Street Food: Asia (Season One): Every Featured Vendor and Where to Find Them

Street Food: Asia features 36 named food makers and vendor groups across nine Asian destinations. The first volume of Netflix’s Street Food franchise takes viewers to Bangkok, Osaka, Delhi, Yogyakarta, Chiayi, Seoul, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore, and Cebu. This guide lists every featured vendor, the dish associated with them, and the most reliable way to look for them now.

The series premiered on April 26, 2019. Netflix presents it as a nine-episode limited series, while the wider franchise identifies it as Volume 1: Asia. “Season One” is common shorthand in search results, but Street Food: Asia is the title to use when searching for the program.

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One important correction to the title’s wording: not everyone featured is a restaurant chef. The series follows hawkers, stallholders, family operators, market vendors, and cooks whose expertise is rooted in a particular dish or food tradition. The location information below therefore distinguishes between a currently verified location, a useful market or business locator, and an episode-era identification whose present status needs checking.

Every city and featured vendor at a glance

1. Bangkok, Thailand

The Bangkok episode begins with the food culture of Thailand’s capital and the people who have made distinctive dishes into enduring street-food institutions. Three featured names are associated with the episode:

• Jay Fai — Raan Jay Fai: known for her crab omelet, tom yum soup, and drunken noodles. This is the strongest Bangkok location lead. The Michelin Guide currently lists Raan Jay Fai at 327 Maha Chai Road, Samran Rat, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200, Thailand. Its listing gives hours of Wednesday through Saturday, 09:00–19:30, with Sunday through Tuesday closed, and identifies the restaurant as cash-only. Treat those details as time-sensitive and confirm them before traveling.
• Khun Suthep / Khun Sumeth: associated with hand-pulled BBQ-pork noodles at Sukhumvit 38. English-language sources use different transliterations for the name. Search the name together with “Sukhumvit 38,” rather than assuming there is a currently operating standalone restaurant with one fixed address.
• Jek Pui — Jek Pui Curry: featured for Thai curries. The episode-era business identification is well supported, but a current official operating location was not independently verified. Search for “Jek Pui Curry Bangkok” and confirm current operation locally.

Best Bangkok searches: “Raan Jay Fai Bangkok,” “Khun Suthep Sukhumvit 38 noodles,” and “Jek Pui Curry Bangkok.”

2. Osaka, Japan

Osaka’s episode moves between the city’s izakaya and street-food traditions. The featured foods include seafood prepared dramatically over a flame, takoyaki, and okonomiyaki.

• Toyo / Toyoji Chikumoto — Izakaya Toyo: the vendor is associated with blowtorched tuna and other izakaya dishes. The current official access information places Izakaya Toyo at Matoba Building 1F, 1-6-8 Sennichimae, Chuo-ku, Osaka, about six minutes from Namba and Nipponbashi stations. This appears to be a later location than the Kyobashi address connected with the 2019 episode, so do not use the older Kyobashi address as though it were current.
• Mr. Kita / Taizo Kita — Umai-Ya: featured for takoyaki. The vendor and specialty are identified in the release-era lineup, but a current official venue was not verified. Search the name, “Umai-Ya,” and “Osaka” together.
• Goshi / Goshi Yusuke — Fue: featured for okonomiyaki. As with Mr. Kita, the episode establishes the vendor and dish, not a currently confirmed address or schedule. Search “Fue Osaka Goshi okonomiyaki” before setting out.

Best Osaka searches: “Izakaya Toyo Sennichimae,” “Umai-Ya Taizo Kita Osaka,” and “Fue Goshi Osaka okonomiyaki.”

3. Delhi, India

The Delhi episode presents several foods that are central to the city’s everyday eating culture rather than treating street food as a single cuisine. The four featured operators and their specialties are:

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• Dalchand Kashyap — Mangla Chat Wale: potato chaat.
• Mohamed Rehan — Kallu Nihari: nihari, the slow-cooked stew.
• Karimuddin Sahib — Karim’s: seekh kebabs.
• Dharmender Makkan — Nand di Hatti: chole bhature.

These business and stall names, paired with Delhi and the dish, are the most defensible location leads. The available evidence confirms their place in the 2019 lineup but does not justify publishing present-day hours, stall numbers, or addresses as guaranteed facts. Delhi food businesses can also have multiple branches or names that appear in different transliterations, so check the exact venue before visiting.

