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Tokyo curry restaurant sits upstairs from a rival chain and still…

Alk Road in Tokyo's Iidabashi is a one-minute walk from the station, yet diners must pass a rival curry shop to reach it; the rival gets first look.

On air: Gloria Vance and Dr. Nina Byte on BBN After Hours
Published 2:47 AM ET, Tuesday, October 27, 2026

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First reported by SoraNews24: “This curry restaurant might have the worst location in Tokyo…or maybe the best”, with reporting from Tabelog.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, at 2:47 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Gloria Vance and Dr. Nina Byte.

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SoraNews24This curry restaurant might have the worst location in Tokyo…or maybe the best
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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Tokyo's Iidabashi district, a curry restaurant called Alk Road is one of the top one hundred in the city, according to diner scores on Tabelog.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentSo it's famous. Where is it?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorUpstairs, over a Joto Curry branch. You walk past the rival's counter on the ground floor, turn right, and climb.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentPast the competition. Every single customer.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAlk Road makes Indian-style curry from scratch daily, Joto does Japanese-style, and a fourteen-hundred-yen combination plate splits the difference between them. A diplomatic solution.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentFourteen hundred yen to have the two kitchens share a building.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIts name is written beside the entrance of a building that belongs to a rival, and the rival gets to greet every guest first.