Homeys Hot Dog Stand

Homeys first built its name with burgers before opening its hot dog stand in Kagurazaka, bringing the same American diner mood into a smaller, more glizzy-focused format. The shop is best known for strange, spectacular flavour combinations that you probably won’t find anywhere else in Tokyo. Its specialty is stacked flavours, the kind of hot dog that feels less like a quick snack and more like going to a theme park where every ride involves a splash mountain of flavour.

The buns are worth mentioning too. Homeys serves its dogs on black and red buns using cacao and cayenne pepper, which started as a playful Halloween thing before becoming part of the regular menu. The nacho dog is the one to get, served on your choice of black or red bun. It has the fun, slightly ridiculous feeling a good loaded hot dog should have, but it still feels put together rather than chaotic. Homeys wants to make hot dogs feel more like a proper gourmet option in Tokyo, not just a snack you buy when nothing else is open. The coloured bun helps, obviously. A normal beige bun could never.