Best Delhi searches: “Mangla Chat Wale Delhi potato chaat,” “Kallu Nihari Delhi,” “Karim’s Delhi seekh kebab,” and “Nand di Hatti Delhi chole bhature.”

4. Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Yogyakarta’s episode is especially focused on traditional market food, the knowledge passed between generations, and the relationship between familiar recipes and modern reinterpretation.

• Mbah Satinem — Jajan Pasar Mbah Satinem: traditional jajan pasar, the broad Indonesian category of market snacks, including lupis and other sweets.
• Leonarda Tjahjono — Arya Snacks & Food: modern interpretations of jajan pasar.
• Mbah Lindu — Gudeg Mbah Lindu: gudeg, Yogyakarta’s jackfruit-based specialty. Contemporary coverage described Mbah Lindu as extremely old, but that episode-era description should not be repeated as a current age or used to imply that the original operation remains unchanged.
• Yasir Ferry Ismatrada — Mie Lethek Cap Garuda: mie lethek, a cassava-based noodle.

For this episode, the names of the market-food businesses and the city are more useful than an old street address. Search the Indonesian business name with “Yogyakarta,” and verify whether the original vendor, a family successor, or a relocated operation is serving the food.

Best Yogyakarta searches: “Jajan Pasar Mbah Satinem Yogyakarta,” “Arya Snacks & Food Yogyakarta,” “Gudeg Mbah Lindu,” and “Mie Lethek Cap Garuda Yogyakarta.”

5. Chiayi, Taiwan

Chiayi’s episode is built around family-run food businesses and specialties that may be difficult to locate using an English name alone. Pair the vendor’s name or nickname with the dish and city when searching.

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• Grace Chia Hui Lin: fish-head soup.
• Uncle Goat: goat stew. This nickname is particularly important because it may be more recognizable than a formal English transliteration.
• Li-Hua and Liu-Zhu: chicken rice.
• Tsui-Eh: tofu pudding.

The episode-era lineup identifies all four as Chiayi street-food vendors, but it does not provide a uniformly verified current address or operating schedule for each one. Use the dish and Chiayi as part of the search rather than relying on a name alone, and confirm the result with a current local listing before making a special trip.

Best Chiayi searches: “Grace Chia Hui Lin Chiayi fish-head soup,” “Uncle Goat Chiayi goat stew,” “Li-Hua Liu-Zhu Chiayi chicken rice,” and “Tsui-Eh Chiayi tofu pudding.”

6. Seoul, South Korea

Several of the Seoul vendors are associated with Gwangjang Market, which remains the practical destination for viewers trying to trace the episode. The market is a more useful locator than a conventional restaurant street address, but individual stalls, numbering, opening days, and queues can change.

• Cho Yonsoon — Gohyang Kalguksu: hand-cut knife noodles, or kalguksu, at Gwangjang Market. Current travel coverage still identifies Cho Yonsoon’s noodle stall as a Netflix-associated stop, but confirm the stall’s position and operating day when you arrive.
• Gunsook Jung: soy-marinated crab. Search the name with “Gwangjang Market” and Seoul.
• Gumsoon Park and Sangmi Chu — Soonheene’s Bindaetteok: mung-bean pancakes, or bindaetteok. The business remains a useful market search term, but expect the possibility of a queue and verify current stall details locally.
• Jo Jungja: rice fried in a waffle maker, an unusual preparation featured by the episode. Search the vendor’s name with Gwangjang Market, since the dish may not appear under a standard restaurant category.

Best Seoul searches: “Cho Yonsoon Gohyang Kalguksu Gwangjang Market,” “Gunsook Jung Gwangjang Market soy crab,” “Soonheene’s Bindaetteok Gwangjang Market,” and “Jo Jungja Gwangjang Market waffle rice.”

7. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

The Ho Chi Minh City episode deliberately expands beyond one signature restaurant. It includes named vendors as well as broader food traditions that are represented by many cooks across the city.

• Truoc: snails.
• Anh Manh — Phở Miến Gà Kỳ Đồng: pho and chicken-noodle dishes.
• Bánh mì vendors: the episode treats bánh mì as a wider vendor tradition rather than assigning one principal named chef in the published lineup.
• Cơm tấm vendors: the episode likewise presents broken rice as a citywide food category rather than a single named operator.

