vol. 87
The Konamon Champion 2023 was
👑🥇 Fujinomiya Yakisoba Society (Fujinomiya Yakisoba)
🥈 kotakoya from GOONIES (Osaka Takoyaki)
🥉 Denko Sekka (Hiroshima Okonomiyaki)
Thank you very much for voting!!
Welcoming 6 vendors from Japan, the savoriest Konamon Contest 2023 is taking place at Chelsea on 9/16&17 🔥🐙 From Osaka, Hiroshima, Shizuoka, Miyazaki, and Kumamoto, the professional chefs are coming to serve you the authentic and delicious Japanese moments 😍😍 What exactly is Konamon food? It's a Japanese flour-based savory soul food like Takoyaki, Okonomiyaki, or Yakisoba!🧑🍳
7 contestants including 3 coming all the way from Japan, they bring you their proud Takoyaki, Okonomiyaki, or Yakisoba to compete for the Konamon Champion 2023 👑✨
🔥Konamon Contestants🔥
We need your vote to decide the Konamon Champion this year!! Try every single contestant and don't forget to vote for your favorite one 👑🔥
4 exclusive vendors are coming all the way from Japan, and serve you the special Japanese experience 🇯🇵✨ Only the weekend, you can enjoy Chicken namban the crispy Japanese fried chicken with creamy egg tartar sauce by @takatomoya from Kumamoto, and traditional Japanese ketchup-flavored pasta Napolitan by @hungry.x.2 from Miyagi 😍🇯🇵
🇯🇵Vendor From JAPAN -出陣- 🇯🇵
Don't miss the savoriest JAPAN Fes this year! Come hungry, try everything, and vote for the champion 🥳
HOURS:10AM-6PM
LOCATION UPDATE: Chelsea (6th Ave, 24th - 26th st)
Our Exclusive
Japanese vendors
Yakult, Sakura, Green tea flavored mansi only for JAPAN Fes!
They serve specialty Japanese desserts (mochi, daifuku, etc) and specialty basque cheesecake (yuzu, matcha, hojicha) featured in Stuytown.
Matcha boba milk for JAPAN Fes made with only whole and natural ingredients! All of their drinks are vegetarian. They have been featured in Eater and have stores worldwide!
Their signature fluffy soufflé-style pancakes, a beloved dessert hailing from Japan, are eager to make your acquaintance. At SoftBite, they are passionate about introducing these trendy Japanese delights to the hearts and taste buds of New Yorkers. You can enjoy the exclusive Matcha Croissant Cube only at JAPAN Fes!
📸: @feedyourgirlfriend
Nama Chocolate : Precisely crafted using only the highest quality ingredients, ROYCE' has been making exquisite, world class confections in Hokkaido (the northernmost island of Japan).
Wagyu Beef HandRoll with premium rice from Yamagata Prefecture
Mt.FUJI YAKISOBA: Speaking of Yakisoba, look no further! The king of affordable gourmet Japanese cuisine that you'll get addicted to with its unique mochi-like texture teppan noodles.
Savory Yakisoba the icon of Japanese street noodles by KOTOH SHOJI INC
moqi is a mochi patisserie specializing in mochi-infused treats like mochi cruffins, brownies, and waffles. Come experience the #moqimagic!
Featured by Japanese NY local newspaper, juicy Gyutan the beef tongue skewers by the top 50th chef in Japan is coming.
Juicy and tender, everyone's favorite Japanese fried chicken, Karaage featured in the NY Times! Come try their best-selling karaage before they are sold out again!
Savory Yakisoba which got 3rd place at JAPAN Fes Konamon Contest 2022! Their authentic YAKISOBA is made with chewy noodles stir-fried with cabbage, pork, bean sprouts, carrots, aonori (dried seaweed), red ginger, and katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes)!
Explore a savory paradise in the Japanese culture by trying out these delicious Japanese vegetable pancakes, Oconomiyaki by @oconomi_nyc Extra soft on the inside and topped with rich okonomiyaki sauce
KARLSBALLS TAKOYAKI is the only foreign takoyaki business recognized by the Japan Konamon Association in Osaka, Japan.
Karl and his team are fully dedicated to bringing real, authentic takoyaki to the west, buy using
premium ingredients, craft homemade takoyaki sauce, executed on special copper molds not found anywhere in the United States. Come experience authentic, real takoyaki at Japan Fes by visiting Karl and is staff! Takoyaki is the most famous Japanese street food!!! Karl has been featured on NHK/BS1 news, Buzzfeed, The Cooking Channel, Vice Channel and many more media outlets!
The best Japanese grilled food is… Yakitori! ️ Yakitori is Japanese meat skewers! Comes with juicy meat and vegetables like green onion!
PC: @newyork.foodguide
The Best Ramen in the U.S. by Thrillist! The champion of JAPAN Fes Ramen Contest on 2016 and 2017.
Tenugui has a history of more than 2000 years! Japanese people value tenugui because It's so useful! It can be used for everything, such as towels, shopping bags, wrappings, table cloths, bandanas, for wiping, and so on Find your favorite tenugui and use it in your own style!
Served with 24k gold sheet, Matcha soft! For the hottest JAPAN Fes vibes, cold and creamy Matcha soft is what everyone needs!
PC: @feedyourgirlfriend
Breaded, deep-fried pork or chicken cutlet with teriyaki sauce. Get the crispy cutlet and cheese pull!
They have been wholesaling unique Japanese 🇯🇵 craft items in NYC for over twenty years, showing our merchandise at the New York International Gift Show at the Javits Center twice a year 🥰 Two times a year I personally return to Japan, searching for wonderful things to buy. Among the items we carry are inexpensive "Mingei" Folk Art items from all over Japan 🗾; Origami and Chiyogami papers, silk and cotton Kimonos, stationery such as Note Cards and Note Pads, plus a large assortment of other unique gift items. We would be very interested in showing you our selection of Japanese gift items 😊
Japanese merch such as vintage records, movie brochures, toys, books, vintage Japanese pop records, or vintage movie brochures! Don’t forget to stop by to find cool vintage items!
Chewy mochi filled cookies featured in Eater NY, TimeOut NY, NBC New York live.
Super cute Japan-themed accessories! Face masks, earrings, hair accessories, and more! All of the items are designed anime like Sailor Moon or Demon Slayer or pretty Japanese pattern.
Wheel Cake, also known as “Imagawayaki,” a Japanese dessert that originated in Japan featured in Insider. Not only do we select the freshest and highest quality ingredients to serve the best wheel cakes in town, but we have also spent months perfecting our recipes in order to deliver the most luscious and unique taste to everyone.
Exclusive Melon pans, Japanese sweet bread covered in a thin layer of crisp cookie crust.
KawaiiChikkie creates merchandise based off it's mascot, Chikkie! each with his own different outfit used to relate to all types of people and friends!
More & More!!
We will update soon on SNS and New Letter😚