Where food brings people together

Narrow lantern-lit alley lined with small eateries

Japan's tiny street-side food stalls have always been about more than what's on the menu. They're about gathering, sharing, and staying a little longer. There’s something special about eating at a yatai. The space is small. The menu is simple. You might sit next to someone you've never met, sharing a counter with a bowl […]

A guide to Japanese comfort food

Bento boxes, tea pot and miso soup on a dark tray

Japan's tiny street-side food stalls have always been about more than what's on the menu. They're about gathering, sharing, and staying a little longer. There’s something special about eating at a yatai. The space is small. The menu is simple. You might sit next to someone you've never met, sharing a counter with a bowl […]

A night at the Japanese yatai

Rows of white paper lanterns with Japanese calligraphy

Japan's tiny street-side food stalls have always been about more than what's on the menu. They're about gathering, sharing, and staying a little longer. There’s something special about eating at a yatai. The space is small. The menu is simple. You might sit next to someone you've never met, sharing a counter with a bowl […]

How to build the perfect Japanese table

Katsu sandwich, matcha and bento laid out on a table

Japan's tiny street-side food stalls have always been about more than what's on the menu. They're about gathering, sharing, and staying a little longer. There’s something special about eating at a yatai. The space is small. The menu is simple. You might sit next to someone you've never met, sharing a counter with a bowl […]

The Japanese art of eating slowly

Hands shaping sushi rice on a green bamboo mat

Japan's tiny street-side food stalls have always been about more than what's on the menu. They're about gathering, sharing, and staying a little longer. There’s something special about eating at a yatai. The space is small. The menu is simple. You might sit next to someone you've never met, sharing a counter with a bowl […]

Come as you are. Stay for another round.

Traditional wooden shopfronts on a Japanese street

Japan's tiny street-side food stalls have always been about more than what's on the menu. They're about gathering, sharing, and staying a little longer. There’s something special about eating at a yatai. The space is small. The menu is simple. You might sit next to someone you've never met, sharing a counter with a bowl […]

From Fukuoka to our Stand

Soba, tempura, duck noodle soup and dipping sauce on a wooden table

Japan's tiny street-side food stalls have always been about more than what's on the menu. They're about gathering, sharing, and staying a little longer. There’s something special about eating at a yatai. The space is small. The menu is simple. You might sit next to someone you've never met, sharing a counter with a bowl […]

The ingredients behind the flavour

Iced matcha latte on a metal tray with ice

Japan's tiny street-side food stalls have always been about more than what's on the menu. They're about gathering, sharing, and staying a little longer. There’s something special about eating at a yatai. The space is small. The menu is simple. You might sit next to someone you've never met, sharing a counter with a bowl […]

Why we built Stand

The two founders of Stand standing in the kitchen

Japan's tiny street-side food stalls have always been about more than what's on the menu. They're about gathering, sharing, and staying a little longer. There’s something special about eating at a yatai. The space is small. The menu is simple. You might sit next to someone you've never met, sharing a counter with a bowl […]

A little of this, a plate of that

Rice bowls, pickles and marinated eggs on a wooden tray

Japan's tiny street-side food stalls have always been about more than what's on the menu. They're about gathering, sharing, and staying a little longer. There’s something special about eating at a yatai. The space is small. The menu is simple. You might sit next to someone you've never met, sharing a counter with a bowl […]