That distinction matters when searching. There is no supported single “Street Food” bánh mì chef or cơm tấm restaurant to look up from the episode. Use Ho Chi Minh City plus the food name for those portions, and use “Truoc” or “Phở Miến Gà Kỳ Đồng” for the named entries. Current addresses and hours for the featured businesses should be verified separately.

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Best Ho Chi Minh City searches: “Truoc Ho Chi Minh City snails,” “Phở Miến Gà Kỳ Đồng Anh Manh,” “Ho Chi Minh City bánh mì,” and “Ho Chi Minh City cơm tấm.”

8. Singapore

Singapore’s episode covers several hawker and family-food traditions, from the delicate rice cakes of putu piring to wanton noodles, seafood, and Hainanese chicken rice.

• Aisha Hashim — Haig Road Putu Piring: putu piring.
• Master Tang / Tang Joon Teo — Master Tang’s Wonton Noodle: wanton noodles. The 2019 coverage described Master Tang as an 85-year-old specialist, but that was an episode-era description and should not be treated as a current age or operating-status claim.
• Wayne and Paul Liew — Keng Eng Kee Seafood: chili crab and other seafood dishes.
• Niven Leong — Sin Kee Famous Chicken Rice: Hainanese chicken rice.

The business names are the best-supported search terms, but the available evidence does not establish that every original stall remains at the same address or operates under identical ownership. Singapore’s hawker centers and food businesses can change locations, schedules, and management, so check a current listing before visiting.

Best Singapore searches: “Haig Road Putu Piring Aisha Hashim,” “Master Tang’s Wonton Noodle Singapore,” “Keng Eng Kee Seafood Wayne Paul Liew,” and “Sin Kee Famous Chicken Rice Niven Leong.”

9. Cebu, Philippines

The Cebu episode includes the reef-eel stew singled out in Netflix’s synopsis, alongside lechon, tuslob-buwa, and lumpia. The four named vendors are:

• Florencio “Entoy” Escabas — Entoy’s Bakasihan: nilarang bakasi, a sour stew made with reef eel.
• Leslie Enjambre — Leslie’s Lechon: Cebu lechon.
• Ian Secong — Azul Tuslob-Buwa: tuslob-buwa, a Cebuano dipping or fondue-style dish.
• Rubilyn Diko Manayon — Rubilyn’s Carinderia: lumpia.

These names are the strongest starting points for a Cebu search, but current business addresses and operating status were not independently verified. Search each business name with Cebu, confirm that the listing refers to the original featured operator, and check before making a journey specifically for the episode’s food.

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Best Cebu searches: “Entoy’s Bakasihan Cebu,” “Leslie’s Lechon Cebu,” “Azul Tuslob-Buwa Ian Secong,” and “Rubilyn’s Carinderia Cebu.”

What to check before trying to visit a featured vendor

How to search for the vendors accurately

The safest search formula is:

[vendor or business name] + [dish] + [city]

That approach is more reliable than searching only for “Street Food Netflix,” because many of the featured operators are known locally by a stall name, nickname, or transliteration that differs between English-language sources. For market vendors, add the market name as well:

• Seoul: vendor name + dish + Gwangjang Market.
• Bangkok: business name + dish + Bangkok, with Sukhumvit 38 for the hand-pulled noodle entry.
• Osaka: vendor or restaurant name + dish + Osaka, while using Sennichimae for the current Toyo location.
• Chiayi: nickname or transliterated name + dish + Chiayi.
• Ho Chi Minh City: named business + dish + Ho Chi Minh City; use citywide food searches for bánh mì and cơm tấm.

Where to watch Street Food: Asia

In the United States, streaming aggregators list Street Food: Asia as available on Netflix at the time of the research for this guide. Availability is market-specific and can change. For the most reliable result, search the official Netflix title page in your country rather than assuming that a third-party availability listing applies to your market.

A related cookbook

If the series has made you want to cook beyond the screen, Street Food Asia cookbook by Luke Nguyen is a related cookbook covering Asian street-food traditions. It is not an official Netflix companion book and should be treated as a separate food reference inspired by the same broad subject.